Centreville City Zoning Code

Ch 170

Art III District Regulations

170-18 Application Of Certain Regulations

Zone regulations shall be as set forth in Article IV of this chapter, Supplemental Zone Regulations, and the Schedule of Zone Regulations is incorporated and declared to be a part of this chapter.¹

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-19 Residential District R-1

The regulations of the R-1 Zone are intended to provide for a pleasant, quiet, hazard-free residential environment permitting residential and related uses. Presently developed single-family residential areas are included in this zone as well as land which will develop in this manner in the future. (Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter).

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Single-family detached dwellings.
2. Farms and usual agricultural practices, provided that no poultry or livestock, except pets, shall be housed or confined within 200 feet of the boundary of the property. Fox, mink and hog farms shall be prohibited.
3. Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries.
4. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning, subject to site plan review.
5. Elderly housing at a density of up to six units per acre, provided that adequate documentation that ensures that the housing will be exclusively for the occupation of elderly residents is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
6. One accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  3. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  4. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
Accessory uses and structures. The following permitted accessory uses and structures shall be in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building:
1. Private garage and other similar structures normally accessory to principal permitted uses or authorized special exception.
2. Customary, incidental home occupations.
3. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work, complying with the requirement of the State and County Health Departments, which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
4. Temporary offices and display areas incidental to the sale or rental of homes or apartments, complying with the requirements of State and County Health Departments, which buildings shall be moved upon completion or abandonment of operations.
5. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
6. Solar panel collector cells shall be permitted as an accessory use, but, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be only for the principal use of the property on which the solar electric supply is located, shall be located on the roof of the primary structure on the property, and shall be screened to the extent possible. [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
7. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Rest homes, nursing homes, funeral homes, medical offices, and other minor institutions for human care and the treatment of noncontagious diseases; single-family attached and multifamily residential dwelling units to house the elderly when associated with the nursing home or other institution. These uses may be approved, provided that the density does not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre. [Amended 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]
2. Cemeteries.
3. Public and private noncommercial parks and recreation areas, including clubs, parks and swimming pools provided Buffer Yard B is located between the use and single-family residential uses.
4. Conversion of a single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulation, § 170-41, of this chapter.
5. Governmental office buildings on property which was publicly owned as of August 2, 1979.
6. Day-care centers.
7. More than one accessory apartment may be created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
8. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Added 11-5-2015 by Ord. No. 07-2015]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
All permitted and special exception uses, other than a single-family detached residence, that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

170-20 Residential District R-2

The regulations of the R-2 Zone are intended to provide for a pleasant, quiet, hazard-free residential environment; existing residential areas are included in this zone as well as land which will develop in this manner in the future. (Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter).

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Single-family dwellings.
2. Farms and usual agricultural practices, provided that no poultry or livestock, except pets, shall be housed or confined within 200 feet of the boundary of the property. Fox, mink and hog farms shall be prohibited.
3. Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries.
4. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning.
5. Elderly housing at a density of up to six units per acre, provided that adequate documentation that ensures that the housing will be exclusively for the occupation of elderly residents is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
6. One accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
7. Dwelling, duplex, if they existed as of December 1, 2007. [Added 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 01-2017]
8. Multifamily dwellings, if they existed as of December 1, 2007. [Added 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 01-2017]
9. Museums, provided that: [Added 6-3-2021 by Ord. No. 11-2020]
  1. The lot area, dimensional standards and bulk requirements set forth in the Schedule of Zone Regulations shall apply except that the minimum lot size shall be 24,000 square feet, the minimum lot width shall be 140 feet, and the minimum side yard setback shall be 20 feet;
  2. The Planning Commission may waive the twenty-foot minimum setback upon finding the building's size and operation would impose no greater impact to the adjoining lot than a house on the same lot;
  3. The lot shall comply with Buffer Yard Category C, provided for in § 170-42 and illustrated in the Appendix to this chapter;¹ and
  4. The Planning Commission may impose restrictions on hours of operation, but in no case shall the museum be open to the general public between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building:
1. Private garage, and other similar structures normally accessory to the principal permitted uses or authorized special exception.
2. Customary, incidental home occupation.
3. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work, complying with the requirements of the State and County Health Department, which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
4. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
5. Solar panel collector cells shall be permitted as an accessory use, but, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be only for the principal use of the property on which the solar electric supply is located, shall be located on the roof of the primary structure on the property, and shall be screened to the extent possible. [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
6. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Rest homes, nursing homes, funeral homes, medical offices, and other minor institutions for human care and the treatment of noncontagious diseases; single-family attached and multifamily residential dwelling units to house the elderly when associated with the nursing home or other institution. These uses may be approved provided the density does not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre. [Amended 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]
2. Cemeteries.
3. Public and private noncommercial parks and recreation areas, including clubs, parks and swimming pools, provided that Buffer Yard B (Appendix 1) is located between the use and single-family residential uses.
4. Conversion of single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-41, of this chapter.
5. Governmental office buildings on publicly owned property. [Amended 3-7-2013 by Ord. No. 01-2013]
6. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Amended 4-3-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
7. Lodges and private clubs.
8. Day-care centers.
9. More than one accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit, and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
10. One accessory apartment in a detached building, provided that: [Added 8-3-2006 by Ord. No. 03-06]
  1. The subject lot is at least 10,000 square feet;
  2. The minimum yard requirements, height and total lot coverage do not exceed the standards set forth in this chapter for the R-2 Zone;
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the main dwelling unit;
  4. There is at least one off-street parking space for the apartment unit and at least two off-street parking spaces for the main dwelling;
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways;
  6. There is no more than one accessory apartment on any lot; and
  7. The building with the apartment must be subservient to, smaller in scale than, and architecturally complimentary to the main residence.
11. Solar arrays, providing that: [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
  1. In addition to other special exception requirements set forth in this chapter, applications for solar arrays shall provide the following:
    1. A property proposing to have a solar array shall be at least two acres in size.
    2. The solar array shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from properties with residential uses.
    3. Solar arrays shall not exceed 12 feet in height as measured from the ground.
    4. Site plans shall demonstrate the following:
      1. Show all equipment and/or storage buildings, shelters, landscaping, access and environmental features on the site.
      2. Demonstrate that stormwater is managed in accordance with all county and state requirements and that there is no discharge that causes degradation of Town, county or state waters.
      3. Show that all wiring not on the solar arrays shall be underground except where necessary to connect to the public utility.
      4. Show that the gross usable area will exclude any wetland areas that are regulated by the Maryland Department of the Environment or the U.S. Department of the Interior (administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All forested areas removed during construction or operation shall be mitigated in accordance with the Forest Conservation Act.
      5. Demonstrate that any required utility right-of-way is allocated.
      6. Provide a detailed landscape plan demonstrating that noninvasive native plant species are used to surround the solar arrays site, providing a vegetated buffer around the perimeter of the site area of the solar arrays. Additional buffer area may be required by the Board of Appeals to provide screening from adjacent residential uses and/or public or private roads and/or rights-of-way. It shall be demonstrated in the landscape plan as part of the site plan that plantings will be of a type that will adequately screen the solar arrays from view of adjoining properties and private and public roadways, and a landscape berm appropriate to accept plantings, up to four feet high, may be used to assist in screening solar arrays.
      7. Provide documentation that noise generated by the facility shall be limited to 60 dBA as measured at the property line except when a backup generator is needed for maintenance. Construction on the site is exempt from this standard.
      8. Provide that lighting shall be in accordance with design standards and this chapter.
      9. Demonstrate that the solar arrays, including the electrical and mechanical components, shall conform to relevant and applicable local, state and national codes.
  2. Maintenance of solar arrays shall be demonstrated according to following guidelines:
    1. If solvents are required for cleaning of solar modules, they must be biodegradable.
    2. All broken or waste solar modules shall be removed from the site within 60 days of being taken out of service.
    3. A maintenance agreement for the landscape plan is provided with assurance of replacement for plantings and viability of the landscaped buffer.
  3. Removal of abandoned solar generating equipment.
    1. A bond, or other acceptable security, whose amount shall be determined by the Board of Appeals, may be required to assure removal of any unused or unmaintained solar arrays.
    2. Any solar energy power generating system that has not operated for a continuous period of 12 months shall be considered unused and abandoned unless the Board of Appeals grants an extension. The owner of an unused system shall remove the entire system within six months of receipt of notice from Town of Centreville notifying the owner of the equipment removal requirement. Removal includes removing any underground structures or supports and electrical transmission wire. All materials must be legally removed from the site. The site shall be restored to its original condition after removal is complete.
  4. Building permit fees shall be determined by resolution of the Town Council.
All permitted and special exception uses, other than a single-family detached residence, that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

¹Editor's Note: See Appendix 1, Bufferyard Requirements, included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-21 Residential District R-3

The regulations of the R-3 Zone are intended to accomplish the same purpose of the R-2 District while permitting higher density and a variety of dwelling types.

