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CENTREVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION
August 16, 2023
Liberty Building - 2nd Floor
107 North Liberty Street
7:00 p.m.
A G E N D A
I. CALL TO ORDER – Kara Willis – Chair
II. Chair’s Announcements
III. Review of Minutes from Previous Meetings
a. July 19, 2023 meeting minutes
b. August 2, 2023 special meeting minutes
IV. Opening Statement
V. Citizen Comment (Citizens are requested to keep their comments to three minutes)
VI. Appearances
VII. New Business
• Ordinance 03-2023 – Penalty Reference Correction – for review and recommendation to
Council; Sharon VanEmburgh, Town Attorney
• Ordinance 04-2023 – Chapter 170 - Electronic Signs – for review and recommendation to
Council; Sharon VanEmburgh, Town Attorney
• Ordinance 05-2023 – Chapter 170 - Indoor Agriculture – for review and recommendation
to Council; Sharon VanEmburgh, Town Attorney
VIII. Old Business
IX. Zoning Issues – Discussion
X. Miscellaneous Business / Correspondence
a. Approved Building Permit lists issued July 2023
XI. Citizen Comment (Citizens are requested to keep their comments to three minutes)
XII. Council Member Report
XIII. Adjournment

TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE NO. 03-2023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE TO AMEND THE CODE OF
THE TOWN OF CENTREVILLE TO UPDATE THE PENALTY SECTIONS THROUGHOUT
THE CODE
WHEREAS, Section 6-102 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland
and Section 304 of the Charter of the Town of Centreville authorize the Town Council to provide that
violations of Town Ordinances are a municipal infraction subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000;
WHEREAS, Section 6-101 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland
authorizes the Town Council to provide that violations of Town Ordinances are punishable as a
misdemeanor subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months or both;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to clarify the penalties throughout the Town Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Centreville:
1. That the Town Code is hereby amended to include the text of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit “A” with new material shown in bold underlined and deleted language shown with
bold strikeout.
2. This Ordinance shall become effective on the twenty-first day after its enactment.
ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
Carolyn M. Brinkley Steven K. Kline, President
Town Clerk
First Reading: Ashley H. Kaiser, Esq., Vice President
Second Reading:
Enacted:
Effective:
(21st calendar day after enactment) Eric B. Johnson, Jr., Member
Daniel B. Worth, Member
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member
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Amend § 1-14.B(5) Penalties (General Provisions)
5. Penalties
a. The following penalty sections wherein the penalty is a municipal infraction are revised to
provide that violation of the provisions of the chapter (or article) shall constitute a
municipal infraction, and said person or persons violating the chapter (or article) or any
section thereof shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000 for a Class A Municipal
Infraction as adopted by the Town Council by Resolution, provided that a citation is served
upon said person or persons in the manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A 6-103 of the
Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the
offender to the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat
offenders may be assessed a fine not to exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day
such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a separate offense: §§ 7-4;
24-2, 28-2B (Subsection 116.4 of the BOCA Building Code; 1993 Edition); 31-9; 42-11; 59-5;
88-7; 118-3; 123-2; 129-35; 134-9; 148-2; 151-13; 154-14.
Chapter 7 Alcoholic Beverages
Chapter 11 Amusements Arcades and Pool Halls
Chapter 31 Buildings, Dangerous
Chapter 42 Cemetery
Chapter 59 Firearms
Chapter 88 Noise
Chapter 95 Peddling And Soliciting
Chapter 102 Plastic Carryout Bags
Chapter 123 Smoking
Chapter 134 Streets and Sidewalks (Snow and Ice Removal)
Chapter 145 Trees
Chapter 148 Urination in Public Places
Chapter 151 Vehicles, Abandoned
Chapter 154 Vehicles And Traffic
b. The following penalty sections are revised to provide that violation of the chapter (or
article) shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or imprisonment
for a term not to exceed six months, or both: §§ 50-14; 62-10; 99-7; 115-42; 118-13; 138-
9; 170-66A.
