Planning and Zoning
Planning and Zoning plans the overall physical development and growth of the County, updates and enforces the zoning code, and administers the subdivision and development regulations.
2026 Comprehensive Plan Update
Talbot County is inviting residents, business owners, and community stakeholders to take part in shaping the County’s future by completing a new community survey. The survey is part of the County’s update to its Comprehensive Plan, a guiding document that will set priorities for growth, development, and conservation over the next two decades.
The Comprehensive Plan will influence land use, housing, transportation, parks, recreation, natural resources, and more. The County is seeking input from people of all ages and backgrounds to help shape a shared vision for the future.
The survey is available online at Talbot County 2026 Comprehensive Plan Update - Community Feedback Survey and will remain open through May 23rd. It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Regular Updates of the process and the plan overall will be available at Engage Talbot
Stay Up to Date on Engage Talbot
Fee Schedule
Users may be required for pay a fee to apply to a license, submit a site plan, requesting paper copies of documents, and more.
Review Fee List
Impact Fees
Impact fees are one-time payments, usually paid during development process, that offset financial impact that a new development may have on public infrastructure. See Impact Fees for FY 2025.
Review Impact Fees
2025 Submittal Schedule
Understand when an application or submittal may be reviewed based on the Submittal Schedule 2025.
Review Schedule
Calendar
Upcoming Public Hearings/Meetings
- Short Term Rental Board Meeting
May 15 2025, 1:00pm
[details]Meeting Agenda is posted on the Planning and Zoning Website.
- Board of Appeals Mtg
May 19 2025, 6:30pm
[details]Board of Appeals Agenda is located on the Planning and Zoning webpage.
- Board of Appeals Mtg
June 2 2025, 6:30pm
[details]Board of Appeals Agenda is located on the Planning and Zoning Webpage.
- Planning Commission Meeting
June 4 2025, 9:00am
[details]Meeting Agenda is posted on the Planning and Zoning website.
- Board of Appeals Meeting
June 16 2025, 6:30pm
[details]Board of Appeals meeting Agenda see Planning and Zonings webpage.
- Short Term Rental Board Meeting
June 26 2025, 1:00pm
[details]Meeting Agenda is posted on the Planning and Zoning Website.
Check back later for events.
Latest Department News
MD DHCD Secretary Day Announces Major Broadband Connectivity Milestone During Talbot County ‘Day Trip’ Tour
05/06/2025
Category: Planning and Zoning County Council
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited Easton and celebrated two important announcements during the latest Day Trip tour stop in Talbot County. The Talbot County tour was the 20th in DHCD’s Day Trip series, which was created as an opportunity for DHCD leadership to speak with local officials and other leaders in their home communities. The visits also allow department officials the chance to see projects supported through DHCD’s grant and loan programs.
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Community Survey Now Available for Comprehensive Plan Update
05/05/2025
Category: Planning and Zoning
Talbot County is inviting residents, business owners, and community stakeholders to take part in shaping the County’s future by completing a new community survey. The survey is part of the County’s update to its Comprehensive Plan, a guiding document that will set priorities for growth, development, and conservation over the next two decades.
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Second Public Hearing November 7 for 61.2 MW Solar Plant Proposed for Talbot County
10/24/2024
Category: Partner Agencies Planning and Zoning
Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a proposal by Crockett Solar l, LLC to construct a 61.2 MW solar facility in Talbot County. The hearing will take place on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7 p.m. before Chief Public Utility Law Judge Chuck McLean, at the Cordova Fire Department, 11864 Kittys Corner Road in Cordova. The first public comment hearing in this case was held July 15, 2024.
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Groundbreaking Celebration for University of Maryland Shore Regional Medical Center
10/23/2024
Category: Planning and Zoning County Council
In a celebratory milestone that has been decades in the making, elected officials, medical, civic and business leaders and community stakeholders gathered today in Easton to break ground for the construction of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Medical Center.
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