Department of Building, Housing, and Zoning

Third Quarter Review and Analysis - FY 2003

            The mission of the Department of Building, Housing, and Zoning is the enforcement of the Building, Housing, Zoning, and Plumbing Codes for the safety, health, and welfare of the people of Salisbury.

            A principal function of the Department is the administration and enforcement of the following codes and ordinances:

International Building Code 2000: Governs the construction, alterations, equipment, repair, and removal of buildings and/or other structures and fire safety.

International Residential Code 2000: Governs the construction and alterations of single family dwellings.

City of Salisbury Property Maintenance Code: Establishes living, sanitation, and environmental standards or conditions. Requires inspection and enforcement to assure safe living conditions protecting life and property from fire or other hazards.

City of Salisbury-Zoning Code: Regulates the use of land, building height, and area requirements for yards and other open spaces. Controls existing nonconforming uses, establishes use districts, and maintains standards for development.

City of Salisbury Plumbing Code: Establishes standards to insure that water and sewage facilities and fixtures are installed in such a manner to protect health.

International Mechanical Code, 1996: Provides standards to safeguard life, health, and property to the installation of mechanical systems, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and/or appurtenances, including ventilating, heating, cooling, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other energy-related systems.

State of Maryland Fire Prevention Code: Addresses those construction, protection, and occupancy features necessary to minimize danger to life from fire, smoke, fumes, or panic. The code also identifies the minimum criteria for the design of egress facilities so as to permit prompt escape of occupants from buildings, or, where desirable, into safe areas within the building. The NFPA also contains the National Gas Code and The National Electric Code.

State Handicapped Code: State of Maryland Code establishing the minimum standards for access to and use of public buildings.

City of Salisbury-Flood Plain Ordinance: Regulates special conditions for safe construction in the flood plain area.

City of Salisbury-Newtown Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the Historic District Commission before construction in the Newtown Historic District.

City of Salisbury-Camden/Newton Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the Historic District Commission before construction in the Camden/Newton Historic District.

City of Salisbury-Downtown Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the commission before construction in the Downtown Historic District.

Boards and Commissions

Board of Zoning Appeals

Processed and submitted 11 cases

1303 Old Ocean City Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Blind Industries, Inc. represented by Selby Sign Co.

            Appeal:          Sign Setback Variance

1009 Monitor Court

            Applicant/Owner:     Merrill W. & Barrie P. Tilghman

            Appeal:          Side Yard Setback Varianc

627 N. Pinehurst Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     Deke & Lou Elin Sheller

            Appeal:          Buffer Variance

1413 S. Division Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Drs. Natesan and Snitzer, represented by English Sign Systems

            Appeal:          Sign Surface Area Variance

Oak, East Carroll and East Locust Streets

            Applicant/Owner:     Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. Of Salisbury, represented by Andrew W. Booth & Assoc.

            Appeal:          Enlargement of Legal Nonconforming Structure

1226 N. Division Street

            Applicant/Owner:     David and Maria Cook

            Appeal:          Special Exception

1505 S. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Mark G. Babbitt/Burke Equipment Co.

            Appeal:          Fence Height Variance

Dickerson Lane

            Applicant/Owner:     Commercial Investment Partnership, rep. By Davis, Bowen & Friedel

            Appeal:          Special Exception

106 N. Saratoga Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Carroll and Ann Beauchamp

            Appeal:          Side Yard Setback Variance

521 Mack Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     St. James A.M.E. Zion Church

            Appeal:          Enlargement of Nonconforming Structure

400 Barclay Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Andre B. Sykes/ABS Construction

            Appeal:          Reconstruction of a Legal Nonconforming Structure & Setback Variances

Planning and Zoning Commission

Processed and submitted 18 cases

Pemberton Drive - Rayner Property

            Applicant/Owner:     Martin and Ruark, rep. By ESP Design

            Case:  Preliminary Comprehensive Development Plan

U.S. Rt. 50 West - Todd Annexation

            Case:  Zoning Recommendation

Calloway Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Go-Getters Foundation, Inc.

