Appeals board to hear comments on Walmart Supercenter

The Charles County Board of Appeals will hear public testimony on the Walmart Supercenter Docket No. 1325 on Tuesday, July 26, at 7 p.m. in the commissioner’s meeting room of the Charles County Government building, 200 Baltimore St., La Plata. Board of appeals meetings are aired live on CCGTV, which broadcasts on Comcast channel 95 and Verizon channel 10. The initial public hearing on this matter was held on April 14, 2015.

Speaker sign-up will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. Each speaker will have no more than three minutes to speak.

A Walmart Supercenter is proposed at Mattawoman Drive and southbound Crain Highway (U.S. 301) in Waldorf. The applicant is requesting a special exception from the board of appeals, as provided in Article XIII Section 297212 (Use No. 6.01.150-Retail Sales over 100,000 square feet on one floor). The proposal is for a one-story building that is approximately 184,015 square feet and an openair garden center that is approximately 8,452 square feet. The subject property is part of a larger approved development known as “Waldorf Station.” The proposed use will occupy approximately 20.01 acres of the 143.67 acre property located in the Transit Oriented Development Zone, with Highway Corridor and Resource Protection Zone overlays.

Board of Appeals meeting agendas are available for public viewing at www.boarddocs.com/md/chrlsco/Board.nsf/Public.

For more information, contact the Clerk to the Board of Appeals Carroll Everett at 301-645-0540 or EverettC@CharlesCountyMD.gov. Citizens with special needs who wish to attend may contact the Maryland Relay Service at 711, or Relay Service TDD: 800-735-2258.