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County introduces multiple citizen-sponsored zoning text amendments for public hearings
Summary
County commissioners introduced five citizen-sponsored text amendments covering large-floor-area uses near the airport (Hinckley Yachts), waterfront village center floor-area changes, commercial apartments, transferable-development-rights adjustments and non-contiguous development standards; all were sent to public hearing after Planning Commission recommendations.
Commissioners introduced a package of citizen-sponsored text amendments to the county zoning code and scheduled public hearings. The items introduced included:
- County Ordinance 26-04: change to allow uses in excess of 65,000 sq ft in the airport protection and Kent Island gateway districts (submitted by Hinckley Yachts); Planning Commission recommended approval.
- County Ordinance 26-07: increase the by-right maximum non-residential floor area in the Waterfront Village Center (WVC) district from 30% to 40% and remove the bonus standard that previously allowed expansion up to 40%.
- County Ordinance 26-08: add provisions to allow commercial apartments in the WVC district to place the commercial portion on any floor, including the first floor; prepared by Jody Schultz. Commissioners discussed how this interacts with existing sewer allocation policy and prior moratorium language.
- County Ordinance 26-09 and 26-10: amendments to Transferable Development Rights (TDR) standards and non-contiguous development standards to permit administrative lot-line adjustments in parcels designated as open space, submitted by Jeff Thompson and Barry Parker; these do not create new lots, only allow administrative subdivisions for lot-line adjustments.
Staff explained the citizen-sponsored text-amendment process (first 10 business days in February for submissions, Planning Commission review, staff reports and interagency input). Each item was introduced and set for the statutory public hearing process; commissioners may vote on them after the hearing or extend hearings to allow more public comment.
