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Ocean City Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting - November 6, 2025

Mayor and City Council & Boards — Thursday, November 6, 2025
BodyOcean City, Maryland
SessionMayor and City Council & Boards
DateThursday, November 6, 2025
StatusFILED
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Audio is good, George.

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Okay.

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All right.

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All right.

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Good evening, everyone.

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I'd like to call to order tonight's Town of Ocean City Board of Zoning Appeals meeting for Thursday, November the 6th, 2025.

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We're going to start with some administrative matters and then we'll move into public hearings.

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Item one, we have the minutes from the September the 11th, 2025 meeting.

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These are all in your packets, folks.

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The floor is open for a discussion and a motion.

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I've reviewed them and have no comments.

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Okay.

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Mr.

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Stevens.

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Yes, even though I was absent, I'm staying from this commentary.

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I did find on page three.

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There's a reference to me asking a question.

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Oh now is this the minutes or the findings of fact?

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No, this is not.

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Okay.

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That's on the findings.

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Okay, sorry.

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That's that's for the next item.

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Um anything on anything else on the minutes.

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Good?

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No.

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All right, then we just need a motion and a second to proceed.

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I'll make a motion that the minutes of the third meeting for September 11, 2025 be approved.

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Okay, we have a motion in the affirmative for approval.

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Is there a second or further discussion?

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A second.

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Second by Mr.

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Buckley.

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All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Aye.

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All right.

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All opposed?

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Nobody opposed to the process.

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Okay, that was a yes vote.

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Okay.

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And you're gonna abstain.

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Okay, so that's a three to zero to one approval.

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Okay.

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All right.

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On to item number two.

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We have the findings of fact for BZA case two seven two eight.

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Uh Craig Reichert.

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Again, this is in your packets.

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The floor is open for discussion and a motion.

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And you were saying there was an error.

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Yes, on page three.

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Paragraph begins with Emily Nock.

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Three lines down.

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It said Mr.

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Dan Stevens asked if the deck lot deck on the lot of 7A is on the line.

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I was not in attendance.

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Yeah, these I would ask Mr.

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Chairman that the these findings be deferred until next meeting.

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They need it, there's a lot of changes that were not ended up not being saved.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████████████████████████████████75%
Procedural████████████20%
Neighborhood Engagement███5%
Summary of Proceedings

Ocean City Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting - November 6, 2025

The Board of Zoning Appeals met on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 6:00 PM in City Hall to conduct administrative matters and one public hearing. The board approved minutes from the September 11, 2025 meeting, tabled findings of fact from a prior case due to errors, introduced a rule change to extend the findings review period from 30 to 60 days, postponed a hearing on the Sea Cove Motel appeal, and approved a special yard exception for a new dwelling in the Isle of Wight Mobile Home Park.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes from September 11, 2025: Approved by a vote of 3-0-1 (one abstention).
  • Findings of Fact for BZA 2728 (Craig Reichard): Tabled to the next meeting (November 20, 2025) after Mr. Stevens noted an error in the draft. Motion passed 3-0-1.

Discussion Items

  • Rule Change to 60-Day Findings Review: Staff requested amending the rules and procedures to allow a 60-day period for preparing findings of fact, instead of the current 30-day period, to accommodate canceled consecutive meetings. The board voted to introduce the rule change and directed staff to bring back the written amendment. Motion passed 4-0-1.
  • Postponement of BZA 2729 (Sea Cove Motel): The appeal by Peter Buas, Esq., on behalf of Kozmas, Inc., concerning a zoning administrator’s determination of legal nonconformity for the Sea Cove Motel (105 27th Street and 2611 Baltimore Avenue) was postponed and will be advertised for a later date, tentatively scheduled for January 8, 2026.

Public Hearing

  • BZA 2730 – P.E. Moore and Sons Construction: A request for a special yard exception to allow a proposed dwelling at 251 Flounder Lane to be 1.0 foot from the side lot line (instead of the required 5 feet) in the MH Mobile Home Residential District. The applicant, Edward Moore (contractor) and property owner Craig Reichard, testified that the adjacent lot (E-23) has a legally non-conforming 1-foot side yard setback, and the proposed setback would not adversely affect neighbors. The board found the criteria under Sections 110-93(2) and 110-94(3)(a) were met. The special yard exception was approved by a vote of 4-0-1.

Key Outcomes

  • Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM and adjourned after completion of agenda.
  • Minutes of September 11, 2025 meeting approved.
  • Findings of Fact for BZA 2728 tabled to November 20, 2025.
  • Rule change for 60-day findings review period introduced; written amendment to be brought back for final vote.
  • BZA 2729 (Sea Cove Motel) postponed to January 8, 2026.
  • BZA 2730 (P.E. Moore and Sons Construction) special yard exception approved (4-0-1).
  • Next meeting scheduled for November 20, 2025.

Meeting Transcript

Audio is good, George. Okay. All right. All right. Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call to order tonight's Town of Ocean City Board of Zoning Appeals meeting for Thursday, November the 6th, 2025. We're going to start with some administrative matters and then we'll move into public hearings. Item one, we have the minutes from the September the 11th, 2025 meeting. These are all in your packets, folks. The floor is open for a discussion and a motion. I've reviewed them and have no comments. Okay. Mr. Stevens. Yes, even though I was absent, I'm staying from this commentary. I did find on page three. There's a reference to me asking a question. Oh now is this the minutes or the findings of fact? No, this is not. Okay. That's on the findings. Okay, sorry. That's that's for the next item. Um anything on anything else on the minutes. Good? No. All right, then we just need a motion and a second to proceed. I'll make a motion that the minutes of the third meeting for September 11, 2025 be approved. Okay, we have a motion in the affirmative for approval. Is there a second or further discussion? A second. Second by Mr. Buckley. All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. All right. All opposed? Nobody opposed to the process. Okay, that was a yes vote. Okay. And you're gonna abstain. Okay, so that's a three to zero to one approval. Okay. All right. On to item number two. We have the findings of fact for BZA case two seven two eight. Uh Craig Reichert. Again, this is in your packets. The floor is open for discussion and a motion.

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