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Commissioners direct staff to schedule public hearings on town‑center traffic mitigation and small nonresidential APF exemptions
Summary
The St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 20 voted to schedule public hearings on two zoning text amendments: one to allow limited traffic mitigation for projects in town centers, and another to exempt nonresidential site plans under 5,000 square feet from APF findings.
The St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 20 voted to send two proposed zoning text amendments to public hearing: one to allow projects in town centers to mitigate traffic impacts in a manner more like development districts, and a second to exempt nonresidential site plans under 5,000 square feet from Adequate Public Facilities (APF) findings.
Phil Shire of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management outlined the traffic item and said the county’s zoning code lists multiple mitigation options including dedication of property, impact fees, taxing districts, fees‑in‑lieu, public‑private partnerships and off‑site improvements. “I'm gonna ask that just for the sake of today's…
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