Public Hearing: Proposed Bill 2026-10: Mixed Residential Community Use in the RM and RH Zones

PUBLIC NOTICE

Mixed Residential Community Use in the RM and RH Zones, ZTA #26-191

Bill 2026-10

The Charles County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 27, 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 #26-191, Mixed Residential Community Use in the RM and RH Zones. The proposed ZTA is intended to provide Charles County with an additional regulatory mechanism to advance the County's affordable housing objectives by permitting a coordinated mix of housing types, including single-family detached dwellings, duplexes, townhouses, multiplexes, and cottage dwellings, within a unified residential development. The amendment further establishes enhanced density incentives when a substantial percentage of units are restricted for occupancy by households earning no more than sixty percent (60%) of the Area Median Income (AMI).

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 October 27, 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 October 9, 2026, starting at 8 a.m. through October 27, 2026, 5 p.m. for:

E-Comment: https://CharlesCountyMD.info/ZTA26-191

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 October 27, 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: bit.ly/ZTA26-191. For more information, please contact Kirby Blass, Senior Planner, at (301) 645-0653 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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