Planning commission issues unfavorable recommendation on citizen text amendment 25-07

The Queen Anne's County Planning Commission voted to send an unfavorable recommendation to the county commissioners on a citizen-sponsored text amendment, County Ordinance 25-07, after debate about whether to allow the applicant to revise the proposal before it advanced.

The proposal, introduced by an applicant identified in the meeting as Mr. Thompson, would have changed how transfers of development rights (TDRs) operate; the Planning Commission discussed whether the amendment should permit administrative subdivisions only or also allow lot reconfiguration. Jay Falstad of the Queen Anne's Conservation Association urged the commission to reject the draft, saying the county should not create a precedent of allowing applicants to revise deficient text amendments after submission.…