Public Hearing: Comprehensive Plan Amendment

PUBLIC NOTICE

Comprehensive Plan Amendment

Land Use Map Changes (Maryland Airport)

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.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 amendment to the 2016 Charles County Comprehensive Plan. The proposed Amendment to the 2016 Comprehensive Plan seeks to reverse changes to the Land Use Map designation for several properties surrounding Maryland Airport that were made in 2021.

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 July 21, 2026, 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 July 3, 2026, starting at 8 a.m. through July 21, 2026, 5 p.m. for:

E-Comment: https://charlescountymd.info/LandUsePlanMapAmendment-June2026
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 July 21, 2026.

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, Planning Division, Charles County Government Building, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland or online at: https://bit.ly/CompPlanAmend. For more information, please contact the Devin Parker, Planner I, at (301) 645-0598 or [email protected].

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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