Calvert County Department of Planning and Zoning

Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Address: County Services Plaza, 150 Main Street
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Phone: (410) 535-1600, ext. 2356 or (301) 855-1243, ext. 2356
Note: See Directory below for individual staff extensions.
Fax: (410) 414-3092
E-mail: PZ@co.cal.md.us

Informational Slideshows & Videos

P&Z News & Events

Click here to view P&Z's Slideshow Archives
(previously posted on our home page).

• Growth Management: How Are We Doing? This presentation gives an overview of county growth managment as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan and offers an outlook for the future to meet county buildout goals.
  
  
• January 13th - "Save the Tobacco Barns" - a presentation on tax credits for barn preservation. The Calvert County Historic District Commission and the Sustainable Agriculture Workgroup sponsored the event in which Liz Creveling Petrella of the National Park Service discussed Federal and State tax credit programs. To see a copy of her annotated presentation click here. To learn about Calvert County historic preservation tax credits, contact Kirsti Uunila at  uunilak@co.cal.md.us.
   
• Hansen 8 Permit Tracking and so much more!  October 5, 2010 Report to the Board of County Commissioners on the upgrade to the County's Land Management System, which has many features to improve customer service.  Click here to view the slideshow in Adobe Acrobat.
   
• NEW Green Team Progress Report -  Click here to view the April 2011 slideshow presentation to the Board of County Commissioners in Adobe Acrobat.
   
• Learn About Green Building -  Discover what Green Certified means through this presentation by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center. NAHB is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry and the public at large. Click here to view the presentation.
   
• NEW Sustainable Agriculture Workgroup - April 2011 Progress Report.Click here to view the slideshow in Adobe Acrobat.
   
• Sustainable Agriculture Workgroup - Forestry Management Workshop was held on Sept 23, 2010 with a key presentation by Jonathan Kays, Univ. of Maryland Extension Specialist.  Click here to view the presentation in Adobe Acrobat.
   
• "Thomas Johnson Bridge Presentation" - A slideshow presentation made by the State Highway Administration to the Board of County Commissioners on September 29, 2009.  Click here to view the slideshow.
   
• Subwatershed Planning Committee Meeting - April 8, 2010. Click here to view the slideshow in Adobe Acrobat.
   
• 2009 Mill Creek Water Quality Monitoring Program - A report to the Board of County Commissioners. Click here to view the report.

• The Calvert County Planning Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 7:00pm re: an ordinancen for the purpose of extending subdivision, site plan, building & grading permit, and special exceptions approvals, and amending resolution 2-98 to extend approvals and defer payment of water & sewerage tap fees, and transfer of sewer taps, to address current economic hardships.
  Click here to view more information.

• A proposed text amendment related to Prince Frederick Town Center zoning has been withdrawn. The public hearing on the matter originally scheduled for May 1 is canceled.

• Pending Zoning Text Amendments on Planning Commission April 18, 2012 Agenda:   
  Follow-up to February 22, 2012 Planning Commission Work Session. Zoning Text Amendments in Article 3 - Land Use Charts; Section 3-1.01 - Agritourism, Ecotourism, and Heritage Tourism Uses, and Section 3-1.02 - Agricultural Uses
  Click here to view the materials presented
  

• February 22, 2012 - Zoning Text Amendment Case #12-01-Conditions Regarding Access for Agricultural, Agrotourism, Ecotourism, and Heritage Tourism Uses, Home Occupations, and Day Cares (less than 20 clients)- This is a follow up to the Joint Public Hearing held on January 17, 2012.  Public comment was received through January 31, 2012. Click here to view the materials presented
  

• February 22, 2012 - Joint Work Session (Planning Commission and Farm Community Boards and Commissioners to discuss draft text amendments - Case 11-3b, Public Events on Farms and Case 11-c Sales of Non-Plant Items at Greenhouses/Nurseries.  Click here to view the materials presented

• Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board Rules and Regulations Click here for materials presented

• Zoning Regulations from Surrounding Counties in Southern Maryland Click here for materials

• Calvert WIP (Watershed Implementation Plan) An overview of the Draft Calvert Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) presented by Dr. David Brownlee will take place at the Planning Commission meeting on February 15, 2012.   
  Click here to view the materials presented.

