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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
February 20, 2025
7:00 PM
Liberty Building
107 N. Liberty Street, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
I. Convene – Council President
I. 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. February 6, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their comments to three minutes.)
VI. Appearances
a. Chris Lehman – SB & Company – FY24 Audit
b. Ashlie Bagwell – Harris Jones & Malone – Maryland General Assembly Updates
c. Brandon Davis – DMS & Associates – Hillside Liquors Updates
VII. Old Business
a. Ordinance 01-2025 – Amending Chapter 158 Vehicles, Non-Self Propelled, Second Reading-
Sponsored by Council Member Beauchamp
b. Ordinance 02-2025 – Moratorium Extension, Second Reading – Sponsored by Council Member
Worth
VIII. New Business
a. One Way Street Discussion – Clifford “Kip” Matthews – Director of Public Works
b. Resolution 01-2025 – Hillside Liquors – Proposed Public Works Agreement – Council President
IX. Reports of Boards and Commissions
a. Maryland Municipal League
b. Council of Governments
c. Economic Development
d. Park Advisory Board
e. Planning Commission
X. 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

IX. Citizens Forum (Citizens are requested to keep their comments to three minutes.)
X. Council Roundtable
a. Kiel
b. Beauchamp
c. Worth
d. Huffer
e. Kaiser
XI. Motion to Adjourn – Council President
Upcoming Events/Meetings:
February 20, 2025 – Town Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Liberty Building
March 4, 2025 – Park Advisory Board Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Town Hall
March 5, 2025 – Planning Commission Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Liberty Building
March 6, 2025 – Town Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Liberty Building
March 8, 2025 – Volunteer Appreciation Dinner – 6:00 p.m. – American Legion
March 11, 2025 – Cemetery Advisory Committee- 4:00 p.m. – Town Hall
March 19, 2025 – Planning Commission Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Liberty Building
March 20, 2025 – Town Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m. – Liberty Building
**Please note: One or more Centreville Town Council members may be attending these
events/meetings.

Town of Centreville,
Maryland
Presentation to those Charged
with Governance
February 20, 2025
SB & Company, LLC

Introductions
▪ Christopher Lehman, Engagement Partner
▪ Renata Reis, Engagement Manager
2

Scope of Services
▪Audit of the June 30, 2024 financial statements
▪Assistance with drafting the financial statements
▪Assistance with Uniform Financial Report
▪Available for year-round consultation
3

Summary of the Results
Issued an unmodified opinion on the
financial statements
No fraud discovered or made aware of
No material weaknesses identified
Received full cooperation from management
4

Audit Approach

SBC A A
UDIT PPROACH
“Focus on Risk, Controls and Account Misstatement”
6

Assessment of Internal Controls
Assessment of Control Environment
▪
Control environment
▪
Risk Assessment Process
▪
Control Activities
▪
Information and Communication
▪
Monitoring
Assessment of Key Processes
▪
Treasury
▪
Estimation
▪
Financial Reporting
▪
Expenditures
▪
Payroll
▪
Revenue
▪
Fixed Assets
7

Audit Results

Financial Statement Highlights
9

Financial Statement Highlights
(continued)
10

Required
Communications

R C
EQUIRED OMMUNICATIONS
1. Auditor’s Responsibilities Under Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)
The financial statements are the responsibility of management. Our audit was designed in accordance
with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, and provide for
reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance that the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Management has the responsibility for selection and use of appropriate accounting policies. In
accordance with the terms of our engagement letter, we will advise management about the
appropriateness of accounting policies and their application.
The significant accounting policies used by management are described in the notes to the financial
statements.
3. Auditor’s Judgments About the Quality of Accounting Principles
We discuss our judgments about the quality, not just the acceptability, of accounting principles
selected by management, the consistency of their application, and the clarity and completeness of
the financial statements, which include related disclosures.
We have reviewed the significant accounting policies adopted by the Town and have determined that
these policies are acceptable accounting policies.
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EQUIRED OMMUNICATIONS
(continued)
4. Audit Adjustments
We are required to inform the Town’s oversight body about adjustments arising from the audit
(whether recorded or not) that could in our judgment either individually or in the aggregate have a
significant effect on the entity’s financial reporting process. We also are required to inform the Town’s
oversight body about unadjusted audit differences that were determined by management to be,
individually and in the aggregate, immaterial.
All adjustments identified through the audit were recorded by management.
5. Fraud and Illegal Acts
We are required to report to the Town’s oversight body any fraud and illegal acts involving senior
management and fraud and illegal acts (whether caused by senior management or other employees)
that cause a material misstatement of the financial statements.
Our procedures identified no instances of fraud or illegal acts.
6. Material Weaknesses in Internal Control
We are required to communicate all significant deficiencies in the Town’s systems of internal controls,
whether they are also material weaknesses.
We noted no material weaknesses during the audit process.
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EQUIRED OMMUNICATIONS
(continued)
7. Other Information in Documents Containing Audited Financial Statements
None.
8. Disagreements with Management on Financial Accounting and Reporting Matters
None.
9. Serious Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit
None.
10. Major Issues Discussed with Management Prior to Acceptance
None.
11. Management Representations
We received certain written representations from management as part of the completion of the audit.
12. Consultation with Other Accountants
To our knowledge, there were no consultations with other accountants since our appointment as the
Town’s independent public accountants.
13. Independence
As part of our client acceptance process, we go through a process to ensure we are independent of the
Town.
We are independent of the Town. We provided assistance with drafting the financial statements, which is a
non-attest service and this service does not impair our independence.
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EQUIRED OMMUNICATIONS
(continued)
14. Our Responsibility Related to Fraud
▪ Plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance that there is no material misstatement
caused by error or fraud;
▪ Comply with AU-C Section 240: Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit;
▪ Approach all audits with an understanding that fraud could occur in any entity, at any time, by
anyone; and
▪ Perform mandatory procedures required by GAAS and our firm policies.
Examples of Procedures Performed
▪ Discuss thoughts and ideas on where the financial statements might be susceptible to material
misstatement due to fraud;
▪ Understand pressures on the financial statement results;
▪ Understand the tone and culture of the organization;
▪ Look for unusual or unexpected transactions, relationships, or procedures;
▪ Discussions with individuals outside of finance;
▪ Evaluate key processes and controls; and
▪ Consider information gathered throughout the audit.
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Engagement Team
Key Contact Information
Christopher Lehman, CPA, MBA Renata Reis, CPA
Engagement Partner Engagement Manager
Office: 410-584-2201 Office: 443-353-5451
Mobile: 301-785-7408 Mobile: 240-938-8528
clehman@sbandcompany.com rreis@sbandcompany.com
Executive Assistant: Susan Teneza Executive Assistant: Kameron Pulliam
Office: 410-584-9303 Office: 443-353-5437
steneza@sbandcompany.com kpulliam@sbandcompany.com

Maryland Washington, D.C.
10200 Grand Central Avenue 1200 G Street, NW
Suite 250 Suite 809
Owings Mills, MD 21117 Washington, DC 20005
410.584.0060 202.434.8684

SENATE BILL 891
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By: Senator M. Washington
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
1 AN ACT concerning
2 Land Use and Real Property – Accessory Dwelling Units – Requirements and
3 Prohibitions
4 FOR the purpose of requiring, on or before a certain date, the legislative body of certain
5 counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development
6 of accessory dwelling units on land zoned for single–family residential use subject to
7 certain requirements; providing for requirements for approval of a zoning use permit
8 application, the calculation of development impact fees or building excise taxes, the
9 creation of on– and off–street parking spaces, and restrictions on the ability of a
10 utility to require a certain connection or charge a certain fee, subject to certain
11 criteria; prohibiting a restriction on use in an instrument affecting the transfer or
12 sale of real property or any other interest in real property from imposing or acting to
13 impose certain limitations on the development or use of accessory dwelling units on
14 property zoned for single–family residential use; authorizing the governing body of
15 a homeowners association to treat an accessory dwelling unit as a separate lot for
16 purposes of voting and levying assessments; and generally relating to the
17 development and use of accessory dwelling units.
18 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
19 Article – Land Use
20 Section 1–401(a) and (c) and 10–103(a)
21 Annotated Code of Maryland
22 (2012 Volume and 2024 Supplement)
23 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
24 Article – Land Use
25 Section 1–401(b)(18) through (30) and 10–103(b)(17) through (23)
26 Annotated Code of Maryland
27 (2012 Volume and 2024 Supplement)
28 BY adding to
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *sb0891*

2 SENATE BILL 891
1 Article – Land Use
2 Section 1–401(b)(18); 4–501 through 4–507 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 5.
3 Accessory Dwelling Units”; and 10–103(b)(17)
4 Annotated Code of Maryland
5 (2012 Volume and 2024 Supplement)
6 BY adding to
7 Article – Real Property
8 Section 2–126, 11B–101(a–1), and 11B–111.11
9 Annotated Code of Maryland
10 (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement)
11 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
12 Article – Real Property
13 Section 11B–101(a)
14 Annotated Code of Maryland
15 (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement)
16 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
17 Article – Real Property
18 Section 11B–117(a)
19 Annotated Code of Maryland
20 (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement)
21 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
22 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
23 Article – Land Use
24 1–401.
25 (a) Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to charter
26 counties.
27 (b) The following provisions of this division apply to a charter county:
28 (18) TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS);
29 [(18)] (19) § 5–102(d) (Subdivision regulations – Burial sites);
30 [(19)] (20) § 5–104 (Major subdivision – Review);
31 [(20)] (21) Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms);
32 [(21)] (22) Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights);

SENATE BILL 891 3
1 [(22)] (23) except in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County, Title
2 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements);
3 [(23)] (24) Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning);
4 [(24)] (25) Title 7, Subtitle 5 (Housing Expansion and Affordability);
5 [(25)] (26) § 8–401 (Conversion of overhead facilities);
6 [(26)] (27) for Baltimore County only, Title 9, Subtitle 3 (Single–County
7 Provisions – Baltimore County);
8 [(27)] (28) for Frederick County only, Title 9, Subtitle 10 (Single–County
9 Provisions – Frederick County);
10 [(28)] (29) for Howard County only, Title 9, Subtitle 13 (Single–County
11 Provisions – Howard County);
12 [(29)] (30) for Talbot County only, Title 9, Subtitle 18 (Single–County
13 Provisions – Talbot County); and
14 [(30)] (31) Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty).
15 (c) This section supersedes any inconsistent provision of Division II of this article.
16 SUBTITLE 5. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
17 4–501.
18 (A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
19 INDICATED.
20 (B) “ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT” MEANS A SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT
21 ON THE SAME LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT AS A PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT THAT IS
22 CONSTRUCTED:
23 (1) ATTACHED TO OR THROUGH THE CONVERSION OF A PORTION OF
24 THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT;
25 (2) ATTACHED TO OR THROUGH THE FULL OR PARTIAL CONVERSION
26 OF AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT AS
27 THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT; OR