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. All uses permitted in R-2 District.
2. Two-family dwellings and townhouses. [Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
3. Semidetached dwellings.
4. Attached dwellings.
5. Multifamily dwellings.
6. Planned unit developments (PUDs) in accordance with the conditions and requirements contained in § 170-28 of this chapter. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
Accessory uses shall be as permitted in R-2 District.
Special regulations for two-family dwellings and townhouses:
1. Each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling unit must comply with the minimum lot area per dwelling unit specified in the regulations of Article IV.
2. The dwelling units and individual lots of a two-family dwelling or townhouse may be sold separately if separate utilities systems are provided and if separate lots for all dwelling units in a building are created at the same time and in conformance with Chapter 138, Subdivision Regulations. In addition, all two-family dwellings or townhouse units offered for sale shall have party walls at least eight inches thick of masonry construction extending from the footings to the roof of the structure.
3. The following regulations shall apply to townhouses in any district where townhouses are permitted:
  1. The townhouse building shall comply with minimum lot requirements contained in the Schedule of Zone Regulations,¹ but each dwelling unit of a townhouse need not be located on a lot complying with minimum lot area per family requirements in the table, provided that the average for all dwelling units in the building equals or exceeds the minimum requirements, and provided that no lot is created with lot area less than 2,000 square feet, exclusive of a parking lot area. [Refer to Subsection C(3)(h) of this section.]
  2. Lot frontage, measured at a building line, for individual dwelling units of a townhouse may be reduced to not less than 18 feet. Lot width for end units shall be adequate to provide required front and side yards.
  3. For the purpose of the side yard regulations, a townhouse building shall be considered as one building on one lot with side yards required for end units only, in accordance with the Schedule of Zone Regulations.² Any side yard adjacent to the line of a lot occupied by a detached single-family dwelling or a lot in a single-family residential district shall not be less than 25 feet.
  4. No detached garage or carport or other detached accessory building over 120 square feet shall be permitted on a lot occupied by a townhouse.
  5. Unless otherwise restricted by zone regulations, not less than three and not more than six dwelling units shall be included in any one townhouse building.
  6. The front and rear facades of dwelling units in a townhouse building shall be varied by changed yards of not less than three feet and variation in materials or design so that no more than three abutting units will have the same front yard depth and the same or essentially the same architectural treatment of facades and rooflines.
  7. Assurances shall be provided satisfactory to the Town that nonpublic areas for the common use and enjoyment of occupants of townhouses, but not in individual ownership by such occupants, shall be maintained in a satisfactory manner without expense to the general public.
  8. Required off-street parking shall be provided on the lot or within 100 feet of the lot.
  9. A site plan complying with the requirements of this chapter shall accompany an application for approval of a townhouse development.
  10. A minimum of 15% of the gross land area to be developed as townhouses must be reserved as natural or landscaped open space or recreational area.
Special exceptions. The Board of Appeals may authorize any one or more of the following uses in an R-3 area, in addition to those specified. In authorizing any such additional use, the Board of Appeals may impose such requirements and conditions with respect to location, construction, maintenance and operation (in addition to those expressly stipulated hereinafter), as they deem necessary for the protection of adjacent properties and the public interest.
1. Mobile home parks, subject to the following provisions:
  1. Access to the mobile home park shall be from a major highway or arterial street; the number and location of access drives shall be controlled for traffic safety and protection of surrounding properties; no mobile home space shall be designed for direct access to a street outside the boundaries of the mobile home park; and the interior access drives shall be at least 25 feet in width surfaced and maintained at least 25 feet in width.
  2. The topography of the site shall be such as to facilitate rapid drainage and that adequate drainage facilities be provided.
  3. The minimum width and/or depth of the mobile home park shall be 200 feet, and minimum total area of the mobile home park shall be five acres.
  4. The minimum area for a mobile home site for parking one mobile home shall be 3,500 square feet with no dimension less than 40 feet, and with corners of each site visibly marked and numbered by a permanent marker.
  5. The mobile home park shall contain at least 1,000 square feet per mobile home for community facilities, including play space, utility rooms, parking and access roads. Any service or utility building shall be located on a minimum lot of 10,000 square feet.
  6. The mobile home park shall be surrounded by Buffer Yard C (Appendix 1) along the street frontage of a street or major highway, and Buffer Yard D (Appendix 1) along all other lot lines or street frontage. A minimum of 15% of the total mobile home tract shall be left as open space recreational areas.
  7. No mobile home shall be parked closer than 25 feet to any other mobile home or service building, and no part of a mobile home shall extend closer than five feet to the boundaries of an individual mobile home site.
  8. Off-street parking spaces for automobiles shall be provided in the ratio of two spaces per mobile home in locations convenient to individual trailers or groups of trailers.
  9. Proper provision shall be made for public water supply, sanitary sewers, refuse collection, laundry and other community facilities. Water and sewer systems shall be approved by the Maryland State Health Department.
  10. Service or utility buildings are permitted within the park for use as sanitary, postal, trailer supplies, mobile home park office, convenience items or laundry; provided, however, that all use of the facilities shall be designed for occupants of the park.
  11. Mobile home unit standards.
    1. The unit should appear to have a permanent and continuous foundation of masonry construction.
    2. The unit is at least 20 feet wide. For single-wide units, the width can be made up with a porch or carport addition at least 2/3 the length of the unit.
    3. The unit has a pitched roof.
    4. The unit is constructed under the latest (1976) HUD standards and Maryland Industrial Buildings and Mobile Home Code.
    5. The exterior walls of the unit look like wood or masonry, regardless of their actual composition.
2. Mobile home subdivision subject to the following provisions:
  1. Access to the mobile home subdivision shall be from a major highway or arterial street, and all access drives shall be controlled to facilitate traffic movement, to minimize traffic hazards, and to protect surrounding properties.
  2. Any interior access drives shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 40 feet, with a minimum paved surface of 30 feet in width.
  3. The mobile home subdivision shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip of 25 feet along the frontage adjoining any arterial street or major artery.
  4. The minimum lot size for a mobile home shall conform in all respects to the minimum lot size for a single-family dwelling for the zone in which the subdivision is located.
  5. The minimum width and/or depth of the subdivision shall be 200 feet and a minimum total area of five acres.
  6. The topography of the subdivision shall be designed to provide for adequate drainage, and adequate drainage facilities shall be provided as developed.
3. Special exceptions as permitted in the R-2 District.
4. Conversion of a single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-41, of this chapter.
All nonresidential permitted and special exception uses that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
² Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-22 Central Business District CBD

The regulations of the CBD Zone are intended to provide areas in which the daily shopping needs of nearby residents can be met. The zone permits retail and service uses of a limited intensity which serve the needs of the neighborhood and highway-oriented population. It is also the intent of this zone that new development and redevelopment be consistent with the existing historic nature of Centreville with regard to building setbacks, building orientation and lot coverage.