Chapter 50 Elections
Chapter 62 Firesafety
Chapter 66 Floodplain
Chapter 99 Petitions, Fraudulent
Chapter 115 Sewer Use
Chapter 170 Zoning (in part)
c. The following penalty sections wherein the penalty is a municipal infraction are revised
to provide that violation of the provisions of the chapter (or article) shall constitute a
municipal infraction, and said person or persons violating the chapter (or article) or any
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section thereof shall be subject to a fine for a Class B Municipal as adopted by the Town
Council by Resolution, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in
the manner prescribed by § 6-103 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code
of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to the municipality within 20 calendar
days of receipt of a citation. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall
be considered a separate offense:
Chapter 28 Building Construction
Chapter 69 Forest Conservation
Chapter 118 Sewers And Water
Chapter 134 Streets And Sidewalks (Permits for Placement of Facilities And Utilities
Chapter 138 Subdivision Regulations
Chapter 170 Zoning (in part)
d. The following penalty sections wherein the penalty is a municipal infraction are revised
to provide that violation of the provisions of the chapter (or article) shall constitute a
municipal infraction, and said person or persons violating the chapter (or article) or any
section thereof shall be subject to a fine for a Class C Municipal Infraction as adopted by
the Town Council by Resolution, provided that a citation is served upon said person or
persons in the manner prescribed by § 6-103 of the Local Government Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to the municipality
within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Each day such violation, as defined above,
continues shall be considered a separate offense:
Chapter 24 Brush, Grass and Weeds
Chapter 129 Solid Waste
Chapter 158 Vehicles, Non-Self-Propelled
Amend § 7-4 Violations and Penalties (Alcoholic Beverages)
A violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this article or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 11-6 Violations and Penalties (Amusements Arcades and Pool Halls)
The violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties
provided in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof
shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in
the manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender
to the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
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exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 24-2 Violations and Penalties (Brush, Grass and Weeds)
Violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.d of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense. In addition to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.d of the Town Code, the Town may take such
other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy the violation, including cutting or removing the brush,
grass, or weeds, and assessing the costs for the removal as a lien against the property collectible in the same
manner as real estate taxes.
Add a new § 28-6 (Building Construction)
Violation of any of the Adopted Codes referenced in § 28-1 by any property owner, tenant, architect, builder,
contractor, agent, or other person shall be a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.c
of the Town Code.
Amend § 31-9 Violations and Penalties (Buildings, Dangerous)
Any owner, occupant, mortgagee, trustee, lessee or any other persons having an interest in any dangerous building
as shown by the Land Records of Queen Anne’s County who shall fail to comply with any notice or order to repair,
vacate, or demolish said building issued by any person authorized by this chapter to give such notice shall be in
violation of this chapter and said violation shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 42-11 Violations and Penalties (Cemetery)
The violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties
provided in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof
shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in
the manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender
to the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 50-14 (Elections)
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Any person that violates any of the sections of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor subject to the penalties
provided in § 1-14.B.5.b of the Town Code .and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more
than $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.
Amend § 59-5 (Firearms)
Violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 62-10 Violations and Penalties (Firesafety)
The owner or owners, occupier or occupiers who shall obstruct or refuse to permit the free entrance to and the
inspection of any premises, buildings, or structure or neglect or refuse to comply with the terms and conditions of
the order herein authorized to be issued by the Commissioners Town Council of Centreville, unless the same shall
be revoked, or who shall violate any other provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to the
penalties provided in§ 1-14.B.5.b of the Town Code .and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not
more than $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. Each day that a violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
Amend § 66-50 Violations and Penalties (Floodplain)
Violations of these regulations or failure to comply with the requirements of these regulations or any conditions
attached to a permit or variance shall constitute a misdemeanor, subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.b
of the Town Code. Any person responsible for a violation shall comply with the notice or stop work order. Failure
to comply shall be in accordance with this section as well as Chapter 170 of the Town of Centreville Zoning
Ordinance. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall
prevent the Town of Centreville from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any
violation.
Amend § 69-16.B (Forest Conservation)
B. Violation
1. In addition to the provisions under Subsection A of this article, a person who violates a provision of this
chapter or regulation or order adopted or issued under this chapter is liable for a municipal infraction,
subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.c of the Town Code penalty not to exceed $1,000, which
may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Town of Centreville.
2. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.
Amend § 88-7 Violations and Penalties (Noise)
Any violation of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.a
of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof shall be subject to a fine
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of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the manner prescribed
by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to the municipality
within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to exceed $1,000 for
each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a separate offense.