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Dickerson Lane

            Applicant/Owner:     Avalon Plaza Shopping Center

            Case:  Revised Final Comprehensive Development Plan

Leonard’s Mill Property

            Case:  Revised Comprehensive Development Plan

2640 N. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Chili’s Restaurant - Leonard Mill Complex

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

2618 N. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Barnes & Noble Booksellers

            Case:  Sign Plan

Honeysuckle Drive - Rector Annexation

            Case:  Zoning Recommendation

1531-1533 Edgemore Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     Garlin Enterprises, LLC

            Case:  Comprehensive Site Plan

Dykes Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Osprey Builders

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Mt. Hermon Road & St. Alban’s Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Dale Dashiell/Milford W. Twilley, Inc.

            Case:  Public Hearing - Rezoning

Old Ocean City Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Scott Robertson, represented by ESP Design Services, Inc.

            Case:  Public Hearing

2640 N. Salisbury Blvd. - Leonard Mill Complex

            Applicant/Owner:     Chili’s Grill & Bar

            Case:  Final Comprehensive Development Plan

West Zion Road& Harford Roads

            Applicant/Owner:     Homes at Foxfield Apartments

            Case:  Final Comprehensive Development Plan

528 Riverside Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Philip Parker, Parker and Associates

            Case:  Certificate of Design and Site Plan Approval

Sweetbay Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     The Fountains

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

303 Phillip Morris Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Kirk Kinnamon

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Salisbury Municipal Code

            Case:  Informal Discussion - Requests to Create Special Overlay Districts

Subdivision Plats

Reviewed 5 plats for the Planning Commission

                        Briarcliff Estates                                 Prel./Final                   34 Lots

                        Dykes Road

                        Northgate 2                                         Prel./Final                   2 Lots

                        Northgate Drive

                        The Fountains                                     Prel./Final                   14 Lots

                        Merritt Mill Road

                        Heritage                                              Preliminary                 10 Parcels

                        Pemberton Drive

                        Leonard’s Mill Property                     Prel./Final                   2 Lots

                        West Dagsboro Road 

Historic District Commission

Submitted 7 Cases

213 E. Main Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Bill Ahtes/David Moore rep. by Signs By Tomorrow (Bill Miller)

      Case:        Sign

315 Newton Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Robert & Becky Bowie

      Case:        Replace porch boards

218 North Blvd.

      Applicant/Owner:           P & G Investments, LLC rep. by William Gray

      Case:        Replace windows & vinyl siding

225 Oakdale Road

      Applicant/Owner:           Melvin Seldon

      Case:        Garage Addition

309 Park Avenue

      Applicant/Owner:           E & M, LLC, represented by Mike Abercrombie

      Case:        Replacement windows & change roof line

111 Baptist Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Banks Nason & Hickson/Hudson Health Services, Inc.

      Case:        Sign

 412 Camden Avenue

      Applicant/Owner:           Russell & Laura Brewington

      Case:        Install vinyl siding

Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals - Submitted 0 Cases

Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals - Submitted 0 Cases

Building, Housing, and Zoning Statistics

PERMITS:            135            Building Permits Issued

                                32            Sign Permits Issued

                                  3            Temporary Sign Permits Issued

                                77            Plumbing Permits Issued

                                  3            Demolition Permits Issued

                                  4            Grading Permits Issued

                                  2            Burn Permits Issued

                                  1            Pool Permits Issued

                                 5             Fence Permits Issued

                              262            TOTAL PERMITS ISSUED

Calls For Service

               $7,420,406   Estimated cost of construction during 3^rd Quarter

               $125,562      Total amount of fees generated from permits

               50                 Certificate of Occupancies Issued

               54                 Building Plan Reviews

               10                 Zoning Authorization Letters

                 8                  Properties Clean and Lien

                 0                  Properties Cut

                 0                  House Demolished

                 2                  Houses Boarded-Up: 808 Alvin Avenue and 232 Delaware Avenue

               39                 Court Cases Prosecuted

NOTE

               ❋$2,735       Amount generated from Municipal Infractions

               ❋142             Citizen Complaints were received this quarter

               ❋Meetings Attended:

                                    2 SSU Compact meeting

                                    2 Mayor’s Round Table meetings

               ❋Seminars/Training:

