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Planning commission grants major subdivision approval for Bishop's Meadow Phase 3
Summary
The Planning Commission granted major subdivision approval to create a single 2.1‑acre residential lot at Warrington Farm (Bishop’s Meadow Phase 3), subject to routine conditions including removal of an on‑site trailer and filing a residential building permit within 60 days of recordation.
The Queen Anne’s County Planning Commission voted April 9 to approve major subdivision application 25‑07‑0475 (Bishop’s Meadow Phase 3), allowing Warrington Farm Properties LLC to create one new 2.1‑acre residential lot under the county’s large‑lot technique.
County planner Doug Summers summarized the application and staff review, saying the proposed lot lies outside mapped natural resource areas and will be served by private well and septic. Staff noted required conditions: removal of an existing trailer that spans the proposed parcel line prior to recordation and a residential building permit application within 60 days of recordation or removal of accessory structures.
Applicant representative Ethan Whiteside told the commission the lot would enable him to build a house and remain on the family farm. The commission considered the applicant’s request to grant both preliminary and final approval at the same meeting; counsel reminded the panel that the bylaws allow that shortcut only if five members vote to waive the usual requirements. The commission found the five waiver factors met, voted to waive the requirement, and then approved the subdivision. The motion passed with the required affirmative votes.
What was decided: The commission’s resolution finds the subdivision consistent with the Queen Anne’s County Zoning and Subdivision Regulations and with the 2022 Comprehensive Plan, and grants approval subject to the conditions in the staff report (final edits and agency approvals, required legal documents, trailer removal, and building permit timing).
What happens next: Staff will finalize any remaining agency edits and the applicant must meet the conditions before recordation of the subdivision. The measure now proceeds to the record for implementation steps required prior to final site plan signatures.
Quote: “My intention is to create this lot to build a house so that I can stay on the farm and on the family farm,” said applicant Ethan Whiteside.
