PUBLIC NOTICE

Bill 2024-05: Amendment to Zoning Text Amendment 21-169 Critical Area

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., in a hybrid format, both virtually and in person at the Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland, to consider an amendment to Zoning Text Amendment 21-169 that incorporates language from the conditional approval by the Critical Area Commission as to the applicability of the updated boundary of the Critical Area Overlay Zone to The Villages of Swan Point.
Individuals or representatives of groups wishing to make oral or written comments are encouraged to attend the hearing.

In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin 30 minutes (1/2 hour) prior to the hearing at the Charles County Government Building (200 Baltimore Street, La Plata) and will end at the commencement of the hearing.

Virtually: Call (240) 776-6709, between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 19, 2024 to register to speak. Once registered, citizens will receive a virtual link to testify between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when your name is called, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes.

Written or voicemail comments may be submitted in lieu of oral testimony, or to expand upon oral testimony, and will be accepted Friday, March 1, 2024 starting at 8 a.m. through March 19, 2024, 5 p.m. for:

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/bill-2024-05
Phone message: call 301-645-0652
Mail: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646.
Comments sent by mail must be received no later than March 19, 2024.

Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the Department of Planning and Growth Management, Planning Division, Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland or online at https://bit.ly/CriticalAreaBill2024-05. For more information, please contact Charles Rice at (301) 645-0651 or by email at RiceC@CharlesCountyMD.gov.

BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Reuben B. Collins, II., Esq., President

 In the event the notified meeting is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of nature beyond the control of the County, all items scheduled to be discussed or heard at the meeting will be rescheduled to a later date at 6:00pm in the County Commissioners Meeting Room.

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