PUBLIC NOTICE
Bill 2024-16 (ZTA 24-182)
Required Widths of Aisles, Driveways, and Parking Area Surfaces
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 3, 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 2024-16 (ZTA 24-182). 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 2024-16 (ZTA 24-182) proposes to amend certain provisions of the Charles County Zoning Ordinance to allow for relief from Sections 297-337 and 339, which speak to the required widths of aisles, driveways, and parking area surfaces for agritourism projects.
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 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on December 3, 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 November 15, 2024, starting at 8:00 a.m. through Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
E-Comment: https://charlescountymd.info/Bill202416EComments
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, December 3, 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 November 15, 2024, in the Department of Planning and Growth Management or online at: https://charlescountymd.info/ZTA24-182.
For more information, please contact Kelly Palmer, CFM, Planner III, at Palmerk@charlescountymd.gov, 301 638-2408 or Kirby R. Blass, Planner III, at Blassk@charlescountymd.gov, 301-645-0653.
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 p.m. in the County Commissioners Meeting Room.
Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
