2022-10-05_pc_minutes.pdf

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Centreville Planning Commission
Public Work Shop
October 5, 2022
7:00 p.m.
MINUTES
The October 5, 2022 Centreville Planning Commission public work shop was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kara Voight,
Chair; in the Liberty Building, second floor meeting room. The following members and staff were present: Kara Voight,
Chair; Mitchell Delaney, Secretary; Pat Fox and Nancy Emerick, Members; Steven K. Kline, Town Council President;
Charles M. Koogle, Town Manager; Chris Jakubiak, Town Planner; and Betty Jean Hall, Administrative Assistant.
Citizen Comment
No citizens provided comments.
Discussion
a. Draft Comprehensive Plan – Chris Jakubiak, Town Planner
• Mr. Jakubiak displayed a power point presentation overview of the draft Comprehensive Plan to the
attendees which is attached to these minutes so that it becomes part of the official record.
• Providing direction on how to expand the municipal water and sewer system.
o Mr. Koogle stated increasing the capacity to 1.25 million gallons per day (gpd) would be too
much for the biology of the wastewater treatment plant to work at this point. There would not be
enough waste going into the plant to balance the water.
o Mr. Kline stated the discharge of treated domestic wastewater is only between December 1 and
March 31 because the increase of algae blooms is more likely in warmer weather months. The
spray field irrigation farm is used to discharge wastewater in the remaining eight months of the
year.
• Growth Area
o Mr. Jakubiak stated a property owner within the designated growth area would have the right to
petition the Town to be annexed. The Town retains the ability to accept or deny the petition. If
annexed, a property can benefit from Town zoning and Town water and sewer services.
o The area at the intersection of Rt. 213 & 301 is not in the designated growth area however, the
inclusion of this area on the growth map signals that the Town is open to the possibility that there
might be a development proposal or use that would be in the interest of the citizens of Centreville
and if so, the Town would consider amending the growth boundary to incorporate that area.
• Mr. Joe Brown, Concerto Avenue, stated he would like to see Coursevall Drive extended back to the area
where the YMCA is being constructed.
• John Foster, Tidewater Direct, stated extending the growth area to include all the Tidewater Direct
property would increase the commercial base because the uses that will provide jobs and amenities that
people want to see in this Town like manufacturing or distribution type uses will want to be near the
overpass. It would not be intrusive to the rest of the Town. It is easier for large trucks to exit and enter
off Rt. 301. There is already an existing industrial user in this area, should they want to expand it would
be very expensive without water and sewer. How would they install sprinkler systems to a new building
without installing an above ground water tank.
• Mr. Kline stated a property not currently annexed is required to pay for its capacity expansion at the
wastewater treatment plant.
• Ms. Voight stated there is a definite need for healthcare in Town and surrounding areas. The Planning
Commission should review the zoning code to expressly add healthcare facilities in order to attract
additional facilities to this area.
• Mr. Quentin Kent, S. Commerce St., stated rather than building out trail systems throughout Centreville
to walk you should also consider that the Town is an attraction as well and it should be walkable. The
sidewalks are not walkable on every street.
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Citizen Comment
No citizens provided comments.
Council Member Report
Council President Kline stated there are two new members joining the Town Council during the reorganizational meeting,
Jim Beauchamp and Dan Worth. Town Council continues to grapple with the Growth Allocation for the Carter Farm.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Ms. Voight moved to adjourn the October 5, 2022 Planning Commission public
work shop. Ms. Fox seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The work shop adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Jean Hall
Administrative Assistant
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WORKSHOP – Centreville Planning Commission
Comprehensive Plan Update
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Required once every 10 years.
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The current plan --Centreville Community Plan was adopted in 2009.
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This proposed update does not change the 2009 Plan in major ways.
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It refines the 2009 Plan and major ideas intact.
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It focusses on five refined goals.
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And it meets new State standards for comprehensive plans.

5 Big Goals
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Provide direction on how to expand the municipal water and sewer
for the Plan
system
Update
Develop the local economy, the commercial tax base, and ensure the
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strong and resilient fiscal health of our local government.
Organize the character and function of the Town’s existing and future
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streets and the development that will front them.
Interconnect existing and future neighborhoods with outstanding open
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spaces and greenways that will impart a character of good health, small
town vitality, and scenic beauty.
Guide the location, layout, and character of future
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neighborhoods

Provide direction on
how to expand the
municipal water and
sewer system

Conditions
The WWTP is permitted to discharge an average of 542,000 gpd of treated
domestic wastewater, but only between December 1 and March 31.
The WWTP discharges to Gravel Run which the MDE classifies as a “Use 1 Waterway
The MDE permits the Town to operate a spray irrigation system for effluent disposal year-round,
which the Town is required to do, in combination with discharge to Gravel Run, to provide this
essential service.
The WWTP recorded an average daily flow of 506,000 gpd in 2021, which is well above
the three-year average noted above, and represents 93% of permitted capacity, leaving
a remaining capacity of 36,000 gpd – about enough to serve 144 more houses.

Recommendation:
Upgrade and Expand Wastewater Treatment Capacity
Modernize and Expand the Centreville wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and its
effluent discharge capacity.
The decision to expand will depend on the availability of funding. Options include
replacing the plant at about its same capacity of 542,000 gpd to 750,000 gpd, 1 million
gpd, or 1.25 million gpd.
A capacity of 1.25 million gpd would be necessary to serve the Town planned residential
and employment growth through 2040.
Another spray irrigation field will be needed too.

Interconnect existing and future
neighborhoods with outstanding
open spaces and greenways that
will impart a character of good
health, small town vitality, and
scenic beauty.

Develop the local economy, commercial
tax base, and ensure the strong and
resilient fiscal health

Complete
Neighborhoods
• A variety of housing types
• Neighborhood level commercial uses
• Parks, Greenways, Trails
• Institutional uses
• Walkable
• Interconnected with open spaces
• Interconnected with streets
• Clustering and land preservation
• Planned for Sustainability

Household Projections: 2020 - 2040
4500
4000 Growth
3500
3000
Projection
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Projection 3
2500
2000 Projection 1
1500
1000
500
0
2000 2010 2020 2030 2040
Households: 2020: 1,850 2040: 2,560 Change: +710
Population: 2020: 4,715 2040: 6,670 Change: +1,955

Changes
LAND USE 2040
Designates Natural Areas for Open
A.
Space Protection
Expands the CBD along Water St.
B.
to Little Hut Dr. and along Penn.
Ave.
C. Calls for the Infill Tracts to be Planned
Unit Developments (PUDs)
D.
Institutional Areas to remain
Institutional

Changes
GROWTH AREA
A.
Adds the planned County
Business Park and land
south of Taylor Mill Road
Expands natural areas and
B.
designate greenways
C. Add an Employment
Zone on MD 213,
opposite Laser Drive
D. Reduces the length of
“Mixed Use Corridor”
E. Employment Uses at the
U.S. Route 13 / MD Route
213 Interchange

Changes
STREETS PLAN
A.
East Side Parkway
B.
State Highways to be parkways
C.
Primary Local Roads to improve
interconnections

Greenway and Trail Plan
EXPANDED TRAIL NETWORK
Trails
Existing Trail
Programmed for
Construction
Planned
Greenways
Changes
Greenway are designated in
Growth Area and In-Town
Trail network is expanded

Vision Question
Imagine you are in a future generation of Centreville
Town residents (not yet born): What would impress you
most about the vision of today’s citizen planners?
Suggested Way to frame your answer:
“I would be most impressed that they ………………!”