Bethany Beach eyeing new housing regulations

way new homes are built. this after they say residents have been complaining for years about new houses obstructing sight lines. but as 47 abc’s julian sadur reports – some home owners aren’t happy that the town is even considering this. totally wrong. never should have even been thought of in this way track long time bethany beach resident nettie propps spoke out monday against the new ordinance proposed by the bethany beach town council – that would restrict the way new homes are built in some residential parts of town. essentially the ordinance aims to limit future homes to certain size and design – with the hope that they don’t look disproportionate to existing homes. council members saying over the past ten years – residents complained of size of the new homes being built. so they came up with trade offs the taller you want home the less space you’re able to take up. but those like joe clark – who moved to the area in 2006 – argue the ordinance impedes on a home owners right to build a home the way they want it. in essence your limiting the square footage availability that could be constructed and the long and short of it is we do believe its going to be decreasing the economic value of these properties track although points like clark’s are not taken lightly – the town council vice mayor lew kilmer says with things like this – it’s about compromise. at the meeting monday – the town council supplied examples of how the ordinance would affect those building homes in the future. it’s a difficult scenario, it’s not an easy solution to something like this, but at the end of the day we’re trying counter a balance between individual property rights and existing neighborhoods track the council has not yet decided when they will vote on the matter – but kilmer says he’d like to get it done in october before a majority of the town leaves for the winter. julian sadur – 47 abc if the ordinance were to pass — it