The Cambridge Planning and Zoning Department is responsible for:
- Land use management,
- Short and long range planning,
- Enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance,
- Subdivision Regulations,
- Neighborhood Compatibility Design Standards,
- Chesapeake Bay Critical Area,
- Forest Conservation Act
- Flood Plain Management programs and
- Special projects.
Staff provides assistance and technical support to the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and Historic Preservation Commission. This Department works closely with other departments in administering the State's Community Legacy and CDBG grant programs in addition to guiding the planning process for the adoption of the City's updated Comprehensive Plan.
Comprehensive Plan
In 2008, the City of Cambridge began the process of updating the 1996 Comprehensive Plan. The goal is that the plan will create/instill a Community Vision among the citizens, planners, and city officials for the physical, business, and artistic growth of Cambridge, a city which has experienced a significant influx of new residents in recent years. The Plan shall set forth a series of goals for the realization of this Vision for the future prosperity of Cambridge.
- UPDATE -
The Draft Comprehensive Plan was approved by the City Planning and Zoning Commission on May 18, 2010. You may view the Comp Plan documents below:
The City Plan
Maps
Other Planning Studies/Maps and Projects
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Little Blackwater River Watershed Management Plan - DRAFT |
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