Dewey leaders set 2-foot freeboard requirement
Despite the unanimous recommendation of the planning and zoning commission and one leader’s objection, Dewey Beach commissioners voted 4-1 Oct. 18, to set a 2-foot freeboard requirement rather than the proposed 3-foot minimum for structures in a FEMA-designated flood zone. Leading discussions, Commissioner Gary Persinger said the 2018 town comprehensive plan recommended revisiting the freeboard requirement, and the town climate change committee recommended an unspecified increase to it. Freeboard elevation […]