Amend § 95-11 Violations and Penalties (Peddling And Soliciting)
Violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 99-7 Violations And Penalties (Fraudulent Petitions)
Any violation of provisions of §§ 99-1 through 99-6 of this chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor, subject to the
penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.b of the Town Code. and any person upon conviction thereof shall be punished by
imprisonment in jail for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both such fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.
Amend § 115-42 Violations And Penalties (Sewer Use)
A. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Article VIII, § 115-41,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be subject to the penalties provided in §
§ 1-14.B.5.b of the Town Code. fined in the amount not exceeding $1,000 or imprisoned for a period not
to exceed six months, or both, for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall
be deemed a separate offense.
B. Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, representation or certification in any application,
record, report, plan or other document required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or industrial
waste permit, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or
method required under this chapter shall, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor subject to the
penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.b of the Town Code. be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by
imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
C. Violation of this chapter shall be a matter of public record and open to public review and reproduction upon
request. In addition, the Town may, in its discretion, publish information pertaining to any violations of this
chapter in any newspaper of general circulation within the Town and/or on the Town’s website.
Amend § 118-3 Violations And Penalties (Sewers and Water – Rental Units And Apartments)
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this article by not returning the complete questionnaire,
or aiding, abetting or assisting in the violation of said provisions is liable for a municipal infraction, subject to the
penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.c of the Town Code. ,shall upon conviction before the proper official be guilty of a
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municipal infraction and be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution for each
offense.
Amend § 118-13 Violations And Penalties (Sewers and Water – Water Meters and Safety Devices)
Any person, firm or corporation violating the foregoing sections of this article, or aiding, abetting or assisting in the
violation of the foregoing sections of this article is liable for a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties
provided in § 1-14.B.5.c of the Town Code. ,shall upon conviction be guilty of a municipal infraction and be
sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months, or both.
Amend § 123-2 Violations And Penalties (Smoking)
A violation of this chapter shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.a
of the Town Code. and the violator of this chapter shall be fined $1,000, provided that a citation for the infraction
is served upon the person in a manner prescribed by Article 23A, § 3 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine
is payable by the offender to the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders
may be assessed a fine not to exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense, and each day a violation continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
Amend § 129-16 Violations And Penalties (Solid Waste - Littering)
Violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.d of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this article or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 129-38 Violations And Penalties (Solid Waste - Waste Collection)
Violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.d of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this article or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 6-103 of the Local Government Article of the Maryland Annotated Code. The fine is payable
by the offender to the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be
assessed a fine not to exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues
shall be considered a separate offense.
Amend § 129-43 Enforcement (Solid Waste - Pet Waste)
Violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.d of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this article or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $500, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the manner
prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to the
municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to exceed
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$500 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a separate
offense.
Amend § 134-9 Violations And Penalties (Streets and Sidewalks – Snow and Ice Removal)
Violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this article or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 134-17.A Violations And Penalties (Streets And Sidewalks – Permits for Placement of Facilities And
Utilities)
A. For failure to comply with any provision of this article or the design manual, the penalty shall be a municipal
infraction, subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.c of the Town Code. punishable by fine specified
in Section 304 of the Charter of the Town of Centreville. Each day such violation continues shall be
considered a separate offense.
Amend § 138-9 Violations And Penalties (Subdivision Regulations)
Whoever, being the owner or agent of any land located within a subdivision, transfers or sells or agrees to sell or
negotiate to sell any land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat of a subdivision, before such plat
has been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and recorded or filed in the office of the appropriate
county clerk, is liable for a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.c of the Town
Code, for each lot or parcel so transferred or sold or agreed or negotiated to be sold. The description of such lot or
parcel by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or
transferring shall not exempt the transaction from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided. The
municipal corporation may enjoin such transfer or sale or agreement by action for injunction brought in any court
of equity jurisdiction or may recover the penalty by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Every act or
omission in violation of these Regulations shall be punishable as provided in this section. Where such an act or
omission is of a continuing nature, each and every day during which such act or omission continues shall be deemed
a separate misdemeanor municipal infraction.
Amend § 145-25 Enforcement (Trees)
Violations of this chapter or failure to comply with any of its requirements shall constitute a municipal infraction,
subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. A person who violates this chapter or fails to
comply with any of its requirements shall be subject to the penalties specified in Section 304 of the Charter. Each
day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
Amend § 148-2 Violations And Penalties (Urination in Public Places)
Violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
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the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 151-13 Violations And Penalties (Vehicles, Abandoned)
Violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this chapter or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 154-14 Violations And Penalties (Vehicles And Traffic – Residential Parking Permits)
Violation of the provisions of this article shall constitute a municipal infraction, subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code. and said person or persons violating this article or any section thereof shall be
subject to a fine of not to exceed $1,000, provided that a citation is served upon said person or persons in the
manner prescribed by § 3 of Article 23A of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The fine is payable by the offender to
the municipality within 20 calendar days of receipt of a citation. Repeat offenders may be assessed a fine not to
exceed $1,000 for each repeat offense. Each day such violation, as defined above, continues shall be considered a
separate offense.
Amend § 158-2.A Violations And Penalties (Vehicles, Non-Self-Propelled)
A. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall receive a citation, either
in person or by having same placed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle, which he, she or it was using at
the time of the violation of said provisions, to appear before the District Court of Queen Anne’s County, to
answer a charge of violating the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that if the person, firm or
corporation may appear at the Town Office of the Town of Centreville within the times and dates designated
by Article I of Chapter 154, Vehicles and Traffic, and pay the fine or fines set forth in Chapter 154 § 1-
14.B.5.d of the Town Code; the payment of such fine, shall have the effect of dismissing the citation.
Amend § 170-68 Violations And Penalties (Zoning)
A. Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or fails to comply with
any of the requirements herein; or who constructs or alters any building not in accordance with plan
approved under the regulations herein; or defaces, removes, or destroys an official warning, safety or stop
work signs; or who interferes with or threatens, in any manner, any person engaged in the performance of
a duty required by the terms of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to the penalties
provided in § 1-14.B.5.b of the Town Code. and shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
imprisonment for not to exceed six months, or both, per day that the violations exist.
B. All other violations of the provisions of this chapter or failure to comply with any of its requirements
including but not limited to construction or alteration of any building not in accordance with plans
approved under regulations herein shall constitute a municipal infraction subject to the penalties provided
in § 1-14.B.5.c of the Town Code. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its
requirements shall be subject to the penalties specified in Section 304 of the Charter. Each day such
violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
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C. The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises or part thereof, and any architect, builder,
contractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains such violation may
be subject to the penalties provided in A and B above. found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the
penalties herein provided.
D. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to
prevent or remedy any violation.
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TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE NO 04-2023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE AMENDING THE TOWN
OF CENTREVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH IS CHAPTER 170 OF THE CODE OF
THE TOWN OF CENTREVILLE, TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS AS A
PERMITTED USE FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL USES IN SPECIFIED
NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SUCH
SIGNS
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville has the authority under Section 5-213 of the Local
Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to adopt regulations;
WHEREAS, Section 4-102(6) of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland authorizes
the Town Council of Centreville to regulate the location and use of buildings, signs and structures on
the land;
WHEREAS, the Town desires to amend Chapter 170 of the Code of the Town of Centreville to allow
Electronic Message Centers (EMCs) in non-residentially zoned areas outside of the Central Business
District where the same or a more intense zoning exists across the street subject to compliance with
the additional standards contained herein;
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 01-2018, the Town Council previously prohibited all new EMCs and
made the four existing EMCs at the time non-conforming signs subject to operational standards for
the EMCs;
WHEREAS, if the four existing EMCs do not conform to the zoning standards for EMCs, then they
would continue to be non-conforming signs and regardless of their conforming or non-conforming
status would be subject to the standards contained in § 170-38.E(3) and Table 4 (Attachment 10 to the
Zoning Ordinance);
WHEREAS, the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards which are included as
Attachment 6 to the Centreville Zoning Provisions contained in Chapter 170 of the Town of
Centreville Code are also amended accordingly;
WHEREAS, the Town Council received a favorable recommendation on the zoning amendment
from the Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission; and
WHERAS, the Town Council held a public hearing on the zoning amendment on ___________.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of Centreville:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this
Ordinance.
