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THE TOWN OF CENTREVILLE 101 LAWYERS ROW CENTREVILLE, MD 21617
410-758-1180 FAX 410-758-4741 WWW.TOWNOFCENTREVILLE.ORG
AGENDA
Town Council of Centreville Meeting April 17, 2025
7:00 PM
Liberty Building 107 Liberty Street, 2nd Floor Meeting Room I. Convene – Council President II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Moment of Silence – For Military & Public Safety Personnel (Past & Present) IV. Agenda Review V. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings a. April 3, 2025 Budget Meeting Minutes b. April 3, 2025 Meeting Minutes c. April 4, 2025 Emergency Meeting Minutes VI. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their comments to three minutes.)
VII. Appearances a. Oath of Office- Gene Magary- Park Advisory Board b. Oath of Office – Priscilla Mileski– Park Advisory Board c. Oath of Office- Lucy Ickes-Marks – Centreville Ethics Commission d. Kara Willis- Chair, Planning Commission, Centreville Comprehensive Plan 2040 Amendment Public Hearing Ordinance 03-2025- Amending Chapter 20- CEDA Structure – Sponsored by Council President Kaiser VIII. Old Business
a. Ordinance 03-2025-Amending Chapter 20 - CEDA Structure – Consideration – Sponsored by Council President Kaiser b. Resolution 05-2025- Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 Amendment – Sponsored by Council Member Worth IX. New Business a. Ordinance – 06-2025 – Text Amendment: Chapter 170 – Electronic Signs – First Reading- Council President b. First Fridays Discussion X. Reports of Boards and Commissions
a. Maryland Municipal League b. Council of Governments c. Economic Development d. Park Advisory Board e. Planning Commission XI. Reports of Department Heads a. Town Manager b. Chief of Police c. Town Attorney d. Finance Officer e. Director of Public Works f. Human Resources Manager e. Town Clerk h. Main St. Manager XII. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their comments to three minutes.)
XIII. Council Roundtable a. Kiel b. Beauchamp c. Worth d. Huffer e. Kaiser XIV. Motion to Adjourn – Council President Upcoming **Please note: One or more Centreville Town Council members may be attending these events/meetings.
Events/Meetings:
• April 17, 2025 – Town Council Meeting- 7:00 p.m. 107 N. Liberty St.
• April 25, 2025 – Arbor Day Celebration
• April 26, 2025 – Trails Day
• May 1, 2025 – Town Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m. 107 N. Liberty St.
• May 6, 2025 – Park Advisory Board Meeting – 6:00 p.m. Town Hall
• May 7, 2025 – Planning Commission Work Session- 7:00 p.m. 107 N. Liberty St.
• May 13, 2025 – Cemetery Advisory Committee – 4:00 p.m. Town Hall
• May 15, 2025 - Town Council Meeting- 7:00 p.m. 107 N. Liberty St.
• May 21, 2025 - Planning Commission Meeting- 7:00 p.m. 107 N. Liberty St.
OATH OF OFFICE
“PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY I, PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME IN
FULL, AND REPEAT AFTER ME.”
I,
Gene Magary Gene Magary , do solemnly affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States; and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and support the Constitution and laws thereof; and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, execute the office of member to the CENTREVILLE PARK ADVISORY BOARD , for a Three Year
Term (2025 – 2028), according to The Town Charter, Laws and Ordinances of the Town of Centreville.
OATH OF OFFICE
“PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY I, PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME IN
FULL, AND REPEAT AFTER ME.”
I,
Priscilla Mileski Priscilla Mileski , do solemnly affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States; and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and support the Constitution and laws thereof; and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, execute the office of member to the CENTREVILLE PARK ADVISORY BOARD , for a Three Year
Term (2025 – 2028), according to The Town Charter, Laws and Ordinances of the Town of Centreville.
OATH OF OFFICE
“PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SAY I, PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME IN
FULL, AND REPEAT AFTER ME.”
I Lucy Ickes-Marks , do solemnly affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States; and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of Maryland, and support the Constitution and laws thereof; and that I will, to the best of my skill and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without partiality or prejudice, execute the office of member to the CENTREVILLE ETHICS COMMISSION, for a Three Year Term (2025–
2028), according to The Town Charter, Laws and Ordinances of the Town of Centreville.