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1 (3) AS A NEW BUILDING, DETACHED FROM THE PRIMARY DWELLING
2 UNIT AND ANY EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
3 (C) (1) “DWELLING UNIT” MEANS A SINGLE UNIT PROVIDING COMPLETE,
4 INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES FOR AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING
5 PERMANENT PROVISIONS FOR SANITATION, COOKING, EATING, SLEEPING, AND
6 OTHER ACTIVITIES ROUTINELY ASSOCIATED WITH DAILY LIFE.
7 (2) “DWELLING UNIT” DOES NOT INCLUDE A UNIT IN A MULTIFAMILY
8 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
9 (D) “UTILITY” MEANS WATER OR SEWER DISPOSAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY:
10 (1) A PRIVATE COMPANY REGULATED UNDER DIVISION I OF THE
11 PUBLIC UTILITIES ARTICLE;
12 (2) THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION
13 REGULATED UNDER DIVISION II OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ARTICLE;
14 (3) A SANITARY COMMISSION REGULATED UNDER TITLE 9, SUBTITLE
15 6 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE; OR
16 (4) A MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY REGULATED UNDER TITLE 9, SUBTITLE
17 7 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE.
18 4–502.
19 THIS SUBTITLE APPLIES ONLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSORY
20 DWELLING UNITS ON LAND ZONED FOR SINGLE–FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE.
21 4–503.
22 (A) IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE
23 CREATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ON LAND ZONED FOR SINGLE–FAMILY
24 RESIDENTIAL USE IN ORDER TO MEET THE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF
25 MARYLAND.
26 (B) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE AND SUBJECT TO
27 PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THIS SUBTITLE DOES NOT ALTER OR
28 ABROGATE ANY ZONING POWER OR RELATED AUTHORITY GRANTED TO A LOCAL
29 JURISDICTION UNDER THIS TITLE.

SENATE BILL 891 5
1 (2) LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH POLICIES THAT
2 FURTHER THE INTENT OF THIS SUBTITLE.
3 4–504.
4 (A) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2026, EACH LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL
5 ADOPT A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSORY DWELLING
6 UNITS ON LAND ZONED FOR SINGLE–FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE IN ACCORDANCE
7 WITH THIS SECTION.
8 (B) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL
9 LAND IN THE LOCAL JURISDICTION ZONED FOR SINGLE–FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE,
10 PROVIDED THAT:
11 (1) THE PARTY DEVELOPING THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OWNS
12 AND HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT ON WHICH THE
13 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IS TO BE DEVELOPED; AND
14 (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DWELLING UNITS ON THE LOT,
15 TRACT, OR PARCEL IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED DUE TO:
16 (I) LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABLE SAFE DRINKING WATER;
17 (II) THE EXISTENCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS DUE TO
18 LIMITATIONS ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL; OR
19 (III) RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRES, FLOODS, OR LANDSLIDES.
20 (C) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL:
21 (1) REQUIRE THAT THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE ACCESSORY
22 DWELLING UNIT BE LESS THAN THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE PRIMARY
23 DWELLING UNIT;
24 (2) REQUIRE THAT THE FINAL DESIGN FOR THE ACCESSORY
25 DWELLING UNIT SATISFY ALL RELEVANT BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS;
26 (3) AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
27 BEFORE OR DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT, UNLESS
28 THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT WOULD RESULT IN THE
29 NEED FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE ZONING LAW OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTION IN
30 ORDER TO CONSTRUCT THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT;

6 SENATE BILL 891
1 (4) EXCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
2 FROM THE CALCULATION OF DENSITY AND THE APPLICATION OF ANY MEASURES
3 LIMITING RESIDENTIAL GROWTH THAT PERTAIN TO THE LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT
4 PROPOSED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT; AND
5 (5) SET CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING USE PERMIT FOR
6 AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT UNDER § 4–505 OF THIS SUBTITLE THAT ADDRESS
7 OBJECTIVE AND MEASURABLE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING:
8 (I) MASSING;
9 (II) LOCATIONS OF ENTRANCES;
10 (III) SQUARE FOOTAGE; AND
11 (IV) SUBJECT TO § 4–507 OF THIS SUBTITLE, CONNECTIONS TO A
12 UTILITY.
13 (D) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT:
14 (1) REQUIRE, AS A CONDITION TO DEVELOPING AN ACCESSORY
15 DWELLING UNIT, THAT THE LOT, PARCEL, OR TRACT EXCEED THE MINIMUM SIZE
16 REQUIRED FOR A PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT IN THE ZONE OR DISTRICT;
17 (2) ESTABLISH SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FROM THE SIDE AND REAR
18 LOT LINES FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT IS CONVERTED FROM AN
19 EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE IF:
20 (I) THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY DWELLING
21 UNIT IS IDENTICAL TO THE EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE; AND
22 (II) THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY
23 DWELLING UNIT ARE IDENTICAL TO OR SMALLER THAN THE EXISTING ACCESSORY
24 STRUCTURE;
25 (3) FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OTHER THAN A UNIT THAT
26 MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITEM (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, ESTABLISH SETBACK
27 REQUIREMENTS THAT EXCEED 4 FEET FROM THE SIDE AND REAR LOT LINES;
28 (4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION,
29 REQUIRE:

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1 (I) IF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
2 IS LOCATED WITHIN A 0.75–MILE RADIUS OF A MASS TRANSIT FACILITY, THE
3 CREATION OF NEW OFF–STREET PARKING AS A CONDITION TO DEVELOPING THE
4 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT; AND
5 (II) IF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
6 IS LOCATED OUTSIDE A 0.75–MILE RADIUS OF A MASS TRANSIT FACILITY, THE
7 CREATION OF MORE THAN ONE OFF–STREET PARKING SPACE; OR
8 (5) SET CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING USE PERMIT FOR
9 AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT UNDER § 4–505 OF THIS SUBTITLE BASED ON
10 SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA, INCLUDING:
11 (I) NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY, SUCH AS DESIGN OR
12 AESTHETICS; OR
13 (II) ADVERSE IMPACTS.
14 (E) (1) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (D)(4) OF THIS SECTION, A LOCAL
15 LAW ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL OFF–STREET
16 PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT CONSIDER:
17 1. THE COST TO CONSTRUCT OFF–STREET PARKING
18 SPACES;
19 2. WHETHER SUFFICIENT CURB AREA EXISTS ALONG
20 THE FRONT LINE OF THE PROPERTY TO ACCOMMODATE ON–STREET PARKING;
21 3. THE INCREASE IN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE DUE TO THE
22 CREATION OF NEW OFF–STREET PARKING AND THE RELATION TO ANY APPLICABLE
23 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLANS; AND
24 4. VARIABILITY DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE LOT, PARCEL,
25 OR TRACT ON WHICH THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OR PRIMARY DWELLING IS
26 LOCATED.
27 (II) A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
28 PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER PROCESS FROM THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
29 (2) BEFORE ADOPTING A LOCAL LAW UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
30 SUBSECTION, A LEGISLATIVE BODY SHALL COMPLETE A PARKING STUDY TO
31 DETERMINE THE APPLICABLE NEEDS AND RESTRICTIONS IN THE JURISDICTION.

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1 4–505.
2 (A) A LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL APPROVE OR DENY A COMPLETE
3 APPLICATION FOR A ZONING USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
4 WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT BY THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING
5 ZONING DECISIONS.
6 (B) APPROVAL OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
7 BE PERFORMED IN A MINISTERIAL MANNER.
8 (C) IF AN APPLICANT REQUESTS A DELAY IN THE REVIEW OF AN
9 APPLICATION, THE 90–DAY REVIEW PERIOD REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF
10 THIS SECTION SHALL BE TOLLED FOR THE DURATION OF THE DELAY.
11 (D) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ALTER THE APPELLATE OR
12 JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCESSES FOR A ZONING USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR AN
13 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
14 4–506.
15 (A) A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY NOT CHARGE A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
16 FEE OR A BUILDING EXCISE TAX ON AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT WITH A TOTAL
17 SQUARE FOOTAGE OF LESS THAN 750 SQUARE FEET.
18 (B) A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY CHARGE A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE OR
19 A BUILDING EXCISE TAX FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
20 THAT IS AT LEAST 750 SQUARE FEET IF THE IMPACT FEE OR BUILDING EXCISE TAX
21 IS:
22 (1) ASSESSED PROPORTIONATELY IN RELATION TO THE SQUARE
23 FOOTAGE OF THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT; AND
24 (2) SET AT AN AMOUNT THAT DOES NOT CREATE A DE FACTO
25 PROHIBITION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
26 (C) A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY ESTABLISH A PROCESS BY WHICH AN
27 IMPACT FEE OR BUILDING EXCISE TAX CHARGED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE
28 WAIVED OR REDUCED.
29 4–507.

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1 (A) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING
2 UNIT THAT IS DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NEW OR SUBSTANTIALLY
3 RENOVATED PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT.
4 (2) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A UTILITY
5 MAY NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A SEPARATE CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY
6 DWELLING UNIT AND THE WATER OR SEWER MAIN IF THE EXISTING CONNECTION
7 BETWEEN THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT AND THE WATER OR SEWER MAIN IS
8 DETERMINED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF THE ACCESSORY
9 DWELLING UNIT.
10 (3) A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY ESTABLISH CRITERIA UNDER WHICH
11 A UTILITY IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE THE USE OF A SEPARATE CONNECTION
12 BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND THE WATER OR SEWER MAIN.
13 (B) IF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE EXISTING
14 CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT AND THE WATER OR SEWER
15 MAIN, A UTILITY MAY NOT CHARGE A CONNECTION FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
16 INTEGRATION OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
17 (C) A PERSON DEVELOPING AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT MAY ELECT TO
18 USE A METER THAT IS SHARED WITH THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT TO TRACK THE
19 DELIVERY OF WATER FROM A UTILITY.
20 10–103.
21 (a) Except as provided in this section, this division does not apply to Baltimore
22 City.
23 (b) The following provisions of this division apply to Baltimore City:
24 (17) TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 5 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS);
25 [(17)] (18) § 5–102(d) (Subdivision regulations – Burial sites);
26 [(18)] (19) Title 7, Subtitle 1 (Development Mechanisms);
27 [(19)] (20) Title 7, Subtitle 2 (Transfer of Development Rights);
28 [(20)] (21) Title 7, Subtitle 3 (Development Rights and Responsibilities
29 Agreements);
30 [(21)] (22) Title 7, Subtitle 4 (Inclusionary Zoning);

10 SENATE BILL 891
1 [(22)] (23) Title 7, Subtitle 5 (Housing Expansion and Affordability); and
2 [(23)] (24) Title 11, Subtitle 2 (Civil Penalty).
3 Article – Real Property
4 2–126.
5 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
6 INDICATED.
7 (2) “ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN §
8 4–501 OF THE LAND USE ARTICLE.
9 (3) “RESTRICTION ON USE” INCLUDES ANY COVENANT,
10 RESTRICTION, OR CONDITION CONTAINED IN:
11 (I) A DEED;
12 (II) A DECLARATION;
13 (III) A CONTRACT;
14 (IV) THE BYLAWS OR RULES OF A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION;
15 (V) A SECURITY INSTRUMENT; OR
16 (VI) ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT AFFECTING:
17 1. THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY; OR
18 2. ANY OTHER INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY.
19 (B) (1) IF A PROPERTY OWNER HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE
20 PROPERTY AND ABIDES BY ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, A
21 RESTRICTION ON USE REGARDING LAND USE MAY NOT IMPOSE OR ACT TO IMPOSE
22 AN UNREASONABLE LIMITATION ON THE ABILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO
23 DEVELOP AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ON A PROPERTY ZONED FOR
24 SINGLE–FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE.
25 (2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN
26 UNREASONABLE LIMITATION INCLUDES A LIMITATION THAT:

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1 (I) SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE COST OF DEVELOPING AN
2 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT; OR
3 (II) PROHIBITS, EITHER EXPLICITLY OR BY EFFECT OF THE
4 RESTRICTIONS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
5 (C) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A RESTRICTION ON USE ON HISTORIC
6 PROPERTY THAT IS LISTED IN OR DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE
7 MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE MARYLAND
8 REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
9 11B–101.
10 (a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated, unless the
11 context requires otherwise.
12 (A–1) “ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 4–501 OF
13 THE LAND USE ARTICLE.
14 11B–111.11.
15 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR ANY PROVISION IN
16 THE DECLARATION, BYLAWS, RULES, DEEDS, AGREEMENTS, OR RECORDED
17 COVENANTS OR RESTRICTIONS OF A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THE GOVERNING
18 BODY OF A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TREAT AN
19 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AS A SEPARATE LOT FOR PURPOSES OF VOTING ON A
20 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MATTER.
21 11B–117.
22 (a) (1) As provided in the declaration, a lot owner shall be liable for all
23 homeowners association assessments and charges that come due during the time that the
24 lot owner owns the lot.
25 (2) [The] NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THE DECLARATION,
26 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR BYLAWS RESTRICTING ASSESSMENT INCREASES,
27 CAPPING THE ASSESSMENT THAT MAY BE LEVIED IN A FISCAL YEAR, OR LIMITING
28 ASSESSMENTS TO EACH LOT, THE governing body of a homeowners association has the
29 authority to [increase]:
30 (I) INCREASE an assessment levied to cover the reserve funding
31 amount required under § 11B–112.3 of this title[, notwithstanding any provision of the
32 declaration, articles of incorporation, or bylaws restricting assessment increases or capping
33 the assessment that may be levied in a fiscal year]; AND

12 SENATE BILL 891
1 (II) TREAT AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AS A SEPARATE LOT
2 FOR PURPOSES OF LEVYING ASSESSMENTS.
3 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
4 October 1, 2025.

February 11, 2025
Mr. Brandon Davis
Davis, Moore, Shearon & Associates, LLC
P.O. Box 80
Centreville, MD 21617
RE: Queen Anne’s County
MD 213
Hillside Liquors
SHA Tracking No. **apqa***xx
Mile Point: *.**
Dear Mr. Davis:
SHA concurs with the proposal for this proposed project to use the existing commercial entrance
with no planned upgrades to the existing entrance and concludes that the proposed entrance does
not create a safety hazard or adversely impact traffic on MD rt. 213. SHA access management
will continue to work with the town and the design engineering firm to ensure all procedures and
SHA standards are adhered to if any construction is to be performed within SHA Right of Way.
Additionally, SHA is aware of the potential request from the Town of Centreville to install a
pedestrian walking path from the MD Rt. 213 sidewalk to an easement located on the property at
425 S. Commerce Street to the east. SHA will work with the Town in the future to provide
access from the sidewalk to the easement should the Town wish to move forward with that
project.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Dierker
at 410-810-3244, by using our toll-free number (in Maryland only) at 1-800-637-9740,
or via hdierker@mdot.maryland.gov.
Sincerely,
Henry R. Dierker III
Access Permits Regional Engineer
615 Morgnec Road, Chestertown MD 21620 | 410.778.3061 | 1.800.637.9740 | Maryland Relay TTY 800.735.2258 | roads.maryland.gov

Brandon Davis
From: Clifford Matthews <cmatthews@townofcentreville.org>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 7:51 AM
To: Brandon Davis
Cc: Carolyn Brinkley; Betty Jean Hall; Stacey Dahlstrom; Michael Whitehill; Brendan S.
Mullaney (bmullaney@mdswlaw.com); Ricky Khalar; svanemburgh@ewingdietz.com; Jo
Anne Baker-Gebelein (joanne@torchioarchitects.com); Gregory D. Torchio
(greg@torchioarchitects.com)
Subject: RE: Hillside Liquors EDUs
Sorry Brandon.
Thought I had reply.
Yes, 7 EDU’s is what I calculated, and your project won’t need to worry about the moratorium.
Hope you have a good day and great weekend.
Kip
Cli(cid:431)ord (Kip) Matthews
Town of Centreville
Public Works Director
443-262-4602 (O(cid:431)ice)
443-480-0783 (Mobile)
cmatthews@townofcentreville.org
From: Brandon Davis <bdavis@dmsandassociates.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 1:14 PM
To: Clifford Matthews <cmatthews@townofcentreville.org>
Cc: Carolyn Brinkley <cbrinkley@townofcentreville.org>; Betty Jean Hall <bjhall@townofcentreville.org>; Stacey
Dahlstrom <s.dahlstrom@epr-pc.com>; Michael Whitehill <michael@whitehillconsultingllc.com>; Brendan S. Mullaney
(bmullaney@mdswlaw.com) <bmullaney@mdswlaw.com>; Ricky Khalar <thekhalargroup@gmail.com>;
svanemburgh@ewingdietz.com; Jo Anne Baker-Gebelein (joanne@torchioarchitects.com)
<joanne@torchioarchitects.com>; Gregory D. Torchio (greg@torchioarchitects.com) <greg@torchioarchitects.com>
Subject: RE: Hillside Liquors EDUs
Good Afternoon Kip,
I was hoping to follow up on this Hillside EDU question.
Thank you for your time,
Brandon
Brandon A. Davis, P.E.
Davis, Moore, Shearon, & Associates, LLC
E: bdavis@dmsandassociates.com
P: (443) 262-9130, F: (443) 262-9148
http://dmsandassociates.com/
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From: Brandon Davis
Sent: Friday, September 6, 2024 10:52 AM
To: Clifford Matthews <cmatthews@townofcentreville.org>
Cc: Carolyn Brinkley - Town of Centreville (cbrinkley@townofcentreville.org) <cbrinkley@townofcentreville.org>; 'Betty
Jean Hall' <bjhall@townofcentreville.org>; 'Stacey Dahlstrom' <s.dahlstrom@epr-pc.com>; 'Michael Whitehill'
<michael@whitehillconsultingllc.com>; Brendan S. Mullaney (bmullaney@mdswlaw.com) <bmullaney@mdswlaw.com>;
'Ricky Khalar' <thekhalargroup@gmail.com>; 'svanemburgh@ewingdietz.com' <svanemburgh@ewingdietz.com>; Jo
Anne Baker-Gebelein (joanne@torchioarchitects.com) <joanne@torchioarchitects.com>; Gregory D. Torchio
(greg@torchioarchitects.com) <greg@torchioarchitects.com>
Subject: Hillside Liquors EDUs
Good Morning Kip, I accidently sent this email to Kip Provonche from SHA first. He was nice enough to let me
know of my mistake, so let me try this again, haha…
We had a meeting earlier this week on some zoning and planning comments and items with sta(cid:431). They provided
us the heads up that any project needing more than 7 EDUs will be in the sewer moratorium category. The
project’s current proposal includes 6-2 bedroom apartment units in the 2nd story. Each unit is approximately
25’x36’. There are two stair towers that are each approximately 19’x8’. The first floor is 6,048 s.f. of the liquor
store retail use. Of that 6,048 s.f., approximately 1,218 s.f. is back storage and o(cid:431)ice area with a bathroom. No
public restroom will be o(cid:431)ered. No food prep or deli is proposed.
We are hoping to confirm we are 7 EDUs or less based on the current architectural proposal which I have attached.
Please let me know if you need any additional information or have any questions to assist with determining EDU’s.
Thank you for your time and have a great weekend,
Brandon
Brandon A. Davis, P.E.
Project Engineer
Davis, Moore, Shearon, & Associates, LLC
P.O. Box 80, Centreville, MD 21617
E: bdavis@dmsandassociates.com
Office: (443) 262-9130
Fax: (443) 262-9148
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ALUMINUM STOREFRONT
CLAD WOOD WINDOWS
CONCRETE FOUNDATION
GALVANIZED STEEL RAILINGS
ALUMINUM CLAD FASCIA, CORNICE
ALUMINUM LOUVERED GRILLES AT FOUNDATION
ALUMINUM DOWNSPOUTS AND SCUPPERS
INTERNALLY-LIT BOX LETTER SIGN
BACK-LIT LOGO SIGNS

