TOWN OF MARDELA SPRINGS P U B L I C N O T I C E

TOWN OF MARDELA SPRINGS P U B L I C N O T I C E NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON: Tuesday July 21, 2026 Commencing at 6:00 PM in the Town Hall, Intersection of Railroad Avenue and Station Street, Mardela Springs, Maryland, in conformity with Section 311(d) of the Charter of Wicomico County, on the following Bill, which was introduced for consideration at a Legislative Session of said Town for the year 2026. The following Bill may be called for final reading and consideration commencing immediately after the aforesaid public hearing. Legislative Bill No. 54 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF MARDELA SPRINGS AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF MARDELA SPRINGS TO AMEND THE MARDELA SPRINGS CRITICAL AREA ORDINANCE BY REPEALING THE EXISTING ORDINANCE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING THIS NEW ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS "MARDELA SPRINGS CRITICAL AREA ORDINANCE, TO SET FORTH ITS GOALS AND PURPOSE; TO INCOPRORATE THE CRITICAL AREAS OVERLAY DISTRICT MAP; TO SET FORTH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN INTENSELY DEVELOPED AREAS; TO SET FORTH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN LIMITED DEVELOPMENT AREAS; TO SET FORTH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN RESOURCE CONSERVATION AREAS; TO SET FORTH PERMITTED USES AND PERMITTED DENSITIES; TO SET FORTH SUPPLEMENTAL USE STANDARDS; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR GROWTH ALLOCATIONS; TO ESTABLISH AND DEFINE PROCEDURES FOR GRANDFATHERING, VARIANCES, LOT CONSOLIDATION AND RECONFIGURATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS; TO IMPOSE CERTAIN DUTIES AND CONFER POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UPON THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS; AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE. If the foregoing Bill No. 54 is enacted, it will take effect sixty (60) days from the date it becomes law, subject to the referendum provisions of the Charter of Town of Mardela Springs, Maryland. July 10, 16 2026 LDOV0552085