The Town of Chesapeake Beach Planning & Zoning Commission is scheduled to consider draft zoning language on Oct. 28, 2026, that lists data centers among a group of uses proposed for classification under a special use category, according to the published agenda.
The agenda item, which references Section 290-43 of the town code, is marked as a draft. It groups data centers alongside other uses such as casino gambling, cannabis growers and processors, landfills, and junk and salvage yards within a numbered list of use categories under review, according to the published agenda.
For residents, the matter is relevant because it concerns how the town’s zoning code would classify and regulate data center development going forward, placing it in the same procedural category as other uses the town has identified for special use review, according to the agenda.
- Meeting: Planning & Zoning Commission, Town of Chesapeake Beach, Md.
- Date: Oct. 28, 2026
- Agenda reference: Section 290-43, draft use table
- Listed uses include: Bio-manufacturing, Cannabis Grower, Cannabis Processor, Casino Gambling, Data Centers, Drive-In Movie Theaters, Junk and Salvage Yards, Landfills, Permanent Non-Residential Parking in a Residential District, and Repair
- Document status: Draft, per the published agenda
The draft language is scheduled to come before the Planning & Zoning Commission at the Oct. 28 meeting, according to the agenda. The agenda does not indicate a final vote outcome or further procedural steps beyond the commission’s consideration of the draft.
Residents may attend the Oct. 28, 2026 meeting of the Chesapeake Beach Planning & Zoning Commission to review the draft agenda item in person. The full agenda is available through the town’s official website for those seeking additional detail ahead of the meeting.
Official source: the published record