DATE: 3 January 2025
PROJECT: Hillside Liquor Store and Apartments
CENTREVILLE DESIGN STANDARDS COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST
4. COMMERCIAL
A. PARKING
1. Location of Parking Lot
The parking is located on the side and rear of the building.
2. Drive-thru Business
Not applicable.
3. Parking Lot Circulation
The vehicular circulation is arranged in a one-way, counterclockwise
direction around the building. The parking and circulation are
designed to accommodate both car traffic and truck deliveries. The
layout allows for deliveries by semi-trailer trucks, which are the
usual delivery vehicles to the liquor store. The trucks can park in
the drive isle toward the rear so not to interfere with car traffic.
4. Parking Lot Landscaping
As indicated, there are several landscape islands the reduce the visual
impact of the parking lot.
5. Parking Lot Screening
The parking lot is not adjacent to a public way.
6. Pedestrian Walkways through Parking Lots
There is a sidewalk the entire length of the parking area on the building
side providing access to the building, both the store and the upper-level
apartments.
7. Mass Transit Bus Drop Off / Pick Up Area
None provided.
B. SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN
1. Connections
The street sidewalks are connected to the building sidewalks via a walk
on the south side of the entrance drive that crosses over the entrance
drive and connects to the sidewalk at the southwest corner of the
building.
C. STRUCTURES
1. Prominent Entrance
The facade that faces the street has a covered porch and large
storefront glazing and an entrance to both the liquor store and the
apartments. There is a second building entrance on the southside of
the building which is visible from both the view from north-bound traffic
on 213 and from the parking lot. The large canopy covering both
entries and elevated walkways (A), along with the large storefront
opening and decorative light fixtures (B) and prominently located signs
(C) all contribute to the prominence of the entries.
2. Massing
As outlined below, the building has been designed to have a distinct
base, middle and top.
3. Ground Level Details
Brick belt course (b), brick pilasters (c), projecting sills (e), porches (i),
canopy columns (c), decorative metal panels (k), large storefront
windows and metal louvers concealing the foundation piers (k) are all
elements incorporated in the ground level and lend to the base, middle,
top delineation and desired pedestrian scale.
4. Screening Blank Walls
The north wall does not face a street, but it is visible from Commerce
Street. Due to the requirement inside the liquor store for an entire wall
length walk-in cooler, the north side of the building on the lower level is
devoid of fenestration. The entire wall is faced with brick (a) and is
divided vertically with belt coursed of brick at the base (c), second
floor (c) and cornice (d). The base is also divided into bays that are
accentuated by the louvered openings and above with window sized
recesses with projecting sills and heads that mimic the second story
DATE: 3 January 2025 window openings alternated with larger areas of decorative metal (i &
k). There is also buffer planting and a 6’ privacy fence proposed along
PROJECT: Hillside Liquor Store and Apartments
the north property line on that side.
CENTREVILLE DESIGN STANDARDS COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST
4. COMMERCIAL
5. Plazas, Courtyards, and Seating Areas
14' 5"
A 735 SF roof deck is proposed for the residence of the apartments on
A. PARKING the southeast corner of the building.
1. Location of Parking Lot 6. Site Furnishings
The parking is located on the side and rear of the building. A bike rack, decorative trash receptacle and picnic area for the
apartment residents is proposed.
2. Drive-thru Business
7. Orientation to Streets
Not applicable.
The site is an unusual shape with the street frontage only wide enough
for the site entrance which limits the building from being any closer to
the street.
3. Parking Lot Circulation
The vehicular circulation is arranged in a one-way, counterclockwise
direction around the building. The parking and circulation are 8. Setbacks
designed to accommodate both car traffic and truck deliveries. The
layout allows for deliveries by semi-trailer trucks, which are the The street side of the property is mostly taken up by the entry drive
usual delivery vehicles to the liquor store. The trucks can park in and there is no additional space for pedestrian areas.
the drive isle toward the rear so not to interfere with car traffic.
9. Weather Protection
4. Parking Lot Landscaping
All building entrances are covered with ample canopies.
As indicated, there are several landscape islands the reduce the visual
impact of the parking lot.
10.Roofline Expression
The street facing end of the building has a gable roof over the
5. Parking Lot Screening
projecting enclosed stair facing the street and a larger gable roof
The parking lot is not adjacent to a public way. parallel to the street over the first bay of the building. The flat roof
portion is concealed with a sloping mansard roof and parapet wall. The
front facing gable is capped with projecting brick rowlock courses, a
cast-stone cap and aluminum coping. The walls on the eave sides is
6. Pedestrian Walkways through Parking Lots
capped with a projecting brick soldier course and the eaves are
There is a sidewalk the entire length of the parking area on the building trimmed with aluminum fascia and gutter.
side providing access to the building, both the store and the upper-level
apartments.
11.Concealing Rooftop Equipment
All outdoor mechanical equipment will be located on the roof and will be
7. Mass Transit Bus Drop Off / Pick Up Area
concealed with a 5’ high parapet wall. Due to the flood way, no
None provided. equipment can be located at grade. A roof deck for the apartment
residence is also concealed by the same parapet wall.
B. SIDEWALK AND PEDESTRIAN
12.Expression of Entrances to Large Commercial Developments
Not applicable.
1. Connections
The street sidewalks are connected to the building sidewalks via a walk
on the south side of the entrance drive that crosses over the entrance D. LIGHTING
drive and connects to the sidewalk at the southwest corner of the
building.
1. Parking areas, travel lanes and sidewalks are illuminated by a
combination of pole and building mounted LED, full-cutoff lights, and
decorative LED fixtures mounted on the underside of the canopies.
C. STRUCTURES 2. The height of the pole lights and building mounted lights is 12’.
3. A Site Lighting Plan and lighting fixture cut-sheets are provided.
1. Prominent Entrance 4. All site lighting is dark sky compliant.
The facade that faces the street has a covered porch and large
storefront glazing and an entrance to both the liquor store and the
E. SERVICE AREAS
apartments. There is a second building entrance on the southside of
the building which is visible from both the view from north-bound traffic
on 213 and from the parking lot. The large canopy covering both
entries and elevated walkways (A), along with the large storefront 1. Screening of Trash and Service Areas
opening and decorative light fixtures (B) and prominently located signs
The proposed trash area will be enclosed on three sides with a 6’ high
(C) all contribute to the prominence of the entries.
brick wall that will match the building brick. The service side will be
enclosed with two 6’ high chain-link gates with vertical privacy slats.
2. Massing
As outlined below, the building has been designed to have a distinct
base, middle and top.
3. Ground Level Details
Brick belt course (b), brick pilasters (c), projecting sills (e), porches (i),
canopy columns (c), decorative metal panels (k), large storefront
windows and metal louvers concealing the foundation piers (k) are all
elements incorporated in the ground level and lend to the base, middle,
top delineation and desired pedestrian scale.
4. Screening Blank Walls
The north wall does not face a street, but it is visible from Commerce
Street. Due to the requirement inside the liquor store for an entire wall
length walk-in cooler, the north side of the building on the lower level is
devoid of fenestration. The entire wall is faced with brick (a) and is
divided vertically with belt coursed of brick at the base (c), second
floor (c) and cornice (d). The base is also divided into bays that are
accentuated by the louvered openings and above with window sized
recesses with projecting sills and heads that mimic the second story
window openings alternated with larger areas of decorative metal (i &
k). There is also buffer planting and a 6’ privacy fence proposed along
the north property line on that side.
5. Plazas, Courtyards, and Seating Areas
A 735 SF roof deck is proposed for the residence of the apartments on
the southeast corner of the building.
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A bike rack, decorative trash receptacle and picnic area for the
apartment residents is proposed.
7. Orientation to Streets
The site is an unusual shape with the street frontage only wide enough
for the site entrance which limits the building from being any closer to
the street.
8. Setbacks
The street side of the property is mostly taken up by the entry drive
and there is no additional space for pedestrian areas.
9. Weather Protection
All building entrances are covered with ample canopies.
10.Roofline Expression
The street facing end of the building has a gable roof over the
projecting enclosed stair facing the street and a larger gable roof
parallel to the street over the first bay of the building. The flat roof
portion is concealed with a sloping mansard roof and parapet wall. The
front facing gable is capped with projecting brick rowlock courses, a
cast-stone cap and aluminum coping. The walls on the eave sides is
capped with a projecting brick soldier course and the eaves are
trimmed with aluminum fascia and gutter.
11.Concealing Rooftop Equipment
All outdoor mechanical equipment will be located on the roof and will be
concealed with a 5’ high parapet wall. Due to the flood way, no
equipment can be located at grade. A roof deck for the apartment
residence is also concealed by the same parapet wall.
12.Expression of Entrances to Large Commercial Developments
Not applicable.
D. LIGHTING
1. Parking areas, travel lanes and sidewalks are illuminated by a
combination of pole and building mounted LED, full-cutoff lights, and
decorative LED fixtures mounted on the underside of the canopies.
2. The height of the pole lights and building mounted lights is 12’.
3. A Site Lighting Plan and lighting fixture cut-sheets are provided.
4. All site lighting is dark sky compliant.
E. SERVICE AREAS
1. Screening of Trash and Service Areas
The proposed trash area will be enclosed on three sides with a 6’ high
brick wall that will match the building brick. The service side will be
enclosed with two 6’ high chain-link gates with vertical privacy slats.
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SCALE: 3/4"=1'-0"
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1 PROPOSED @ 19.2 SF (no lighting)
HDPE CUTOUT IMAGE WITH
INTERNAL LED BACKLIGHTING
ACRYLIC LETTERS WITH
INTERNAL LED BACKLIGHTING
ALUMINUM NUMBERS
SIGNAGE AREA CALCULATIONS
HALO-LIT WALL MOUNTED - 2 x 31.9 = 63.8 SF
CANOPY MOUNTED - 19.2 SF
ADDRESS NUMBERS - 1.5 SF
TOTAL - 84.5 SF
CODE ALLOWS 32 SF MAX. PER SIGN
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TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE NO. 01-2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE TO AMEND
CHAPTER 158 VEHICLES, NON-SELF PROPELLED
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville is authorized by § 5-202 of the Local
Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to adopt ordinances to protect the health,
comfort, and convenience of residents of the Town of Centreville; and
WHEREAS, Section 804.B.40 of the Charter of the Town of Centreville authorizes the Town
Council to adopt Code provisions to remove nuisances and obstructions from the streets, lanes, and
alleys and from lots adjoining thereto, or any other places within the limits of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council believes that it is in the best interests of the citizens of
Centreville to amend Chapter 158 of the Town Code regarding Vehicles, Non-Self Propelled.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of Centreville:
Section 1. Chapter 158 of the Town Code is renamed Vehicles, Recreational And Utility Trailers
Section 2. Chapter 158 of the Town Code is hereby amended as follows:
158-1 Definitions
Recreational Vehicle or Trailer means a vehicular type portable structure or trailer designed for
recreational, camping, living accommodations or other travel use which either has its own motor
power and/or is mounted on or towed by another vehicle. These include, but are not limited to motor
homes, truck campers, camping trailers, or trailers to carry boats, cars, animals, motorcycles or
other off-road vehicles.
158-1 2 Stopping, Standing and Parking On Public Property Prohibited
It shall be unlawful to stop, stand or park any non-self-propelled recreational vehicle or trailer while
said vehicle is not attached to a motor vehicle, on any streets, alleys, or lanes or other public property
within the Town of Centreville, except during the loading or unloading of such recreational vehicle
or trailer when such loading or unloading is completed within forty-eight (48) hours of such
parking. A non-self-propelled vehicle shall include, but is not limited to, any trailer, including boat
trailers, house trailers, utility trailers, livestock trailers, carriage, sleds, buggies or other type of vehicle
normally towed behind a motor vehicle, horse, oxen or other similar type of beast of burden. However,
this chapter shall not apply to any carriage, sled, or buggy parked on any streets, alleys, or lanes within
the Town of Centreville while the said carriage, bled or buggy is attached to said beast of burden.
158-3 Parking on Private Property
An owner or occupant of a residential structure may store a recreational vehicle, or trailer owned by
the property owner or occupant on their property provided that:
A. If stored in the front yard of the property, the recreational vehicle or trailer shall be
parked on the driveway or driveway apron;

