PROJECT OVERVIEW: Knox County, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, seeks to retain the services of an experienced, qualified professional consultant firm to perform an in-depth analysis of existing Knox County ordinances and regulations relating to and affecting the development in Knox County. The awarded consultant will develop the County’s first Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The purpose of this project is to develop, draft, and adopt a new UDO combining the zoning ordinance and land development regulations into a cohesive, singular resource. The result will be a Unified Development Ordinance and Zoning Map for the unincorporated areas of Knox County. PROJECT BACKGROUND: The analysis and update of these ordinances and manuals is the logical next step to the recent comprehensive land use and transportation plan completed by Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, Knoxville-Knox County Planning and Knox County Engineering and Public Works. The project team working on Adva
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There are 7,719 miles of tidal shoreline in Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, according to the Maryland Geological Survey. The vast majority of that shoreline is privately owned, thereby limiting the general public s access to water. Despite common law, statutes and regulations, some of which are well-established and discussed in Maryland case law, there are still questions as to who holds or owns the development rights for erecting structures (e.g., piers) in Maryland waters.
In Maryland, a state that almost entirely surrounds the vast waterbody known as the Chesapeake Bay, a person who owns real property fronting on the water holds riparian rights. These rights historically have allowed a person to access the water, build a pier into the water and enjoy the benefits of using the water, among other things. In fact, Maryland s common law riparian rights date back to the grant of the Magna Carta by K