Description
The draft zoning text amendment that would set conditions for data centers in Calvert County went to work session, with Planning Commission comments on the table and staff seeking board direction.
Impact summary
Whatever conditions end up in this amendment will shape whether and how data centers can be built in the county — a big deal for land use and the environment.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 2
Recorded in the meeting · Planning Commission
Last discussed Jun 2, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners - Jun 2, 2026
The draft zoning text amendment that would set conditions for data centers in Calvert County went to work session, with Planning Commission comments on the table and staff seeking board direction.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda - Mar 18, 2026
Draft conditions for data centers: no groundwater for cooling, water services plans, applicant-paid infrastructure, Tier 4 generators. No project submitted yet; commission comments due April 2.
Related issues (3)
Countywide data center prohibition (Text Amendment 26-31)
The Board directed staff to pursue extending the data center moratorium, removing data centers as a permitted use, and rezoning heavy industrial properties. The incoming board sworn in December 15 will make the final calls, but the process clock is now running. Residents strongly support action.
Data Center Zoning Conditions (Text Amendment #26-23)
Planning & Zoning brought forward a zoning text amendment adding conditions for data centers. A commenter criticized the county's history of granting repeated temporary permits to non-compliant businesses and urged strong enforcement tools like work stop orders rather than fines.
Zoning Ordinance text amendments TA 26-25 through TA 26-30
Six proposed zoning changes went to work session: sign rules, exception and family conveyance lots, critical-area tree cutting, home businesses, agricultural preservation districts, and reinstating Dunkirk town center setbacks.
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