Town Council — 2021-03-18

This record is the Centreville Town Council meeting held March 18, 2021 at the Liberty Building. Council members Vice President Steven K. Kline, Robert R. Hardy Jr., Jeffrey D. Kiel, and Shelby C. Anania attended along with town staff (Town Manager Steve Walls, Chief Joe Saboury, Clifford Matthews, Acting Town Attorney William Chapman, Finance Officer Karen Luffman, Human Resources Manager Krystel Ebaugh, Economic Development Manager Paige Tilghman, and Town Clerk Carolyn Brinkley). The council approved the March 4, 2021 minutes and held two public hearings: Ordinance 01-2021 to add agriculture as a permitted use in the Planned Business District (PBD) — amended to exclude dairy, pasturing, viticulture, and animal/poultry husbandry and to expressly allow growing/processing of cannabis authorized by a State of Maryland license — which drew supportive comments from attendees (Joe Stevens and Laura Brown spoke; written comments from Greg Torchio and Kristen Whitten were read) and had no opposition; the council approved Ordinance 01-2021 as amended. The council also held and approved Ordinance 02-2021, a six-month moratorium on permits for accessory structures over 400 square feet to give the Planning Commission time to consider regulations; no public comments were recorded for or against. The meeting minutes record that Ordinance 03-2021 (North Brook Phase III deed of dedication and consent to convey a 6.6-acre proposed park in Phase II to the North Brook Phase II Homeowners Association) was read for its stated purpose, but the provided excerpt cuts off before any final action on that item is recorded.