Office: 410.996.5220
Fax: 410.996.5305
esennstrom@ccgov.org

Department Directory

The Cecil County Office of Planning & Zoning provides staff support to the Board of County Commissioners, the Planning Commission, the Board of Appeals, and the Historic District Commission. This office also implements the goals and objectives of the County's Comprehensive Plan through the administration of the Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision  Regulations and the Forest Conservation Regulations. The office is comprised of twelve individuals located in the County Administration Building.

Public Notices: 

The State of Maryland, in conjunction with FEMA, has released
preliminary versions of the new digital flood insurance rate 
maps.  To learn more about the process used to update the
maps, please visit Maryland Flood Maps or  FEMA's Maryland 
Mapping Status page.  To view the preliminary versions of the updated maps, please click here. 

2010 Comprehensive Plan   

The Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2010 
Comprehensive Plan on April 13, 2010.  Said plan can be downloaded by clicking here.

Amendments to Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations

The online zoning ordinance has been updated to reflect amendments to Section 180, and the online subdivision regulations have been updated to reflect amendments to 
Section 4.2.  Both sets of amendments were adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on March 16, 2010.  To access the online documents, please go to the "Frequently Requested Documents & Forms" page.