PUBLIC NOTICE

Bills 2024-07 (ZTA 23-176) and 2024-08 (ZMA 23-02), Aviation Business Park

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 29, 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 Bill 2024-07 (ZTA 23-176) and Bill 2024-08 (ZMA 23-02). The discussion will take place in the Government Building Conference Room (Blue Room) and via video teleconference. The public is welcome to attend and encouraged to participate in the hearing.

Bill 2024-07 (ZTA 23-176) and Bill 2024-08 (ZMA 23-02) are meant to promote economic development and permit development that is compatible with the Maryland Airport. Certain provisions of the Charles County Zoning Ordinance would be amended by Bill 2024-07, creating the Aviation Business Park (ABP) Zone as a new base zoning district. The Charles County Zoning Maps would be modified by Bill 2024-08 to rezone some properties near the airport to the new ABP Zone, with some properties along Ray Drive rezoned to General Industrial (GI).

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. and 4 p.m. on October 29, 2024, to register to speak. Once registered, citizens will receive a virtual link to testify between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. after in-person speakers testify. If you are not available to speak when your name is called, we reserve 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 October 11, 2024, starting at 8:00 a.m., through Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://charlescountymd.info/E-comments
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 Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD at 1-800-735-2258.

The associated documents for this item will be accessible to the public on October 11, 2024, in the Department of Planning and Growth Management or online at: https://CharlesCountyMD.info/AmendedZTA23-176ZMA23-02. For more information, please contact Amy Blessinger, Planner III, at (301) 645-0650 or 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 6:00 pm in the County Commissioners Meeting Room.

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