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Oakland Zoning

 

Oakland Zoning Administrator: Bill DeVore 301-334-1920 Oakland Town Clerk: Gwen Evans 301-334-2691

The Oakland Zoning Ordinance may be purchased at Oakland City Hall for $25. To view the Oakland Zoning Map click on the following link. Oakland Zoning Map

APPLICATION PROCESS

Until a zoning permit has been secured from the Zoning Administrator, no structure (except certain signs as provided in Article 7 of the Oakland Zoning Ordinance) shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, or moved; and no land or building used or occupied; and no land or building changed in use. All applications for zoning permits shall be made in writing by the owner, tenant, buyer under contract of sale, or authorized agent on a form supplied by the Town and shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator. An Engineers site plan will be required for new construction (i.e. buildings, homes, additions, garages, etc.)

APPEALS FOR VARIANCES AND SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS

Upon denial of a zoning application by the Zoning Administrator, the applicant may file an appeal with the Oakland Board of Zoning Appeals. A Variance is a request to vary or modify the strict application of certain specific
requirements of the Oakland Zoning Ordinance in the case of exceptionally irregular, narrow, shallow or steep lots, or other exceptional physical conditions whereby such strict application would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship depriving the owner of the reasonable use of land or building involved. A Special Exception is a request for a particular use of property which is listed in the Oakland Zoning Ordinance as permitted only by special exception granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

All appeals shall be made by filing the same with the Zoning Administrator within 90 days after the date of the Zoning Administrator's original decision. Appeals for variance from the strict application of the Oakland Zoning Ordinance shall include a copy of the zoning permit application denied by the Zoning Administrator, if any, together with a statement with any supporting data regarding the applicable requirements in Section 1005 and 1006 or any other applicable requirements in the Oakland Zoning Ordinance. Applications for special exceptions shall include a zoning permit application with all information required therein and a statement with any supporting data regarding the merits of the proposed use at the proposed location and how the proposal complies with the general and specific requirements of the Oakland Zoning Ordinance.

Upon transmittal to the Board of an application filed with the Zoning Administrator for a special exception or variance, the Board shall fix a reasonable time (not less than 15 days nor more than 45 days from the transmittal date) for a public hearing thereon.

FEES

All applicants for zoning permits, special exceptions, and variance appeals shall, at the time of making application, pay to the Town Clerk for the use of the Town, a fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution of the Town Council, or amended by resolution of the Town Council.

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

The Board consists of five (5) members. The terms of office of the members is three (3) years. Members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Town Council. The Mayor has designated two alternate members for the Board who may be empowered to sit on the Board in the absence of any member of the Board. The current Board members are as follows:

Ethel Rae Snyder
Elmer Redinger
Fred Gregg
Anna Bishop
Kim Wilt
Doug Buckley (alternate)
Rob Michael (alternate)

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