PUBLIC NOTICE
Amendment to Charles County Comprehensive Plan
Lands Surrounding Maryland Airport
Notice is hereby given that the Charles County Commissioners will conduct a Virtual Public Hearing on September 22, 2021 at 6 p.m. to consider a proposed amendment to the 2016 Charles County Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed amendment to the 2016 Charles County Comprehensive Plan would change the land use designation of certain properties surrounding the Maryland Airport to Employment and Industrial. The changes include revised text within Chapters 3, 7, 8, and 12 to support the land use change and a revised Land Use Map to designate these properties as Employment and Industrial. The amendment also includes a revision to remove this area from the county’s Priority Preservation Area (PPA) by revising text and PPA map in Chapter 11.
The meeting will be held remotely via video teleconference. Persons with questions or requests for more information regarding this hearing may call 301-645-0692. The hearing is open to the public and public testimony is encouraged.
To speak during the September 22, 2021 Public Hearing, residents must call 301-885-2779 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on September 22, 2021 to register. Once registered, residents will be called between 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. on September 22, 2021 to testify. Each speaker will be allotted three (3) minutes. If a registered speaker is not available to speak when called, the County has the right to move onto the next caller.
Comments will be accepted August 22, 2021 starting at 8:00 a.m. through September 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. by using the e-comment feature at https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/comprehensive-plan-amendment-lands-surrounding-maryland-airport or by calling 301-645-0652 to leave a message. In addition, residents may submit comments by mail to the following address: Commissioners of Charles County, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646. Comments sent by mail must be received no later than September 22, 2021.
The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection in the Planning Division, Planning and Growth Management Department, Charles County Government Building, La Plata, Maryland or online at:
http://go.boarddocs.com/md/chrlsco/Board.nsf/Public. For more information, please contact Amy Blessinger, Planner III, by phone at (301) 645-0650 or by email at BlessingA@CharlesCountyMD.gov.
Those citizens with special needs may contact the Maryland Relay Service TDD 1-800-735-2258.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
CHARLES COUNTY
Reuben B. Collins, II, Esq., President