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Take Notice that Bill 21-3 (Public Safety – Animal Control) was passed by Commissioners Bertino, Bunting, Church, Elder, Mitrecic, Nordstrom and Purnell on June 15, 2021.

A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § PS 2-101(b). (Adds the definition for “breeder” in the Public Safety Article to describe the ownership of six or more intact female dogs and establishes a maximum limit on the sale of puppies or kittens of three litters per calendar year.) § PS 2-101(b). (Adds the definition for “commercial” in the Public Safety Article to describe an activity where the intent is to make a profit, regardless of the form of compensation.) § PS 2-101(b). (Revises the definition for “dog” in the Public Safety Article to include a cross-breed with a wolf.) § PS 2-101(b). (Adds the definition for “kennel, commercial” in the Public Safety Article to describe an establishment that boards, breeds, treats, sells, rents, trains or exhibits more than five dogs or cats, other than a licensed veterinary hospital or office; establishes an exception for the ownership of no more than eight dogs or cats for personal use or companionship, hunting, exhibition, field working, or obedience trials, and establishes a maximum limit on the sale of puppies or kittens from two litters per calendar year.) § PS 2-101(b). (Adds the definition for “kennel, shelter” in the Public Safety Article to describe the structure, building, enclosure or run that is designed for the shelter or keeping of an animal.) § PS 2-101(b). (Revises the definition for “leash” in the Public Safety Article for stylistic changes.) § PS 2-101(b). (Adds the definition for “litter” in the Public Safety Article to describe the single birth of multiple animals to one female animal.) § PS 2-101(b). (Eliminates the definition for “suitable shelter” in the Public Safety Article as it is further defined in § PS 2-101(w).) § PS 2-101(i). (Revises the stray hold time from ten days to three business days.) § PS 2-101(v). (Establishes certain conditions in which the tethering of an animal is prohibited.) § PS 2-101(w). (Makes certain stylistic changes, and establishes additional requirements for suitable shelters.) § PS 2-101(x). (Differentiates a shelter kennel from a suitable shelter, establishes standards for a shelter kennel and simplifies the calculation for the amount of square feet required in a shelter kennel per dog or cat.) § PS 2-102(h). (Clarifies that a commercial kennel is subject to a commercial kennel license; provides that licenses shall not be transferrable; updates the record keeping requirements for a commercial kennel license holder; establishes minimum standards of care for puppies and kittens associated with a breeder.) § PS 2-102(l). (Establishes a provision for the County Commissioners to adopt additional standards by resolution.) § PS 2-102(m). (Establishes what constitutes a violation, and the penalties and remedies available.)

This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its passage.

This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103., is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-6/24/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PASSAGE OF BILL 21-4 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Take Notice that Bill 21-4 (Zoning – Commercial kennel) was passed by Commissioners Bertino, Bunting, Church, Elder, Mitrecic, Nordstrom and Purnell on June 15, 2021.

A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § ZS 1-103(b). (Adds the definition for “breeder” in the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to describe the ownership of six or more intact female dogs and establishes a maximum limit on the sale of puppies or kittens of three litters per calendar year.) § ZS 1-103(b). (Adds the definition for “cat” in the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to describe the common house cat.) § ZS 1-103(b). (Adds the definition for “dog” in the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to describe the domestic dog, and to include a crossbreed with a wolf.) § ZS 1-103(b). (Adds the definition for “kennel, commercial” in the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to describe an establishment that boards, breeds, treats, sells, rents, trains or exhibits more than five dogs or cats, other than a licensed veterinary hospital or office; establishes an exception for the ownership of no more than eight dogs or cats for personal use or companionship, hunting, exhibition, field working, or obedience trials, and establishes a maximum limit on the sale of puppies or kittens from two litters per calendar year.) § ZS 1-103(b). (Adds the definition for “litter” in the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to describe the single birth of multiple animals to one female animal.) § ZS 1-201(c)(31). (Repeals and reenacts this special exception use for a kennel in order to replace it with the newly defined commercial kennel in the A-1 Agricultural District.) § ZS 1-202(c)(15). (Repeals and reenacts this special exception use for a kennel in order to replace it with the newly defined commercial kennel in the A-2 Agricultural District.) § ZS 1-209(c)(4). (Repeals and reenacts this special exception use for a kennel in order to replace it with the newly defined commercial kennel in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.) § ZS 1-339(a)(11). (Repeals and reenacts the section of the home occupation regulations containing the list of uses that are prohibited by replacing the kennel use with the newly defined commercial kennel.)

