Kent County Government - Planning, Housing, and Zoning

R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr. Kent County Government Center
400 High Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
Tel: (410) 778-7475
Fax: (410) 810-2932
gowings@kentgov.org

Hours of Operation:
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Monday - Friday

The Department of Planning and Zoning serves the present and future inhabitants of Kent County, Maryland by:

  • Conducting immediate and long-range planning;
  • Providing for the preservation and enhancement of the attractiveness of the county through good design and arrangement and by assuring the provision of adequate public utilities, services and facilities;
  • Protecting Kent County's significant natural and historic resources and historic areas against destruction or encroachment;
  • Protecting and preserving Kent County's agricultural industry and the prime agricultural soils essential to the conduct of this industry;
  • Implementing programs to improve substandard housing and developing new programs to address the need for workforce housing.
  • Providing for the development of a light industrial base, and
  • Directing development into appropriate locations.

Staff

Gail Webb Owings

Director of Planning and Zoning Administration

(410) 778-7468
E-mail: gowings@kentgov.org

Carla Martin Gerber

Community Planner

(410) 778-7474
E-mail: cgerber@kentgov.org

Amy Moredock

Environmental Planner

(410) 778-7473
E-mail: amoredock@kentgov.org

William Kerbin

Housing Planner

(410) 778-7426
E-mail:bkerbin@kentgov.org

M. Richard Myers

Chief Enforcement Officer

(410) 778-7437
E-mail: rmyers@kentgov.org

Bryan Foreman

Enforcement Officer

(410) 778-7457
E-mail: bforeman@kentgov.org

Harold Coleman

Housing Inspector

(410) 778-7427

Carolyn Brinkley

Administrative Assistant

(410) 778-7475
E-mail: cbrinkley@kentgov.org

Kim Dixon

Clerk, Kent County Board of Appeals

(410) 778-7467
E-mail: kdixon@kentgov.org

Doris Olsen

Coordinator of County Address System &
Building Permits

(410) 778-7423
E-mail: dolsen@kentgov.org

Judy Hickman

Administrative Assistant

(410) 778-0455
E-mail: jhickman@kentgov.org

Michelle Wood

Administrative Assistant

(410) 778-7452
E-mail: mwood@kentgov.org