Two personnel attended a two-day seminar in Washington D.C. on Building Codes

                                    and Historic Preservation

Permits Which Value $50,000 Estimated Cost Or Greater

      125 E. Naylor Mill Road              Store/Customer Service                                           $372,000

      125 E. Naylor Mill Road              Store/Customer Service                                           $773,280

      1208 Pemberton Drive                 Office                                                                      $224,000

      811 Upland Drive                         Single Family Dwelling                                             $125,832

      1530 N. Salisbury Blvd.               Alterations                                                                 $65,000

      1404 E. Upland Drive                   Single Family Dwelling                                               $98,764

      813 Upland Drive                         Single Family Dwelling                                             $126,538

      1316 Mt. Hermon Road                Store/Customer Service                                       $1,200,000

      1507 Handy’s Meadow                Single Family Dwelling                                             $218,780

      200 Donegal Lane                        Single Family Dwelling                                              $114,390

      1102 Monitor Court                      Single Family Dwelling                                               $95,308

      2205 Northwood Drive                 Antenna                                                                    $53,800

      1402 E. Upland Drive                   Single Family Dwelling                                               $96,752

      1205 Pemberton Drive                 Alterations                                                                 $80,000

      904 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      905 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      417 Parkwood Drive                    Single Family Dwelling                                             $119,536

      1010 Monitor Court                      Single Family Dwelling                                            $121,304

      427 Parkwood Drive                    Single Family Dwelling                                               $98,706

      901 Marble Court                         Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      903 Marble Court                         Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      216 Creekside Drive                     Single Family Dwelling                                            $125,316

      901 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      903 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      1410 Chateau Drive                      Single Family Dwelling                                            $107,184

      900 Erica Court                            Single Family Dwelling                                              $84,384

      613 Short Street                            Single Family Dwelling                                             $62,500

      1012 Caravan Way                       Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $83,333

      1014 Caravan Way                       Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $83,333

      900 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling                                            $71,636

      1033 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1035 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1000 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1002 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      911 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      909 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      907 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      905 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      903 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      901 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      1009 Monitor Court                      Addition                                                                 $53,550

      209 Honeysuckle Drive                Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,000

      1414 Varsity Lane                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,384

      1416 Varsity Lane                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,384

      1205 Pemberton Drive, Unit 104  Alterations                                                               $75,000

      1700 Woodholme Court               Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $85,000

      1702 Woodholme Court               Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $85,000

      404 Buena Vista Avenue              Single Family Dwelling                                             $67,200

      304 Handy Street                          Single Family Dwelling                                          $146,116

      506 Wicomico Street                    Addition                                                                  $57,600

      221 Creekside Drive                     Single Family Dwelling                                            $93,196

Code Enforcement

(January 2003 - March 2003)

         Department of Building, Housing, and Zoning

Third Quarter Review and Analysis - FY 2003

            The mission of the Department of Building, Housing, and Zoning is the enforcement of the Building, Housing, Zoning, and Plumbing Codes for the safety, health, and welfare of the people of Salisbury.

            A principal function of the Department is the administration and enforcement of the following codes and ordinances:

International Building Code 2000: Governs the construction, alterations, equipment, repair, and removal of buildings and/or other structures and fire safety.

International Residential Code 2000: Governs the construction and alterations of single family dwellings.

City of Salisbury Property Maintenance Code: Establishes living, sanitation, and environmental standards or conditions. Requires inspection and enforcement to assure safe living conditions protecting life and property from fire or other hazards.

City of Salisbury-Zoning Code: Regulates the use of land, building height, and area requirements for yards and other open spaces. Controls existing nonconforming uses, establishes use districts, and maintains standards for development.

City of Salisbury Plumbing Code: Establishes standards to insure that water and sewage facilities and fixtures are installed in such a manner to protect health.

International Mechanical Code, 1996: Provides standards to safeguard life, health, and property to the installation of mechanical systems, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and/or appurtenances, including ventilating, heating, cooling, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other energy-related systems.

State of Maryland Fire Prevention Code: Addresses those construction, protection, and occupancy features necessary to minimize danger to life from fire, smoke, fumes, or panic. The code also identifies the minimum criteria for the design of egress facilities so as to permit prompt escape of occupants from buildings, or, where desirable, into safe areas within the building. The NFPA also contains the National Gas Code and The National Electric Code.

