PUBLIC NOTICE 

Bill 2022-12

Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 21-166, Core Employment / Residential (CER) Zone 

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, November 16, 2022,­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 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 a proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA), filed by the Law Offices of Sue A. Greer, on behalf of the Applicant, K. Hovnanian Homes Mid Atlantic, which seeks to repeal and reenact Article VI, Base Zone Regulations, § 297-95, Core Mixed-Use Zones, of the Zoning Ordinance. The proposal would enable infill development that is comprised of solely residential uses on currently undeveloped properties. Eligible properties must consist of no less than 2 acres and no greater than 9 acres; and must have at least 50% of the non-street perimeter of the subject property (side and/or rear lot lines) developed with single-family dwellings or higher intensity residential uses.

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 301-885-2779 between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 16, 2022, 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 you are 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, October 28, 2022, starting at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 5 p.m.  For:

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/zta-22-166

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 November 16, 2022.

 Those citizens with special needs may contact Kirby R. Blass or Cyndi Bilbra, Department of Planning and Growth Management at voice phone number 301-645-0692 or 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, Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland or online at: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/charles-county-commissioners/board-of-charles-county-commissioners-meetings. For more information, please contact Kirby R. Blass, Planner III, or Cyndi Bilbra, Planning Supervisor, with the Department of Planning and Growth Management.

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.

Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer