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Site PlanPending2305 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland (remote parking at 2405 Baltimore Avenue)

Embers Restaurant / 1945 Steak and Seafood deck enclosure

Ocean City

Description

A site plan revision to permanently enclose an existing 1,425-square-foot outdoor deck and recalculate required off-street parking based on current occupancy, excluding walk-in food storage from gross floor area.

Impact summary

Would convert the seasonal deck to permanent enclosed space and change how the restaurant's parking requirement is figured.

Applicant

Name
Embers, LLC (c/o Cole Taustin) with Iott Architecture (Keith Iott)
Address
2305 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland (remote parking at 2405 Baltimore Avenue)See this on the map

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
0
Total mentions
1

Recorded in the meeting · Planning & Zoning Commission

Discussed

Last discussed Apr 21, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Apr 21, 2026

Planning and Zoning Commission - Apr 21, 2026

A site plan revision to permanently enclose an existing 1,425-square-foot outdoor deck and recalculate required off-street parking based on current occupancy, excluding walk-in food storage from gross floor area.

Related issues (1)

Embers Restaurant deck enclosure and parking recalculation

Embers wanted to enclose part of its outdoor dining deck without adding 15 parking spaces, arguing its mixed-use complex means patrons park once and visit multiple businesses. The Board worried that granting the waiver on those grounds would open the door for similar requests from strip centers across town.

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