Environmental Preservation

Environmental Protection

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
IN CALVERT COUNTY

The "Natural Resources & Sensitive Areas" section of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan states that we should, "Encourage preservation, protection and conservation of natural resources." Click here to read this section of the Comprehensive Plan. Use the links below to obtain additional information available from the Department of Planning & Zoning regarding the preservation, protection and conservation of the environment in Calvert County.

Committees Involved in Environmental Protection
- Environmental Commission
- Calvert County Forestry Board
- P&Z Staff Contact:
  - Dave Brownlee, Principal Environmental Planner
    Phone: (410) 535-1600 ext. 2338 - E-mail: brownldc@co.cal.md.us
Critical Areas (lands located within 1000 feet of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries)
- Critical Areas Brochure
  Critical Areas Customer Assistance Guide
- Zoning Maps (showing Critical Areas line)
- P&Z Staff Contacts:
  - Robin Munnikhuysen, Planner
    Phone: (410) 535-1600 ext. 2502 - E-mail: munnikrp@co.cal.md.us
  - John Swartz, Planner
    Phone: (410) 535-1600 ext. 2238 - E-mail: swartzjd@co.cal.md.us
Forest Conservation
- New Brochure - Forest Conservation Transferable Development Rights (FC-TDR) Program. Click here to view and print the brochure.
- Forest Interior Dwelling Bird Habitat Map
- Calvert County Native Plants Guide
  Forest Conservation Customer Assistance Guide
- Forest Conservation Slideshows (from July 2007 Workshop)
- "The Value of Forests", presented by Robert Corletta, Urban Forester, Chesapeake NEMO, National Park Service/Chesapeake Bay Program Office
- "Forest Conservation - Rules for Building in Calvert County", presented by P&Z staff
- Forest Conservation Regulations (Section 8-3, Calvert County Zoning Ordinance)
- P&Z Staff Contact:
  - Paula Proctor, Planner
    Phone (410) 535-1600 ext. 2501 - E-mail: proctopp@co.cal.md.us
Floodplain Management
- Floodplain Management Customer Assistance Guide
- Floodplain Management Ordinance
- Floodplain Management Slideshow (from July 2007 Workshop)
- P&Z Staff Contact:
  - John Swartz, Planner
    Phone: (410) 535-1600 ext. 2238 - E-mail: swartzjd@co.cal.md.us
Bay Restoration Fund - Grant monies available for property owners who are interested in upgrading their home septic system in order to reduce the amount of nitrogen it releases into our groundwater -- just another way to help save the Chesapeake Bay! Note: Grants are available for properties with a failed or failing septic system in the Critical Area only.
- FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
- Application Form
- P&Z Staff Contact:
  - Steve Kullen, Watershed Planner
    Phone (410) 535-1600 ext. 2336 - E-mail: kullenst@co.cal.md.us
Other Helpful Links
- How to Build Your Own Rain Barrel
- How to Create Your Own Rain Garden
- Article: Bay Wise Landscaping - “12 Bay Friendly Plants for your Garden”
- Calvert County Native Plants Guide

References:
	IN AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY
	Calvert County Profile
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	Department Phone Directory
	County Code

Online Services:
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	Look up the Status of Your Permit "Permit Application Status System (P.A.S.S.)"