Lucy Ickes-Marks
Exhibit A
Attachment A Amendments Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 Please note: All proposed amendments are for updates of items in the Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040, adopted December 14, 2023 Proposed amendments include the following:
• Update to page 34: The Complete Neighborhoods Future Land Use description derived from
language already included on other pages in the plan is proposed.
• Update to Map 1A Future Growth and Infill Areas Greenbelt: adjustment of Municipal
Boundary and Growth Area 4 to reflect the incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024).
• Update to Map 1B Tier Designations: adjustment Municipal Boundary to reflect the
incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024).
• Update to Map 2 Growth Area Plan: adjustment Municipal Boundary and growth area to reflect
the incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024).
• Update to Figure 6 Centreville Greenbelt: adjustment Municipal Boundary to reflect the
incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024).
• Update to Figure 3 Existing Land Use: adjustment Municipal Boundary to reflect the
incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024) and update to change the existing land use on the Taco Bell Restaurant parcel from vacant to Commercial.
• Updates to Figure 4 Future Land Use Plan:
o Adjustment Municipal Boundary to reflect the incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024);
o Addition/inclusion of Complete Neighborhood Future Land Use Designation in legend;
o Update to change the Office/Light Industrial category in the legend to Planned Business District (consistent with page 37);
o Updated color in legend for high density residential for further clarity;
o Designation of Complete Neighborhood for the Providence Farm Annexation Parcel (September 5, 2024); and o Since the adoption of the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 on December 14, 2023, staff and the Planning Commission identified the following Future Land Use Map Amendments included on Map 4 regarding implementation of the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040:
• Update to Map 5 Natural Resources: adjustment Municipal Boundary to reflect the
incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024).
• Update to Map 6 Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas: adjustment to include the modified buffer
areas in the legend and identified on the map; adjustment of municipal boundary the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024).
• Update to Map 7 Functional Class of Streets and Highways: adjustment Municipal Boundary to
reflect the incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024).
To ensure that proposed land use changes meet this definition, this Plan recommends that all major proposals proceed through a deliberative process during which the benefits that are delivered to the Town are investigated and established. The Town is receptive to allowing flexibility where needed to achieve quality and competent community design, but where individual proposals fail to meaningfully advance
the Town’s development (as defined above), they will not comply with this Plan and should not be approved.
Through 2040, Map 4 and the supporting text of this chapter are to be used to guide the location, type, intensity, and character of development and redevelopment. This means the Planning Commission will evaluate new land development proposals in light of this Plan.
Objectives The main goal of the land use plan is that Centreville develops as a healthy, prosperous, and beautiful town with a continual improvement in the quality of life for its residents and the vitality of its businesses.
The supporting objectives are as follows:
To create a network of open spaces and resource conservation lands which will secure important environmental functions, form the basis of a town wide recreational asset, and promote community health, vitality, and scenic beauty.
To guide future neighborhoods into patterns that encourage an intergenerational community, which features a variety of housing types instead of neighborhoods separated by age or income.
To foster an economically vibrant downtown, preserve its historic elements, promote residential uses in and near downtown and link downtown to other parts of the Town with an efficient system of streets, walkways, community open space, and public utilities.
To foster continual real estate investment, the redevelopment of vacant or underutilized properties, and the redevelopment or improvement of properties that do not contribute to the Town’s overall wellbeing.
Future Land Use Map Map 4 shows the 2040 future land use plan. Each of the major use categories within the Town’s current boundaries are described below. Map 4 also shows the more generalized land use plan for the Growth Area, which is discussed in more detail in Chapter III, Municipal Growth.
Complete Neighborhoods Areas planned for Complete Neighborhoods identified on the Future Land Use Map (Map 4) which are tracts of 10 acres or more in size with a mix of housing types (single-family detached, duplexes tri-plexes, attached house and apartment buildings and supporting non-residential uses like Institutions parks, open spaces and limited commercial buildings. These areas are both infill tracts and growth areas and will be
developed as master planned communities consistent with Complete Neighborhood objectives in this plan (e.g. pages 22, 35, and 38 etc.) and achieve an overall density of at least 3.5 units per acre.
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Exhibit A
ATTACHMENT B
FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENTS – SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
In addition to the Future Land Use Map Amendments detailed further in the information provided below, Future Land Use Map Overlay Designations on Map 4: Future Land Use are included for Future potential Complete Neighborhoods on Infill Areas within the Municipal Boundaries, consistent with language already included in the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040, that “these infill tracts be developed as complete neighborhoods …”.
