County: several large projects predate new zoning and APFO; vested status limits changes

Jan 30, 2026

Officials say many big residential projects in Prince Frederick began under earlier rules and therefore are vested; the county says denying them could prompt lawsuits, while new rules will apply to future proposals.

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The commissioner on Commissioner's Corner listed a series of large projects that county officials say predate the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) and the county’s new zoning ordinance, meaning those projects are largely governed by the rules in place when their applications entered the pipeline.

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