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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
RECORD HELD OPEN UNTIL 4:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2009

The Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners will hold the public hearing record open for the submittal of written comments for two weeks (closing at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009).  Please submit your comments using one of the following: 

• E-mail: ghollma@co.cal.md.us
• Mail or Hand-Delivery: Dept. of Planning & Zoning, County Services Plaza, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
• Fax: (410) 414-3092

To view the slideshows presented by staff at the public hearing, click here. 

JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
SOLOMONS TOWN CENTER MASTER PLAN & ZONING ORDINANCE
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009 - 7:00 P.M.
PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

Click on the links under "Topics of Hearing" in the legal notice below to view the draft documents that were the subject of the public hearing.

• Reorganization and Updating of the Solomons Town Center Master Plan: The Solomons Town Center Master Plan has been reorganized to be consistent with the format of the Calvert County Comprehensive Plan.  Numerous amendments to all chapters of the Solomons Town Center Master Plan are proposed.
   
• Reorganization and Updating of the Solomons Town Center Zoning Ordinance: The Solomons Town Center Zoning Ordinance has been reorganized to be consistent with the format of the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance.  Numerous amendments to all Articles of the Solomons Town Center Zoning Ordinance are proposed. 
   
• Amendments to the Solomons Town Center Zoning Maps:  The following amendments are proposed to the Solomon Town Center Zoning Maps:
  • Map Amendment 1: Withdrawn By Applicant
  • Map Amendment 2: Proposal by the Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ) to rezone existing businesses (Kingfisher’s Restaurant & Bunky’s Charter Boats) along Solomons Island Road from the C3 Sub-area to the C1 Sub-area.
  • Map Amendment 3: Request by Mr. Chris Reynolds, Attorney, on behalf of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, to rezone a portion of the Church’s property from the C6 Sub-area to the C4 Sub-area.
  • Map Amendment 4: Proposal by DPZ to rezone the Maryland Pilots’ Association Property from the C4 Sub-area to the C7 Sub-area.
  • Map Amendment 5: Proposal by DPZ to rezone the northern end of the public parking lot along the waterfront from the C5 Sub-area to the C3 Sub-area.
  • Map Amendment 6: Proposal by DPZ to rezone the northern end of the Glascock family’s farm from the C3 Sub-area to the C5 Sub-area.
  • Map Amendment 7: Request by Trevor Richards, on behalf of Spring Cove Marina, Ltd., to rezone Spring Cove Marina from the D1 Sub-area to the C7 Sub-area.
  • Map Amendment 8: Request by Matt Gambrill, Calvert Marina, to rezone the marina property from the E1 Sub-area to the C7 Sub-area.
  • Map Amendment 9: Request by the Calvert Marine Museum to include all properties in the C3 Sub-area (portions of the property are currently in the C6 Sub-area).
     
• Amendments to the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance: The following amendments are proposed to the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance to make it consistent with the format of the Solomons Zoning Ordinance:
  1. Section 3-1, Land Uses by District Outside the Town Centers: Reorder, renumber, and rename, where necessary, the land uses listed in these Sections to be consistent with the order, numbering, and names of the land uses listed in the Solomons Zoning Ordinance. The following land uses are proposed to be renamed:
     a. Change “Apartment, Accessory” to “Apartment, Accessory to a Residence”
     b. Change “Boarding House” to “Boarding House or Dormitory”
     c. Delete “Eating Establishment with Drive-up Facility” and “Eating Establishment without Drive-up Facility” (due to the addition of the uses listed in #2, below).
     d. Change “Tavern, Nightclub, Lounge, Dance Hall” to two separate uses: “Tavern, Bar” and “Nightclub, Lounge”.  For these uses, change the phrase “with Outdoor Facilities such as Bars” to “with Outdoor Patron Area”.
     e. Change “Manufacturing and/or Assembly of Watercraft, Commercial” to “Manufacturing and/or Assembly, Marine-Related”
     
  2. Section 3-1.05, Business and Personal Services Uses, Definitions, and Conditions and Article 12, Definitions: Add the following land uses and their definitions:
     a. "Drive-up Facility, Accessory”. This use is proposed to be prohibited outside the Town Centers;
     b. “Eating Establishment With Outdoor Patron Area” and “Eating Establishment With No Outdoor Patron Area”.  These uses are proposed to be allowed in the Districts where they are currently allowed (HD, RC, MC, and EC).
     
  3. Section 3-1, Land Uses by District Outside the Town Centers, and Article 12, Definitions: Amend the definitions of the following land uses listed in the Land Use Charts:
     a. Dwelling, Attached: Duplex
     b. Dwelling, Attached: Fourplex
     c. Dwelling, Attached: Multi-family
     d. Dwelling, Attached: Triplex
     e. Dwelling, Attached: Townhouses
     f.  Manufacturing and/or Assembly, Marine-Related (formerly Manufacturing and/or Assembly of Watercraft, Commercial)
     g. Nightclub, Lounge (formerly Tavern, Nightclub, Lounge, Dance Hall)
     h. Tavern, Bar (formerly Tavern, Nightclub, Lounge, Dance Hall)
     
  4. Section 3-2.07, Solomons Table of Land Uses and Section 3-2.07.A, Conditional Uses: Replace these Sections in their entirety with the Table of Land Uses and Conditional Uses from the Solomons Zoning Ordinance.  Replace the current Solomons Zoning Map with the new Solomons Zoning Map.
     
  5. Table 5-3, Residential Density and Minimum Lot Size Chart – Town Centers: Amend the table to reflect the residential density and minimum lot sizes proposed in the Solomons Town Center.
     
  6. Section 6-4.03, Pedestrian and Bicycle Flow: Add new paragraph ‘E’ specifying that pedestrian and bicycle access shall be provided for projects within Town Centers in accordance with the Town Center Master Plan.  Add provisions for the granting of waivers under certain circumstances.
     
  7. Table 6-2, Number of Parking Spaces Required: Reorder and rename, where necessary, the land uses listed in these tables to be consistent with the changes proposed to Section 3-1 (for the land uses proposed to be renamed, see #1 above). 
     
  8. Article 12, Definitions: Add several new terms and definitions used in the Solomons Zoning Ordinance that are not yet listed in the CCZO.

The summary presented above is intended to give a fair summary of the changes to be considered by the Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission. Because the changes are comprehensive and numerous, it is not practical to list them all in this notice. Interested persons are urged to view the actual changes in their entirety by either contacting the Department of Planning and Zoning or viewing the changes on the County website.  The changes adopted may vary from the changes proposed.