State Handicapped Code: State of Maryland Code establishing the minimum standards for access to and use of public buildings.

City of Salisbury-Flood Plain Ordinance: Regulates special conditions for safe construction in the flood plain area.

City of Salisbury-Newtown Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the Historic District Commission before construction in the Newtown Historic District.

City of Salisbury-Camden/Newton Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the Historic District Commission before construction in the Camden/Newton Historic District.

City of Salisbury-Downtown Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the commission before construction in the Downtown Historic District.

Boards and Commissions

Board of Zoning Appeals

Processed and submitted 11 cases

1303 Old Ocean City Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Blind Industries, Inc. represented by Selby Sign Co.

            Appeal:          Sign Setback Variance

1009 Monitor Court

            Applicant/Owner:     Merrill W. & Barrie P. Tilghman

            Appeal:          Side Yard Setback Varianc

627 N. Pinehurst Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     Deke & Lou Elin Sheller

            Appeal:          Buffer Variance

1413 S. Division Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Drs. Natesan and Snitzer, represented by English Sign Systems

            Appeal:          Sign Surface Area Variance

Oak, East Carroll and East Locust Streets

            Applicant/Owner:     Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. Of Salisbury, represented by Andrew W. Booth & Assoc.

            Appeal:          Enlargement of Legal Nonconforming Structure

1226 N. Division Street

            Applicant/Owner:     David and Maria Cook

            Appeal:          Special Exception

1505 S. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Mark G. Babbitt/Burke Equipment Co.

            Appeal:          Fence Height Variance

Dickerson Lane

            Applicant/Owner:     Commercial Investment Partnership, rep. By Davis, Bowen & Friedel

            Appeal:          Special Exception

106 N. Saratoga Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Carroll and Ann Beauchamp

            Appeal:          Side Yard Setback Variance

521 Mack Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     St. James A.M.E. Zion Church

            Appeal:          Enlargement of Nonconforming Structure

400 Barclay Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Andre B. Sykes/ABS Construction

            Appeal:          Reconstruction of a Legal Nonconforming Structure & Setback Variances

Planning and Zoning Commission

Processed and submitted 18 cases

Pemberton Drive - Rayner Property

            Applicant/Owner:     Martin and Ruark, rep. By ESP Design

            Case:  Preliminary Comprehensive Development Plan

U.S. Rt. 50 West - Todd Annexation

            Case:  Zoning Recommendation

Calloway Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Go-Getters Foundation, Inc.

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Dickerson Lane

            Applicant/Owner:     Avalon Plaza Shopping Center

            Case:  Revised Final Comprehensive Development Plan

Leonard’s Mill Property

            Case:  Revised Comprehensive Development Plan

2640 N. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Chili’s Restaurant - Leonard Mill Complex

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

2618 N. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Barnes & Noble Booksellers

            Case:  Sign Plan

Honeysuckle Drive - Rector Annexation

            Case:  Zoning Recommendation

1531-1533 Edgemore Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     Garlin Enterprises, LLC

            Case:  Comprehensive Site Plan

Dykes Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Osprey Builders

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Mt. Hermon Road & St. Alban’s Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Dale Dashiell/Milford W. Twilley, Inc.

            Case:  Public Hearing - Rezoning

Old Ocean City Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Scott Robertson, represented by ESP Design Services, Inc.

            Case:  Public Hearing

2640 N. Salisbury Blvd. - Leonard Mill Complex

            Applicant/Owner:     Chili’s Grill & Bar

            Case:  Final Comprehensive Development Plan

West Zion Road& Harford Roads

            Applicant/Owner:     Homes at Foxfield Apartments

            Case:  Final Comprehensive Development Plan

528 Riverside Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Philip Parker, Parker and Associates

            Case:  Certificate of Design and Site Plan Approval

Sweetbay Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     The Fountains

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

303 Phillip Morris Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Kirk Kinnamon

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Salisbury Municipal Code

            Case:  Informal Discussion - Requests to Create Special Overlay Districts

Subdivision Plats

Reviewed 5 plats for the Planning Commission

                        Briarcliff Estates                                 Prel./Final                   34 Lots

                        Dykes Road

                        Northgate 2                                         Prel./Final                   2 Lots