B. If stored in the side or rear yard of the property, the recreational vehicle or trailer
shall be visually screened from the neighboring property or public right of way with
landscaping or fencing, unless the property owner on that side gives written consent
for no screening;
C. The recreational vehicle or trailer is operable and is currently registered in the home
state of the owner or occupant of the property;
D. No occupancy, either temporary or permanent, of a recreational vehicle or trailer
shall be permitted; and
E. If the owner or occupant of a private residential structure permits a guest or invitee to
park a recreational vehicle or trailer in violation of this Section, then both the owner
of the recreational vehicle or trailer and the owner or occupant of the property shall
be in violation of this chapter. There shall be a presumption of knowledge and
permission of the owner or occupant of the private residential structure if there is a
recreational vehicle or trailer parked in violation of this Section by a guest or invitee
of the owner or occupant.
158-2 4 Violations And Penalties
A. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall receive a
citation, either in person or by having same placed in a conspicuous place on the vehicle, which
he, she or it was using at the time of the violation of said provisions, to appear before the District
Court of Queen Anne’s County, to answer a charge of violating the provisions of this chapter;
provided, however, that if the person, firm or corporation may appear at the Town Office of the
Town of Centreville within the times and dates designated by Article I of Chapter 154, Vehicles
and Traffic, and pay the fine or fines set forth in § 1-14.B.5.a of the Town Code; the payment of
such fine, shall have the effect of dismissing the citation.
B. In any prosecution charging a violation of this chapter, proof that the particular vehicle
described in the summons was parked in violation of the chapter, together with proof that the
defendant named in the summons was at the time of such parking or other unlawful act the
registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute prima facie presumption that the registered
owner of such vehicle was the person who parked and placed vehicle at the point, and for the
time during which such violation occurred.
158-3 5 Presumption of Vehicle Ownership
In any prosecution charging a violation of this chapter, proof that the particular non-self-propelled
vehicle recreational vehicle or trailer described in the summons was parked in violation of the chapter,
together with proof that the defendant named in the summons was at the time of such parking or other
unlawful act the owner, whether registered or otherwise, of any such non-self-propelled vehicle
recreational vehicle or trailer, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the owner, whether
registered or otherwise, of any such non-self-propelled vehicle recreational vehicle or trailer was the
person who parked or placed such non-self-propelled vehicle recreational vehicle or trailer at the point
where such violation occurred.
(Language to be deleted from the existing Ordinance is indicated in strikethrough format and language
to added is indicated by bold italics underlined text)

Section 3. If any section, clause, paragraph, sentence or phrase of the Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person, property, or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or unconstitutionality shall in no way affect 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 4. 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

TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
ORDINANCE 02-2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE EXTENDING
THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF SIX
(6) 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
six (6) 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 six (6) 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

THE TOWN OF CENTREVILLE 101 LAWYERS ROW CENTREVILLE, MD 21617
410-758-1180 FAX 410-758-4741 WWW.TOWNOFCENTREVILLE.ORG
MEMO
DATE: February 13, 2025
TO: Carolyn Brinkley, Town Manager
FROM: Clifford Matthews Jr, Public Works Director
RE: Request to make the South end of Homewood Avenue one way
The resident at 106 Belvedere Avenue has requested the Councils’ consideration to make the South end
of Homewood Avenue one way from Windsor Avenue to Belvedere Avenue in said direction (please see
attached diagram). This end of Homewood Avenue is very narrow and if two vehicles meet, one of them
must yield and back out to Belvedere Avenue or Windsor Avenue.
Another problem encountered at this location is large trucks such as garbage/recycle trucks and delivery
trucks trying to turn from Belvedere Avenue on to Homewood Avenue have been running into the side
yard of both 106 and 202 Belvedere Avenue depending on the direction of travel from Belvedere
Avenue. This area is also used by parents leaving Centreville Elementary School to come out to the less
congested area of Chesterfield / West Water Street. The one-way travel will also eliminate the head on
traffic during this dismissal time.
Public Works agrees this would be a good solution to correct these issues and are in favor of this change.
Respectfully submitted for your consideration.
PROPOSED MOTION:
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CHANGING THE SOUTH END OF HOMEWOOD AVENUE, BETWEEN
WINDSOR AVENUE AND BELEVEDERE AVENUE, INTO A ONE-WAY STREET.

TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
RESOLUTION 01-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE TO AUTHORIZE THE
EXECUTION OF A PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT WITH CORSICA CREEK
COMMONS, LLC AND HILLSIDE LIQUORS AND DELI, LLC
WHEREAS, Corsica Creek Commons, LLC owns an unimproved parcel of real property located
at 425 S. Commerce Street in Centreville, Maryland and more particularly described in a deed dated
December 27, 2007 from John L. Murdoch, II and Sharon T. Murdoch to Owner and recorded among
the Land Records of Queen Anne’s County at Liber S.M. 1947, folio 570;
WHEREAS, Hillside Liquors and Deli, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company is the
contract purchaser of the Property and wishes to develop the Property with a two-story, mixed-use retail
and residential structure, containing retail on the first story and six two-bedroom multifamily residential
units on the second story (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, Corsica Creek Commons, LLC, Hillside Liquors and Deli, LLC, and the Town
wish to enter into a Public Works Agreement to govern the terms and conditions of the construction of
the Project, including the installation of the public and private improvements to serve the Project and the
provision of public water and sewer to the Project, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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 Public Works Agreement attached to this Resolution as Exhibit “A” is hereby
approved including the seven (7) water and sewer allocations referenced therein;
Section 3. The PWA references Planning Commission site plan approval and approval of engineering
plans that have not yet occurred. The PWA may not be executed until the required approvals have
been received. The Town Manager may make any non-substantive changes to the attached PWA
necessary to effectuate the purpose of this Resolution and to fill in any blanks;
Section 4. The Town Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever additional actions are reasonably
necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution;
Section 5. This Resolution shall be effective immediately.
READ AND PASSED THIS day of _____________, 2025.
BY ORDER: We hereby certify that Resolution Number 01-2025 is true and correct and duly adopted
by the Town Council of Centreville, Maryland.

ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
____________________________________
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

PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT
THIS PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the _____ day
of ________________________, 2025 (“Effective Date”) by and between the TOWN COUNCIL
OF CENTREVILLE, a municipal corporation of the State of Maryland (the “Town”) CORSICA
CREEK COMMONS, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the “Owner”), and HILLSIDE
LIQUORS AND DELI, LLC (the “Developer”). The Town, Owner, and Developer are each herein
a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Owner”
shall include the Developer to the extent Developer is responsible pursuant to its contract to purchase
the property and later when it becomes the Owner of the property.
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Owner owns an unimproved parcel of real property located at 425 S.
Commerce Street in Centreville, Maryland and more particularly described in a deed dated December
27, 2007 from John L. Murdoch, II and Sharon T. Murdoch to Owner and recorded among the Land
Records of Queen Anne’s County (the “Land Records”) at Liber S.M. 1947, folio 570 (the
“Property”);
WHEREAS, the Property is subject to the “PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT FOR
CORSICA CREEK COMMONS, LLC CENTREVILLE PLANT SLEEVE FACTORY BUILDING”
dated October 15, 2009 and recorded among the Land Records at Liber S.M. 2053, folio 120 (the
“2009 PWA”), which was modified by the “AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS
AGREEMENT FOR CORSICA CREEK COMMONS, LLC CENTREVILLE PLANT SLEEVE
FACTORY BUILDING” dated September 23, 2011 and recorded among the Land Records at Liber
S.M. 2053, folio 129 (the “2009 PWA Amendment”);
WHEREAS, Hillside Liquors and Deli, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
(“Developer”) is the contract purchaser of the Property and wishes to develop the Property with a
two-story, mixed-use retail and residential structure, containing retail on the first story and six two-
bedroom multifamily residential units on the second story (the “Project”);
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Project and the proposed development of the Property, the
Town and Owner wish to terminate and rescind the 2009 PWA and 2009 PWA Amendment in their
entirety and adopt this Agreement;
WHEREAS, on ____________, the Town Planning and Zoning Commission (the “Planning
Commission”) granted final site plan approval as shown on “_________________” (the “Site Plan”),
originally dated ______________ and revised ______________________, and prepared by
____________________________, which such final site plan approval was conditioned upon the
Town and the Owner entering into a Public Works Agreement;
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WHEREAS, the Owner has filed with the Town final engineering specifications prepared by
_______________________________ and bearing a final signature date of
________________________, which plans and specifications have been approved by the Town by
letter dated _____________ (the “Approved Engineering Plans”);
WHEREAS, the Owner has submitted to the Town an estimate of the cost of construction of
the public and private improvements necessary to service the Development, which cost estimate has
been approved by the Town (the “Approved Cost Estimate”) attached hereto as Exhibit C; and
WHEREAS, the Town and Owner desire to establish by this Agreement the terms for the
construction of the Project including, among other matters, the provision of public sewer and water
to the Project and the installation of the required public and private improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are hereby
incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement, and the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth below, the Town and the Owner hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Development Standards, Approval of Plans, and Water and Sewer Allocation
Fees
1.1 Development Standards. The Development, except for minor alterations approved by
the Town due to field conditions, shall be developed pursuant to and in strict accordance with the
following:
1. this Agreement;
2. the Approved Final Site Plan
3. the approved construction drawings and specifications and any approved future
construction drawings, site plans and specifications (if any);
4. all other applicable provisions of the Town Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision
Regulations;
5. the Centreville Town Code
6. all other applicable federal, state, county, and Town laws, statutes, ordinances, codes,
resolutions, rules, and regulations.
In the event of a conflict between or among any of the above plans or documents, the
plan or document that provides the greatest control and protection for the Town, as determined by the
Town Manager shall control. All of the above plans and documents shall be interpreted so that the
duties and requirements imposed by any one of them are cumulative among all of them.
1.2 Approval of Plans. The execution of this Agreement by the Town does not constitute
approval by the Town of a specific plat, plan, or proposal.
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1.3 Water and Wastewater Allocation Fees. Based on information related to usage
provided by the Owner, the Town and the Owner agree that seven (7) allocations are required for the
current proposed Development. The Owner shall pay to the Town, a Water Allocation Fee, and a
Wastewater Allocation Fee (collectively “the Allocation Fees”) for the Property as follows:
Water and Wastewater Allocation Fee $13,774 per allocation
Total cost for seven allocations $96,418
In the event that the actual usage is over or underestimated, the Town reserves the right to make the
respective adjustment to the water and sewer allocation fee in accordance with the Town’s Water and
Sewer Allocation Policy. The usage shall be evaluated two (2) years after an occupancy permit is
issued and again annually thereafter until five (5) years after the occupancy permit is issued, except
that if the Owner expands the Owner facilities resulting in the need for additional capacity, then the
allocation fees shall be adjusted at the time of expansion.
The Owner shall also pay all applicable meter and connection fees, the size and price of which has
not yet been determined.
1.3.1 Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Owner has paid a 25%
nonrefundable deposit of $24,104.50 for seven (7) allocations for the Development. The remaining
balance for the Allocation fees is $72,313.50 and shall be due and payable at the time of the building
permit application. The reserved water and sewer allocation shall expire if the related application for
the building permit is not received within three years from the Effective Date. All other terms and
conditions of the Town Water and Sewer Application Worksheet as attached hereto as Exhibit D and
the Town Water and Sewer Allocation Policy shall apply.
Section 2. Improvements.
2.1. Improvements Required. The Owner shall construct and install the roads, parking
areas, storm water detention and retention facilities, water mains, storm sewers, sanitary sewers,
streets, lighting, sidewalks, rough and final grading, trees, sod, seeding and other landscaping, fire
protection devices, utilities and all ancillary devices and equipment, and all other improvements to
serve the Development (the “Improvements”). The Owner shall be responsible for all costs to
construct the Improvements.
2.2. Design and Construction of Improvements.
2.2.1. General Standards. The Improvements shall be designed and constructed pursuant
to and in accordance with standards set forth in this Agreement and to the sole satisfaction of the
Town. The Owner shall cause all work on the Improvements to be completed in a good and
workmanlike manner and with due dispatch.
2.2.2. Contract Term. Prosecution of the Work. The Town shall have the right to request
that the Owner file with the Town an executed copy of each contract for work on the Improvements.
If any such work is abandoned, or performed in violation of this Agreement or of the contract
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therefore, then the Owner shall promptly and diligently act to cause the work to be completed properly
and within the times for completion established in Subsection 2.3.
2.2.3. Engineering Services. The Owner shall provide, at its expense, all engineering
services for the construction of the Improvements. If required by the Town, the Owner shall provide
a supervising engineer or other qualified person responsible for overseeing the construction of the
Improvements. The Owner shall promptly provide the Town with the name of such person and a
telephone number or numbers at which such person can be reached.
2.2.4. Town Inspections and Approvals. The Developer shall notify the agencies providing
inspections of Improvements at the appropriate intervals of time. If any such work is performed in
violation of this Agreement, then the Developer shall promptly and aggressively act to cause the work
to be completed properly. All work on the Improvements shall be subject to inspection and approval
by Town representatives at all times. The Town has the right to charge reasonable inspection fees for
all inspections and Owner shall pay such charges.
2.2.5. Other Approvals. Where the construction and installation of any Improvements
requires the consent, permission or approval of any public agency or private party, the Owner shall
promptly file all applications, enter into all agreements, post all security, pay all fees and costs, and
otherwise take all steps that may be required to obtain such consent, permission or approval.
2.2.6. Attorney’s Fees. Owner shall be responsible for all reasonable attorney’s fees
incurred by the Town with respect to preparing, revising, reviewing or negotiating this Agreement, at
a rate of $300 per hour.
2.2.7. Traffic. Owner shall be responsible for managing traffic during construction.
2.3. Schedule for Completion of the Improvements. The Improvements shall be
completed by the Owner and made ready for acceptance by the Town (if applicable) pursuant to
Subsection 2.4.1. and 2.4.2. in accordance with the schedule or schedules for the completion of the
Improvements which shall be subject to approval of the Town. The Town may allow extensions of
time beyond the completion dates set forth in the schedule or for unusual weather or for unavoidable
delay caused by strikes, lockouts, acts of God, or other factors beyond the control and ability to
remedy of the Owner or any agent or contractor hired by, or on behalf of, the Owner.
2.4. Dedication and Maintenance of the Improvements.
2.4.1. Final Inspection and Approval of Improvements. The Owner shall notify the Town
when it believes that any of the Improvements have been fully and properly completed and shall
request final inspection, approval and, where appropriate, acceptance of the Improvement or
Improvements by the Town. Such notice and request shall be accompanied by the “as built” drawings
required by Subsection 2.4.4. and by proposed drafts of the documents of title transfer. Such notice
and request shall be given far enough in advance of the applicable completion date to allow the Town
time to inspect the Improvements and to prepare a punch list of items requiring repair or correction
and to allow the Owner time to make all required repairs and corrections prior to the completion date.
The Owner shall promptly make all necessary repairs and corrections as specified on the punch list.
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The Town shall not be required to approve or accept any portion of the Improvements until all of the
Improvements, including all punch list items, have been fully and properly completed.
2.4.2. Dedication and Acceptance of Specified Improvements. The Owner shall dedicate
to the Town the water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, streets, and street lighting located in the
Development subject to jurisdictional approvals as required. Neither the execution of this Agreement
nor the approval or recordation of the Final Plat or any Future Plat shall constitute an acceptance by
the Town of any of the Improvements, including without limitation any facilities that are depicted as
“dedicated” on the Final Plat of Subdivision. No Improvement shall be accepted by the Town except
by a written document, signed by the Town or other duly authorized officer of the Town, specifying
with particularity the Improvement or Improvements having been built in compliance with this
Agreement.
2.4.3. Owner’s Maintenance of Specified Improvements. The Owner shall, at its sole cost
and expense, maintain, in a first-rate condition at all times all Improvements not dedicated to and
accepted by the Town, including, all roads, curb and gutter, sidewalks, and storm sewer, and
landscaping.
2.4.3.1. In the event the Town determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the
Owner is not adequately maintaining or has not adequately maintained any Improvement not accepted
by the Town for any reason, the Town may, after fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the Owner,
but shall not be obligated to, enter upon any or all of the Development for the purpose of performing
maintenance work on and to any such Improvement.
2.4.3.2. In the event that the Town shall cause to be performed any work pursuant to
this Subsection, the Town shall have the right to charge the Owner, based either on costs actually
incurred or on the Town’s reasonable estimates of costs to be incurred, an amount sufficient to defray
the entire cost of such work, including administrative costs. The Owner shall, upon demand by the
Town, pay such amount to the Town.
2.4.4. Town’s Maintenance of Street Lamps. The Town shall be responsible for the
maintenance of and the cost of the utilities attendant to any street lamps located on S. Commerce
Street. The street lamps and design of the light fixtures shall be consistent with prior approved streets
lights within the Town and approved by the Town, with said street lamps being located between
sidewalks and the public roadway.
2.4.5. “As-Built” Drawings and Specifications of the Improvements. The Owner shall,
not later than the time it gives the notice of completion and request for acceptance required pursuant
to Subsection 2.4.1., provide to the Town one paper copy of “as-built” drawings and specifications
for all of the Improvements, one set on the reproducible mylar, and an electronic version of the “as-
built” drawings. Such “as-built” drawings and specifications shall depict every Improvement as built
and shall include all dimensions, elevations, and calculations necessary to fully describe the
Improvements and to establish their compliance with all applicable standards and requirements.
2.4.6. Transfer of Ownership of the Improvements and Easements to the Town. Upon
