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Board of Appeals grants special exception for two flex buildings at Calvert Gateway
Summary
The Calvert County Board of Appeals approved a special exception allowing two single‑story flex buildings at 10380 Towne Center Blvd. Applicants said the buildings will be under 20,000 sq ft, use existing Dunkirk Gateway utilities, and conform to the Dunkirk Town Center plan; the board approved the request with existing permitting conditions.
The Calvert County Board of Appeals voted to grant a special exception for two single‑story flex buildings proposed at 10380 Towne Center Boulevard in Dunkirk.
Matt Cinnamon of Atwell LLC, speaking for property owner Michael Garnier and Penwick Village LLC, told the board the buildings would be multi‑tenant ‘‘flex’’ spaces intended for retail, offices and light service users consistent with the Dunkirk Town Center master plan. Cinnamon said the buildings would each be under 20,000 square feet and that tenant fit‑out would follow routine permitting procedures through Calvert County planning and zoning.
Michael Gardner, appearing on behalf of the applicant, addressed utilities and traffic. He said the Dunkirk Gateway development is served by an on‑site package wastewater plant and water system constructed in 2006 and that the plant ‘‘has capacity for up to 25,000 gallons of total effluent a day, and it currently averages between 12 and 13,000 gallons per day now.’’ Gardner added that trip generation for the proposed uses would fall within an existing trip cap established for the Dunkirk Gateway.
Board members discussed the special‑exception criteria and utility capacity, and the board closed the public record before taking a motion. A board member moved that the evidence satisfied the criteria in the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance and that the proposed buildings would not be detrimental to adjacent properties or public services. The motion carried and the chair announced the special exception had been granted, subject to prior variance conditions (setbacks, fencing) and standard county permitting sign‑offs.
The board noted the decision will be memorialized in an order issued within 45 days, per board procedure.