                        Northgate Drive

                        The Fountains                                     Prel./Final                   14 Lots

                        Merritt Mill Road

                        Heritage                                              Preliminary                 10 Parcels

                        Pemberton Drive

                        Leonard’s Mill Property                     Prel./Final                   2 Lots

                        West Dagsboro Road 

Historic District Commission

Submitted 7 Cases

213 E. Main Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Bill Ahtes/David Moore rep. by Signs By Tomorrow (Bill Miller)

      Case:        Sign

315 Newton Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Robert & Becky Bowie

      Case:        Replace porch boards

218 North Blvd.

      Applicant/Owner:           P & G Investments, LLC rep. by William Gray

      Case:        Replace windows & vinyl siding

225 Oakdale Road

      Applicant/Owner:           Melvin Seldon

      Case:        Garage Addition

309 Park Avenue

      Applicant/Owner:           E & M, LLC, represented by Mike Abercrombie

      Case:        Replacement windows & change roof line

111 Baptist Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Banks Nason & Hickson/Hudson Health Services, Inc.

      Case:        Sign

 412 Camden Avenue

      Applicant/Owner:           Russell & Laura Brewington

      Case:        Install vinyl siding

Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals - Submitted 0 Cases

Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals - Submitted 0 Cases

Building, Housing, and Zoning Statistics

PERMITS:            135            Building Permits Issued

                                32            Sign Permits Issued

                                  3            Temporary Sign Permits Issued

                                77            Plumbing Permits Issued

                                  3            Demolition Permits Issued

                                  4            Grading Permits Issued

                                  2            Burn Permits Issued

                                  1            Pool Permits Issued

                                 5             Fence Permits Issued

                              262            TOTAL PERMITS ISSUED

Calls For Service

               $7,420,406   Estimated cost of construction during 3^rd Quarter

               $125,562      Total amount of fees generated from permits

               50                 Certificate of Occupancies Issued

               54                 Building Plan Reviews

               10                 Zoning Authorization Letters

                 8                  Properties Clean and Lien

                 0                  Properties Cut

                 0                  House Demolished

                 2                  Houses Boarded-Up: 808 Alvin Avenue and 232 Delaware Avenue

               39                 Court Cases Prosecuted

NOTE

               ❋$2,735       Amount generated from Municipal Infractions

               ❋142             Citizen Complaints were received this quarter

               ❋Meetings Attended:

                                    2 SSU Compact meeting

                                    2 Mayor’s Round Table meetings

               ❋Seminars/Training:

Two personnel attended a two-day seminar in Washington D.C. on Building Codes

                                    and Historic Preservation

Permits Which Value $50,000 Estimated Cost Or Greater

      125 E. Naylor Mill Road              Store/Customer Service                                           $372,000

      125 E. Naylor Mill Road              Store/Customer Service                                           $773,280

      1208 Pemberton Drive                 Office                                                                      $224,000

      811 Upland Drive                         Single Family Dwelling                                             $125,832

      1530 N. Salisbury Blvd.               Alterations                                                                 $65,000

      1404 E. Upland Drive                   Single Family Dwelling                                               $98,764

      813 Upland Drive                         Single Family Dwelling                                             $126,538

      1316 Mt. Hermon Road                Store/Customer Service                                       $1,200,000

      1507 Handy’s Meadow                Single Family Dwelling                                             $218,780

      200 Donegal Lane                        Single Family Dwelling                                              $114,390

      1102 Monitor Court                      Single Family Dwelling                                               $95,308

      2205 Northwood Drive                 Antenna                                                                    $53,800

      1402 E. Upland Drive                   Single Family Dwelling                                               $96,752

      1205 Pemberton Drive                 Alterations                                                                 $80,000

      904 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      905 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      417 Parkwood Drive                    Single Family Dwelling                                             $119,536

      1010 Monitor Court                      Single Family Dwelling                                            $121,304

      427 Parkwood Drive                    Single Family Dwelling                                               $98,706

      901 Marble Court                         Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      903 Marble Court                         Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      216 Creekside Drive                     Single Family Dwelling                                            $125,316

      901 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      903 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      1410 Chateau Drive                      Single Family Dwelling                                            $107,184