the approval of, and prior to acceptance of, the Improvements to be accepted by the Town, the Owner
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shall execute, or cause to be executed, such documents as the Town shall request to transfer
Ownership of such Improvements to, and to evidence Ownership of such Improvements by, the Town,
free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and restrictions unless otherwise approved by the
Town in writing, The Owner shall, at the same time, grant to the Town all such easements, access,
or other property rights as the Town may require to install, operate, maintain, service, repair and
replace the Improvements which have not previously been granted to the Town, free and clear of all
liens, claims, encumbrances and restrictions unless otherwise approved by the Town in writing.
2.4.7. Two-Year Guaranty of the Improvements Accepted by the Town. For a period of
two (2) years from the date of acceptance of the Improvements by the Town, the Owner hereby
guaranties the prompt and satisfactory correction of all defects and deficiencies in the Improvements
accepted by the Town, including without limitation landscaping installed by the Owner, that occur or
become evident within two years after acceptance of any of the Improvements by the Town. If any
such defect or deficiency occurs or becomes evident during such period, then the Owner shall, within
ten (10) days after written demand from the Town to do so, correct it or cause it to be corrected. The
Guaranty provided by this Subsection 2.4.7. shall be extended with respect to any repair or
replacement pursuant to such a demand for a full year from the date of such repair or replacement.
The Town shall have the right to make corrections as defined in Section 2.4.3. of this Agreement.
2.4.8. Issuance of Permits and Certificates. The Town shall issue no certificates of use or
occupancy for any building until all Improvements are completed by the Owner or until other
arrangements have been made to the Town’s satisfaction. The issuance of any building permit or
certificate of occupancy by the Town at any time prior to completion of all the Improvements and
acceptance thereof (as applicable) by the Town shall not confer on the Owner any right or entitlement
to any other building permit or certificate of occupancy. The Town shall have the absolute right to
withhold any building permit or certificate of occupancy at any time the Owner is in violation of, or
is not in full compliance with, the terms of this Agreement.
2.4.9. Duty to Restore Property. If the Owner fails to pursue all construction and
installation of the Improvements within the time periods prescribed hereinabove, then the Town, in
its sole discretion, may demand removal of any or all of any partially completed building, structure,
or Improvement from the Development and restoration of the affected property to its original
condition. The Owner shall, within sixty (60) days after receipt of such a demand from the Town,
remove any such partially completed building, structure, or Improvement from the Development and
restore the affected property in accordance with the Town’s demand.
2.4.10. Town’s Right to Complete Work. If the Owner fails to diligently pursue all
construction and installation of the Improvements to completion within the time periods prescribed
in this Agreement; or fails to correct any defect or deficiency as required pursuant to Subsection 2.4.7;
or fails to remove any partially completed building, structure, or Improvement from the Development
as required pursuant to Subsection 2.4.9., then the Town shall have, and the Owner hereby grants to
the Town, in addition to all other rights afforded to the Town in this Agreement or by law, the right
at the Town’s option, to complete such construction and installation, to correct such defect or
deficiency, or to demolish and remove any or all such partially completed buildings, structures, or
Improvements from the Development, using either its own employees or contractors hired for that
purpose. The Town shall have the right to draw from the performance securities deposited pursuant
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to Section 4 of this Agreement, as well as the right to demand payment directly from the Owner based
on costs actually incurred or on the Town’s reasonable estimates of costs to be incurred, an amount
of money sufficient to defray the entire cost of such work, including legal fees and administrative
expenses.
Section 3. Easements.
3.1. Utilities. Owner hereby grants and conveys to the Town and to all public utilities
providing services to the Development a permanent and irrevocable easement over, on, and across
the “VARIABLE WIDTH PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AREA” identified on Exhibit B attached
hereto.
3.2. Public and Emergency Services. The Owner grants to the Town and to Queen
Anne’s County, a political subdivision of the State of Maryland, a permanent and irrevocable
easement over, on, and across the Development, for the purposes of enforcing applicable laws, and
providing public and emergency services to the Development and to adjacent properties.
3.3 Trail Easement. Owner hereby grants to the Town a fifteen foot (15’) wide easement
for construction and maintenance of a pedestrian trail identified as “15’ WIDE PUBLIC TRAIL
EASEMENT AREA” on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, which Exhibit A was
prepared by Davis, Moore, Shearon & Associates, LLC and dated February, 2025. The Town shall
be solely responsible for the cost of construction and maintenance of the pedestrian trail in the
easement area, provided however, that upon request by the Town, Owner shall construct the trail in
accordance with specifications to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties, at the cost and expense of
the Town. With the execution of a trail easement described herein, the trail easement conveyed
pursuant to Section 3.3 of the 2009 PWA is hereby extinguished and nullified in its entirety and as of
the Effective Date no longer encumbers the Property.
Section 4. Performance Security and Liens.
4.1. Performance Bond and Performance and Payment Letter of Credit. As security
to the Town for the performance of the Owner’s obligations, Owners agrees: (1) to construct and
complete the Improvements pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, (2) to pay all Town
costs, fees and charges due from Owner pursuant to this Agreement, (3) to maintain and repair streets,
sidewalks and other Improvements pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, and (4) otherwise
faithfully to perform its undertakings pursuant to this Agreement, the Owner shall, prior to the
recordation of the Final Plat and any Future Final Plat, deposit with the Town a bond or letter of credit
(the “Performance and Payment Bond/Letter of Credit”), in a total amount equal to either 120% of
the Approved Cost Estimate for all Improvements to be constructed in connection with that phase of
the Development related to the Final Plat, or in cases where executed contracts for construction and
installation of an Improvement have been filed with the Town pursuant to Subsection 2.2.2. of this
Agreement, 120% of the amount of such contracts. The Performance and Payment Bond/Letter of
Credit shall be maintained and renewed by the Owner, and shall be held by the Town, until the
approval of the Improvements by the Town pursuant to Subsection 2.4.1. or the acceptance of the
Improvements by the Town pursuant to Subsection 2.4.2. and the posting of the Guaranty Bond/Letter
of Credit as required by Subsection 4.2 below. After such acceptance and posting, the Town shall
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release the Performance and Payment Bond/Letter of Credit. If the Town is required to draw on the
Performance and Payment Bond/Letter of Credit by reason of the Owner’s failure to fulfill its
obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement, then the Owner shall within ten (10) days thereafter
cause the letter or bond of credit to be increased to its full original amount. Owner recognizes that
the reduction of the Performance and Payment Bond/Letter of Credit may be subject to such policies
the Town has in place at the time of reduction.
4.2. Guaranty Bond/Letter of Credit. Immediately after the Town’s approval or
acceptance of the Improvements pursuant to Subsection 2.4.1. or 2.4.2. of this Agreement, the Owner
shall post a bond or letter of credit in the amount of 120% of the actual total cost of the Improvements
as security for the performance of the Owner’s obligations under Subsections 2.4.3. and 2.4.6 and
2.4.7. of this Agreement (the “Guaranty Letter of Credit”). The Guaranty Letter of Credit shall be
held by the Town until the end of the one-year guaranty period set forth in Subsection 2.4.7. of this
Agreement or until one year after the proper correction of any defect or deficiency in the
Improvements pursuant to Subsection 2.4.7. and payment therefore, whichever occurs later. If the
Town is required to draw on the Guaranty Letter of Credit by reason of the Owner’s failure to fulfill
its obligations under Subsection 2.4.7. of this Agreement, then the Owner shall within ten (10) days
thereafter cause the letter of credit to be increased to its full original amount.
4.3. Interest and Costs. The Owner shall bear the full cost of securing and maintaining
the Performance and Payment Letter of Credit and the Guaranty Letter of Credit.
4.4. Bonds and Forms of Letters of Credit. Performance Bonds and Guaranty Bonds
shall be in a form satisfactory to the Town Attorney and each shall be from a bonding company
acceptable to the Town. The Performance and Payment Letter of Credit and the Guaranty Letter of
Credit each shall be in a form satisfactory to the Town Attorney and each shall be from a bank
acceptable to the Town. Each letter of credit or bond shall, at a minimum, provide that: (1) it shall
not be canceled without prior written consent of the Town; (2) it shall not require the consent of the
Owner prior to any draw on it by the Town; and (3) if at any time it will expire within thirty (30) or
any lesser number of days, and if it has not been renewed, and if any applicable obligation of the
Owner for which it is security remains uncompleted or unsatisfactory, then the Town may, without
notice and without being required to take any further action of any nature whatsoever, call and draw
down the letter of credit and thereafter either hold all proceeds to complete all such obligations and
reimburse the Town for any and all costs and expenses, including legal fees and administrative costs,
incurred by the Town, as the Town shall determine. The amount of the letter of credit may be reduced,
but only upon joint written direction by the Owner and the Town to allow for Improvement work
satisfactorily completed. No such reduction shall be allowed except upon presentation by the Owner
of proper documentation demonstrating final payment to contractors, subcontractors and suppliers
and, partial or final waivers of lien, as may be appropriate, and all such additional documentation as
the Town may reasonably request to demonstrate satisfactory completion of the Improvement in
question.
4.5. Replenishment of Letters of Credit. If at any time the Town determines that the
funds remaining in the Performance and Payment Letter of Credit are not, or may not be, sufficient
to pay in full the remaining unpaid cost of all Improvements and all unpaid Town fees, or that the
funds remaining in the Guaranty Letter of Credit are not, or may not be, sufficient to pay all unpaid
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costs of correcting any and all defects and deficiencies in the Improvements, then, within ten (10)
days following a demand by the Town, the Owner shall increase the amount of the appropriate letter
of credit to an amount determined by the Town to be sufficient to pay such unpaid costs and fees.
Failure to so increase the amount of the security shall be grounds for the Town to retain any remaining
balance of the funds previously drawn and to draw down the entire remaining balance of the letters
of credit for application in accordance with Subsection 4.7.
4.6. Replacement of Bonds and Letters of Credit. If at any time the Town determines
that the company issuing a Performance Bond or Guaranty Bond or the bank issuing either a
Performance and Payment Letter of Credit or a Guaranty Letter of Credit is unable to meet any federal
or state requirement for reserves, is insolvent, is in danger of becoming any of the foregoing, or is
otherwise in danger of being unable to honor such bond or letter of credit at any time during its term,
or if the Town otherwise reasonably deems itself to be insecure, then the Town shall have the right to
demand that Owner provide a replacement bond or letter of credit from a bonding company or a bank
satisfactory to the Town. Such replacement bond or letter of credit shall be deposited with the Town
not later than ten (10) days following such demand. Upon such deposit, the Town shall surrender the
original bond or letter of credit to the Owner.
4.7. Use of Funds in the Event of Breach of Agreement. If the Owner in any other
manner fails or refuses to meet fully an of its obligations under this Agreement, then the Town may
exercise its rights under any bond and/or draw on and retain all or any of the funds remaining in either
the Performance and Payment Letter of Credit or the Guaranty Letter of Credit. The Town shall also
have the right (1) to exercise any of its rights under this Agreement; (2) to take any other action it
deems reasonable and appropriate to mitigate the effects of its costs and expenses, including legal
fees and administrative expenses, resulting from or incurred as a result of the Owner’s failure or
refusal to fully meet its obligations under this Agreement; and (3) to reimburse itself for all of its
costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and administrative expenses, resulting from or
incurred as a result of the Owner’s failure or refusal to fully meet its obligations under this Agreement.
4.8. Town Lien Rights.
4.8.1. If any money, property or other consideration due from the Owner to the Town
pursuant to Section 2 or 3 of this Agreement is not either recovered from any bond, letter of credit or
other performance security deposit tendered under this Section 4 or paid or conveyed to the Town by
the Owner within ten (10) days after a demand for such payment or conveyance, the Town may assert
a lien against any lot, parcel or condominium unit owned by the Owner in the Development for such
money, or the Town’s reasonable estimate of the value of such property or other consideration,
together with interest and costs of collection, including legal fees and administrative expenses.
4.8.2. The Town shall assert a lien described in the preceding Subsection 4.8.1. by filing in