1 Tax Map & Address Size of Area Critical Future Land Use Consistency Adoption Parcel Number Area Designations Planner and Recommendation Planning Commission 9/18/2024 1 Map 44C; P 504 409 Kidwell Avenue 0.33 acres No Commercial Residential Consistent - Include Consistent- Adopt Map 44C; P 505 401 Kidwell Avenue 0.85 acres No Commercial Residential Consistent - Include Consistent- Adopt 2 Map 44C; P 902, 206 & 208 W Water; Adjacent Al0le.7y 9 acres No Residential Central Consistent - Include Consistent- Adopt
P 906, P 938 & P 939 also bordered by 103 N Liberty & Business 202 W Water; Rear parcels & District portions of parking areas behind 105 N. Liberty & 107 N Liberty 3 Map 44; P 60 Little 279.660 acres No Growth Complete Consistent - Include Consistent- Adopt Kidwell Avenue Area Neighborhood Annexation into to Town 4 Map 44B; rear 2641 Centreville 3.75 acres Yes- LDA Resource Commercial Consistent - Include Consistent- Adopt
portion of P 1056 Road may seek Conservation growth Open Space allocation to become IDA (eligible) 5 Map 44B; 425 S. Commerce 1.83 acres Yes - IDA Resource Commercial Consistent - Include Consistent- Adopt P 1085 Street Conservation Open Space 2 Future Land Use Map Planning Issues Overall, the proposed amendments have a clear basis for recommending consistency with the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040. An explanation of each proposed amendment and information
has been considered for each of these proposed amendments is included. Each item is identified by parcel number. Small snip copies of each Map amendment page are included in each section below.
1. Tax Map 44 C – Parcels 504 and 505
Two Parcels on Kidwell Avenue, Green Street and Railroad Avenue (West of Lion’s Villa Restaurant) a. Tax Map 44 C Parcel 504, 409 Kidwell - approximately 0.33 acres b. Tax Map 44 C Parcel 505, 401 Kidwell - approximately 0.85 acres Planning Commission Consideration: The Future Land Use Map is being amended to show the Residential Future Land Use designation on both parcels.
Supporting Data and Information 3 These two parcels currently are identified as commercial on the Future Land Use Map (Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040); whereas they both contain recently built single family homes and it is not the Town’s intent that they be rezoned or redeveloped, but instead enable their current single family zoning and reclassify their Future Land Use as Residential.
2. CBD properties
Planning Commission Consideration: The Future Land Use Map is being amended to show the Central Business District Land Use designation on all of these parcels.
Supporting Data and Information Tax Map 44 C; P 902 – 208 (&206) W. Water Street & access/alley right of way touching P.905, P.
903, P. 902, and P. 906 4 Discussed during the September 4, 2024, Work Session, this 1901 duplex located on an older Centreville Lot, currently R-2 Zoning, and is proposed to be redesignated to the Central Business District (CBD) Future Land Use and then rezone to CBD zoning.
The owner has requested the subdivision of the lot & building into two separate parcels (units currently have separate addresses, and utilities) and individual ownership. Google Street view image included here, shows the nicely maintained duplex noted to be constructed circa 1901. This duplex serves as a good example of the issues identified in the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 (page 45)
regarding how duplexes can be “compatible with within all residential neighborhoods and have no adverse impact on neighborhood quality of life.” Identified in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, there are hinderances for re-development opportunities with regards to minimum lot size and other standards set within the Residential Land Use/R-2 zoning. A text amendment for “stand alone” residential uses within
the CBD as recommended by our Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 (pages 36 & 79) is also planned to be discussed by the Planning Commission. This amendment to the Future Land Use Map and the text amendment (standalone residential) will provide a consistent basis for the parcel to be considered under the CBD Zoning standards, recognizing that the lot and building are something Centreville values and wishes to continue and owner to pursue the ability to subdivide the property.
Alley & Right of Way – immediately East of Duplex The area immediately to the East of the duplex that is shown in the photo and on the proposed Future Land Use Map as access/alley right of way touching P.905, P. 903, P. 902 and P. 906 is also proposed to be amended to CBD Land Use and eventually CBD zoning.
