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Hank©[_3_]

On 7/31/2013 6:49 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 7/31/13 1:10 AM, wrote:
On 31 Jul 2013 00:52:25 GMT, F.O.A.D. wrote:

wrote:

That is the kind of thing that makes life confusing. Little towns like
that can easily decide that they want their own building department
and a kingdom is born

It's not confusing. If you need a permit you contact the county permit
office in prince Frederick.

That stays true until a town like CB sets up it's own building
department and makes up it's own rules.

That can be anything from strange local amendments to the simple
problem of which version of the code they are on. There is a new
version every 3 years but various building departments adopt them on
their own schedule.
Something that is legal here may be against code across the street if
it is a different jurisdiction on a different version of the code,
even before they amend it

Chesapeake Beach has a population of about 6,000. It doesn't have the
resources to set up its own building/inspection department. None of the
bitty towns in this county do. What they do have are zoning areas that
help prevent the sort of unsightly urban commercial sprawl you see in,
say, Florida. We're not going to have some crappy convenience store or
gas station opening up on a vacant lot a mile away.

How far is that mom and pop greasy chicken joint you are so fond of.