This chapter shall be known as the "Pocomoke City Zoning Ordinance."
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A.
Promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community
of Pocomoke City by providing for adequate light and air.
B.
Prevent the overcrowding of land and undue concentration of population.
C.
Lessen congestion in the streets.
D.
Secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers.
E.
Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other public requirements.
F.
Conserve the value of property.
G.
Encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the City in
accordance with a Comprehensive Plan and by other means.
This chapter shall apply to all lands, buildings and properties lying within the corporate boundaries of Pocomoke City, Maryland; provided, however, that it shall not apply to land owned by Pocomoke City or to buildings and other structures located or constructed thereon or to the use of either where the Council, following a public hearing advertised in the same manner as provided in § 230-106, has determined that any noncompliance, subject to any conditions imposed by the Council, is reasonably necessary or convenient to the public health, safety or general welfare.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements not intended to prohibit
the use or application of higher standards; but where this chapter
imposes a greater restriction than is imposed or required by other
provisions of law or by other rules, regulations or ordinances or
by private restrictions, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