This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its passage.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-6/24/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PASSAGE OF BILL 21-5 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Take Notice that Bill 21-5 (Zoning – Off-premises signs) was passed by Commissioners Bertino, Bunting, Church, Elder, Mitrecic, Nordstrom and Purnell on June 15, 2021.

A fair summary of the bill is as follows: § ZS 1 324(d)(4)A. (Repeals and reenacts the off-premise sign provisions to eliminate the exception that a billboard that is totally destroyed by a force of nature may not be reconstructed as a nonconforming sign.) § ZS 1 324(d)(5). (Repeals the prohibition on the reconstruction of billboards or other off-premise advertising structures that are destroyed to certain specified extents by a force of nature; requires that the reconstruction of a billboard be limited to in-kind materials and shall not include an electronic messaging component.) § ZS 1-126(e). (Repeals and reenacts the grandfathering provisions for billboards to remove the reference to § ZS 1-324(d)(5), which is to be repealed, and update the State of Maryland code citation.)

This bill becomes effective fortyfive (45) days from the date of its passage.

THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OCD-6/24/3t _________________________________ OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18795 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF

CONSTANTINE A. ANTHONY

Notice is given that Byron A. Anthony, 13003 Old Bridge Road, Ocean City, MD 21842 and Ronald D. Anthony, 3 Harnel Court, Baldwin, MD 21013, were on June 21, 2021 appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of Constantine A. Anthony who died on November 22, 2020, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 21st day of December, 2021.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Byron A. Anthony Ronald D. Anthony Personal Representatives True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: June 24, 2021 OCD-6/24/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 18783 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR L. PIERCE

Notice is given that Shonda Suggs, P.O. Box 287, Snow Hill, MD 21863, was on June 23, 2021 appointed Personal Representative of

JULY 9, 2021 the estate of Arthur L. Pierce who died on June 5, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 23rd day of December, 2021.

Shonda Suggs Personal Representative True Test Copy Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: July 01, 2021 OCD-7/1/3t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110 of the Code of Ocean City, Maryland, hereinafter referred to as the Code, same being the Zoning Ordinance for Ocean City, Maryland, notice is hereby given that public hearings will be conducted by the Board of Zoning Appeals for Ocean City, Maryland in the Council Chambers of City Hall located on Baltimore Avenue and Third Street, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland on: the provisions of Section 110-94(3)(a) requesting a special yard exception to expand the legally existing side yard nonconforming use area in a manner that currently exists on the same lot, not by lot coverage or footprint, but vertically, to add approximately +/- 900 gross square feet of open, unenclosed, outdoor dining area on the newly proposed third floor. The site of the appeal is zoned LC-1, Local Commercial, Zoning District, and described as several unnumbered lots of Parcel 3204 of the Embers North Plat, dated 1968; further described as located on the western side of Philadelphia Avenue, and known locally as The Embers Restaurant, 2305 Philadelphia Avenue, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: EMBERS, LLC C/O HUGH CROPPER, IV, ESQ. - (BZA 2597 #21-09400007) at 6:10 P.M.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(3)(c) requesting a special yard exception to construct a new single-family dwelling on a corner lot with a front yard setback of 10’ on Caribbean Drive as established by the legally existing front yard setback at 9004 Caribbean Drive instead of 20’ as required by Code Section 110-276(4). The site of the appeal is zoned R-1, Single-Family Residential, Zoning District, and described as Lot 36, Block 1 of the Oceanbay City Plat; further described as located on the northeast corner of Pacific Avenue and Caribbean Drive, and known locally as 9000 Caribbean Drive, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: MICHAEL B. & ANNA S. BELL - (BZA 2598 #2109400008)

at 6:20 P.M.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(3)(a) requesting a special rear yard exception similar to the existing side yard setback of 0.1’ to construct a new single-family dwelling with a rear yard setback of 0.3’ in the northeast corner of the site instead of 5’ as required by Code Section 110-423(1)i. The site of the appeal is zoned MH, Mobile Home, Zoning District, and described as Lot 10B of the Warren’s Park Co-op Plat; further described as located on the north side of Middle Way Lane, and known locally as 38 Middle Way Lane, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: JAMES R. WILLIAMS - (BZA 2599 #2109400009)

