Chesapeake City City Zoning Code
PART 1
General Provisions
§ 120-1.1.1 Title.
This chapter shall be known as the Chesapeake City Comprehensive Development Ordinance. They may be referred to herein as the "Comprehensive Development Ordinance" or "this chapter."
§ 120-1.1.2 Authority.
[Amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-003]
The Mayor and Town Council have the authority to adopt this chapter pursuant to the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
§ 120-1.1.3 Purpose.
A.
General purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the residents and citizens of the Town of Chesapeake City. It is a comprehensive and unified set of regulations that govern the subdivision, development, and use of land.
B.
Specific purposes. This chapter is adopted for the following particular purposes:
(1)
Implement policies of the Chesapeake City Comprehensive Plan. To implement the goals, policies, and provisions of the adopted Comprehensive Plan and its subsequent updates.
(2)
Protect the small town character of the Town. To protect and improve upon the small town and historic character of Chesapeake City and the social and economic stability of the existing residential, commercial and other land uses within the Town.
(3)
Promote good planning practice. To promote good planning practice and to provide regulatory mechanisms which include appropriate standards for new development, streamlined procedures for minor development approvals, and enhanced provisions for oversight, inspection, and conformance with approved plans.
(4)
Promote efficient land use and infrastructure. To promote the efficient use of land and the orderly, efficient and responsible development of essential public facilities and services.
(5)
Promote good development practices. To promote development practices which conserve and protect water, energy and other resources and discourage land-consumptive, low-density, and single-use development patterns which run counter to traditional building practices in the Town.
(6)
Encourage mixed-use development and interconnectivity. To encourage mixed-use development and interconnectivity between and within developments.
§ 120-1.1.4 Severability.
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this chapter are severable. If any such part is declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction in a valid judgment or decree, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining parts of this chapter.