Section 2. Section 170-38.F of the Centreville Town Code, SUPPLEMENTAL ZONING
REGULATIONS, Signs, Prohibited signs is hereby amended so EMCs may be allowed in certain
non-residential zones:
Ord-04-2023-Electronic Signs

F. Prohibited signs. The following signs are prohibited:
1. Pennants, streamers, and spinning or similar type signs, except feather signs.
2. Any sign that flashes or rotates.
3. Any sign fastened to, and supported by, or on the roof of a building, and no projecting sign
shall extend over or above the roof (including mansard roofs) of a parapet wall of a
building.
4. Off-premises signs. Any sign advertising or identifying a business or organization which is
not located on that premises, other than temporary signs. Existing off-premises signs for
which a valid permit has been issued will be permitted to remain for a period of one year
from the date of the adoption of this ordinance.
5. Signs in the public right-of-way, except easel/placard signs placed on the sidewalk in front
of a business, provided that the sign doesn't impede pedestrian traffic.
6. Signs that are obscene, illegal, hazardous to traffic, imitative of official government signs
(i.e., Stop, Danger, Caution, etc.) or obstructive to public visibility so as to create a hazard
to the public.
7. New electronic message centers (EMCs) and digital electronic signs of any kind, are
prohibited, except for governmental and institutional signs in non-residential zoning
districts (excluding the Central Business District) and subject to the supplemental
standards contained in § 170-38.E(3) and Table 4 (Attachment 10 to the Zoning
Ordinance). The four existing EMCs are grandfathered and considered nonconforming
signs for the purpose of § 170-38. The following provisions shall apply to the existing
EMCs:
a. Duration of message change interval. Each message on an EMC can be changed no
more frequently than once every five minutes, and the actual change process is
accomplished in two seconds or less with no fade in or fade out.
b. Transitions/flashing/animation. The EMC shall display only static messages that
remain constant in illumination intensity and do not have movement or the
appearance or optical illusion of movement (no revolving, flashing, moving,
scrolling, or rotating). Also, the EMC shall consist only of alphabetic or numeric
characters on a plain black background and may not include graphic, pictorial, or
photographic images.
c. Dimming. The EMC shall be equipped with a fully operational light sensor that
automatically adjusts the intensity of the billboard according to the amount of
ambient light.
d. Brightness levels. EMCs shall not exceed a maximum illumination of 0.3
footcandle above the ambient light as seen at a distance of 150 feet for the time
period between sunset and sunrise. The applicant shall provide written certification
from the sign manufacturer that the light intensity has been preset not to exceed the
levels specified above, and the intensity level is protected from end-user
adjustment.
e. Colors. EMCs shall be a single color on any given message or display (i.e., they
shall be mono color signs) and shall always use only one color.
f. Time restrictions. EMCs located on a lot adjacent (includes across a street) to any
residentially zoned or residentially used parcel shall be turned off between the
hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
g. Audio speakers. Audio speakers are prohibited.
h. Malfunctions. EMCs shall be designed to either freeze the display in one static
position, display a full blank screen, or turn off in the event of a malfunction.
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(Language to be deleted from the existing Ordinance is indicated in strikethrough format and
language to added is indicated by bold italics text)
Section 3. Section 170-38.E of the Centreville Town Code, SUPPLEMENTAL ZONING
REGULATIONS, Signs, Supplemental standards for sign types is hereby amended so EMCs may be
allowed in certain non-residential zones.
E. Supplemental standards for sign types. The following supplemental standards apply to
specific sign types:
1. Awning signs. All drop awnings attached to buildings shall not, when let down to the
full extent, be less than seven feet above the sidewalks of the Town at all points. The
lowest portion of all display signs fastened to, suspended from, or supported by a
building or structure so as to project therefrom at an angle shall be not less than seven
feet vertically above the surface of the sidewalks of the Town at all points.
2. Directional signs. Directional signs are permitted in all zoning districts. Directional
signs shall not exceed two square feet in area, shall not exceed three feet in height, and
shall not contain any advertising material.
3. Electronic Message Centers. New electronic message centers (EMCs) are permitted
for governmental and institutional uses as a freestanding sign in non-residential
zones along State roads, excluding the Central Business District (CBD), where the
same or more intense zoning (excluding the Central Business District) exists across
the State road as more particularly shown on Table 4 (Attachment 10 to the Zoning
Ordinance). The four existing EMCs are grandfathered and considered
nonconforming signs for the purpose of § 170-38. The following provisions shall
apply to new and existing EMCs including nonconforming EMCs:
a. Duration of message change interval. Each message on an EMC can be
changed no more frequently than once every five minutes, and the actual
change process is accomplished in two seconds or less with no fade in or fade
out.
b. Transitions/flashing/animation. The EMC shall display only static messages
that remain constant in illumination intensity and do not have movement or
the appearance or optical illusion of movement (no revolving, flashing,
moving, scrolling, or rotating). Also, the EMC shall consist only of
alphabetic or numeric characters on a plain black background and may not
include graphic, pictorial, or photographic images.
c. Dimming. The EMC shall be equipped with a fully operational light sensor
that automatically adjusts the intensity of the billboard according to the
amount of ambient light.
d. Brightness levels. EMCs shall not exceed a maximum illumination of 0.3
footcandle above the ambient light as seen at a distance of 150 feet for the
time period between sunset and sunrise. The applicant shall provide written
certification from the sign manufacturer that the light intensity has been
preset not to exceed the levels specified above, and the intensity level is
protected from end-user adjustment.
e. Colors. EMCs shall be a single color on any given message or display (i.e.,
they shall be mono color signs) and shall always use only one color.
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f. Time restrictions. EMCs located on a lot adjacent (includes across a street) to
any residentially zoned or residentially used parcel shall be turned off
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
g. Audio speakers. Audio speakers are prohibited.
h. Malfunctions. EMCs shall be designed to either freeze the display in one
static position, display a full blank screen, or turn off in the event of a
malfunction.
(Language to be deleted from the existing Ordinance is indicated in strikethrough format and
language to added is indicated by bold italics text)
Section 4. Table 3 (General Commercial C-2, Intense Commercial C-3, Planned Business District
(PBD) and Light Industrial (I) Sign types and Dimensional Regulations by Zoning District –
Attachment 9 to Chapter 170 Zoning) and Table 4 (Governmental and Institutional Uses in All
Zoning Districts Sign Types and Dimensional Regulations – Attachment 10 to Chapter 170 Zoning)
are hereby amended to read as shown on the attached Exhibits A and B.
(New language is highlighted)
Section 5. Section 5.A.6 of the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards which are
Attachment 6 to the Centreville Zoning Provisions which are Chapter 170 of the Centreville Town
Code are hereby amended as follows:
6. Prohibited
 Including, but not limited to: portable signs, inflatable signs, kites or other unattended flying
device which are meant to advertise or identify a specific business, product, or event.
 Temporary or portable signs with changeable letters and numbers and portable trailer signs
with changeable text panels, unless otherwise permitted.
 Digital electronic signs of any kind, except for governmental and institutional uses in non-
residential zoning districts and subject to operational and other supplemental standards as
contained in the Zoning Ordinance.
 Revolving signs
 Pole mounted signs
 Roof signs
(Language to be deleted from the existing Ordinance is indicated in strikethrough format and
language to added is indicated by bold italics text)
Section 6. Section 170-70 Definitions is hereby amended to add a definition for Institutional use.
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INSTITUTIONAL USE. The use of land, buildings or other structures for some public or social
purpose but not for a commercial use or for a commercial purpose, including but not limited to
schools, churches, community organizations and non-profit agencies.
(Language to be deleted from the existing Ordinance is indicated in strikethrough format and
language to added is indicated by bold italics text)
Section 7. If any section, clause, paragraph, sentence or phrase of the Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person, or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the invalidity or unconstitutionality shall in no way effect other provisions or any other
application of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional
provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall become effective twenty days after its enactment.
ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
Carolyn M. Brinkley Steven K. Kline, President
Town Clerk
First Reading: Ashley H. Kaiser, Esq., Vice President
Second Reading:
Enacted:
Effective:
(21st calendar day after enactment) Eric B. Johnson, Jr., Member
Daniel B. Worth, Member
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member
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TABLE 3 -- GENERAL COMMERCIAL C-2, INTENSE COMMERCIAL C-3, PLANNED BUSINESS DISTRICT (PBD), AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (I)
EXHIBIT A
SIGN TYPES AND DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS BY ZONING DISTRICT
Zoning DistrictSign Types Number of Signs Signage Area Maximum Maximum Illumination Other Provisions
Permitted Allowed Detemination Signage Area for Height Permitted Refer to Table Notes
each sign type
limited by max
signage area (only internal or Not less than 7 feet
Awning
signage part of external vertically
awning)
1 per lot with front yard,
limited by max internal or See Table 4 for EMCs for
Free Standing 2 per corner lot (1 ea. max 24 sq ft 6 ft
signage area external governmental and
Frontage)
institutional uses
can't extend more than
General 30 in. from front & can
min. height
Commercial (C- limited by max internal or only advertise business
Projecting 10 sq ft 7 ft max
2), Intense signage area external conducted in building
height 15 ft
Commercial (C- attached (DG can't
3), Planned exceed 6 in. thick, corner
Business lots may have one facing
District (PBD), each street)
32 sq ft per sign
and Light
limited by max internal or
Industrial (I) Wall/Flat total less than Can't project more than
signage area external
100 sq ft 18 in
cumulatively Includes any sign
cannot exceed viewable through
internal or
Window 25% on first floor window even if space
external
and 10% above between window and
first floor sign.
Must not impede foot
Placard or
1 per front footage 6 sq ft 5 ft
traffic and must be
easel type
removed daily

TABLE 3 -- GENERAL COMMERCIAL C-2, INTENSE COMMERCIAL C-3, PLANNED BUSINESS DISTRICT (PBD), AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (I)
SIGN TYPES AND DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS BY ZONING DISTRICT
1 exterior directory per internal or
2 sq ft per tenant 10 sq ft
building entrance external
Other
1 fluttering or feather
Must be removed daily
sign per business
Maximum total signage per property shall be 1 sq ft/linear ft of building frontage.
Window signs and placard/easel signs shall not count towards maximum sign limit.
Bulletin boards can be included in free standing, projecting, or wall/flat

TABLE 4 -- GOVERNMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL USES IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS
SIGN TYPES AND DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
Zoning District Sign Types Number of Signs Signage Area Maximum Signage Maximum Illumination Other Provisions
Permitted Allowed Detemination Area Height Permitted Refer to Table Notes
limited by max
40 sq ft (for all
signage area (only internal or Not less than 7 feet
Awning tenants, all
signage part of external * vertically
signage)
awning)
limited by max internal or
Bulletin Board 6 sq ft
signage area external *
1 freestanding or
limited by max internal or
Free Standing freestanding directory 40 sq ft each face 8 ft
signage area external *
per lot or parcel
limited by max 32 sq ft per sign internal or Can't project more than
Wall/Flat
signage area total less than 100 external * 18 in
All Zoning
sq ft
Districts
cumulatively Includes any sign
cannot exceed viewable through
Window 25% on first floor window even if space
and 10% above between window and
first floor sign.
Can't extend more than
min. height 7 30 in. from front & can
limited by max internal or
Projecting 10 sq ft ft max only advertise business
signage area external *
height 15 ft conducted in building
attached
Must not impede foot
Placard or easel
1 per front footage 6 sq ft 5 ft traffic and must be
type
removed daily

TABLE 4 -- GOVERNMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL USES IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS
SIGN TYPES AND DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
Other
1 exterior directory per internal or
2 sq ft per tenant 10 sq ft
building entrance external *
the EMC part of only along State roads
In Non limited by the freestanding where the same or more
Electronic 1 as part of an
Residential maximum signage sign shall be less already intense zoning exists
Message otherwise permitted 8 ft
Zoning for freestanding than 70% of the illuminated across the State road
Center (EMC)** freestanding sign
Districts Only sign permitted sign (excluding the Central
(not including area Business District)
CBD)
Maximum total signage per property shall be 1 sq ft/linear ft of building frontage.
Window signs, bulletin boards, and placard/easel signs shall not count towards maximum sign limit.
* Only external illumination permitted in all residential districts and CBD.
