DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

PLANNING

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS


DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Department of Economic Development formed in March 1995 (County Code, secs. 80-1 through 80-8).

Formerly located at Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport, 5263 Bucktown Road, Cambridge, the Department of Economic Development moved to 104 Tech Park Drive, Cambridge, in February 2017.


PLANNING & ZONING OFFICE

(County Code, sec. 155-17)

Matters relating to planning and zoning are governed by both State and County laws. The Maryland Forest Conservation Act, for example, requires all county governments to adopt local forest conservation programs (Chapter 255, Acts of 1991; Code Natural Resources Article, secs. 5-1601 through 5-1613).

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