Maryland Department of Planning

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Local Government Planning

Cecil County

Profile

Cecil County is bordered on the east by Delaware, the north by Pennsylvania, and the south by Chesapeake Bay and Kent County. The County seat is Elkton.
Cecil County Map 
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Regional Planning Agency

Upper Shore Regional Council

Priority Funding Areas (PFA)

View the statewide Interactive PFA Map

Comprehensive Plans

Jurisdiction
 Current Plan / Adoption Date
Cecil Master Plan CMP-2010
Municipalities:
Cecilton CMP-2010
Charlestown CMP-2008
Chesapeake City CMP-2010
Elkton CMP-2010
North East CMP-2012
Perryville CMP-2010
Port Deposit CMP-2023​​
Rising Sun CMP-2011​
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For a list of th​e most current adopted plans for Cecil County, please visit the Cecil County Department of Land Use Planning and Zoning Division’s webpage or contact local planning staff via the bureau’s Staff Contact list found on their website.  ​


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Septic Law Implementation Plans

Jurisdiction Map & Documentation MDP Response
Cecil County Map  Doc Response
Municipalities:
Cecilton    
Charlestown    
Chesapeake City    
Elkton Map  Doc Response
North East Map  Doc Response​
Perryville    
Port Deposit​    
Rising Sun    

Minor Subdivision Definition Changes​​​

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Staff Assignments

David Dahlstrom
david.dahlstrom@maryland.gov
410-819-4084

Planning Contacts

Vicky Rinkerman
Administrator
Town of Port Deposit
64 South Main Street
Port Deposit, MD 21904
vrinkerman@portdeposit.org
410-287-6173
Betsy Vennell
Planning Director
Town of North East
Department of Planning & Zoning
P.O. Box 528
North East, MD 21901-0528​
bvennell@northeastmd.org
410-287-5801
Jeanne Minner
Director
Town of Elkton
Planning Departmemt
P.O. Box 157
Elkton, MD 21922-0157​
jeanne.minner@elkton.org
410-996-5220; 410-398-4999
Dianna Battaglia
Director
Town of Perryville
Planning & Zoning
515 Broad Street
P.O. Box 773
Perryville, MD 21903-0773​
dbattaglia@perryvillemd.org
410-642-6066
Calvin Bonenberger
Code Enforcement Officer & Planner
Town of Rising Sun
Code Enforcement, Planning & Zoning Department
1 East Main Street
Rising Sun, MD 21911-0456​
chief295@comcast.net; tabonenberger@risingsunmd.org
410-658-5353
Rob Bernstine
Town Manager/Project Manager
Town of Chesapeake City
Town Hall​
108 Bohemia Avenue
Chesapeake City, MD 21915
​r.bernstine@chesapeakecity-md.gov
410-885-5298
Stephen O'Connor
Director
Cecil County
Land Use & Development Services
200 Chesapeake Boulevard
Suite 2300
Elkton, MD 21921
soconnor@ccgov.org
410-996-5220
Teresa Quinn
Code Enforcement Officer
Town of Cecilton
Town Office
117 West Main Street
Cecilton, MD 21913
tquinn@ceciltonmd.gov
410-275-2692
Bryan Lightner
Permits & Zoning Enforcement
Town of Charlestown
Town Hall
241 Market Street
Charlestown, MD 21914
blightner@charlestownmd.org
410-287-6173

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