The Comprehensive Rezoning process has concluded.  At their April 19, 2011 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the new Zoning Ordinance,  new Subdivision Regulations, and new Zoning Maps proposed as part of the Comprehensive Rezoning process.  The new documents and maps shall be effective May 1, 2011.  
 

Comprehensive Rezoning Hearings - Audio Recordings

Board of Cecil County Commissioners Comprehensive Rezoning Hearing Audio Recording
Click Here:   March 2, 2011, Election Districts 1, 2 & 3

Board of Cecil County Commissioners Comprehensive Rezoning Hearing Audio Recording
Click Here:   March 9, 2011, Election Districts 4, 5 & 9
 
Board of County Commissioners Comprehensive Rezoning Hearing Audio Recording
Click Here: March 16, 2011, Election Districts 6, 7, & 8 

Board of County Commissioners Comprehensive Rezoning Hearing Audio Recording
Click Here: Session 1 -  March 23, 2011 Meeting Deliberation and Decisions 

Board of County Commissioners Comprehensive Rezoning Hearing Audio Recording
Click Here: Session 2 -  March 23, 2011 Meeting Deliberation and Decisions 

Board of County Commissioners Comprehensive Rezoning Hearing Audio Recording
Click Here: Session 1 - March 29,2011 Meeting Deliberation and Decisions

Board of County Commissioners Comprehensive Rezoning Hearing Audio Recording
Click Here: Session 2 - March 29, 2011 Meeting Deliberation and Decisions

Comprehensive Rezoning Hearings - Meeting Minutes
The meeting minutes below are in the form of (.pdf) documents. 

Comprehensive Rezoning

In order to achieve the goals and objectives of the Cecil County Comprehensive Plan adopted on April 13, 2010, the Office of Planning & Zoning has initiated a comprehensive rezoning of all properties located in the unincorporated areas of Cecil County.  As part of the Comprehensive Rezoning process, new zoning maps, a new Zoning Ordinance, and new Subdivision Regulations will ultimately be adopted by the Board of County Commissioners.  

As part of the public review and public hearing process involved in the Comprehensive Rezoning process, the following proposed documents and maps are being made available via the County website.  Hard copies of these documents and maps are also available for perusal at the Office of Planning & Zoning and at all branches of the Cecil County Public Library. Individuals interested in purchasing hard copies of the documents and maps are advised to contact the Office of Planning & Zoning at 410-996-5220 to ascertain the replication and production cost of these sizeable documents. 

Proposed Zoning Ordinance

The proposed Zoning Ordinance may be downloaded by clicking here. 

Please note that the proposed Zoning Ordinance is 460 pages and 6.2 MB in size.  Please be patient if accessing this document from a dial up or non-high speed internet connection. 

Proposed Subdivision Regulations

The proposed Subdivision Regulations may be downloaded by clicking here. 

Please note that the proposed Subdivision Regulations is 62 pages and 617 KB in size.  Please be patient if accessing this document from a dial up or non-high speed internet connection. 

Proposed Zoning Maps

Understanding that many individuals may only want to view one or two of the proposed zoning maps, the table below will enable download or viewing of individual proposed zoning maps.  To download an individual zoning map, please click on its name in the table below.   Unfortunately, due to file size constraints, an atlas of all 105 maps is unavailable via the County website.  If interested in obtaining a digital copy of all 105 maps, please contact the Office of Planning & Zoning at 410-996-5220.

If you are interested in viewing the proposed zoning of your property (or another property) but do not know the tax map on which the property is located, please input your address into the Department of Assessment and Taxation's 'Real Property Search' website .  Following input of the address, the resulting page will contain the property's map and parcel number.  A property tax bill is another source for determining a property's map and parcel number. 

Base Zoning Maps (Maps 1-68 and 300-325)

Map 1	Map 2	Map 3	Map 4	Map 5	Map 6	Map 7
Map 8	Map 9	Map 10	Map 11	Map 12	Map 13	Map 14
Map 15	Map 16	Map 17	Map 18	Map 19	Map 20	Map 21
Map 22	Map 23	Map 24	Map 25	Map 26	Map 28	Map 29
Map 30	Map 31	Map 32	Map 33A	Map 34	Map 35	Map 36
Map 37	Map 38	Map 39	Map 40	Map 41	Map 42	Map 43
Map 44	Map 45	Map 46	Map 47	Map 48	Map 49	Map 50
Map 51	Map 52	Map 53	Map 54	Map 55	Map 56	Map 57
Map 58	Map 59	Map 60	Map 61	Map 62	Map 63	Map 64
Map 65	Map 66	Map 67	Map 68
Map 300	Map 301	Map 302	Map 303	Map 304	Map 305	Map 306
Map 307	Map 308	Map 309	Map 310	Map 311	Map 312	Map 313
Map 314	Map 315	Map 316	Map 317	Map 318	Map 319	Map 320
Map 321	Map 322	Map 323	Map 324	Map 325

Please note that Map 27 and Map 33 do not exist, as they were retired by the Maryland Department of Planning in 2005. 

