PUBLIC NOTICE
Bill 2024-18 (ZTA 23-181),
Restaurant, Fast Food Drive in and Drive Through with Direct Access to a Public Road in the Core Employment/Residential (CER)
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 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 2024-18 (ZTA 23-181). 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 2024-18 (ZTA 23-181) proposes to amend certain provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of Charles County to permit use code 6.02.310 Restaurant, fast-food drive-in, and drive-through and mobile food service facilities with direct access to a public road within the Core Employment/Residential (CER) Zone by Special Exception.
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 January 14, 2025, 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 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 December 27, 2024, starting at 8:00 a.m. through Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/zta23-181
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, January 14, 2025.
Those citizens with special needs may contact Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
The associated documents for this item will be accessible to the public on December 27, 2024, in the Department of Planning and Growth Management or online at: https://charlescountymd.info/ZTA23-181. For more information, please contact Kelly Palmer, CFM, Planner III, at (301) 638-2408 or PalmerK@CharlesCountyMD.gov , or Kirby R. Blass, Planner III, at (301) 645-0653 or BlassK@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.
Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.