      900 Erica Court                            Single Family Dwelling                                              $84,384

      613 Short Street                            Single Family Dwelling                                             $62,500

      1012 Caravan Way                       Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $83,333

      1014 Caravan Way                       Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $83,333

      900 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling                                            $71,636

      1033 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1035 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1000 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1002 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      911 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      909 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      907 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      905 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      903 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      901 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      1009 Monitor Court                      Addition                                                                 $53,550

      209 Honeysuckle Drive                Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,000

      1414 Varsity Lane                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,384

      1416 Varsity Lane                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,384

      1205 Pemberton Drive, Unit 104  Alterations                                                               $75,000

      1700 Woodholme Court               Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $85,000

      1702 Woodholme Court               Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $85,000

      404 Buena Vista Avenue              Single Family Dwelling                                             $67,200

      304 Handy Street                          Single Family Dwelling                                          $146,116

      506 Wicomico Street                    Addition                                                                  $57,600

      221 Creekside Drive                     Single Family Dwelling                                            $93,196

Code Enforcement

(January 2003 - March 2003)

         Department of Building, Housing, and Zoning

Third Quarter Review and Analysis - FY 2003

            The mission of the Department of Building, Housing, and Zoning is the enforcement of the Building, Housing, Zoning, and Plumbing Codes for the safety, health, and welfare of the people of Salisbury.

            A principal function of the Department is the administration and enforcement of the following codes and ordinances:

International Building Code 2000: Governs the construction, alterations, equipment, repair, and removal of buildings and/or other structures and fire safety.

International Residential Code 2000: Governs the construction and alterations of single family dwellings.

City of Salisbury Property Maintenance Code: Establishes living, sanitation, and environmental standards or conditions. Requires inspection and enforcement to assure safe living conditions protecting life and property from fire or other hazards.

City of Salisbury-Zoning Code: Regulates the use of land, building height, and area requirements for yards and other open spaces. Controls existing nonconforming uses, establishes use districts, and maintains standards for development.

City of Salisbury Plumbing Code: Establishes standards to insure that water and sewage facilities and fixtures are installed in such a manner to protect health.

International Mechanical Code, 1996: Provides standards to safeguard life, health, and property to the installation of mechanical systems, including alterations, repairs, replacement, equipment, appliances, fixtures, fittings, and/or appurtenances, including ventilating, heating, cooling, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems, incinerators, and other energy-related systems.

State of Maryland Fire Prevention Code: Addresses those construction, protection, and occupancy features necessary to minimize danger to life from fire, smoke, fumes, or panic. The code also identifies the minimum criteria for the design of egress facilities so as to permit prompt escape of occupants from buildings, or, where desirable, into safe areas within the building. The NFPA also contains the National Gas Code and The National Electric Code.

State Handicapped Code: State of Maryland Code establishing the minimum standards for access to and use of public buildings.

City of Salisbury-Flood Plain Ordinance: Regulates special conditions for safe construction in the flood plain area.

City of Salisbury-Newtown Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the Historic District Commission before construction in the Newtown Historic District.

City of Salisbury-Camden/Newton Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the Historic District Commission before construction in the Camden/Newton Historic District.

City of Salisbury-Downtown Historical Ordinance: Requires special review by the commission before construction in the Downtown Historic District.

Boards and Commissions

Board of Zoning Appeals

Processed and submitted 11 cases

1303 Old Ocean City Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Blind Industries, Inc. represented by Selby Sign Co.

            Appeal:          Sign Setback Variance

1009 Monitor Court

            Applicant/Owner:     Merrill W. & Barrie P. Tilghman

            Appeal:          Side Yard Setback Varianc

627 N. Pinehurst Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     Deke & Lou Elin Sheller

            Appeal:          Buffer Variance

1413 S. Division Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Drs. Natesan and Snitzer, represented by English Sign Systems

            Appeal:          Sign Surface Area Variance

Oak, East Carroll and East Locust Streets

            Applicant/Owner:     Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. Of Salisbury, represented by Andrew W. Booth & Assoc.

