Public Notice: Enactment of Bill 2025-10 Zoning Text Amendment 26-191

PUBLIC NOTICE

Enactment of Bill 2026-10

Zoning Text Amendment 26-191

MIXED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY USE

Introduction by Charles County Commissioners

FOR the purpose of Amending certain provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of Charles County to create a Mixed Residential Community Use in the RM and RH Zone which will facilitate the creation of well-designed neighborhoods that expand housing choice and improve long-term housing affordability by allowing a coordinated mix of housing types on a single lot or development site, including single-family dwellings, cottages, townhouses, duplexes and multiplex buildings, in a unified plan of development that is compatible with surrounding neighborhoods and promotes housing diversity and efficient land use. BY Repealing and Reenacting with Amendments: Chapter 297- Zoning Ordinance, Article III Definitions and Interpretations §297-49 Word Usage Definitions; Article IV Permissible Uses §297-63 Permissible Uses Figure IV-1 the Table of Permissible Uses; Article V Residential Density §297-75 Residential Density Figure V-1 Residential Density Ranges; Article VI Base Zone Regulations §297-90 Development District Residential Zones Figure VI-4 Development District Residential Zones; Article XIII Minimum Standards for Special Exceptions and Uses Permitted With Conditions §297-212 Uses corresponding with Table with Permissible Use; Article XV Moderately Priced Dwellings §297-243 Density Bonus; Article XVIII Site Design §297-298 General Site Design Standards; Article XX Parking Facilities Figure XX-1: Table of Parking Requirements.

Bill 2026-10 becomes effective: December 11, 2026

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