Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Commission backs zoning standards to allow farm breweries and distilleries as supplementary uses

Dorchester County Planning Commission · May 6, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Planning staff presented a zoning amendment to permit and regulate farm breweries and farm distilleries with standards for setbacks, events, parking and scale; commissioners gave a favorable recommendation to send the amendment to the county council.

Susan Webb, a planning presenter, proposed a text amendment to add farm breweries and farm distilleries to Dorchester County’s zoning code as supplementary agricultural uses, modeled on current farm-winery provisions. "This is just expanding it due to what is now, just more more modern businesses in in on the Eastern Shores too," Webb said, adding the amendment would set standards for…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans