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Board of County Commissioners Agenda — 2026-06-09

Agenda June 9, 2026 · 4 page(s)

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This is the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners agenda for June 9, 2026, featuring a 5:00 p.m. closed session on boards & commissions and personnel and a 5:30 p.m. public meeting with votes expected on the Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan Amendment 11-27 (Marling Farms & Dominion sewer service area) and multiple land-use ordinances. Other agenda items include consideration of zoning changes for the APKIG and Waterfront Village Center districts, amendments to TDR and NCD Open Space subdivision rules, action on the County Forest Conservation Act (Ord. 26-12) and Amendment No.1, presentations from the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board and the Veteran and Military Support Alliance, public hearings on Merganser Drive and Cecil Road, and new business items including the FY2027 budget resolution, a Rural Health Transformation Program agreement with MIEMSS, and the Library FY2027 capital grant certification letter.

Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan Amendment 11-27Marling FarmsDominion Sewer Service AreaAPKIG district (boat sales/repair & marinas)Waterfront Village Center (WVC) FAR & commercial apartmentsTransferable Development Rights (TDR) Open Space subdivisionNoncontiguous Development (NCD) Open Space rulesForest Conservation Act (Ord. 26-12) & Amendment No.1
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026
LEGISLATIVE DAY
You may watch County Commissioner Meetings live on the county website at QACTV.COM,
Facebook.com/QACTV, YouTube.com/QACTV, or on QACTV’s Television channel provided by Breezeline
Cable Services.
Press and Public Comments will be accepted via “zoom”, via email or in person. Live “zoom” comments can be
given by going to QAC.ORG/PublicComment on the County website. Email comments can be sent to
PublicComment@qac.org and will be summarized during the Press & Public Comment time on the agenda. We
will accept public comments up until the end of the meeting. Citizens are asked to submit all other written
testimony to the County Commissioners by mail at 107 N. Liberty Street, Centreville, MD 21617 or by email at
qaccommissionersandadministrator@qac.org
CLOSED SESSION
5:00 p.m. Under Section 3-305(b) (1) of the General Provision Article
Closed Session
“Boards & Commissions and Personnel”
CALL TO ORDER
5:30 p.m. Call to Order,
Pledge of Allegiance,
Moment of Silence,
Approval of Agenda
Accept County Commissioners’ Minutes
- Regular Minutes – May 26, 2026
- Closed Session Minutes – May 26, 2026
5:35 p.m. Press and Public Comments**
LEGISLATION
5:40 p.m. Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan - Can be voted on
Amendment 11-27
Marling Farms & Dominion Sewer Service Area Map
5:45 p.m. County Ordinance No. 26-04 - Can be voted on
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERNING Uses Allowed to Occupy in Excess
of 65,000 Square Feet of Gross Floor Area in the Airport Protection and Kent Island
Gateway (APKIG) District in Queen Anne’s County, FOR THE PURPOSE of
allowing boat sales and repair and marinas to occupy more than 65,000 square feet
of gross floor areas in the Airport Protection and Kent Island Gateway (APKIG)
District in Queen Anne’s County
| 107 North Liberty St. Centreville, MD 21617 | 410.758.4098 | www.QAC.org |

