Worcester County - Public Safety - Buildings Used for Agritourism
Sponsor: Worcester County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Adding Worcester County to the list of counties where an existing agricultural building used for agritourism is not considered a change of occupancy that requires a building permit if the subordinate use of agritourism does not require more than 200 people to occupy an individual building at any one time and the total width of means of egress meets or exceeds the International Building Code standard that applies to egress components other than stairways in a building without a sprinkler system.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kuhns, Theresa | Maryland Realtors | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pursel, Melanie | Tourism and Econ. Development Director | Oral |
| FAV | Young, Weston | Worcester County Comissioners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Purnell, Diana | Worcester County Commissioner | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Otto, Delegate Ottolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Shirk, Cassie | Individual | Written (PDF) |