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Shops such as grocery, hardware, drug stores, variety stores, and specialty shops.
2. Personal service shops dealing directly with customer: beauty parlors, barbershops, clothes cleaning agencies, laundromats, and similar service establishments.
3. Banks, drive-in or otherwise, business and professional offices, and similar establishments.
4. Funeral homes.
5. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Amended 4-3-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
6. Appliance sales and repair shops; however, any outside storage of supplies and equipment shall be screened with a solid fence a minimum of six feet high.
7. Theaters or cultural establishments.
8. Clubs or lodges.
9. Parking areas, as provided in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-32, of this chapter.
10. Apartments in multistory buildings, provided that the portion of the ground floor fronting the street remains commercial, and the property will be subject to site plan review when converted to such use.
11. Restaurants (including full service and carry-out restaurants only).
12. Public structures.
13. Single-family detached structure when it can be documented that the property had once been used as such.
14. Auto parts and accessories sales.
15. Nano breweries. [Added 1-21-2016 by Ord. No. 02-2016]
16. Micro distillery. [Added 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 06-2018]
Special exception uses shall be as follows:
1. Automobile service establishments are permitted (as special exceptions upon approval by the Board of Appeals), subject to the following provisions:
  1. Bulk storage of flammable liquids shall be underground.
  2. The entrance or exit of such establishments shall be at least 50 feet from any lot zoned residential.
  3. No structure or building shall be erected within 30 feet of any residential property line.
  4. There shall be no outside storage or accumulation of junk or scrap.
2. Convenience stores without motor vehicle fuel dispensers. [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
3. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless otherwise provided herein or attached to or part of the main building: [Amended 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
1. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
2. Outdoor table area and outdoor dining area as an accessory use to a restaurant, provided that it complies with the following requirements: [Added 10-4-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019¹]
  1. Restaurants shall be permitted to provide outdoor table areas and operate outdoor dining areas on sidewalks, including areas within the public right-of-way and in courtyards, so long as such area utilized is adjacent to the abutting property, provided that pedestrian circulation and access to store entrances shall not be impaired to less than 48 inches of clearance or width or 36 inches of clearance or width in the event of a mid-sidewalk obstruction, and no part of an outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall encroach upon any part of the sidewalk frontage of any adjacent premises, right-of-way or alley unless written permission is provided by the property owner. If the outdoor dining area has permanently attached features, including but not limited to fencing, gates, awnings, lighting, etc., a simplified site plan shall be filed with and approved by the Zoning Administrator. (See § 170-48 Simplified site plan.)
  2. Customers in an outdoor table area or an outdoor dining area shall be seated at tables.
  3. The number of outdoor seats shall not exceed the number of indoor seats at tables.
  4. Customers in the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall have access to the same indoor toilets as do customers seated indoors; portable toilets shall not be permitted.
  5. An outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall not be open for business hours when the indoor restaurant is closed for business.
  6. No part of any outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall be within 75 feet of a residential zone.
  7. All illumination shall be directed within the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area and not towards neighboring properties.
  8. The operator of an outdoor table area and outdoor dining area shall fully insure, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Town Council of Centreville and in their capacity as such, the officers, agents, and employees thereof from and against any and all claims and damages in any way arising out of or through the acts or omissions of the operator of the Outdoor Table Area or outdoor dining area or its employees in the construction, operation, maintenance, use, placement or condition of the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area.
  9. The following are prohibited in outdoor table areas and outdoor dining areas: cooking of food; unshielded trash or refuse storage; advertisement (exclusive of menus intended to be read from the outdoor area); outdoor entertainment, music, speakers, or public address system; exclusively carry-out transactions.
  10. Outdoor table areas and outdoor dining areas shall comply with all applicable building, health, safety, fire, zoning and environmental standards.
  11. The following additional provisions apply to outdoor dining areas:
    1. An outdoor dining area shall not include an outdoor bar.
    2. A permit shall be required for an outdoor dining area. An application for an outdoor dining area permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator. The application shall be made by the operator of the restaurant establishment.
    3. An outdoor dining area permit shall be valid for one year from the date on which the permit is issued. The holder of a permit shall pay an annual fee as established by resolution of the Town Council. The annual fee shall be paid with the original permit application and with any requests for renewal of the permit. The Zoning Administrator shall consider the issuance of any prior municipal infractions, citations and unpaid fines relative to the outdoor dining area when reviewing requests for permit renewal.
    4. A restaurant shall not sell, serve or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages within its outdoor dining area without first obtaining the required license from the Queen Anne's County Board of License Commissioners. Alcoholic beverages shall be served in the outdoor dining area only if the sale of food is also offered in the outdoor dining area.
3. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
Prohibited structures. Steel bars, security grates, roll-down metal doors, and similar security devices shall be prohibited on the exterior, front facade of any building.
Except as otherwise noted in the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following additional requirements shall apply to the CBD District:
1. Front yard setbacks shall be established by setbacks of existing buildings located on either side of the lot to be developed. Where no buildings exist on either side of the lot to be developed, the average setback from the edge of the street to the building front of all buildings along the street shall be used to determine the maximum setback of the proposed development.
2. Side yard setbacks can be reduced to zero except where pedestrian access is provided to parking areas or other uses. Where vehicular access is provided along the side yard, a four-foot wide sidewalk shall also be provided along the vehicular access.
3. The ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be pedestrian-oriented, and windows shall be provided to the maximum extent practical rather than blank walls.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Article IV of this chapter. The Planning and Zoning Commission may consider the use of existing on-street parking areas and/or other existing public parking areas in meeting the minimum parking requirements for a proposed use, if the applicant can demonstrate that said parking spaces and areas will be available at the appropriate times for the patrons, residents or employees of the proposed use.

[Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]

¹ Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection C(2) as Subsection C(3).

170-23 General Commercial District C-2

The regulations of the C-2 Zone are intended to promote, protect, and provide for the retail services center of the community and the surrounding regions.

