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Commissioners approve Pax River Village Center rezoning despite Navy opposition
Summary
The board voted to change land use and zoning to high‑intensity mixed use for portions of Pax River Village Center outside the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone; the Navy formally recommended disapproval and one commissioner voted no.
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County voted July 15 to approve a comprehensive-plan and zoning‑map change (Zone 24‑0413) for portions of the Pax River Village Center that fall outside the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (ACUS), moving the land use designation to mixed‑use high intensity and the zoning to MXH (high intensity mixed use).
Why it matters: the proposal aims to support downtown Lexington Park revitalization with higher‑intensity, walkable development and specific uses the developer has…
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