PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in the Chesapeake Hearing Room, 150 Main St., Prince Frederick, to consider a temporary six-month moratorium on site plan approvals for data center development projects.
The proposed ordinance would establish a temporary moratorium to allow time to review and adopt regulations and zoning ordinance text amendments related to data centers and heavy industrial use conditions, and to complete any necessary studies or analysis.
Interested persons are encouraged to review the proposed ordinance in its entirety by contacting the Department of Planning & Zoning at 410-535-1600, ext. 2356, or by viewing the proposed ordinance on the public hearing page.
The public hearing will be streamed live at www.calvertcountymd.gov/Meetings and www.youtube.com/CalvertCountyGov. To comment by telephone, call 929-229-2458, meeting ID: 202-970-551, passcode: #.
Individuals may submit written comments before the public hearing by email to PZ@calvertcountymd.gov or by mail to:
Calvert County
Attn: Department of Planning & Zoning
150 Main St.
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Written comments received by the close of business Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, will become part of the official record. The proposed ordinance may be substantively modified, revised, amended or otherwise changed based upon comments received at the public hearing.
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too late! Amazon didn’t mess around. Can this discussion now be over?