Permitted uses shall be as follows: [Amended 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 615B; 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. All uses permitted in the Central Business District CBD.
2. Department stores.
3. Theaters and places of indoor entertainment.
4. Printing and publishing.
5. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: musical instruments, clocks or watches, toys or novelties, electrical appliances, electronic devices, light sheet metal products, office equipment, baked and confectioners goods, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage nor more than 10 employees related to the manufacturing process. Producing ceramic products, cabinetmaking, and sign-painting shops shall be considered like uses.
6. Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, provided that any open pen or runway is at least 200 feet from any residential district boundary.
7. Automobile service establishments, subject to the following provisions:
  1. Bulk storage of flammable liquids shall be underground.
  2. The entrance or exit of such establishments shall be at least 50 feet from any lot zoned residential.
  3. No structure or building shall be erected within 30 feet of any residential property line.
8. Motels and hotels.
9. Indoor or outdoor recreational or cultural establishments.
10. Direct market sales and fulfillment, including mail order catalog sales.
11. Neighborhood shopping centers, provided that the minimum site size is two acres or greater.
12. Convenience stores without motor vehicle fuel dispensers.
13. Cannabis Licensed Dispensary, subject to the following provisions: a. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use; b. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from a pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship; c. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 1,000 feet from property with another Cannabis Licensed Dispensary; d. A Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and e. Parking requirements for a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses. [Added 09-05-2024 by Ord. No. 09-2024]
Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:
1. Those clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses. All accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building.
2. Parking areas. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-32, Off-street parking areas required.
3. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows: [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. Drive-in, drive through and fast-food restaurants.
2. Farm implement and industrial equipment, sales, and service.
3. Automobile sales.
4. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: musical instruments, clocks or watches, toys or novelties, electrical appliances, electronic devices, light sheet metal products, office equipment, baked and confectioners goods, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage of materials related to the manufacturing process. Producing ceramic products, cabinetmaking, and sign-painting shops shall be considered like uses.
5. Motor vehicle fuel sales, provided that the following requirements are met:
  1. Motor vehicle fuel sales shall be an accessory use to a convenience store.
  2. Adequate space shall be provided on site for service and delivery vehicles.
  3. Any fuel dispensers, underground fuel storage tanks or islands, including canopies, shall be at least 25 feet from any street or property line.
  4. Entrances and exits to streets shall be at least 100 feet from any intersection.
  5. Motor vehicle service, repair or storage of vehicles shall not take place on the premises.
6. Car wash.
7. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
In addition to the requirements of the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following regulations shall apply: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
1. A minimum of 20% of the development envelopment shall be landscaped.
2. Pedestrian walkways shall form an on-site circulation system that minimizes conflicts with pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The on-site pedestrian system shall also be linked to any existing or proposed off-site pedestrian system.
3. To minimize the impact of large expanses of parking on the pedestrian environment, parking spaces shall be located to the rear and/or sides of building.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-24 Intense Commercial District C-3

The regulations of the C-3 District intend to provide the full range of commercial activities and establishments which are not primarily related to residential developments and which require accessibility from major highways.

Permitted uses shall be as follows: [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. Any use permitted in the CBD or C-2 Commercial District.
2. Commercial establishments of an extensive nature requiring exterior display or storage, including, but not limited to:
  1. Auto repair garage.
  2. Motor vehicle fuel sales.
  3. Automobile sales and service.
  4. Bottling and distribution of beverages.
  5. Farm implement and industrial equipment, sales and service.
  6. Wholesale business, warehouse and service establishments behind another business use or with Buffer Yard C (Appendix 1)¹ along the street.
  7. Petroleum products, provided that no more than 60,000 gallons are stored on premises. All storage tanks must be underground.
3. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: machined products, glass products made of purchased glass, die cut paper board and cardboard, electrical lighting and wiring equipment, lithographic and printing processes, optical goods, photographic and communications equipment, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage of materials nor more than 25 employees related to the manufacturing process.
4. Restaurants (all types).
5. Building materials sales and lumberyards, including incidental millwork and the sales of rock, sand, gravel, and the like as an incidental part of the main business, provided that they shall be distant at least 100 feet from any dwelling, school, church, or institution of human care.
6. Convenience store.
7. Car wash.
8. Cannabis Licensed Dispensary, subject to the following provisions:
  1. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use;
  2. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from a pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship;
  3. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 1,000 feet from property with another Cannabis Licensed Dispensary;
  4. A Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and
  5. Parking requirements for a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses [Added 09-05-2024 Ord. No. 09-2024]
Accessory uses shall be as follows:
1. Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted principal use and structures.
2. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Contractor's yard for storage of material and equipment.
2. Trucking and freight stations, terminals and storage yards.
3. Trailer and mobile home sales and service.
4. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
5. Produce stands. In accordance with the following use and development standards, produce stands must: [Added 3-7-2019 by Ord. No. 08-2018]
  1. Have valid licensing from any government agency responsible for regulating such entity, including any required liability insurance and a valid operating permit from the Town of Centreville;
  2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
  3. Provide for off-street parking, in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter.
  4. Have written permission from the property owner or leaseholder.
  5. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter. Temporary and nonpermanent signs must be removed when the stand is not open.
  6. No separately metered electricity connection or generators permitted. Any temporary electricity connection proposed for the produce stand shall be approved by the Board of Appeals as part of the special exception.
  7. Hours not to exceed 1/2 hour after sunup to 1/2 hour before sundown.
  8. A simplified site plan which includes the location of the produce stand and any associated vehicle/signage which shall be approved by the Board of Appeals.
In addition to the requirements of the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following regulations shall apply. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
1. A minimum of 20% of the development envelopment shall be landscaped.
2. Pedestrian walkways shall form an on-site circulation system that minimizes conflicts with pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The on-site pedestrian system shall also be linked to any existing or proposed off-site pedestrian system.
3. To minimize the impact of large expanses of parking on the pedestrian environment, parking spaces shall be located to the rear and/or sides of building.

¹ Editor's Note: Appendix 1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-25 Light Industrial District I

The Light Industrial District I is intended to include structures and uses of an undesirable nature, thus must be separated from present commercial and residential use. All uses must meet the screening and buffer yard provisions set forth in Article IV, § 170-42.

Permitted uses shall be as follow:
1. Bottling or distribution of beverages.
2. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials the following: machined products, glass products made of purchased glass, die cut paper board and cardboard, electrical lighting and wiring equipment, lithographic and printing processes, optical goods, photographic and communications equipment, pharmaceuticals, radio and TV receiving sets, bags and containers, electrical machinery, farm product feed and grain and the like.
3. Printing, publishing, binding, packaging, storage and warehousing.
4. Firms manufacturing textile, clothing, hosiery, electronic equipment appliances, and mechanical instruments.
5. Public utility installations, including but not limited to water and wastewater treatment facilities, public works garages and maintenance facilities.
6. Petroleum products, provided that no more than 60,000 gallons are stored on premises. All storage tanks must be underground.
7. Building materials and lumberyards, including incidental mill work, provided that they shall be distant at least 100 feet from any dwelling, school, church, or institution for human care.
Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:
1. Retail sale of products manufactured or processed on the premises.
2. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
3. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions. the Board of Appeals may grant special exceptions for uses which are determined to be of the same general character as those listed as permitted uses above and which will not be detrimental to permitted uses in the zone. In addition, the Board of Appeals, may permit the following as special exceptions:
1. Contractor's yard for storage of material and equipment.
2. Trucking and freight stations, terminals and storage yards.
3. Storage and processing of farm products; except poultry processing, all storage of materials and equipment shall be screened from view.
4. Wholesale and retail sales and storage of petroleum products, provided that sales are conducted within a building or an area screened from view and located with such setbacks as not to be a hazard to the safety of surrounding properties. This shall not include any gasoline station or auto service centers or other installation dealing with the service or refueling of automobiles.
5. Telecommunications tower, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-51. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter.

170-26 Planned Redevelopment Area District PRA

Purpose. It is the purpose of the Planned Redevelopment Area District to be used as a floating zone classification in situations where buildings or properties are surrounded by incompatible zones or have traditionally been used for incompatible purposes. It is intended to be used when it is not economically or otherwise feasible to continue to use those buildings or properties for their current use. The Planned Redevelopment Area is intended to overlay and supplement, but not eliminate, the existing zone classification which it is put over. The PRA is intended to legalize and allow the orderly and controlled expansion of commercial or residential uses within such buildings and upon such properties lacking practical potential to continue present use under the current Land Use Plan and to preserve and expand the number of jobs in the Town, while protecting and preserving the adjacent residences and the residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Conditions.
1. The Planned Redevelopment Areas classification may be granted upon application by the property owner and after following the procedures necessary to zone or rezone a property under § 170-64, Amendments, of this chapter. When a Planned Redevelopment Area is approved to be applied to a specific area, that area shall be so designated on the Official Zoning Map, and such Planned Redevelopment Area shall be treated as a zone classification for the purpose of establishing and interpreting its boundaries. [Amended 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 615B]
2. In order to be eligible for consideration for a Planned Redevelopment Area classification, there must be a finding by the zoning authorities that:
  1. The development or redevelopment potential for the subject property is consistent with the purpose and intent of this overlay classification and designated as such in the Town's Comprehensive Plan;
  2. The proposed development or redevelopment of the subject property is compatible with adjoining land uses;
  3. The general standards and limitations set forth in this chapter can be met at the subject property;
  4. The granting of the PRA classification will not be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town; and,
  5. The granting of the PRA classification will promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town as a whole.
3. The Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Town Council may impose any conditions necessary to ensure that the above standards can be met.
Permitted uses.
1. In addition to those uses permitted in the underlying zone classification, the following uses shall be permitted:
  1. All uses permitted in R-2 and R-3 District, or
  2. All uses permitted in the CBD, C-2 or C-3 Zones.
2. When the PRA is approved for a specific set of uses, it will carry that designation. For example, a Planned Redevelopment District approved for townhouses will carry a designation "PRA (R-3)."
Site plan requirements. See Article IV, § 170-47.
Permitted density. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the discretion to allow a maximum residential density no greater than either:
1. The permitted density in the approved PRA Zoning District; or
2. The number of dwellings existing on the subject property on the date of February 27, 1991. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Private roads. Fee-simple lots may be created on private roads in a PRA at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission and provided that adequate legal mechanisms are created to ensure the continued maintenance and repair of said roads. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Design standards. Building setbacks, lot sizes, impervious coverage, height, landscaping, buffer yard, lighting and road standards shall be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission for each individual development in the PRA. In determining these standards, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider the unique factors of each development, such as proposed density/intensity of the development, use mix, the layout of buildings and roads, environmental protection considerations, and the compatibility of the proposed development with existing or anticipated development of surrounding properties. The purpose of these standards is to provide design flexibility, consistent with public health and safety objectives, for a unified and coherent plan of development that is best suited for each individual development site. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Bulk standards. The Town Council may authorize reductions to the minimum lot area dimensions and the minimum yard requirements listed in the Schedule of Zone Regulations and may authorize an increase of up to 100% density/intensity minimum (dwelling units per acre) in the Schedule of Zone Regulations after finding that these modifications are consistent with the purpose of this section. [Added 5-6-2010 by Ord. No. 03-2010]

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 10-2022 on 11/17/2022

170-27 Floodplain District F-1

This district corresponds to the Floodplain District established by Chapter 66, Floodplain Management.
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Other uses employing open land, such as storage yards for equipment, provided that:
  1. No refuse dumps, salvage yards, or other similar uses shall be permitted.
  2. The use is permitted in an adjoining zone.
  3. The use shall not be injurious to permitted uses or to uses in adjoining zones by reason of noise, odor, traffic or other nuisances.
  4. The use shall not unduly impede the flow of water in time of flood or will not provide hazard to life or other property during floods.

