Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan and Zoning Update

Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan

(July 2021 Draft)

The Calvert County Planning & Zoning Department, on behalf of the Calvert County Planning Commission, has prepared a draft updated master plan (click on link below to review draft) for the Prince Frederick Town Center. The plan is intended to replace the Prince Frederick Master Plan, adopted in 1989. Please review the Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan (July 2021 Draft) and provide any comments by 4:30 PM on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.

The adoption process has multiple steps.

The Planning Commission will review and consider comments submitted on the July 2021 draft plan.
The Planning Commission will prepare a “Recommended Plan” and hold a public hearing to receive comments on its “Recommended Plan”.
The “Recommended Plan” will be distributed to state and regional agencies for review at least 60 days prior to the public hearing.
Agencies and members of the public can submit written comments prior to the public hearing and can give oral comments and submit written comments at the public hearing.
The Planning Commission will review and consider comments on the “Recommended Plan”.
The Planning Commission will prepare and vote on its “Approved Plan”.
The Planning Commission will forward its “Approved Plan” to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration.
The Board will hold a public hearing on the plan where agencies and the public can submit written comments prior to the public hearing and can give oral comments and submit written comments on the proposed plan at the public hearing.
The Board can adopt the plan, modify the plan, remand the plan back to the Planning Commission, or disapprove the plan.

Any questions you may have may be directed to Jenny Plummer-Welker, AICP, Long Range Planner, at 410-535-1600, ext. 2333 or Jenny.Plummer-Welker@calvertcountymd.gov.

Thank you,

Calvert County Department of Planning & Zoning

Draft Comment Period Extended

The Planning Commission at its meeting on September 15, 2021, voted to extend the comment period on the Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan, July 2021 Draft to October 1, 2021. The Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on the Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan Update on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. The Planning Commission will review all agency and public comments submitted between September 1 and October 1, 2021, plus those previously submitted by September 1, 2021.

Information about the Planning Commission’s meeting will be available on the county’s website at https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/2792/2021-Agenda-Calendar.

How to Submit Comments

Please address comments to Mr. Steve Jones, Chair, Calvert County Planning Commission. Comments may be submitted by:

Email: TownCenterUpdate@CalvertCountyMD.gov

Mail: 205 Main Street (3rd Floor), Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Fax: 410-414-3092

Hand-delivered: 205 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Please note that names, addresses/e-mail addresses, and/or written comments become part of the public record for the Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan and Zoning Update. Public record documents will be made available to the public upon request, in hardcopy or digital format for a fee, and may be made available in digital format on the county’s website, www.calvertcountymd.gov.

(Click on link below to review draft)

Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan Draft

Next Public Meeting

Calvert County Planning Commission Meeting

October 20, 2021 at 7pm.

At this meeting the Prince Frederick Town Center Master Plan Update will be discussed.

Agenda and additional information can be found at this link: https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/2792/2021-Agenda-Calendar

Until further notice, Planning Commission Regular meetings will be live-streamed (view meeting via computer), call-in (audio only), and zoom (having required participation). Please note that registration may be a requirement to participate in a meeting. If not, you may prefer to connect to the live-stream or call-in a few minutes before 7:00 p.m. when the meeting begins.