Zoning

As Cold as Ice

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ABC News

When Marc Kohn's daughter Melanie, a Washington Capitals fan, died last summer, he decided to honor her by building an ice skating rink on property he owned in Maryland and opening it to the public. It has proven very popular with local families. But Montgomery County officials have said Kohn will have to close the rink. They say he never got a permit to build it and and the rink is on property zoned for agricultural use, not a public venue.