Zoning Ordinance text amendments TA 26-25 through TA 26-30
Calvert County
Summary
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.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Staff report says none.
Property owners, farmers, and home businesses affected by the specific rule changes.
Developers face higher replanting requirements; commercial projects could be constrained where buffers remain expanded.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Planning Commission (PC) (Regular) - Aug 19, 2026
Six proposed changes would ease electronic sign rules, extend the exception-lot deadline a year to March 2028, lighten critical-area replanting requirements, require Board of Appeals approval for home kennels, clean up agricultural preservation provisions, and restore Dunkirk setbacks. Public hearings come later — and a data center ban may be added to the batch.
Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners - Aug 18, 2026
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.
Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners - Jul 28, 2026
The county adopted 20 of 21 changes to its zoning rules, from stricter state-mandated forest replanting to looser commercial setbacks and new dispensary buffers. These rules shape what can be built — and how much trees must be replanted — across Calvert County.
Planning Commission Public Hearing - Jun 17, 2026
The commission weighed more than 20 tweaks to the county's zoning rules — from tree replanting requirements to sign setbacks to food trucks — and sent nearly all of them forward to the county commissioners with a thumbs-up. Final adoption rests with the BOCC.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda - Mar 18, 2026
A package of about 20 zoning changes — stricter forest replanting, relaxed gas station setbacks, dispensary setbacks, agritourism relief, and a temporary return to two family conveyance lots per farm parcel. None adopted yet; public hearings come next.
Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners - Feb 10, 2026
Roughly 20 amendments touch everything from forest conservation (state-mandated 1:1 replanting ratios starting July 2026) to family conveyance lots, tenant houses, ADU parking, food trucks, cannabis dispensary setbacks and sign rules. No votes yet — commissioners gave feedback and staff will refine.
Related development
Proposed Text Amendment #26-23 – Data Center
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.
Calvert County Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments TA #26-01 through #26-24
These changes will shape everything from how many trees developers must replant, to where food trucks and dispensaries can operate, to how easily farms can add agritourism buildings.
Proposed Text Amendments #26-01 through #26-06, #26-08 through #26-22, and #26-24
These changes will shape how land can be developed countywide — from how many trees must be replanted to how many lots farm families can subdivide.
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