LEONARDTOWN, Md. — The St. Mary’s County Planning Commission on Feb. 9, 2026, approved the major subdivision plan for the 140-unit Pembrooke Crossing townhome development in Lexington Park, advancing the project to its next phase after concept approval last year.
The 27.95-acre project, located east of Willows Road at the end of Meadow Creek Drive, will consist of 140 single-family attached townhomes within the Lexington Park Development District. The property is zoned Residential Medium Density.
Commissioners voted unanimously to approve Major Subdivision application MJ 25-0215 following a public hearing that included discussion of traffic, stormwater management and on-street parking enforcement.
The project previously received approval of its Concept Site Plan on Feb. 11, 2025. A variance to disturb an expanded stream buffer was later approved by the Board of Appeals on Aug. 14, 2025. Monday’s vote finalized the subdivision layout, lot configuration and supporting infrastructure details.
The development proposes 26 townhome buildings, each containing four to six units. Interior units will feature single-car garages, while end units will include double-car garages. In total, 384 on-lot parking spaces are planned. Public roads within the development will allow limited on-street parking in designated areas.
Amenities include a playground, picnic space, dog park, walking paths, a multi-use green space and a covered bus shelter near the entrance. Developers said sidewalks throughout the community will meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
Stormwater management plans were updated from the earlier concept stage. Engineers told commissioners that most runoff will be captured and treated through on-site facilities, with limited areas designed to sheet flow through preserved forest buffers before reaching adjacent streams. County public works staff reviewed and accepted the updated calculations.
A new traffic study using January 2026 data projected approximately 820 daily vehicle trips generated by the development. The study concluded surrounding intersections would continue to operate at acceptable levels of service under county standards.
Some commissioners raised broader concerns about cumulative traffic growth in the area but acknowledged the project meets current zoning and adequacy requirements.
The subdivision approval clears the way for final engineering and building permits. Construction phasing details were not finalized during the hearing.
Watch the full St. Mary’s County Planning Commission meeting below:
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people already run all three stop signs. the one leaving the apartments, the one leaving the homes down the street and then the one at willows. now they are going to introduce more traffic at that little intersection that is more wild than the west in the 1880s and 1890s.