Ocean City government would have an avenue, if it so chose, to ease up on a federal building requirement that has reportedly caused problems for homeowners in a declining-value housing market.
The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission spent time at its last meeting discussing with city staff ways to allow owners to continue to upgrade their properties without triggering the “substantial improvement” clause set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“I am, at some point in time, going to go before the mayor and City Council to change this standard for substantial improvements to be a 10-year period,” said city Chief Building Official Kevin Brown.
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