Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan Update (Draft Chapters 1 & 2)
Calvert County
Description
The continued public hearing ended with the Board restarting the process: the EC-zoned area will become an edge commercial sub-district (no residential) and go back through the Planning Commission with new hearings.
Impact summary
Roughly 50-60 acres near Prince Frederick will be limited to commercial uses with no apartments or townhouses, though final rules come later; the plan's adoption is delayed several months.
Applicant
- Name
- Calvert County Department of Planning & Zoning
- Address
- Prince Frederick, Maryland
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed Mar 18, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Planning Commission Public Hearing - Mar 18, 2026
A continuation of the Dunkirk hearing — the commission recommended adopting the updated Dunkirk chapter and overarching Town Centers chapter.
Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners - Jan 13, 2026
The continued public hearing ended with the Board restarting the process: the EC-zoned area will become an edge commercial sub-district (no residential) and go back through the Planning Commission with new hearings.
Related issues (3)
Upper Mill Creek restoration
Developed land in the upper Mill Creek watershed hit 38.8% with 14% impervious surface in 2023 — past the 10% threshold where streams show distress. The plan revision aims to limit new pavement and require stormwater controls in the proposed Edge Commercial District.
Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan and EC-zoned land
Roughly 50-60 acres of employment-center-zoned land near Prince Frederick could be folded into the town center, potentially allowing apartments and townhouses. Commissioners worried about more traffic and density, and voted to redesignate it "edge commercial" — commercial only — and restart public review.
Dunkirk park-and-ride capacity and commuter bus routes
The plan recommends working with the Maryland Transit Administration on commuter bus routes from Dunkirk to Annapolis, New Carrollton, College Park, and Greenbelt. Commissioners questioned whether park-and-ride capacity and parking expansion would follow.
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