170-28 Planned Unit Development District (PUD)

Planned unit development in general.
1. It is the intent of the PUD Zone to control the placement, design, use, and density of well-planned, residential developments which will offer a variety of building types and a more efficient overall use of land, and within these limits, permit the optimum amount of freedom and variety in the design and management of such varying types of residential structures, including one- and two-family units, townhouses and garden apartments. Within the intention of these regulations, the following objectives are sought to provide for the planned unit development:
  1. To provide a more attractive and varied living environment than would be possible through the strict application of R-1, R-2, and R-3 District requirements. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  2. To encourage a more intimate, efficient and aesthetic use of open space.
  3. To encourage developers to use a more creative approach in the development of land.
  4. To encourage variety in the physical development pattern of residential areas.
  5. To encourage significant innovations in the development of land to bring about sustainable patterns of development in environmentally sensitive areas, including within the Critical Area. [Added 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
2. The Council shall follow the procedures set forth in this section for the approval of a floating zone for PUDs proposed in the R-1 or R-2 Districts. [Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
3. PUDs shall be permitted in the R-3 Zone in accordance with the conditions and requirements contained in this section. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
PUD requirements.
1. Permitted uses. PUDs are contemplated to be primarily residential. However, they may incorporate nonresidential development which is permitted in the underlying zoning district and as provided for below: [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  1. All uses permitted in the underlying zoning district.
  2. Single-family detached dwellings.
  3. Multifamily dwellings attached or detached (including but not limited to one- and two-family units, townhouses and garden-type apartments).
  4. Apartments.
  5. An office, temporary or permanent, belonging to the developer and clearly incidental to management and sales operations of the planned unit development.
  6. Temporary structures incidental to construction.
  7. In planned unit developments, commercial establishments of a convenience and service nature for PUD residents may be permitted. Such commercial establishments shall be an integral part of the plan for the PUD. The total aggregate area of all the commercial establishments and their parking areas shall not occupy more than 5% of the gross area of the PUD. Commercial areas may include one or more stores and may be of the following types:
    1. Small neighborhood convenience centers may include laundry establishments, beauty and barber shops, and retail food establishments of less than 3,500 square feet. No commercial establishments shall be constructed until 25% of the total planned residential units are completed. Centers may include one or more stores.
    2. Planned Commercial Centers
  8. The Town Council may approve and/or require land and places for public assembly, recreational buildings, public buildings and accessory buildings, or may require the reservation of lands for such uses if it is deemed they are advantageous or necessary for the purpose of serving the planned unit development and the local community.
2. Where permitted, planned unit developments are permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts. In general, a planned unit development is contemplated in residential zones where tracts of suitable location, size, and character exist. The uses/structures proposed are to be planned and developed according to the requirements and procedures of this chapter. Planned unit development shall be approximately located with respect to the general pattern of urban development, existing or proposed, and to existing public and private facilities and services. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
3. Computation of dwelling units permitted. The total density in the PUD will not be greater than if developed under the terms of the underlying zoning district. The total permitted dwelling units may be averaged over the entire PUD or clustered in various groupings. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
4. Density. The Planning and Zoning Commission may set the required mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or three-or-more bedroom units that can be built within a planned unit development or its stages.
5. Land coverage. The maximum amount of land that may be built over (covered) by parking lots, roads, sidewalks, plazas, buildings or other structures shall be 35% of the gross land of the PUD.
6. Area. Parcels developed as residential planned developments shall not be of less than sufficient area [as determined in accordance with Subsection B(3) of this section] to establish ten dwelling units in the R-1 Zoning District or five dwelling units in the R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts. There is no minimum parcel size for other planned developments. [Amended 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 07-02; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
7. Open space. Common open space shall comprise not less than 25% of the gross area. All open space shall be designated for the common use of all occupants of the PUD and at least 70% of such space shall be developed as recreational areas. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
8. Sanitary facilities. No PUD plan shall be approved unless the proposed development will be served by public water and sewer disposal systems which shall be existing at the time the plan receives final approval. Satisfactory evidence must be furnished to the Town Council that the existing Town sewer and water systems can handle the increased demands placed upon them by the proposed PUD and meet current Health Department requirements for standards of operation.
9. Height requirements. The requirements shall be those set in the Schedule of Zone Regulations.¹
10. Parking. At least two usable off-street parking spaces meeting the standards in this chapter shall be provided for each dwelling unit either on the lot it occupies or within 150 feet of such dwelling unit. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
11. Administrative procedures.
  1. Preliminary application shall be made to the Town Council and referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for stage one consideration of the PUD Zone and shall include, but not be limited to:
    1. A general diagram showing the PUDs relation to the Town of Centreville and major public access to the PUD (10 copies).
    2. A general plan setting forth preliminary information (10 copies). Such information shall include, but not be limited to the following:
      1. Proposed housing types, the total number of units, percentage of each type, general location of each type, elevations of each type.
      2. Proposed planned commercial centers and/or neighborhood convenience centers, location, types of business(es), size of area(s), and elevations of each building type.
      3. Proposed open spaces, their size, their location, their uses, and their proposed ownership (Town and/or association).
      4. General statement concerning provision of utilities (public works agreement).
      5. Statement of expected Town responsibilities.
      6. Cost/benefit ratio of the proposed PUD for the Town.
      7. Tentative time table and staging of development (schedule of construction).
    3. Applicant shall pay an application fee as previously established by the Town.
    4. After the Planning and Zoning Commission makes its findings, the application will be forwarded to the Town Council for consideration. If the Council finds that the proposal has merit, it will be conditionally approved.
  2. Preliminary site plan. The developer shall submit the following to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its review after receiving conditional approval from the Town Council:
