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Commission approves conceptual plan for Calvert County Industrial Park Lot 37 flex space
Summary
The planning commission approved the conceptual site plan for Lot 37 in Calvert County Industrial Park (CSPR 143186), proposing two flex buildings and related variances; vote was 7-0.
The Calvert County Planning Commission voted 7-0 on April 16 to approve the conceptual site plan application CSPR 143186 for Calvert County Industrial Park Lot 37. Staff recommended approval with four standard conditions included in the staff report.
Christine Fenimore, principal planner, presented the application and said the lot is in the I-1 Light Industrial zoning district and totals 2.75 acres. The concept shows two one-story flex buildings with mezzanines; each building is shown with a total of 17,000 square feet (11,700 square feet on the first floor plus a 5,300-square-foot mezzanine) for combined employment- and personal-services uses. Access to Lot 37 is proposed from Cutter Court, a county public right-of-way.
Fenimore said parking calculations produced a total requirement of 68 spaces, including ADA stalls, and that a traffic impact analysis had been submitted to the Department of Public Works for review and must be approved before final site plan approval. A setback reduction request for the side yard adjacent to Lot 38 (from 50 feet to a minimum of 10 feet) was approved administratively by the planning commission administrator in January 2025 and is reflected in the review.
The concept drawings show specimen-tree impacts; staff referred the matter to the Board of Appeals, and the environmental reviewer scheduled a Board of Appeals hearing on the variance in June. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about building height and mezzanine configuration; the applicant's consulting engineer explained the proposed mezzanine arrangement is a partial second level that reads in elevation like a two-story building in places.
A commissioner moved to approve the conceptual site plan with staff-recommended conditions; the motion passed unanimously (7-0). The approval advances the project to more detailed design, permitting and final approval steps pending DPW review and any Board of Appeals action on the specimen-tree variance.