To view a tiling scheme of the maps (i.e. to see which maps are adjacent to others), please click here.

MEB Overlay Zoning Maps

Map 2	Map 21	Map 22	Map 23	Map 24	Map 25	Map 28
Map 29	Map 30	Map 35	Map 37	Map 300

 

Please note that no maps other than the ones listed in the table above are proposed to have the Mineral Extraction B (MEB) overlay zone within their borders. 

What if I do not agree with the proposed zoning of my property?

If you do not agree with the proposed zoning of your property, please use the 2010 Comprehensive Rezoning Request Form that can be downloaded here.   

Completed forms must be returned to the Office of Planning & Zoning by no later than 4:30 PM on February 15, 2011. (The deadline date was originally January 31, 2011, but the deadline has been extended by the Board of County Commissioners). Forms can be hand delivered, e-mailed to Director Eric Sennstrom, faxed to 410-996-5305, or mailed to 200 Chesapeake Blvd, Room 2300, Elkton, MD 21921.

A spreadsheet containing information regarding the change requests submitted as part of the Comprehensive Rezoning is online.  Please click here to access it. 

Planning Commission Meetings and Public Hearings

The Planning Commission will hold public hearings regarding the proposed zoning maps, Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Regulations on February 2, 2011; February 9, 2011; and February 16, 2011.  The Planning Commission will review all proposed documents and maps and forward recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. 

Residents of Election Districts 1, 2, and 3 (Cecilton, Earleville, Warwick, Chesapeake City and Elkton) should attend the February 2, 2011 meeting held at 7 PM in the Elk Room of the County Administration Building (200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, MD 21921).

Residents of Election Districts 4, 5, and 9 (Elkton, Fair Hill, North East, Charlestown, and Calvert) should attend the February 9, 2011 meeting held at 7 PM in the Elk Room of the County Administration Building (200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, MD 21921).

Residents of Election Districts 6, 7, and 8 (Perryville, Port Deposit, Rising Sun, and Conowingo) should attend the February 16, 2011 meeting held at 7 PM in the Elk Room of the County Administration Building (200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, MD 21921).  All text change requests and late requests shall also be reviewed at the February 16 meeting. 

If you are unsure of which Election District your property is in, please click here to view an election district map. 

Board of County Commissioners Meetings and Public Hearings

The Board of County Commissioners will hold public hearings regarding the proposed zoning maps, Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Regulations on March 2, 2011; March 9, 2011; March 16, 2011; March 23, 2011; March 29, 2011; April 5, 2011; and April 19, 2011.  The Board of County Commissioners will review all proposed documents and maps and render a decision as to approval or disapproval. 

Residents of Election Districts 1, 2, and 3 (Cecilton, Earleville, Warwick, Chesapeake City and Elkton) should attend the March 2, 2011 meeting held at 7 PM in the Elk Room of the County Administration Building (200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, MD 21921).

Residents of Election Districts 4, 5, and 9 (Elkton, Fair Hill, North East, Charlestown, and Calvert) should attend the March 9, 2011 meeting held at 7 PM in the Elk Room of the County Administration Building (200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, MD 21921). 

Residents of Election Districts 6, 7, and 8 (Perryville, Port Deposit, Rising Sun, and Conowingo) should attend the March 16, 2011 meeting held at 7 PM in the Elk Room of the County Administration Building (200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, MD 21921).  All text change requests and late requests shall also be reviewed at the March 16 meeting. 

If you are unsure of which Election District your property is in, please click here to view an election district map. 

The Board of County Commissioners will hold additional public meetings on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 and  Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Elk Room, County Administration Building, 200 Chesapeake Boulevard, Elkton, MD to deliberate on the change requests received relative to the draft zoning maps, draft zoning ordinance, and draft subdivision regulations.

The proposed maps and documents will be introduced for final adoption at the April 5, 2011 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners and voted on at the April 19, 2011 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners.