Ord-06-2026-Short-Term-Rental-Moratorium
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Ordinance 06-2026 is a Town Council measure that establishes a temporary six-month moratorium on the application for, consideration, approval, construction, expansion, processing, or issuance of any Board of Appeals action, building permit, or zoning certificate related to boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals in Centreville. During the moratorium the Town (including the Planning & Zoning Administrator’s office, Building Department, Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Appeals, Town staff, and Town Council) may not process, review, consider, or approve such applications; the moratorium covers pending and new applications but does not apply to projects that, as of the ordinance’s effective date, already have site plan approval, zoning certificate approval and/or a building permit and were approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals. The stated purpose is to give staff, the Planning & Zoning Commission, and the Council time to study neighborhood and housing impacts, gather public input, review other jurisdictions’ regulations, and consider amendments to the Zoning Ordinance; the ordinance becomes effective 20 days after enactment, may be extended or modified by the Council, and includes a severability clause. The document notes the Planning & Zoning Commission reviewed the issue in 2026 and recommended approval.
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TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE ORDINANCE 06-2026 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE ADOPTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE APPLICATION FOR, APPROVAL OF, CONSTRUCTION OF, EXPANSION OF, PROCESSING OF, OR ISSUANCE OF ANY BOARD OF APPEALS, BUILDING PERMIT, AND ZONING CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS FOR ANY BOADINGHOUSES, BED-AND- BREAKFASTS, AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND PENDING CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF REVISED ZONING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS AS THE TOWN COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER ADVISABLE 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; and 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; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville enacted the current provisions for boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals in 2014 and 2015; and WHEREAS, the short-term rental industry has changed significantly since 2014 and 2015, and the Town Council does not believe that the current provisions adequately address the current structure of short-term rentals and the potential issues that they create; and WHEREAS, the Town of Centreville has had several short-term rental applications in a short period of time, and there is a need to ensure that short-term rentals are properly regulated to reduce potential neighborhood impacts; and WHEREAS, the acceptance and processing of any applications, site plan and/or issuance of other zoning approvals, building permits, or zoning certificates before appropriate study of the matter, obtaining desired public input, and consideration and approval of meaningful and effective Town ordinances and regulations governing the matter, would frustrate the Town’s ability to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents to the Town and be adverse to the orderly development of the Town; and WHEREAS, a temporary moratorium on new short-term rentals will allow the Town staff, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Town Council to consider potential amendments to the zoning ordinance to strengthen Town law and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Centreville citizens; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that a temporary moratorium, for a term of six (6) months, is a reasonable length of time to study, receive input and adopt any revisions to the Zoning Ordinance; and Ord-06-2026-Short-Term-Rental-MoratoriumOrd-06-2026-Short-Term-Rental-Moratorium Page | 1 WHEREAS, the Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission considered the matter at its _________________, 2026 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. A moratorium on the application for, consideration of, approval of, construction of, expansion of, processing of, or issuance of permits for any Board of Appeals, building permit, and zoning certificate applications for any boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals. Section 3. During the moratorium, the Town (including the Town Planning & Zoning Administrator’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 boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals. 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 site plan approval, zoning certificate approval and/or a building permit and which has already been approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Section 5. This moratorium is adopted to allow sufficient time for the Town to accomplish the following: a. Study the impacts of short-term rentals on residential neighborhoods, housing availability and affordability, and community character; b. Receive public input, specifically to have the Planning Commission review this issue and provide recommendations; c. Review and analyze short-term rental regulations adopted by other jurisdictions; d. Consider any revisions to the Zoning Ordinance; e. 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. Ord-06-2026-Short-Term-Rental-MoratoriumOrd-06-2026-Short-Term-Rental-Moratorium Page | 2 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: _____________________________________ Sandra Lee Huffer, Member _____________________________________ Frederick E. Beu, Member ______________________________________ Fred M. McNeil, Member Ord-06-2026-Short-Term-Rental-MoratoriumOrd-06-2026-Short-Term-Rental-Moratorium Page | 3