Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Planning & Zoning
Important Documents:
- Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan
- 2011 Annual Planning Report
- 2011 Annual Planning Report Maps
Administrative Forms:
- Lot of Record Determination Worksheet
- Application for Text Amendment to Subdivision Regulations
- Application for Text Amendment to Zoning Ordinance
- Application for Text Amendment (General)
- Zoning Maps Amendment Cover Sheet/Checklist
- Zoning Text Amendments Cover Sheet/Checklist
- Zoning Letter Request Form
- Fee Schedule
- Citizen’s Concern Form
- Flood Area Form
- Tap Allocation Request Form
Ordinances and Legal Documents:
- Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
- Brunswick City Charter
- Brunswick Crossing Tax District Disclosure Documents
- Code of Ordinances (2007)
- Floodplain Ordinance
- Frederick County Forest Resource Ordinance
- Street and Alley System
- Subdivision Regulations
- Transit-Oriented Design Guidelines
- Zoning Ordinance
Processes:
- Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO)
- APFO Text Amendment
- Annexation
- Combined Preliminary/Final Subdivision Plat
- Final Plat
- Miscellaneous Plats (Public Taking, Additions, Corrections, Resubdivision (Combined Preliminary/Final Plat))
- Mixed-Use Development (MXD) Option
- Planned Commercial/Industrial Development
- Preliminary Plat
- Residential Cluster Plan
- Improvement Plans
- Sketch Plan
- Subdivision Improvement Plan
- Subdivision Regulation Modification
- Subdivision Text Amendment
- Rezoning Request (Map Amendment)
- Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) Text Amendment
- Zoning Text Amendment
- Trader’s License
- Zoning Certificate – General
- Zoning Certificate – Home Occupation/Residential Professional Office
Site Plans:
*PLEASE NOTE: All Site Plan submissions must address county Forest Resource Ordinance (FRO) Requirements and require completion of a Public Notice Posting Affidavit.
- Process Chart
- Site Plan Improvement Plan/Site Development Plan
- Application and Checklist
- Public Works Checklist
- Residential Application and Checklist
- Posting Affidavit
- Posting Instructions
Zoning Certificates:
*PLEASE NOTE: Article 5, Sec. 5.1 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that “No property shall be used, and no building or structure or portion thereof shall be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered, except in conformance with the regulations of [the] Zoning Ordinance.”
A Zoning Certificate must be issued by the Planning and Zoning Administrator to indicate compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
For Fences, Residential Professional Uses, and Yard Sale signage, special requirements and forms must be used. See below for forms and instructions.
- Certificate
- Sprinkler System Exemption Request Form (for homes with Improvement Plans approved by the City PRIOR TO July 20, 2006)
- Fence Certificate , Fence Regulations
- Home Occupation/Residential Professional Use Certificate Application (NOTE: To apply for Home Occupation/Residential Professional Use of a property, you will need to complete the Home Occupation/Residential Professional Use Zoning Certificate Form AND the standard Zoning Certificate application)
- Yard Sale Application , Yard Sale Check Request Form , Yard Sale Fee Policy (Ordinance 03-02)
- Zoning Certificate Filing Procedures
Annual Reports: 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009
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Driveway Entrance Permits – Contact Public Works, 301-834-6270
Temporary Dumpster Requests – Contact Code Enforcement, 301-834-7500 ext. 106
For additional information on Brunswick City Planning and Zoning, please contact us:
Development Review Planner
Kim Mezzanotte, developmentreview@brunswickmd.gov
301-834-7500, ext. 114
FAX 301-694-6040
Planning and Zoning Administrator
Bruce Dell, planner@brunswickmd.gov
301-834-7500, ext. 105
FAX 301-694-6040