the Land Records of Queen Anne’s County a notice of lien which shall describe the property against
which the lien is asserted, the amount of the lien and a statement as to the reasons why the lien is
asserted. The Town shall have the right to enforce such a lien in the same manner as if the lien were
for unpaid and overdue real property taxes payable to the Town.
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Section 5. Declaration of Protective Covenants. The Owner may execute and record among
the Land Records of Queen Anne’s County a declaration of protective covenants for the Development
(the “Declaration”). If there is a conflict between the terms of the Declaration and any term of this
Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall control.
Section 6. Damage to Improvements. The Owner shall maintain the Development and all
streets, sidewalks, and other public property in and adjacent to the Development in a good and clean
condition at all times during construction of the Development and the Improvements; shall promptly
clean all mud, dirt, or debris deposited on any street, sidewalk, ditch or other Improvements (whether
publicly or privately owned) in or adjacent to the Development by the Owner or any agent of or
contractor hired by, or on behalf of, the Owner; and shall repair any damage to any street, sidewalk,
ditch or other Improvements (whether publicly or privately owned) that may be used by the activities
of the Owner or any agent of or contractor hired by, or on behalf of, the Owner.
Section 7. Liability and Indemnity of Town.
7.1 No Liability for Town Review. The Owner acknowledges and agrees (1) that the
Town is not, and shall not be, in any way liable for any damages or injuries that may be sustained as
the result of the Town’s review and approval of any plans for the Development or the Improvements,
or as a result of the issuance of any approvals, permits, certificates, or acceptances for the
Development or use of any portion of the Development or the Improvements, and (2) that the Town’s
review and approval of any such plans and issuance of any such approvals, permits, certificates, or
acceptances does not, and shall not, in any way be deemed to insure the Owner, or any of its heirs,
successors, assigns, tenants, or licensees, or any third party, against damage or injury of any kind at
any time.
7.2 Indemnification. The Owner agrees to, and does hereby, hold harmless and
indemnify the Town, and all of its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents,
representatives, engineers, and attorneys, from any and all claims that may be asserted at any time
against any of such parties in connection with (1) the Town’s review and approval of any plans for
the Development or the Improvements, (2) the issuance of any approval, permit, certificate, or
acceptance for the Development or the Improvements, (3) the development, construction,
maintenance, or use of any portion of the Development or the Improvements until dedicated to and
accepted by the Town, and (4) the performance by the Owner of its obligations under this Agreement
and all related agreements.
7.3 Defense Expenses. The Owner shall agree to, pay all expenses, including reasonable
legal fees and administrative expenses, incurred by the Town in defending itself with regard to any
and all claims mentioned in Subsection 7.2 above.
Section 8. Nature. Survival, and Transfer of Obligation. The Owner agrees that the terms
of this Agreement shall be binding upon it personally, and upon any and all of its heirs, successors,
and assigns. The Owner further agrees that all payment obligations under this Agreement, together
with interest and costs of collection, including reasonable legal fees and administrative expenses,
shall, until paid, constitute a lien upon any portion of the Development owned by the Owner which
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lien shall be enforceable in the same manner as in mortgage foreclosure proceedings in the manner
described in Subsection 4.8 of this Agreement.
8.1. The Town agrees that upon a successor’s becoming bound to the personal obligation
created herein in the manner provided herein and providing the financial assurances required herein,
the personal liability of the Owner shall be released to the extent of the transferee’s assumption of
such liability. The Owner agrees to notify the Town in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to any
date upon which the Owner transfers a legal or beneficial interest in any portion of the Development
(other than an individual lot or group of lots for which all Improvements have been completed and
accepted or approved pursuant to this Agreement). The Owner shall, before completing any such
transfer, provide the Town with a fully executed copy of the above required agreement by the
transferee to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, if requested by the Town, with the
transferee’s proposed assurances of financial capability.
Section 9. No Waiver of Town Rights. The Town shall be under no obligation to exercise
any right granted to it in this Agreement except as it shall determine to be in its best interest. No
failure to exercise at any time any right granted herein to the Town shall be construed as a waiver of
that or any other right.
Section 10. Changes in Law. Any reference to laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations shall
include such laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations as they have been, or as they may hereafter be,
amended.
Section 11. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of all terms and
provisions of this Agreement.
Section 12. Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall run with and
bind the Development in perpetuity, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Owner
and the Town, and any of their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns.
Section 13. Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered to the addressee thereof (1) when
delivered in person on a business day at the address set forth below or (2) on the third business day
after being deposited in any main or branch United States post office, for delivery by properly
addressed, postage paid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, at the address set forth
below. Notices and communications to the Owner shall be addressed to, and delivered at, the
following address:
IF TO OWNER: IF TO THE TOWN:
Corsica Creek Commons, LLC Town of Centreville
101 Chester Station Lane c/o Carolyn Brinkley
Chester, Maryland 21619 101 Lawyer’s Row
Centreville, Maryland 21617
WITH COPY TO: WITH COPY TO:
J. Donald Braden, Esq. Sharon VanEmburgh, Esq.
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101 Chester Station Lane 16 S. Washington Street
Chester, Maryland 21619 Easton, Maryland 21601
IF TO DEVELOPER:
Hillside Liquors and Deli, LLC
2640 Centreville Road
Centreville, Maryland 21617
WITH A COPY TO:
McAllister, DeTar, Showalter & Walker LLC
c/o Brendan S. Mullaney, Esq.
100 N. West Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
By notice complying with the requirements of this Section, each party shall have the right to change
the address or addressee or both for all future notices and communications to such party, but no notice
of a change of address shall be effective until actually received.
Section 14. Enforcement.
14.1 By the Town. The Town may, in law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or any
other proceeding, including without limitation specific performance, enforce or compel the
performance of this Agreement. In addition to ever other remedy permitted by law for the
enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, the Town shall be entitled to withhold the issuance of
building permits or certificates of occupancy for any and all buildings and structures within the
Development at any time when the Owner has failed or refused to meet fully any of its obligations
under this Agreement, until such obligation is satisfied. In the event of a judicial proceeding brought
by the Town against the Owner, or his successors or assigns, for enforcement or for breach of any
provision of this Agreement, the Town shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Owner of all costs
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such judicial
proceeding.
14.2 By the Owner. The Owner may, in law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or any
other proceeding, including without limitation specific performance, enforce or compel the
performance of this Agreement. In the event of a judicial proceeding brought by the Owner, or his
successors or assigns against the Town, for enforcement or for breach of any provision of this
Agreement, the Owner shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Town of all costs and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such judicial proceeding.
14.3 Waiver of Right to Seek Monetary Damages by Owner. Any provisions of law to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Owner agrees that it will not seek, and shall not have the right to seek,
or recover a judgement for monetary damages against the Town or any of its elected or appointed
officials, officers, employees, agents, representatives, engineers or attorneys in any action on account
of or arising out of the negotiation, execution, interpretation, breach or enforcement of any term of
this Agreement. The Owner acknowledges that the inclusion of this Subsection in this Agreement
constitutes a material factor in the decision of the Town to enter into this Agreement.
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Section 15. Amendments. All amendments to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be approved by the Owner and the Town.
Section 16. Replacement of prior Public Works Agreements. This Agreement replaces
and extinguishes all previous public works agreements for the property including the 2009 PWA and
the 2009 PWA Amendment.
Section 17. Incorporation of Exhibits. All exhibits referred to herein are hereby
incorporated in this Agreement by this reference.
SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE
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WITNESS: TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
______________________________ ______________________________
Ashley H. Kaiser, President
______________________________ ______________________________
Jeff D. Kiel, Vice President
______________________________ ______________________________
Daniel B. Worth, Member
______________________________ ______________________________
Sandy L. Huffer, Member
______________________________ ______________________________
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member
STATE OF MARYLAND, COUNTY OF ____________________, TO WIT:
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this _____ day of ________________, 2025, before me, the
subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland, in and for the County aforesaid, personally
appeared Ashley H. Kaiser, Jeff D. Kiel, Daniel B. Worth, Sandy L. Huffer, and Jim A. Beauchamp,
who acknowledged themselves to be the Town Council of Centreville, and in such capacity executed
the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained.
WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal.
______________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: ______________
SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE
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WITNESS: CORSICA CREEK COMMONS, LLC
a Maryland limited liability company
______________________________ ______________________________
By:
Its:
STATE OF MARYLAND, COUNTY OF ____________________, TO WIT:
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this _____ day of ________________, 2025, before me, the
subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland, in and for the County aforesaid, personally
appeared ______________________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
______________________ of Corsica Creek Commons, LLC, and in such capacity executed the
foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained.
WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal.
______________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: ______________
SIGNATURES CONTINUE ON FOLLOWING PAGE
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WITNESS: HILLSIDE LIQUORS AND DELI, LLC
a Maryland limited liability company
______________________________ ______________________________
By:
Its:
STATE OF MARYLAND, COUNTY OF ____________________, TO WIT:
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this _____ day of ________________, 2025, before me, the
subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland, in and for the County aforesaid, personally
appeared ______________________________, who acknowledged himself to be the
______________________ of Hillside Liquors and Deli, LLC, and in such capacity executed the
foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained.
WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal.
______________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: ______________
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
_____________________________
Sharon VanEmburgh, Esquire
Attorney for the Town of Centreville
I HEREBY CERTIFY under the penalties of perjury that the within instrument was prepared
by or under the direction of an attorney admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Maryland.
_____________________________
Sharon VanEmburgh, Esquire
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TO: Centreville Town Council
FROM: Robert Hobbs, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: January 2025 Department Overview
DECEMBER JANUARY
Enforcement
2024 2025
CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY Criminal Arrests 4 7
(Adult)
During December, 2024 Officers made a TOTAL of 7 ARRESTS:
Criminal Arrests 2
0
(Juvenile)
• 2 On View Arrests 38
Traffic Citations 18
• 5 Criminal Summons/Warrant Service
MV Warnings 173 178
Safety Repairs 17 27
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
During the month of January, 2025, Officers issued the Parking Citations 0 0
following:
Incidents 766 702
- 178 Motor Vehicle Warnings
- 18 Non-Arrestable Citations
- 27 Safety Equipment Repair Orders
- 1 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 36 speed limit violation
citations.
COMPLAINTS/INCIDENTS
During the month of January 2025 Officers responded to 702 calls for service. A sample of these incidents are
highlighted below.
• 9 Assault/Domestics
• 1 MDOP
• 4 Fraud
• 5 K9 Scans
• 7 Assist Other Agency
• 3 911 Hangups
• 9 Check The Welfare
• 6 Theft
• 368 Business/Residential Patrol Checks
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
- K9 Certification - 100% Compliant
- Queen Anne’s County Drug Task Force Meeting