Public Hearing: Zoning Text Amendment #26-190: Retail Sales Over 100,000 Square Feet and Retail Parking

PUBLIC NOTICE

Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) #26-190, Retail Sales Over 100,000 Square Feet and Retail Parking

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 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 Zoning Text Amendment. ZTA #26-190 would amend the Charles County Zoning Ordinance to clarify and modify the zoning districts in which the Retail Sales Over 100,000 Square Feet use is allowed by resolving a conflict between the text and a table to clarify that the Use is permitted with conditions in the Mixed-Use (MX) and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) zones, and making a modification to allow the Use in the Urban Center (AUC) zone. The amendment would also amend the conditions of the Use to remove the requirement that such a Use be conducted in a two-story building. The amendment would also establish parking minimums for the Use and modify parking minimums for other Retail uses by reducing the required minimum parking ratios.

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. September 1, 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 August 14, 2026, starting at 8 a.m. through September 1, 2026, 5 p.m. for:

E-Comment: https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/public-comments/public-hearing-comments/zta-26-190

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 September 1, 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/ZTA26190. For more information, please contact Tony Felts, AICP, Assistant Chief of Planning, at 301-645-0595 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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