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TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE 02-2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE EXTENDING
THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF
THREE (3) MONTHS ON THE APPLICATION FOR, APPROVAL OF,
CONSTRUCTION OF, EXPANSION OF, PROCESSING OF, OR ISSUANCE OF
BUILDING PERMITS FOR ANY SUBDIVISION, SITE PLAN, OR BUILDING
PERMIT APPLICATION FOR ANY RESIDENTIAL OR MIXED-USE PROJECT
WHERE THE ANTICIPATED EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNITS (EDUS)
EXCEED SEVEN (7) EDUS FOR THE TOTAL PROJECT PENDING
CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF REVISED ZONING ORDINANCE
PROVISIONS AS THE TOWN COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER ADVISABLE AND
TO ADOPT AN UPDATED CAPACITY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SEWER
ALLOCATION POLICY
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 enact and administer a zoning ordinance, which is Chapter 170 of the Centreville Town Code;
WHEREAS, Section 4-102(6) of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland authorizes the Town Council of Centreville to develop and adopt zoning restrictions to promote the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the community, including the location and use of buildings, signs and structures on the land;
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 08-2024 effective October 9, 2024, the Town Council of Centreville enacted a six (6) month moratorium on the application for, approval or, construction of, expansion of, processing of, or issuance of building permits for any subdivision, site plan, or building permit application for any residential or mixed-use project where the anticipated equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) exceed seven (7) EDUs for the total project pending
consideration and adoption of revised zoning ordinance provisions as the Town Council may consider advisable and to adopt an updated capacity management plan and sewer allocation policy;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has been diligently working on the zoning changes but needs additional time to finalize their recommendation, and the Town Council then needs the time to have the required public hearing and adopt a zoning text amendment and have the ordinance become effective;
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville wishes to extend the moratorium for an additional three (3) months in order to receive and consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission and adopt a zoning text amendment; and WHEREAS, the Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission considered the matter at its _____________ 2025 meeting and has recommended that the Town Council approve this Ordinance.
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.
The moratorium on the application for, consideration of, approval of, construction of, expansion of, processing of, or issuance of permits for any subdivision, site plan, or building permit application for residential and mixed-use projects where the anticipated equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) exceed seven (7) EDUs, is hereby extended for a period of an additional three (3) months.
Section 3.
During the moratorium, the Town (including the Town Planner’s office, the Building Department, the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of Appeals, the Town staff, and the Town Council) shall not process, consider, review, or approve any application, permit, or other approval under the Town Zoning Ordinance for any subdivision, site plan, or building permit application for a residential or mixed-use project where the anticipated EDUs exceed seven (7)
EDUs.
Section 4.
The moratorium shall apply to applications currently pending before the Town, as well as, applications filed after the effective date of this Ordinance. However, it does not apply to any application as of the effective date of this Ordinance that has received subdivision approval, site plan approval, and/or a building permit and which has already been approved for allocations by the Town Council.
Section 5.
This moratorium is adopted to allow sufficient time for the Town to accomplish the following:
a. Receive public input, specifically to have the Planning Commission review this issue and provide recommendations;
b. Consider any revisions to the Zoning Ordinance;
c. Update the Capacity Management Plan and Sewer Allocation Policy; and d. Consider all such other matters as the Town Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Town staff deem appropriate.
Section 6. The Town
Council shall have and reserves the right to extend or modify this moratorium for such additional period or periods and on such terms and conditions as it deems necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Centreville.
Section 7.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or of the codes hereby adopted are, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or those codes.
Section 8. This
Ordinance shall become effective twenty (20) days after its enactment.
ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
____________________________________
R. Gaye Adams Ashley Heffernan Kaiser, Esq., President Town Clerk _____________________________________
First Reading: Jeffrey D. Kiel, Vice President Second Reading:
Enacted:
Effective: _____________________________________
Daniel B. Worth, Member _____________________________________
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member ______________________________________
Sandra Lee Huffer, Member