5 Tax Map 44 C; Rear portion of P 906 (Rear Parking behind the 105 N Liberty - Town of Centreville) Tax Map 44C; P 939 and 938 (Rear parking behind the Liberty Building – 107 N Liberty) The designation of these areas currently used as parking for areas behind the 105 N Liberty Building and a municipally owned building to amend their designation from Residential to Central Business District provides overall continuity for the use of the sites and for the existing adjacent CBD zoning.
3. Parcel 60 on Tax Map 44F -Providence Farm Annexation – approved by Town Council
September 5, 2024.
Planning Commission Consideration: The Future Land Use Map is being amended to show the Complete Neighborhood Municipal Growth designation over the entire parcel.
Supporting Data and Information 6 The 279 acre parcel recently annexed into the Town of Centreville (September 5, 2024) is identified as a portion of Growth Area 4, identified as Complete Neighborhood on Map 2 Growth Area Plan in the Municipal Growth Element (page 27 as well as in the Annex) and as identified as a Tier II Growth Area (Map 1 B, page 26 and the Annex) in the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040. Tier II
designations are future growth areas planned for sewer service. The following amendment is proposed in order to amend the Future Land Use Map to incorporate the parcel into Town Boundaries and provide a basis for implementation of TND Zoning and development as a Complete Neighborhood.
The following information provides guidance for the Town’s desired intent of general uses and environmental features to be considered as the annexation and zoning proceeds, and as the applicants work with the Town to develop a Complete Neighborhood.
Of the Total approximately 279.6690 Acres approved by Town Council for annexation, Centreville’s Future Land Use Designation of Complete Neighborhood generally includes Natural Areas, Commercial and Civic Areas as well as a mix of variety and residential types and styles that provide intergenerational neighborhoods to meet the needs of area residents though many stages of life.
Natural Areas Natural areas to be protect through appropriate forest conservation designations, stream buffers, and either Resource Conservation Open Space zoning or protected natural areas defined as part of the Natural Area Transect – with compatible recreational trails as applicable.
The following provides more detail about the forest conservation areas and stream buffers currently identified, recorded (on record and binding), accurately shows the detailed limits of existing protectable resources.
7 8 The parcel contains Deed Restricted Open Space recorded when the Rolling Bridge Subdivision was originally created as shown on the 6/3/21 Exhibit above and included in the County GIS system and Maryland Department of Planning’s FINDER online mapping tool https://apps.planning.maryland.gov/finderonline/. On June 26, 2024, the Centreville Planning Commission discussed the Open Space Deed Restriction, including a recommendation as part of their
Annexation and Rezoning Letter of Recommendation to the Centreville Town Council. The Planning Commission favorably recommended that the recorded open space deed restriction be “released” upon site plan/development approval and that the area protected by the existing forest conservation easement remain. That recommendation is included in the Letter of Recommendation (pdf page 31 and 32 of Maps and Additional Support Documents) attached to this document.
9 Commercial and Civic Areas Commercial and civic areas which can be provided for in appropriate locations and defined (size, nature, lot placement, etc.) through the use of the General Urban Zone Transect - T4 or Urban Center Zone Transect -T5, to include the provision for Civic Buildings and Civic Spaces similar to the information in the Denton, MD Pattern Book.
10 The rest of the site will be devoted to a variety of housing styles and types and can be provided for through the refinement of our TND zoning to provide more of a complete neighborhood concept that provides for residential, applicable accessible open space, grid street network, to support the limited amount of neighborhood level retail, office, commercial and civic service uses.
The residential uses can be provided for appropriate locations and defined (size, nature, lot placement, etc.) through areas in the General Urban Zone Transect - T4 (where senior healthcare and living facilities that have been discussed may be most appropriate) which transition to the Suburban Zone Transect (T-3) 11
4. Map 44B; rear portion of P 1056, parcel address: 2641 Centreville Road
Planning Commission Consideration: The Future Land Use Map is being amended to show the Commercial designation over the entirety of parcel 1056. Please note as noted below and mentioned in the Critical Area Commission review comments, a growth allocation will be required should the owner desire to redevelop the parcel to change its Critical Area designation from LDA to IDA.
Supporting Data and Information This amendment is proposed to designate the rear portion of parcel 1056, the property adjacent to the parcel containing the existing mill structure, as Commercial. This area is approximately 3.57 acres, and while it is in Limited Development Area (LDA) Critical area, the site is not in environmentally pristine condition and is also in the Town’s Critical Area modified buffer area (formerly known as Buffer
Exempt.) Amending the Future Land Use to Commercial is consistent with the ‘Commercial’ Future Land Use designation already existing on the South-East portion of the same parcel that connects the entirety of the property to Centreville Road frontage. This change is also consistent with the Future Land Use designation of parcel 1054, immediately to the North and East where the mill structure is located.
