PUBLIC NOTICE
Amendments to Code of Charles County Maryland Chapter 224 Building Construction
Bill 2024-10
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 14, 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 the proposed amendments to the Code of Charles County Maryland Chapter 224 Building Construction. The proposed amendments are to incorporate the International Code Council 2021 International Building Code (IBC), 2021 International Rescue Committee (IRC), and the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), known as the Maryland Performance Standards, as required per Public Safety Article §12-205 of the Maryland Annotated Code as well as amend local amendments.
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 May 14, 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 April 26, 2024 starting at 8 a.m. through May 14, 2024, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/bill-2024-10
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 May 14, 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/BldgCdAmendPHDocs. For more information, please contact Don Litten, Building Code Official, at LittenD@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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