Residential Zoning & Development

Gildea & Schmidt, LLC represents local and national land developers and homebuilders in obtaining zoning and development approvals throughout the State of Maryland.  The firm has successfully guided its clients through the land use regulatory/entitlement process on enumerable projects, ranging from minor subdivisions to development comprising of hundreds of residential units. 

Gildea & Schmidt, LLC has vast experience in dealing with specific issues such as the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area regulations and State-mandated water and sewer designation amendments.  This firm routinely handles all environmental entitlements and has worked with governmental agencies ranging from local to State and to federal regulatory agencies.  The firm has long standing relationships with the relevant agencies at every level of government involved in the land use development/entitlement process. In developing residential communities, the firm prides itself on its strong relationships with these governmental agencies, as well as working with community associations and neighborhoods in a collaborative fashion.