            Appeal:          Enlargement of Legal Nonconforming Structure

1226 N. Division Street

            Applicant/Owner:     David and Maria Cook

            Appeal:          Special Exception

1505 S. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Mark G. Babbitt/Burke Equipment Co.

            Appeal:          Fence Height Variance

Dickerson Lane

            Applicant/Owner:     Commercial Investment Partnership, rep. By Davis, Bowen & Friedel

            Appeal:          Special Exception

106 N. Saratoga Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Carroll and Ann Beauchamp

            Appeal:          Side Yard Setback Variance

521 Mack Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     St. James A.M.E. Zion Church

            Appeal:          Enlargement of Nonconforming Structure

400 Barclay Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Andre B. Sykes/ABS Construction

            Appeal:          Reconstruction of a Legal Nonconforming Structure & Setback Variances

Planning and Zoning Commission

Processed and submitted 18 cases

Pemberton Drive - Rayner Property

            Applicant/Owner:     Martin and Ruark, rep. By ESP Design

            Case:  Preliminary Comprehensive Development Plan

U.S. Rt. 50 West - Todd Annexation

            Case:  Zoning Recommendation

Calloway Street

            Applicant/Owner:     Go-Getters Foundation, Inc.

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Dickerson Lane

            Applicant/Owner:     Avalon Plaza Shopping Center

            Case:  Revised Final Comprehensive Development Plan

Leonard’s Mill Property

            Case:  Revised Comprehensive Development Plan

2640 N. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Chili’s Restaurant - Leonard Mill Complex

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

2618 N. Salisbury Blvd.

            Applicant/Owner:     Barnes & Noble Booksellers

            Case:  Sign Plan

Honeysuckle Drive - Rector Annexation

            Case:  Zoning Recommendation

1531-1533 Edgemore Avenue

            Applicant/Owner:     Garlin Enterprises, LLC

            Case:  Comprehensive Site Plan

Dykes Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Osprey Builders

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Mt. Hermon Road & St. Alban’s Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Dale Dashiell/Milford W. Twilley, Inc.

            Case:  Public Hearing - Rezoning

Old Ocean City Road

            Applicant/Owner:     Scott Robertson, represented by ESP Design Services, Inc.

            Case:  Public Hearing

2640 N. Salisbury Blvd. - Leonard Mill Complex

            Applicant/Owner:     Chili’s Grill & Bar

            Case:  Final Comprehensive Development Plan

West Zion Road& Harford Roads

            Applicant/Owner:     Homes at Foxfield Apartments

            Case:  Final Comprehensive Development Plan

528 Riverside Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Philip Parker, Parker and Associates

            Case:  Certificate of Design and Site Plan Approval

Sweetbay Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     The Fountains

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

303 Phillip Morris Drive

            Applicant/Owner:     Kirk Kinnamon

            Case:  Comprehensive Development Plan

Salisbury Municipal Code

            Case:  Informal Discussion - Requests to Create Special Overlay Districts

Subdivision Plats

Reviewed 5 plats for the Planning Commission

                        Briarcliff Estates                                 Prel./Final                   34 Lots

                        Dykes Road

                        Northgate 2                                         Prel./Final                   2 Lots

                        Northgate Drive

                        The Fountains                                     Prel./Final                   14 Lots

                        Merritt Mill Road

                        Heritage                                              Preliminary                 10 Parcels

                        Pemberton Drive

                        Leonard’s Mill Property                     Prel./Final                   2 Lots

                        West Dagsboro Road 

Historic District Commission

Submitted 7 Cases

213 E. Main Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Bill Ahtes/David Moore rep. by Signs By Tomorrow (Bill Miller)

      Case:        Sign

315 Newton Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Robert & Becky Bowie

      Case:        Replace porch boards

218 North Blvd.

      Applicant/Owner:           P & G Investments, LLC rep. by William Gray

      Case:        Replace windows & vinyl siding

225 Oakdale Road

      Applicant/Owner:           Melvin Seldon

      Case:        Garage Addition

309 Park Avenue

      Applicant/Owner:           E & M, LLC, represented by Mike Abercrombie

      Case:        Replacement windows & change roof line

111 Baptist Street

      Applicant/Owner:           Banks Nason & Hickson/Hudson Health Services, Inc.

