PUBLIC NOTICE
Bill 2025-02 (ZTA 23-179)
Multifamily Uses and Infill Development in the Residential Office (RO) Zone
The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 8, 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 2025-02 (Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 23-179), Multifamily Uses and Infill Development in the Residential Office (RO) Zone.
Bill 2025-02 would amend the Charles County Zoning Ordinance to add the following uses as permitted uses in the Residential Office (RO) Zone: Use #3.03.100, Multifamily Residential: Garden Apartment; #3.03.200, Multifamily Residential: Mid-Rise; Use #8.01.000, Mixed-use Building; and Use #8.02.000, Mixed-use Building, Residential. The amendments are meant to facilitate development of infill parcels and to provide affordable housing.
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 April 8, 2025 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 March 21, 2025 starting at 8 a.m. through April 8, 2025, 5 p.m. for:
E-Comment: https://charlescountymd.info/ZTA23179PublicComments
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, April 8, 2025.
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 or online at: https://charlescountymd.info/ZTA23-179. 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 6:00pm in the County Commissioners Meeting Room.
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