NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) will hold a Public Hearing on January 30, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. in the CSMC Meeting Room in the Chesapeake Building located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, Maryland to consider public input on the proposed Ordinance to Amend Chapter 285 of the Code of St. Mary’s County by Amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Schedule 50.4.74 to Allow Use # 74, “Restaurant, Fast Food” in the Limited Commercial Industrial Zoning District (LCI) and Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Accident Potential Zone 2 Zoning Overlay (APZ-2). Public hearing information and related documents can be viewed online at: stmaryscountymd.gov/publichearings. CSMC Public Hearings are televised live on St. Mary’s County Government (SMCG) TV Channel 95 and available on the SMCG YouTube Channel. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate in the public hearing. Those wishing to address the CSMC may participate in-person or provide their feedback via: • Email to: csmc@stmaryscountymd.gov • Mail to: P.O. Box 653, Leonardtown, MD 20650 All submissions must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Submissions will be considered by the CSMC at the Public Hearing and up to 7 days following the public hearing. Public Hearing guidelines are subject to change. Note that because of the evidence and comments made at the public hearing, amendments may be made to the proposed Ordinance to Amend Chapter 285 of the Code of St. Mary’s County by Amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Schedule 50.4.74 to Allow Use # 74, “Restaurant, Fast Food” in the Limited Commercial Industrial Zoning District (LCI) and Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Accident Potential Zone 2 Zoning Overlay (APZ-2). Appropriate accommodation for individuals with special needs will be provided upon request. To meet these requirements, we respectfully request 1 week’s prior notice. Please contact the CSMC Office at (301) 475-4200 ext. 1340. Proceedings are televised live and recorded for later broadcast. All content of these proceedings is subject to disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act. Photographic, electronic audio-visual broadcasting and recording devices are used during CSMC meetings. These are public meetings and attendance at these meetings automatically grants SMCG permission to broadcast your audio and visual image. COMMISSIONERS OF ST. MARY’S COUNTY By: Buffy Giddens, County Attorney Publish on 1/12 and 1/19 Requested by: Office of the County Attorney Ordinance No. 2024 - ______ Subject: An ordinance amending Chapter 285 of the Code of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, by Amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Schedule 50.4.74 to Allow Use # 74, “Restaurant, Fast Food” in the Limited Commercial Industrial Zoning District (LCI) and Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Accident Potential Zone 2 Zoning Overlay (APZ-2). Page 1 of 3 ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 285 OF THE CODE OF ST. MARY’S COUNTY, MARYLAND, BY AMENDING COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE SCHEDULE 50.4.74 TO ALLOW USE # 74, “RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD” IN THE LIMITED COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT (LCI) AND AIR INSTALLATIONS COMPATIBLE USE ZONE (AICUZ) ACCIDENT POTENTIAL ZONE 2 ZONING OVERLAY (APZ-2) WHEREAS, pursuant to § 4-101 through § 4-104 of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, are authorized to establish zoning districts and prescribe regulations applicable in such districts; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 28 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Applicant Lexington Park Shopping Center, LLC has requested a text amendment to the text of the CZO to allow use # 74, Restaurant, Fast Food and furnished all necessary information and fees; and WHEREAS, a notice of a public hearing was advertised on _________, and _________, in The Southern Maryland News, a newspaper of general circulation in St. Mary’s County, and a public hearing was held on ___________, Amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Schedule 50.4.74 to Allow Use # 74, “Restaurant, Fast Food” in the Limited Commercial Industrial Zoning District (LCI) and Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Accident Potential Zone 2 Zoning Overlay (APZ-2); and WHEREAS, the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, Maryland find that this change shall better align the County’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to the United States Department of the Navy’s recommendations on the development of land in proximity to air installations such as Naval Air Station Patuxent River, as outlined in the Department of the Navy’s OPNAV INSTRUCTION 11010.36D, published April 11, 2022 and superseding any previous similar Department of the Navy recommendations; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, Maryland find that it is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of St. Mary’s County to amend Chapter 285 of the Code of St. Mary’s County by amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Schedule 50.4.74 to Allow Use # 74, “Restaurant, Fast Food” in the Limited Commercial Industrial Zoning District (LCI) and Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Accident Potential Zone 2 Zoning Overlay (APZ-2); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, pursuant to § 4-101 through § 4-104 of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, that: SECTION I. Code of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, Chapter 285, Schedule 50.4.74 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: Requested by: Office of the County Attorney Ordinance No. 2024 - ______ Subject: An ordinance amending Chapter 285 of the Code of St. Mary’s County, Maryland, by Amending Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Schedule 50.4.74 to Allow Use # 74, “Restaurant, Fast Food” in the Limited Commercial Industrial Zoning District (LCI) and Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) Accident Potential Zone 2 Zoning Overlay (APZ-2). Page 2 of 3 Use Type Use Intensity RPD RSC RCL RL-T RL RM RH RNC RMX VMX TMX CMX MXH MXM MXL LCI I OBP CM Critical Area Overlay AICUZ Overlay and FAR Restaurant, Fast Food High - L C - - - - - L L P P P P P - - - LDA ID