Internal or external illumination is permitted in all commercial and industrial districts
**EMCs are subject to the supplemental standards contained in § 170-38.E.3

TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE NO 05-2023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE AMENDING THE TOWN
OF CENTREVILLE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH IS CHAPTER 170 OF THE TOWN
CODE, TO ONLY ALLOW INDOOR AGRICULTURE AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE
PLANNED BUSINESS DISTRICT (PBD)
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville has the authority under Section 5-213 of the Local
Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, to adopt regulations;
WHEREAS, Section 4-102(6) of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland authorizes
the Town Council of Centreville to regulate the location and use of buildings, signs and structures on
the land;
WHEREAS, the Town desires to amend Chapter 170 to only allow indoor Agricultural uses in the
Planned Business Development District;
WHEREAS, the Town Council received a favorable recommendation on the zoning amendment from
the Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission; and
WHERAS, the Town Council held a public hearing on the zoning amendment on ___________.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of Centreville:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this
Ordinance.
Section 2. Section 170-29.F.(1) of the Centreville Town Code, DISTRICT REGULATIONS, Base
Zoning Districts, Planned Business Development District PBD, Permitted uses is hereby amended to
only allow indoor agriculture as a permitted use:
(s) Indoor Agriculture agriculture (excluding dairy, pasturing, viticulture, animal and poultry
husbandry). Indoor Agriculture agriculture use includes the growing and processing of cannabis
authorized by and in accordance with a license issued by the State of Maryland. For the purpose of
this paragraph, indoor means within an enclosed building with a controlled environment. Non-
conforming uses may continue subject to the provisions of § 170-12 and §170-14 but cannot be
expanded, enlarged, or extended.
(Language to be deleted from the existing Ordinance is indicated in strikethrough format and
language to added is indicated by bold italics text)
Section 3. If any section, clause, paragraph, sentence or phrase of the Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person, or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the invalidity or unconstitutionality shall in no way effect other provisions or any other

application of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional
provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall become effective twenty days after its enactment.
ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
Carolyn M. Brinkley Steven K. Kline, President
Town Clerk
First Reading: Ashley H. Kaiser, Esq., Vice President
Second Reading:
Enacted:
Effective:
(21st calendar day after enactment) Eric B. Johnson, Jr., Member
Daniel B. Worth, Member
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member

ISSUED BUILDING PERMITS
July 1 - 31, 2023
Permit # Applicant Owner Address Type Issue Date*
BP-2-23 All Exteriors, LLC. Faith Tabernacle 225 Little Kidwell Ave. replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-156-23 Applied & Approved Permits James Bowman 204 Lurgan Lane fence 7/3/2023
BP-157-23 Gary Emory Gary Emory 106 Turpins Lane remodel structure & garage 7/3/2023
BP-158-23 Economy Restoration LLC John & Linda McCloskey 255 Opera Court replace roof 7/3/2023
BP-159-23 Stacy Sansone Stacy Sansone 125 Brook Knoll Way replacement fence 7/3/2023
BP-160-23 Economy Restoration LLC Deborah Warrick 120 Brook Knoll Way replace roof 7/6/2023
BP-160-23 Drew & Gwen Sperandeo Drew & Gwen Sperandeo 210 Lurgan Lane fence 7/3/2023
BP-161-23 Andrew Supply Company John Harper 109 Lawyers Row repair roof 7/6/2023
BP-162-23 Economy Restoration LLC Luke Whitehair 131 Fieldcroft Way replace roof 7/6/2023
BP-163-23 Jeffrey Pinder Jeffrey Pinder 171 Long Creek Way fence 7/13/2023
BP-164-23 Economy Restoration LLC Randy Officer 169 Harmony Way replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-165-23 Bay Area Exteriors Robert Hoffman 326 Overture Way replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-166-23 Economy Restoration LLC George Rogers 834 Harmony Way replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-167-23 Economy Restoration LLC Margaret Smith 159 Orchestra Place replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-168-23 Economy Restoration LLC Marcella Hillgartner 223 Harmony Way replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-169-23 Economy Restoration LLC Ross Camardella 146 Opera Crt. replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-170-23 Economy Restoration LLC Diana Briggs 169 Symphony Way replace roof 7/13/2023
BP-172-23 Economy Restoration LLC Sheryle Bowers 270 Northfield Way replace roof 7/19/2023
BP-173-23 Scott Veil Construction Terry Flannery 157 Symphony Way add porch 7/19/2023
BP-174-23 Economy Restoration LLC Christina Mandes 125 Northfield Way replace roof 7/31/2023
* based on the approval date by Zoning Administrator