Public Hearing: Zoning Text Amendment #25-187 - Data Centers

Public Hearing: Zoning Text Amendment #25-187 - Data CentersPost Date:10/28/2025 8:46 AM PUBLIC NOTICE Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) #25-187 Data Centers Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of Charles County, Maryland will conduct a Public Hearing on November 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the proposed Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) #25-187, Data Centers. The meeting will be held in the Government Building Conference Room ("Blue Room") and via video teleconference. The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony is encouraged. ZTA #25-187 would amend specific articles of the Charles County Zoning Ordinance to define, and permit with conditions, a new land use designated as 7.01.130, Data Center, in the Business Park (BP), General Industrial (IG), Heavy Industrial (IH), Low Density Residential (RL), and Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zones designated as industrial. Limited in-person seating will be provided. Citizens can also watch via CCGTV on cable access channels, Comcast: 95 and Verizon FIOS: 10, view online at https://www.charlescountymd.gov/services/media-services/charles-county-government-television/ccgtv-live-stream, or use a call-in number to listen to the Public Hearing at 301-645-0500. Public testimony may be given either in person or virtually. Each speaker is allotted three (3) minutes. If a registered speaker is not available when called, the County has the right to move onto the next caller. Instructions for registering to speak virtually during the Public Hearing and other comment submission options are available at https://www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/PCVirtualMeetingInfo. Please contact the Clerk to the Planning Commission at [email protected] with any questions regarding public participation. The associated documents for this item will be available for inspection on October 31, 2025 in the Department of Planning and Growth Management or online at https://bit.ly/ZTA25187. For more information, please contact Charles Rice, Planning Director, at 301-645-0651 or [email protected]. BY ORDER OF THE CHARLES COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Kevin Wedding, Chair In the event the meeting is canceled due to events beyond the County's control, all items scheduled to be considered at the meeting will be rescheduled to a later date. Charles County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Return to full list >>