PUBLIC NOTICE
Aviation Business Park Zone
Bills 2024-07 (ZTA 23-176) and 2024-08 (ZMA 23-02)
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 9th, 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 the proposed zoning text and map amendments to allow development compatible with the Maryland Airport and to support economic development. Bill 2024-07 would amend certain provisions of the Charles County Zoning Ordinance to establish a new base zoning district, the Aviation Business Park (ABP) Zone. Bill 2024-08 would amend the Charles County Zoning Maps to rezone certain properties around the airport to the new ABP Zone, with certain properties along Ray Drive being rezoned to Light Industrial.
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 April 9, 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 March 22, 2024 starting at 8 a.m. through April 9, 2024, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://bit.ly/49TzkZI
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 April 9, 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/AviationBusinessParkBill2024-07and08. For more information, please contact Amy Blessinger at (301) 645-0650 or by email at BlessingA@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.
