Property Maintenance in Calvert County, MD (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Calvert County, Maryland.
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Property Blight
Calvert County's Minimum Livability Code lets the Code Official condemn any structure found 'unsafe or unfit for human occupancy,' placard it and order it vacated. Buildings that are unsanitary, fire hazards or dangerously dilapidated are declared illegal outright and must be repaired, rehabilitated or demolished under the Standard Building Code for the Elimination or Repair of Unsafe Buildings.
Calvert County Unsafe Building Condemnation
Significant RestrictionsCalvert County Code § 75-6
General: When a structure or part thereof is found by the Code Official to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy or use, and all other remedies provided for in § 75-5D of this code prove to be impractical, the Code Official may condemn the structure or part thereof and may order the structure or part thereof to be placarded and vacated pursuant to the provisions of this code. ... Unsafe buildi...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In Calvert County outside Chesapeake Beach and North Beach, even an unimproved lot in a listed zoning district may not accumulate debris, trash, abandoned vehicles or other junk, though the county's mandatory grass-cutting rule only applies within 100 feet of a house or other residence.
Calvert County Vacant Lot Debris Rules
Some RestrictionsCalvert County Code § 92-1
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot, tract or parcel located in a zoned Residential District, Rural Community District, Rural Commercial, Farm and Forest District, and any Town Center, to permit any accumulation of debris, decayed vegetable matter, filth, dangerous trees, rubbish or trash, abandoned vehicles, refrigerators or other household articles. ... "Developed lot" is defined as...
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