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Local Government Planning

Carroll County

Profile

Carroll County is bordered on the east by Baltimore County, the west by Frederick County, and the south by Howard County. The County seat is Westminster.
Carroll County Map

Regional Planning Agency

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council

Priority Funding Areas (PFA)

View the statewide Interactive PFA Map

Comprehensive Plans

Jurisdiction
Current Plan / Adoption Date
Carroll​ Master Plan WRE-2010
CMP-2014​
Regional Plans:
​Freedom Plan (County)
CMP-2018​​
​Finksburg Corridor Plan
CMP-2013​
Municipalities:
Hampstead CMP-2023​
Manchester CMP-2018
Mount Airy CMP-2013​
New Windsor CMP-2010
Sykesville CMP-2021
Taneytown CMP-2010
Union Bridge CMP-2008​​
Westminster CMP-2009
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For a list of the most current adopted plans for Carroll County, please ​visit the Carroll County Department of Planning and Land Management’s Bureau of Comprehensive Planning webpage, or contact local planning staff via the bureau’s Planning Staff directory found on their website. 

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Septic Law Implementation Plans

Jurisdiction Map & Documentation MDP Response
Carroll County
   
Municipalities:
Hampstead Map  Doc  
Manchester Map  Doc  
Mount Airy    
New Windsor Map  Doc Response
Sykesville Map  Doc Response
Taneytown Map  Doc Response
Union Bridge Map  Doc Response
Westminster
Map  Doc
Response​

Minor Subdivision Definition Changes​​​

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Staff Assignments

Brooks Phelps
brooks.phelps@maryland.gov
410-767-4572

Planning Contacts

John Breeding
Administrator
Town of Mount Airy
Department of Community Planning and Zoning
110 South Main Street
P.O. Box 50
Mt. Airy, MD 21771-0050
jbreeding@mountairymd.org
301-829-1424
Michelle Wilder
Administrator
Town of Manchester
Zoning Office
3337 Victory Street
P.O. Box 830
Manchester, MD 21102-0830​
mwilder@manchestermd.gov
410-239-3200
Tammi Ledley
Town Manager & Zoning Administrator
Town of Hampstead
Town Hall
1034 South Carroll Street
Hampstead, MD 21074
tledley@hampsteadmd.gov
410-239-7408
Michael Reynolds
Town Circuit Rider
Town of Union Bridge
Town Hall
104 West Locust St.
Union Bridge, MD 21791
unionbr@carr.org
410-775-2711
Joe Cosentini
Town Manager
Town of Sykesville
7547 Main St.
Sykesville, MD 21784
jcosentini@sykesville.net
410-795-8959
Gary Dye Jr.
Town Manager
Town of New Windsor
Town Hall
209 High Street
New Windsor, MD 21776-0609
gdye@newwindsormd.org
410-635-6575
Mark Depo
Director
City of Westminster
Department Of Community Planning & Development
Administrative Offices
56 West Main St., Suite 1
Westminster, MD 21157
planning@westgov.com
410-848-9000
Darryl Hale
Director & Code Enforcement Officer
City of Taneytown
Planning & Zoning Department
City Hall
17 East Baltimore Street
Taneytown, MD 21787
dhale@taneytown.org
410-751-1100
Mary Lane
Planning Manager
Carroll County
Department of Planning
County Office Building
225 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
mlane@carrollcountymd.gov
410-386-2507