5:50 p.m. County Ordinance No. 26-07 - Can be voted on
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERNING Nonresidential Floor Area Ratio
(FAR) in the Waterfront Village Center (WVC) Zoning District in Queen Anne’s
County; FOR THE PURPOSE of increasing the by-right maximum nonresidential
floor area ratio (FAR) from 30% to 40% in the Waterfront Village Center (WVC)
Zoning District; removing the nonresidential floor area bonus in the WVC District;
and generally modifying and addressing nonresidential floor area ratio (FAR) in
the Waterfront Village Center (WVC) Zoning District in Queen Anne’s County
5:55 p.m. County Ordinance No. 26-08 - Can be voted on
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERNING Commercial Apartments in the
Waterfront Village Center (WVC) Zoning District in Queen Anne’s County; FOR
THE PURPOSE OF allowing commercial apartments on any floor, including the
first floor, in the Waterfront Village Center (WVC) Zoning District and providing
that such commercial apartments shall be located on the same floor;
6:00 p.m. County Ordinance No. 26-09 - Can be voted on
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERING Amendments to the Transfer
Development Rights (TDR) Standards in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland; FOR
THE PURPOSE OF amending the Transferable Development Rights (TDR)
standards to permit a transferor parcel, which is designated as “Open Space”
following the conveyance of development rights to be subdivided through the
administrative subdivision process to accommodate lot line adjustments but not to
create additional lots; and generally addressing subdivision of Open Space in Queen
Anne’s County;
6:05 p.m. County Ordinance No. 26-10 - Can be voted on
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERNING Amendments to the Noncontiguous
Development (NCD) Standards in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland; FOR THE
PURPOSE OF amending the Noncontiguous Development (NCD) standards to
allow a noncontiguous and developed parcel, which is designated “Open Space” to
be subdivided through the administrative subdivision process to accommodate lot
line adjustments but not to be reconfigured or to create new lots; and generally
amending and addressing subdivision of Open Space created on noncontiguous and
developed parcels under the Queen Anne’s County Zoning Ordinance;
6:10 p.m. County Ordinance No. 26-12 Amendment No. 1 – Can be introduced & voted on
AN AMENDMENT TO A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERNING the
Queen Anne’s County Forrest Conservation Act, Chapter 18:2 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Queen Anne’s County. FOR THE PURPOSE of amending
pending County Ordinance 26-12 to provide supplemental requirements for
certain tracts of land; providing reforestation at a ratio of 1.5 acres for each acre
removed for such tracts; prohibiting fee-in-lieu as respect such tracts; limiting the
extent of forest clearing on such tracts.
6:15 p.m. County Ordinance No. 26-12 - Can be voted on
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERNING the Queen Anne’s County Forest
Conservation Act, Chapter 18:2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Queen
Anne’s County; FOR THE PURPOSE OF repealing and replacing Chapter 18:2
of the Code of Local Laws of Queen Anne’s County, the Queen Anne’s County
Forest Conservation Act; bringing the Forest Conservation Act into compliance
with SB 526 and HB 1511 which articulate numerous changes to the Maryland

Natural Resources Title 5 Forest and Parks Subtitle 16 Forest Conservation § 5-
1601 through § 5-1612; providing for definitions, rules of interpretation and
purpose; providing for application of the provisions, amendments thereto;
providing for qualified professionals, general requirements and a declaration of
intent; providing for forest stand delineation, forest conservation plans, riparian
buffers and for retention, afforestation and reforestation requirements; providing
for priorities and timing for afforestation and reforestation; providing for a Local
Conservation Fund, fee-in-lieu and payments by credits into an approved forest
mitigation bank; providing for native tree species, financial security, protective
agreements and standards for protection of trees; providing for variances,
inspections and commercial timber harvests; providing for violations and
penalties; and generally addressing, regulating and protecting forest resources in
Queen Anne’s County;
PRESENTATIONS
6:20 p.m. Ms. Ellen LaFrankie, Executive Director
“Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board Update”
6:30 p.m. Ms. Lei Ellingson, Deputy Director, VAMSA
Ms. Kathy Deoudes, Board Chair, VAMSA
Mr. Walt Petrie, Founding Member, VAMSA
Ms. Beth Ann Dorman, President & CEO, For All Seasons
“Veteran and Military Support Alliance Update”
6:40 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Roads
1. Merganser Drive Public Hearing Request
2. Cecil Road Public Hearing Request
NEW BUSINESS
6:45 p.m. Mr. Todd Mohn, PE, County Administrator
“Presentation of Documents for Signatures and Weekly Correspondence”
1. FY2027 County Budget Resolution No. 26-06
2. Rural Health Transformation Program Agreement with Maryland Institute
for Emergency Medical Services Systems
3. Queen Anne’s County Library FY2027 Capital Grant Certification Letter
6:50 p.m. Press and Public Comments**
6:55 p.m. Commissioner’s Roundtable
PUBLIC INFORMATION
1. Plumbing and HVAC Board Minutes April 21, 2026
2. Maryland Department of the Environment Notice of Application Received for State
Permit

* Please note the scheduled times are subject to change, except for public hearings. PUBLIC COMMENT
SIGN-IN SHEET WILL BE AVAILABLE 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
**Press and Public Comment at the beginning of the meeting will last 15 minutes. Additional time will be
available at the end of the meeting for anyone wishing to speak. Comments are limited to 3 minutes in
length. Comments longer than 3 minutes must be submitted in writing. PRESS AND PUBLIC
COMMENT SIGN-IN SHEET WILL BE AVAILABLE 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
***Part of the meeting may be closed to the Public in accordance with the Open Meetings Act
procedures.
Three or more of the County Commissioners may be attending the following events in the next few weeks:
June 6 – Town of Church Hill 150th Birthday Celebration
June 6 – Sudlersville Skeet Club – Maryland Target League State Championship
June 13 – Community Mediation Upper Shore Ribbon Cutting
June 13 – Juneteenth Festival and Parade
June 24 – Celebrating the Volunteers Master Gardner Picnic
June 29 – 100th Birthday Celebration
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