Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/2017

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January 25, 2017 I Volume 11 I Issue 2 Zoning Bulletin over, the court noted that unlike the 2011 application, here River's Edge indicated that it would offer services directly to the public and would offer a variety of firneral ser- vices at the property. The court concluded that the practical relevance of the 2011 ap- plication was "unclear and [was] not evidence a reasonable mind would find adequate to support the conclusion that the property's principal use would be a crematory." Zoning News from Around the Nation GEORGIA Atlanta City Council members are considering a proposed ordinance that would "require recording studios to be soundproofed when operating within 500 feet of residential areas." Source: UPROXX; http://uproxx.com MARYLAND The Anne Arundel County Council recently approved an amendment to Bill 73-16, which aims to provide more public notice for some proposed changes during the comprehensive zoning process. "The amendment requires property owners who request a zoning change through a council member (rather than through the county's Office of Planning and Zoning) to post a sign on their property giving notice of the change after it has been added to the comprehen- sive zoning bill." The Council also passed Bill 75-16, "which allows certain kinds of composting on land zoned rural agricultural." Meanwhile, the Council is still considering a bill that "would designate half of Anne Arundel County's land for conservation," but would allow such designated land to "still be eligible for low -density development allowed under the current zoning code." Source: Capital Gazette; www.capitalgazette.com PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburgh's City Council has unanimously approved legislation that would require medical marijuana distributors to operate only in commercial zones and would limit medical marijuana production facilities to areas zoned as industrial. Source: Tribune -Review; http://triblive.com 12 © 2017 Thomson Reuters