at 6:30 P.M.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-93(2), Powers, of the Code, an appeal has been filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 110-94(5) requesting a special use exception to allow outdoor display of merchandise incidental to the on-premise use. The site of the appeal is described as Lot 1, Block 116, of the Isle of Wight Plat, further described as located on the west side of Coastal Highway on the north side of 67th Street, and locally known as the Kite Loft, 6701 Coastal Highway Unit 13, in the Town of Ocean City, Maryland. APPLICANT: KITE LOFT – (BZA 2600 #21-09400010)

Further information concerning the public hearings may be examined in the office of the Department of Planning and Community Development in City Hall. Alfred Harrison, Chairman Maureen Howarth, Attorney OCD-7/8/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS JULY 21, 2021 – 1:30 P.M.

The WORCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS (the “Board”) will hold a public hearing in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland concerning Maryland House Bill 12 and Senate Bill 205 signed by the Governor on May 18, 2021 permitting local licensing boards to authorize the sale of alcohol beverages by Class B and D (BW) and (BWL) license holders for carry out and delivery only with prepared food other than prepackaged snacks. Maryland House Bill 12 and Senate Bill 205 require the Board to make a finding of fact as set forth below.

IN CONSIDERING WHETHER TO ADOPT REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE AND CARRYOUT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, A LOCAL LICENSING BOARD SHALL WEIGH THE NEED TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC AND THE NEED TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.

If the Regulation is adopted a licensee shall request a letter of authorization from the Board to sell alcohol for carry-out or delivery only with prepared food other than prepackaged snacks subject to the restrictions set forth in Maryland House Bill 12 and Senate Bill 205 and such other restrictions set forth by the Board.

If adopted, this Regulation and any Letter of Authorization issued hereunder shall expire June 30, 2023 and shall be subject to such other rules and regulations as are consistent with State Law. OCD-7/8/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPLICATION FOR

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE

Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Transfer of a Class: "B" BEER-WINE-LIQUOR License: 7 Day, By: Ryan Wayne James, 10128 Blue Marlin Drive, Ocean City, Maryland 21842.

For: James Family Hospitality Group, LLC

For the premises known as and located at: T/A: Mother's Cantina 7805 Coastal Highway

Ocean City, Maryland 21842

Formerly: Three Anchors, LLC

There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: July 21, 2021 @ 1:00 P.M.

The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. OCD-7/8/2t _________________________________

NOTICE

OF APPLICATION FOR

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE

Application has been made by the Undersigned for a Transfer of a Class: "A" BEER-WINE License: 7 Day, By: Kristie Leigh Williams, 27 Burley Street, Berlin, Maryland 21811; Heather Ann Layton, 122 Cedar Avenue, Berlin, Maryland 21811.

For: OC Organics, LLC

For the premises known as and located at:

T/A: Ocean City Organics 11944 Ocean Gateway, Suite C

Ocean City, Maryland 21842 Formerly: Ocean City Organic, Inc.

Formerly: Three Anchors, LLC

There will be a public hearing on the application in the Board Room, Room 1102 in the Government Center, Snow Hill, Maryland, on: July 21, 2021 @ 1:10 P.M.

The Board welcomes written or oral comment at said public hearing from any interested party. OCD-7/8/2t _________________________________

SMALL ESTATE NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18806 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF GEORGE HANNAWAY

Notice is given that Michael Watson, 19640 Old Landing Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, was on June 29, 2021 appointed personal representative of the small estate of George Hannaway who died on June 12, 2021, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publication of this Notice.

PAGE 40 (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Michael Watson Personal Representative True Test Copy Register of Wills for Worcester County Terri Westcott One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication:

NOTICE

OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS ESTATE NO. 18808 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF

MARGARET J. PINDELL

Notice is given that James Jonathan Driggers, 2 Cape May Place, Ocean Pines, MD 21811, was on June 30, 2021 appointed personal representative of the small estate of Margaret J. Pindell who died on April 14, 2021, without a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates: (1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or (2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Any claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. James Jonathan Driggers Personal Representative True Test Copy Register of Wills for Worcester County Terri Westcott One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest Date of publication: July 8, 2021 OCD-7/8/1t _________________________________

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