      Case:        Sign

 412 Camden Avenue

      Applicant/Owner:           Russell & Laura Brewington

      Case:        Install vinyl siding

Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals - Submitted 0 Cases

Building Board of Adjustments and Appeals - Submitted 0 Cases

Building, Housing, and Zoning Statistics

PERMITS:            135            Building Permits Issued

                                32            Sign Permits Issued

                                  3            Temporary Sign Permits Issued

                                77            Plumbing Permits Issued

                                  3            Demolition Permits Issued

                                  4            Grading Permits Issued

                                  2            Burn Permits Issued

                                  1            Pool Permits Issued

                                 5             Fence Permits Issued

                              262            TOTAL PERMITS ISSUED

Calls For Service

               $7,420,406   Estimated cost of construction during 3^rd Quarter

               $125,562      Total amount of fees generated from permits

               50                 Certificate of Occupancies Issued

               54                 Building Plan Reviews

               10                 Zoning Authorization Letters

                 8                  Properties Clean and Lien

                 0                  Properties Cut

                 0                  House Demolished

                 2                  Houses Boarded-Up: 808 Alvin Avenue and 232 Delaware Avenue

               39                 Court Cases Prosecuted

NOTE

               ❋$2,735       Amount generated from Municipal Infractions

               ❋142             Citizen Complaints were received this quarter

               ❋Meetings Attended:

                                    2 SSU Compact meeting

                                    2 Mayor’s Round Table meetings

               ❋Seminars/Training:

Two personnel attended a two-day seminar in Washington D.C. on Building Codes

                                    and Historic Preservation

Permits Which Value $50,000 Estimated Cost Or Greater

      125 E. Naylor Mill Road              Store/Customer Service                                           $372,000

      125 E. Naylor Mill Road              Store/Customer Service                                           $773,280

      1208 Pemberton Drive                 Office                                                                      $224,000

      811 Upland Drive                         Single Family Dwelling                                             $125,832

      1530 N. Salisbury Blvd.               Alterations                                                                 $65,000

      1404 E. Upland Drive                   Single Family Dwelling                                               $98,764

      813 Upland Drive                         Single Family Dwelling                                             $126,538

      1316 Mt. Hermon Road                Store/Customer Service                                       $1,200,000

      1507 Handy’s Meadow                Single Family Dwelling                                             $218,780

      200 Donegal Lane                        Single Family Dwelling                                              $114,390

      1102 Monitor Court                      Single Family Dwelling                                               $95,308

      2205 Northwood Drive                 Antenna                                                                    $53,800

      1402 E. Upland Drive                   Single Family Dwelling                                               $96,752

      1205 Pemberton Drive                 Alterations                                                                 $80,000

      904 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      905 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      417 Parkwood Drive                    Single Family Dwelling                                             $119,536

      1010 Monitor Court                      Single Family Dwelling                                            $121,304

      427 Parkwood Drive                    Single Family Dwelling                                               $98,706

      901 Marble Court                         Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      903 Marble Court                         Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      216 Creekside Drive                     Single Family Dwelling                                            $125,316

      901 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      903 Moonstone Court                   Single Family Dwelling-Attached                               $75,780

      1410 Chateau Drive                      Single Family Dwelling                                            $107,184

      900 Erica Court                            Single Family Dwelling                                              $84,384

      613 Short Street                            Single Family Dwelling                                             $62,500

      1012 Caravan Way                       Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $83,333

      1014 Caravan Way                       Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $83,333

      900 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling                                            $71,636

      1033 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1035 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1000 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      1002 Zircon Court                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $71,636

      911 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      909 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      907 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      905 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      903 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      901 Zircon Court                          Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $50,000

      1009 Monitor Court                      Addition                                                                 $53,550

      209 Honeysuckle Drive                Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,000

      1414 Varsity Lane                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,384

      1416 Varsity Lane                        Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $66,384

      1205 Pemberton Drive, Unit 104  Alterations                                                               $75,000

      1700 Woodholme Court               Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $85,000

      1702 Woodholme Court               Single Family Dwelling-Attached                             $85,000

      404 Buena Vista Avenue              Single Family Dwelling                                             $67,200

      304 Handy Street                          Single Family Dwelling                                          $146,116

      506 Wicomico Street                    Addition                                                                  $57,600

      221 Creekside Drive                     Single Family Dwelling                                            $93,196

Code Enforcement

(January 2003 - March 2003)

 

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