Board of County Commissioners — 2026-07-28

This is the agenda for the Queen Anne’s County Board of County Commissioners meeting on July 28, 2026 at Reeb Millwork Corp., 1315 Goldsboro Road, Barclay (6:00 p.m. start). The agenda includes approval of minutes, two public comment periods (three-minute limit; email comments to PublicComment@qac.org; written testimony to qaccommissionersandadministrator@qac.org), and a Department of Public Works item to consider Maryland Energy Administration L‑GEM grant agreements. Two ordinance amendments may be introduced: Amendment No. 1 to Ordinance 26‑05 regarding supplemental standards for gas stations to allow the Board of Appeals to grant a variance permitting a 75‑foot minimum distance from an exit/entrance to any intersection, and Amendment No. 1 to Ordinance 26‑06 to increase the maximum impervious surface ratio in the Subdivision Commercial (SC) zoning district from 0.45 to 0.65 for uses in operation prior to December 31, 2025. The meeting also schedules public hearings on the Barclay Sewer Subdistrict and the Sudlersville Water & Sewer Subdistrict, and presents public information items including the June 2026 Planning & Zoning report, a FEMA letter about property in the flood hazard area, and two Maryland Department of the Environment letters (one on a change to Section 5.20.2 Wastewater Facilities Design Criteria to the 2011 CWSP and one on an application for a Chesapeake College State Discharge Permit). Additional notes state that scheduled times may change (except hearings), a public comment sign‑in sheet will be available one hour before the meeting, part of the meeting may be closed under Open Meetings Act procedures, and upcoming events where three or more commissioners may attend are listed.