• February 15, 2012 - Zoning Text Amendment Case #12-03 - Application by Bargo, LLC for Large Retail Uses in the Prince Frederick Zoning Ordinance  This application was discussed by the Planning Commission at a work session on January 25, 2012.  A follow-up work session is scheduled for February 15, 2012.  Click here to view the PC package
  

• January 17, 2012 - BOCC and Planning Commission Joint Public Hearing - Text Amendments -
  Case No. 12-01: Condition Regarding Access for Agricultural, Agritourism, Ecotourism & Heritage Tourism Uses, Home Occupations, and Day Care - Article 3 and
  Case No. 12-02: Three Definitions resulting from approved Floodplain Regulations - Article 12.  
  Click here to view text amendment packages

• December 14, 2011 - Planning Commission Meeting for pending Text Amendments.  Click here to view the text amendment package.

• Proposed Zoning Text Amendment Application- An application (click here to view application) for proposed Zoning Text Amendments was received in November 2011 from Bargo LLC, to be discussed by the Planning Commission at their regular meeting on Dec 14, 2011.
   

• NEW Permit Processes for Emergency Repairs Due to Hurricane Irene.  Click Here to view Calvert County Government processes activated to provide the simplest permit processes possible for making repairs. 

• November 1, 2011 - Joint Public Hearing Scheduled for pending Text Amendments.  Click here to view the legal notice and proposed amendments.

• PlanMaryland Presentation:  Monday, July 25, 2011.  Click Here to view details.

• NEW THRIVE! NEWSLETTER - Sustainable Agriculture Workgroup - The Board of County Commissioners of Calvert formed the Sustainable Agriculture Workgroup to investigate ways to support local agriculture.  Click here to view the July THRIVE! newsletter.                 

• PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR CALVERT COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE PLAN-
  This public hearing has been postponed.  A new meeting date is to be determined. 
  Click here to view the draft plan.

• Mill Creek Watershed Meeting - A presentation on the Mill Creek Watershed Plan was held on June 9th.   Click here to view the draft plan.
  
  
• Parkers Creek Watershed Meeting - A public forum was held on May 11th regarding the draft Parkers Creek Watershed Plan.  Click here to view the draft plan.
  
  

• Cliff Stabilization Advisory Committee.  Click Here for more information. 

• Annual Historic Preservation Awards - The winners of the 2011 Historic Preservation Awards have been announced.  For more information, click here.

• Free Trees in the Critical Area - Free trees are available for any Critical Area property owner who has an area on their property they would like to replant with trees to help the County maintain 100% of existing forest cover within the Critical Area.  For more information and to apply for free trees, click here.

• Commissioners Adopt Biscoe Gray Heritage Farm Master Plan -   On December 14, 2010 the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Master Plan for development of the Biscoe Gray Heritage Farm.  Click here for additional information and to review the Plan.

• Starting a Business in Calvert County? An online road map to help businesses navigate through the regulatory process in Calvert County is now available. Read the  press release or go directly to the online guide. 

• Grays Creek Subwatershed - Calvert County has a long history of wisely managing its environmental resources and is working to prepare subwatershed plans to achieve/maintain  water quality objectives which include “fishable/swimmable” goals for all its waterways. The Department of Planning & Zoning held a meeting on the Grays Creek subwatershed on August 26th. Click here for more information.

• "Adaptive Reuse of Tobacco Barns" Booklet - A new booklet has been developed to assist barn owners in finding ways to preserve tobacco barns.  Click here for more information. 

• MD 4 Thomas Johnson Bridge Project Planning Study  -
  Informational meetings have occurred. The MD State Highway Administration is now accepting and reviewing comments.  Click here to view the project information and schedule.  To complete the postage paid public comment/evaluation card Click here..