Proposed Zoning Ordinance text amendments may be submitted to the Planning Commission by the Board of County Commissioners, any citizen, organization, governmental agency, or by the Planning Commission on its own initiative.

Before any text amendment can be adopted, a duly advertised public hearing shall be held by the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners. Such hearings may be held jointly or separately by the respective Commissions at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners.

The public hearing notice shall contain a summary of the proposed text amendment and the date, time and place of the public hearing and shall comply with the requirements of Maryland Annotated Code, Land Use Article, Section 4- 203, as amended from time to time.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all text and map amendment requests received after 4:00 p.m. local prevailing time on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, will be held in abeyance and considered as part of the drafting of the new Calvert County Zoning Ordinance unless the Board of County Commissioners finds that a request should be considered because it either corrects a mistake or is necessary to address public health, safety, or welfare. Requestors not the subject of an exemption above will be afforded a period of thirty (30) days after the effective date of the new Calvert County Zoning Ordinance to request revival of their request if not satisfied how it was addressed in the new Zoning Ordinance.