Caroline County Department of Planning, Codes & Engineering

Caroline County Planning and Codes Administration

Draft Comprehensive Plan Status: State 60-Day Clearinghouse Review

Location:		Health & Public Services Building 403 South 7th Street, Suite 210 Denton, Maryland 21629-1335 410-479-8100 410-479-4187 (Fax) Email Us
Office Hours:		7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

Originating as the Department of the Planning and Codes Administration in January 1985, the Department's responsibilities have changed and expanded since. It was reorganized in August of 2008 to become the Department of Planning, Codes and Engineering. In addition to the administration, implementation, and enforcement of a number of ordinances, regulations and codes, the department also performs Section 8 Housing Inspections, Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, and Excise Tax Assessment on new subdivision lots. Planning and Codes is also responsible for compliance with applicable State and Federal Programs.

Planning and Codes Responsibilities

Ordinances, Plans, and Laws

Ordinances

Agricultural Land Preservation
Building Code
Electrical Standards
Erosion and Sediment Control
Forest Conservation
Minimum Livability Code
Plumbing
Road Names and Numbering of Property
Salvage Yards and Outside Storage
Stormwater Management
Subdivision of Land
Zoning

Other Laws

Non-Tidal Wetlands
(www.mde.state.md.us)
Maryland Home Improvement Commission Licensing
(www.dllr.state.md.us)
Maryland Home Builders Registration
(www.oag.state.md.us/homebuilder)
Architect Licensing
(www.dllr.state.md.us)
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Licensing
(www.dllr.state.md.us/license/hvacr/)
Americans with Disabilities Act
(www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/)
Section 8 Housing Inspections
(www.mrdc.net)
(www.hud.gov)
Alcoholic Beverage Licensing
(compnet.comp.state.md.us)

Plans

Note! Plans available on the web may not include recent amendments. Please contact the office for an official copy.

Draft Comprehensive Plan
Caroline County Comprehensive Water and Sewerage Plan
- Part One (3.95 MB)
- Part Two (1.76 MB)
- Part Three (2.75 MB)
- Part Four (3.20 MB)
Comprehensive Plan for Town of Denton (Draft) (8.9 MB)
2000 Comprehensive Plan (Entire County) (12.5 MB)
2003 North County Comprehensive Plan (33.7 MB)
West County Comprehensive Plan (139.5 MB)
(Adopted January 13, 2009 - Warning! Very large file.)
Comprehensive Water & Sewerage Plan
Critical Area 10% Rule Guidance Manual
Critical Area Program
Denton Planning Commission Annual Report (2000)
Maryland Environmental Service Five Year Plan
Solid Waste Management Plan
Solid Waste Management Plan 2006 Review & UpdateUpper Choptank River Watershed Characterization

Citizen Guides from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation

A Citizen's Guide to Erosion and Sediment Control ( 1.73 MB)
A Citizen's Guide to Forest Conservation ( 4.00 MB)
A Citizen's Guide to Influencing Development in Your Community ( 3.56 MB)
A Citizen's Guide to Maryland's Critical Areas Program ( 2.02 MB)
(Note: 2008 Legislation made substantial changes to the MD Critical Areas Law
that are not yet reflected in this document)
A Citizen's Guide to Protecting Wetlands ( 1.54 MB)
A Citizen's Guide to Stormwater Management ( 2.24 MB)

Muncipalities in Caroline County

Denton
Federalsburg
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Henderson

Hillsboro
Marydel
Preston
Ridgely
Templeville

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NOTICES
Caroline County Planning & Codes has prepared a map of Denton, which has been produced by our GIS (Geographical Information Systems) staff. The Caroline County Commissioners have enacted Ordinance #2007-001, Required Recreational and Open Space within certain Residential Subdivisions; and Optional Fee-in-Lieu-of Dedication. Click here for more information. ( 134 KB) Caroline County has created a Burial Sites Preservation Code, which becomes a part of the Code of Public Laws of the county, to foster the protection and preservation of burial sites, cemeteries, burial grounds, and funerary objects within Caroline County; and which sets up a Burial Sites Preservation Board. Enacted October 9, 2007, it became effective November 24, 2007. Two new laws recently passed by the Maryland legislature pertain to licensed beverage establishments. Read about them here.