Commercial Future Land Use may help support any requests for a growth allocation from LDA to IDA to allow for potential redevelopment opportunities that may further the Town’s desires for improved redeveloped Gateway as identified as part of the general commercial area in the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 (page 36) “The C-2 district is a general commercial zone. It allows retail, service and office uses and is intended to provide convenient locations for local shopping. The district is
12 located along Centreville Road, the southern gateway from MD Route 18 to the Mill Stream Bridge, …." 13
5. Tax Map 44B, P 1085, 425 S Commerce Street
Planning Commission Consideration: The Future Land Use Map is being amended to show the Commercial designation over the entirety of parcel 1085.
Supporting Data and Information This parcel sometimes referred to as Corsica Creek Commons, contained c.1900 industrial building that was used for various commercial and industrial uses including a tomato packing plant, a feed and supply center, a southern states operation and a plant sleeve factory. This building was previously demolished prior to 2015. Additionally, based on older deed information Town Engineer Mike Whitehill has done,
this property was originally part of the Centreville Mill Property.
The parcel currently has C-2 Zoning and was rezoned from Residential zoning R-3 to Commercial C-2 zoning by Centreville Town Council in 2015 (Ordinance 05-2015), after a site plan approved in 2007 for residential development expired and the associated Public Works Agreement was amended. Please note that some portions of that PWA, specifically related to future trail easement still exist and the Town and
applicant are currently working with SHA to see if the easement location on the southern portion of the property can be retained.
14 Original site plan residential (now expired) prior to Rezoning showing trail easement.
2009 original PWA 2011 amended PWA that includes trail removing EDUS as site easement plan had expired 15 Rezoning of Parcel from R-3 to C-2 – Findings of Fact note the Town Council believes that C-2 zoning is more consistent with the Town’s vision for the Property….
A commercial use…subject to the Town’s design standards…important to protect the visual gateway to the Town at this location This parcel is also Intensely Developed Area Critical Area designation and in the Modified Buffer Area (previously known as Buffer Exempt), which does require mitigation.
16 The following include photos of the factory building prior to its demolition, as well as historical aerials of the area which show its development.
Photos of the now demolished Factory building 1937 17 1957 1997 18 2010 Amending the Future Land Use to Commercial is consistent with the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040, given the historic precedent of intensive use and zoning of this site. It is consistent with the intent of the general commercial area as described on page 36: “The C-2 district is a general commercial zone. It allows retail, service and office uses and is intended to provide convenient
locations for local shopping. The district is located along Centreville Road, the southern gateway from MD Route 18 to the Mill Stream Bridge, …." 19
Exhibit A
MEMORANDUM
TOWN OF CENTREVILLE FROM: STACEY DAHLSTROM, AICP
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: 2040 SD
AMENDMENTS Senior Planner, EPR for Centreville
TOWN OF CENTREVILLE
PLANNING COMMISSION- FOR
FEBRUARY 19, 2025, PUBLIC HEARING
ORGANIZATION: CENTREVILLE MD DATE: MARCH 10, 2025
RE: PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENTS TO FUTURE LAND USE MAP
(MAP 4) IN THE CENTREVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: 2040
Proposed Amendments Since the adoption of the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 on December 14, 2023, staff and the Planning Commission have identified Future Land Use Map Amendments to provide for implementation of the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040. The proposed amendments have been reviewed by Queen Anne’s County Planning and the State of Maryland Department of Planning
state planning review process, those reviews have been reviewed and evaluated by Town Staff and Planning commission as part of the December 18, 2024 Planning Commission/Work Session Meeting and the amendments updated as applicable. The amendments include including the official listing of the Complete Neighborhoods Future Land Use as described elsewhere in the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040; updates to the Future Land Use Map (approved by Planning Commission to
submit for review September 18, 2024), and updates to Municipal Boundaries associated with the Providence Farm Annexation.
Conclusion Based on review and discussion and consideration of public comments, the Planning Commission should consider recommending that the proposed amendments are consistent with the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan 2040 and recommend to the Town Council that they be adopted.
1 Amendments Complete Neighborhood Future Land Use Description The Complete Neighborhoods Future Land Use description derived from language already included on other pages in the plan is proposed to be included at the bottom of page 34 (Attachment A) Complete Neighborhoods Areas planned for Complete Neighborhoods identified on the Future Land Use Map (Map 4) which are tracts of 10 acres or more in size with a mix of housing types (single-family detached, duplexes tri-plexes, attached house and apartment
buildings and supporting non-residential uses like Institutions parks, open spaces and limited commercial buildings.
These areas are both infill tracts and growth areas and will be developed as master planned communities consistent with Complete Neighborhood objectives in this plan (e.g., pages 22, 35, and 38 etc.) and achieve an overall density of at least 3.5 units per acre.
Municipal Boundary Adjustments - Maps Municipal Boundaries have been adjusted on the following Maps and Figure included in Attachment A to reflect the incorporation of the Providence Farm Annexation (September 5, 2024): Map 1 A: Future Growth Areas, Infill Areas and Greenbelt, Map 1B: Tier Designations; Map 2: Growth Area Plan; Figure 6: Centreville Greenbelt; Map 3: Existing Land Use; Map 4: Future Land Use Plan; Map 5: Natural
Resources; Map 6: Critical Areas; and Map 7: Functional Class of Streets and Highways.
Existing Land Use Map update During review and discussion of the update to the Existing Land Use Map to reflect newly updated municipal boundaries regarding the Providence Farm annexation, an update was identified and included on this proposed amendment. This is a minor update the existing land use, reflecting existing conditions to update the existing land use from vacant to commercial on the parcel where Taco Bell is located (104
Stella Lane, Centreville MD- access from Laser Drive, south east of Dunkin Donuts).
Future Land Use Map Amendments
1. In addition to the Future Land Use Map Amendments detailed further in the information provided
below, the Future Land Use Map category of Office/Light Industrial was updated to be Planned Business District to correspond with the Planned Business District Future Land use description on page 37.
2. The following provides more detailed information, previously provided details the amendments
proposed to be included which are reflected on the Map 4: Future Land Use Map. Each individual Map Amendment background information is also included in Attachment B.
2 Overview of Map Amendments the Future Land Use Map (approved by Planning Commission to submit for review September 18, 2024) Tax Map & Address Size of Area Critical Future Land Use Consistency Adoption Parcel Number Area Designations Planner and Recommendation Planning Commission 9/18/2024 1 Map 44C; P 504 409 Kidwell Avenue 0.33 acres No Commercial Residential Consistent - Consistent- Adopt Include
Map 44C; P 505 401 Kidwell Avenue 0.85 acres No Commercial Residential Consistent - Consistent- Adopt Include 2 Map 44C; P 902, 206 & 208 W Water; Adjacent 0.79 acres No Residential Central Consistent - Consistent- Adopt P 906, P 938 & P Alley also bordered by 103 N Liberty & Business Include 939 202 W Water; Rear parcels & portions of District parking areas behind 105 N. Liberty & 107 N Liberty 3 Map 44; P 60 Little 279.660 acres No Growth Complete Consistent - Consistent- Adopt
Kidwell Avenue Area Neighborhood Include Annexation into to Town 4 Map 44B; rear 2641 Centreville 3.75 acres Yes- LDA Resource Commercial Consistent - Consistent- Adopt portion of P 1056 Road may seek Conservation Include growth Open Space allocation to become IDA (eligible) 5 Map 44B; 425 S. Commerce 1.83 acres Yes - IDA Resource Commercial Consistent - Consistent- Adopt P 1085 Street Conservation Include
Open Space 3
PUBLIC HEARING
CENTREVILLE TOWN COUNCIL
Ordinance 03-2025 – Amending Chapter 20 – CEDA Structure April 17, 2025 7:05 P.M.
TOWN COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS
OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE V OF THE TOWN CODE RELATED TO THE CENTREVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
I WILL NOW CALL MS. BRINKLEY, TOWN MANAGER, TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND ON THIS ORDINANCE.
(Ms. Brinkley to give background)
TOWN COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT:
I WILL NOW CALL CAROLYN BRINKLEY, TOWN MANAGER, TO PRESENT EVIDENCE OF THE PUBLISHED NOTICE OF THIS HEARING.
(Read the notice) *********************************************
TOWN COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT:
WE WILL FIRST HEAR FROM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE 03-2025, AND THEN HEAR FROM THOSE OPPOSED. PLEASE KEEP ALL COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. YOU ARE WELCOME TO PROVIDE WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO THE TOWN COUNCIL AS WELL.
(Clerk reads the public comment guidelines.) WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE 03-2025.
WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM ALL THOSE OPPOSING PROPOSED ORDINANCE 03-2025.
THE CENTREVILLE TOWN COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER ALL COMMENTS PRESENTED THIS EVENING BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION REGARDING PROPOSED ORDINANCE 03-2025.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS HEARING?
SECOND?
ALL IN FAVOR.
I NOW DECLARE THIS HEARING ADJOURNED.
TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE NUMBER 03-2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE TO AMEND THE
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE V OF THE TOWN CODE RELATED TO
THE CENTREVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 09-2013, enacted on November 21, 2013 and effective on December 12, 2013, the Town Council amended Chapter 20 by creating Article V of the Town Code to create the Centreville Economic Development Authority and establish responsibilities, structure and development of this Board; and WHEREAS, Chapter 20. Article V. Section 20-23 of the Code of the Town of Centreville sets forth the structure and leadership of the Centreville Economic Development Authority; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 05-2019, enacted on May 16, 2019 and effective on June 6, 2019, the Town Council amended Chapter 20. Article V. Section 20-23 by amending the structure and clarifying the leadership process; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville wishes to amend the structure;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Town Council of Centreville that:
Section 1.
The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Ordinance.
Section 2. Article V. Section
20-23 Structure
shall be amended as follows:
A. The Board of Directors (Board) will be composed of nine seven members, and one non-voting ex officio member, and two alternates, to be appointed by the Town Council, with a 3-year term to be served on a rotating basis. With the exception of the Board’s initial Chair which is to be directly appointed by the Town Council, officers are to be elected by the Board and from the membership of the Board at the
Board’s first meeting after the start of the Town’s fiscal year. The Board will consist of the following (9 7) representatives and one (1) non-voting ex officio member and
(2) alternates:
(1) One Main Street Manager or appropriate Town staff representative shall be
the non-voting ex officio member;
(2) One representative from Centreville Alive or an alternative organization
that works to promote a successful environment for business and trade for the Town as a whole the real estate sector;
(3) One representative from the banking, finance, or financial services
industry sector;
(4) One representative of business park management or the commercial real
estate sector;
(5) (3) One representative from the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council;
(6) (4) Three resident citizens at large with experience and interest in economic
development; and
(7) (5) Two Town-based business owners/operators brick and mortar business
owners that may not necessarily reside within the Town limits;
(8) One representative interested in economic development in the Town who
may or may not reside within the Town limits; and (9). Alternate members:
(a). Alternate 1: One resident at large
(b) Alternate 2: One Town based business or non-profit
owner/operator that may not necessarily reside within the Town limits.
(c) Alternates may participate and vote in the absence of the
respective member of the Board who is absent.
Section 3.
All new material has been underlined. Language to be deleted is shown with strikethrough.
Section 4. This
Ordinance shall become effective on the twenty-first (21) day 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
TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
RESOLUTION 05-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE APPROVING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN OF CENTREVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: 2040
PURSUANT TO THE LAND USE ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2023, the Town Council adopted Resolution 11-23 adopting the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040 (the “Plan”);
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville wishes to amend the Plan to adopt a revision to the text regarding Complete Neighborhoods on page 34 of the Plan and attached hereto as an Exhibit and to adopt updated maps and figures for Map 1A Future Growth & Infill Aras and Greenbelt, Map 1B Tier Designations, Map 2 Growth Area Plan, Figure 6 Centreville Greenbelt, Map 3 Existing Land Use, Map 4 Future Land Use Plan, Map 5 Natural Resources, Map 6 Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas,
and Map 7 Functional Class of Streets and Highways, all of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (the “Amendments”);
WHEREAS, the Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the Amendments on March 19, 2025 and recommended adoption of the Amendments; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville held a public hearing on the Amendments on ________________ ____, 2025.
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville is empowered, in accordance with the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland §3-204, to enact, adopt, amend, and execute the Town of Centreville Comprehensive Plan: 2040; and WHEREAS, the proposed Amendments to the Plan conform to the requirements of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland §3-201(b)(1)(iii) and will promote the health, safety, and
welfare of the citizens of Centreville, Maryland; and NOW THEREFORE, the Town Council of Centreville hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1.
