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Centreville Planning Commission
December 21, 2022
7:00 p.m.
MINUTES
The December 21, 2022 Centreville Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Kara Willis, Chair;
in the Liberty Building, second floor meeting room. The following members and staff were present: Kara Willis, Chair;
Tim Zuella, Vice Chair; Mitchell Delaney, Secretary; Pat Fox, Nancy Emerick, Wendy Emerson and Jeff Kiel, Members;
Steven K. Kline, Town Council President; Daniel B. Worth, Town Council Member; Charles M. (Chip) Koogle, Town
Manager; Sharon VanEmburgh, Town Attorney; Chris Jakubiak, Town Planner; Clifford (Kip) Matthews, Director of
Public Works; and Betty Jean Hall, Administrative Assistant.
Review of Minutes from Previous Meetings
a. The review of the October 5, 2022 Public Work Shop minutes was deferred to the next meeting.
b. Ms. Willis moved to approve the October 19, 2022 meeting minutes as amended. Ms. Fox seconded the
motion, which passed unanimously.
Citizen Comment
Tim McCluskey, Watson Rd offered comments concerning the special exception request of William Fritz, the special
exception request of the Queen Anne’s County Board of Education, and the intersection of Kidwell and Railroad
Avenues.
Old Business
a. Comprehensive Plan Discussion
Mr. Matthews supplied the members with the following information that was added to Chapters 3, 5 and 8 in
the Draft Comprehensive Plan after the last review of materials by the Commission:
• 645,000 gallons per day (gpd) of water is permitted by Maryland Department of the Environment for
withdrawal from the Town’s wells. Currently the Town is pumping from 2 wells within the same aquifer.
• Average flow for the past 12 months is 360,912 gpd leaving 258,088 gpd available on the permit.
• There are approximately 62 equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) reserved for residential lots of record. 68
EDUs are reserved for commercial uses. One EDU is equal to 200 gpd.
• 1,420 EDUs are remaining leaving 1,290 available on the permit.
• There is also a reserve required for emergency fire protection.
• Three water storage tanks are in Centreville. A 200,000-gallon elevated tank near Goodwill Firehouse, a
300,000-gallon storage tank on Comet Drive and a 100,000-gallon storage tank in Northbrook.
Mr. Jakubiak will meet with Queen Anne’s County Planning & Zoning in early January to review the
Centreville Draft Comprehensive Plan in detail.
Appearances
a. Special Exception Request – Short Term Rental – 204 Corsica Street; William and Stephanie Fritz, Owners
• Mrs. Fritz stated the home was purchased in July as a second home. Their hope is to be able to use it as
an Airbnb periodically to off-set the cost of owning a second home. It is a one-bedroom home with a
maximum occupancy of four people.
• Mr. Fritz stated the property is overseen by the Maryland Historic Trust. He and his wife are following
the guidelines set forth by the Historic Commission for their property.
• By consensus, the Planning Commission agreed to forward a favorable recommendation to the Board of
Appeals as the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
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b. Special Exception Request and Concept Site Plan Review – Government Office Building/Public Structure in
the R-2 Zone – Lot 19B, Vincit Street; Queen Anne’s County Board of Education, Applicant
Those in attendance on behalf of the applicant included Patricia Saelens, Superintendent of Queen Anne’s
County Public Schools; Carla Pullen, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools Facilities Planner; Jeremy Kline
and Rick Kleponis, WGM Architects; and Brandon Davis, DMS & Associates, LLC
• Mr. Jeremy Kline stated the site is adjacent to the existing County Office Building and the under-
construction YMCA located on Vincit Street and across the street from Queen Anne’s County High
School.
• A feasibility study was conducted in 2020 for the possible renovation of the existing Board of Education
building on Chesterfield Avenue or new construction on this site that was identified by Queen Anne’s
County Government as available for the Board of Education’s use.
• This is a split zoned parcel, R-2 and C-2 which is the why there is a need for a special exception request.
• There will be no educational component within this building. It will be the central office building for
Queen Anne’s County Public Schools.
• Mr. Davis stated roughly 1/3 of the property on the northern side is zoned R-2.
• The proposed building is approximately 34,000 square feet in size and has vehicular access from Vincit
Street. 126 parking spaces are proposed, 114 are required by the Town Code.
• Pedestrian connectivity is proposed East to West across the entire site from Vincit Street to MD Rt. 304.
There is also a pedestrian route that ties the parking area to the front of the building.
• The parking lot would be constructed of permeable paving.
• The southern portion of the lot does not have street trees identified in the plan to keep the area clear for
future development.
• The rooflines rising to the north to let in natural daylight also shed much of the rainwater towards the bio-
retention area.
• Mr. Jeremy Kline stated the applicant does not have any intention at this time of completing a traffic
study.
• The entire parcel is approximately 7 acres. 2 acres will remain undeveloped at this time.
• Mr. Jeremy Kline stated the applicant anticipates presenting the preliminary site plan at the May Planning
Commission meeting and, pending approvals, construction to begin late 2023.
• By consensus, the Planning Commission agreed to forward a favorable recommendation to the Board of
Appeals for the special exception request as it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Citizen Comment
No citizens provided comments.
Council Member Report
Council President Kline thanked staff and the lobbyist representing the Town for the excellent work on obtaining funding
in the Governor’s budget to be used towards the upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant. Ordinance 09-2022 for
growth allocation expired due to Council inaction.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Ms. Willis moved to adjourn the December 21, 2022 Planning Commission
meeting. Mr. Kiel seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Jean Hall
Administrative Assistant
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Action Items
• Approved the October 19, 2022 Planning Commission meeting minutes as amended.
• By consensus, the Planning Commission agreed to forward a favorable recommendation to the Board of Appeals
for the short-term rental request at 204 Corsica Street as it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
• By consensus, the Planning Commission agreed to forward a favorable recommendation to the Board of Appeals
concerning the Board of Education special exception request as it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
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