The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Resolution;
Section 2. The
Amendments attached to this Resolution as Exhibit “A” are hereby approved;
Section 3. This
Resolution shall be effective immediately.
READ AND PASSED THIS day of , 2025.
BY ORDER: We hereby certify that Resolution Number 05-2025 is true and correct and duly adopted by the Town Council of Centreville, Maryland.
ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
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R. Gaye Adams Ashley Heffernan Kaiser, Esq., President Town Clerk _____________________________________
Jeffrey D. Kiel, Vice President _____________________________________
Daniel B. Worth, Member _____________________________________
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member ______________________________________
Sandra Lee Huffer, Member
TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE NO 06-2025
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 SCHOOLS IN 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, 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, by Ordinance 04-2023, the Town Council amended the prohibition on EMCs to allow an exception for governmental and institutional uses in specified non-residential zones where the same or more intense zoning exists across the street;
WHEREAS, the Town desires to amend Chapter 170 of the Code of the Town of Centreville to create another exception on the prohibition to allow Electronic Message Centers (EMCs) for schools in residential zones where non-residential zoning exists across the street subject to compliance with the additional standards contained herein;
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 _____________ 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 for schools in residential zones subject to the provisions contained herein:
F. Prohibited signs. The following signs are prohibited:
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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 for school signs in residential zoning districts and subject to the supplemental standards contained in § 170-38.E(3) and Table 4 (Attachment 10 to the Zoning Ordinance).
(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 residential and 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). EMCs are also permitted for schools as a freestanding sign in residential zones along State
roads, where non-residential zoning 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:
P ag e | 2 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.
(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 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 Exhibit A.
(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.
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• Digital electronic signs of any kind, except for governmental and institutional uses in nonresidential zoning districts and school uses in 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.
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 7. This
Ordinance shall become effective twenty days after its enactment.
ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
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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 ______________________________________
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THE TOWN OF CENTREVILLE 101 LAWYERS ROW CENTREVILLE, MD 21617
410-758-1180 FAX 410-758-4741 WWW.TOWNOFCENTREVILLE.ORG
MEMORANDUM
April 11, 2025 TO: Town Council of Centreville FR: Carolyn Brinkley, Town Manager RE: First Fridays This memo is for the purpose of making the following requests:
• The closure of Lawyers Row each first Friday in the months of May, June, August,
and September for the purpose of holding a First Friday event.
• To allow the First Friday events be considered a Town event.
• $1,000 be allocated to support the music at each of the First Friday dates.
PROPOSED MOTION:
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CLOSURE OF LAWYERS ROW ON EACH FIRST
FRIDAY THAT OCCURS IN MAY, JUNE, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER; ALLOW THE
FIRST FRIDAY EVENT TO BE CONSIDERED A TOWN EVENT; AND TO APPROVE
$1,000 BE ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT THE MUSIC AT EACH OF THE FIRST FRIDAY
DATES.
TO: Centreville Town Council FROM: Robert Hobbs, Chief of Police SUBJECT: March 2025 Department Overview
FEBRUARY MARCH
Enforcement 2025 2025 CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY Criminal Arrests 5 3 (Adult) During March, 2025 Officers made a TOTAL of 3 ARRESTS:
Criminal Arrests 0 0 (Juvenile)
• 1 On View Arrests 42
Traffic Citations 42
• 2 Criminal Summons/Warrant Service
MV Warnings 222 255 Safety Repairs 34 25
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
During the month of March 2025, Officers issued the following: Parking Citations 0 0
- 255 Motor Vehicle Warnings Incidents 644 787
- 42 Non-Arrestable Citations
- 25 Safety Equipment Repair Orders
- 33 Commercial Vehicle Inspection
The Redspeed Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras are currently located on Railroad Avenue at Queen Anne’s County High School, Watson Rd, and Chesterfield and have issued a combined 25 speed limit violation citations.
COMPLAINTS/INCIDENTS
During the month of March 2025 Officers responded to 787 calls for service. A sample of these incidents are highlighted below.
• 4 Assault/Domestics
• 3 MDOP
• 20 K9 Scans
• 13 Assist Other Agency
• 5 911 Hangups
• 9 Check The Welfare
• 3 Theft
• 4 Fraud
• 296 Business/Residential Patrol Checks
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
- Mandatory Psychological Evaluations
- Delaware Police Academy Graduation
- Defensive Tactic Instructor Training – Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy
- Emergency Petition Training – Easton Police Department