    1. The 10 copies of a preliminary site plan shall be filed with the Town. The preliminary site plan shall comply with the requirements of this section and be accompanied by such other written or graphic material as may be necessary or desirable in aiding the decisions of the Town Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
    2. The Zoning Administrator shall review the site plan for compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Before returning the preliminary site plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council, the Zoning Administrator shall consult with such Town officials as may be appropriate, and may offer such comments as may be appropriate.
    3. Preliminary site plan shall show:
      1. The proposed title of the project and name of the engineer, architect, designer or landscape architect, planner and developer.
      2. The North point, scale, and date. The scale of the site plan shall be as follows:
        For projects containing more than 10 acres but less than 50 acres: not more than 50 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing 10 acres or less: not more than 20 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing 50 acres to 200 acres: not more than 100 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing more than 200 acres: not more than 200 feet to one inch.
    4. The boundaries of the property involved, county and municipal boundaries, the general location of all existing easements, property lines, existing streets, buildings or waterways, and other existing physical features in or adjoining the project.
    5. The approximate location and sizes of sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures in or near the project.
    6. The general location and character of construction of proposed streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, parking and loading areas (including number of parking and loading spaces) and outdoor lighting systems.
    7. The general location of proposed lots, setback lines and easements, and proposed reservations for parks, parkways, walkways, cycleways, playgrounds, school sites, and open spaces.
    8. The location of buildings with respect to each other, to lot lines, and to major excavations, drawn to scale, but full dimensioning is not required on the preliminary plan.
    9. The approximate height of proposed buildings and structures (accessory and main).
    10. Preliminary plans and elevations of the several dwelling types and other buildings, as may be necessary.
    11. General location, height, and material of all fences, walls, screen planting, and landscaping and management thereof.
    12. Proposed location and character of nonresidential uses or commercial uses, accessory or main.
    13. General location, character, size, height and orientation of proposed signs, and management thereof.
    14. A tabulation of the total number of acres in the project (gross or net as required in the zone regulations) and the percentage thereof proposed to be devoted to the several dwelling types, commercial uses, other nonresidential uses, off-street parking, streets, parks, schools, and other reservations.
    15. A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units of various types in the project and the overall project density in dwelling units per acre (gross or net as required by zone regulations).
    16. Schedule of construction or timetable (acceptable to the Town Council and Planning and Zoning Commission).
    17. The developer shall provide a statement detailing the means by which the PUD and all its various aspects shall be managed. This shall include deed restrictions and covenants designed to ensure perpetuity of agreements.
    18. The developer shall provide a complete topographic drawing of the proposed plan acceptable to the Soil Conservation Service. (Specific requirements will be obtained from the Soil Conservation Service Office). The developer, after consultation with the Soil Conservation Services, will develop a complete sediment and stormwater plan to be reviewed and approved by the Soil Conservation District.
    19. The preliminary site plan shall also include a management statement governing the construction, operation, and maintenance of:
      1. Sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures.
      2. Streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, parking and loading area, and outdoor lighting systems.
      3. Parks, parkways, cycleways, playgrounds, open spaces, fences, walls, screen planting, and landscaping and signs.
    20. The Planning and Zoning Commission and/or Town Council may establish additional requirements for preliminary site plans.
    21. After review and a public hearing on the proposed zoning, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall return the site plan, together with comments and recommendations to the Town Council for appropriate action.
12. Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless otherwise provided herein or attached to or part of the main building: [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
  1. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
  2. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
Final review and approval procedure.
1. The Town Council shall review the final preliminary site plan and other documents.
2. The Town Council shall hold a public hearing in the manner required in § 170-62 of this chapter.
3. The Town Council may approve or disapprove the proposed PUD zoning. In granting approval, the Council shall secure:
  1. A surety bond or equivalent to be filed for or deposited in escrow with the Town Council in an amount sufficient to ensure completion of all requirements established by the Town Council. Such surety to be reviewed annually and adjusted to reflect current costs.
  2. A final site plan in the form of a final plat shall be prepared, filed, and recorded. The final plat shall comply with the specifications of the Town Council, and the requirements of this section and applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances governing the subdivision of land.²
  3. Permits for building shall be issued in accordance with the schedule for construction approved by the Town Council as part of the final approval.
  4. When a PUD is to be developed in stages, each stage shall be processed as a separate development after first submitting and receiving approval of the PUD Zone for the entire project.
  5. As part of the final approval, the Town Council shall approve dates for initiation and completion of the PUD and/or its phases. Any departure from these dates shall constitute material breach of contract, and outstanding bonds can be called in. The Town Council can waive for cause.
4. Conflict with other provisions.
  1. Provisions of the PUD Zone when found to be in conflict with other provisions of this chapter shall supersede those other provisions with which they conflict.
  2. Provisions of the PUD Zone when found to be in conflict with other provisions of Chapter 138, Subdivision Regulations, shall supersede those other provisions with which they conflict.
Amendments to approved PUD applications. [Added 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. A property owner of a site subject to a PUD District may request an amendment to the terms and conditions of the District. Any request for an amendment shall be in writing and shall include the information specified in § 170-28B(11)(b). If the Zoning Administrator determines that the proposed amendment (1) does not involve a material change to the design approved by the Town Council and (2) otherwise complies with the terms of this chapter, the amendment request shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator. Any other amendment shall be subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council according to the procedures set forth in § 104-28C.
2. Material changes shall include the following:
  1. Proposed increase in residential density;
  2. Proposed increase of nonresidential floor area (less than 5% increase above existing total approved for the building in question, as specified in the original PUD, may be considered nonmaterial);
  3. Changes of use that are determined to be more intense;
  4. Elimination of an approved project amenity;
  5. Any proposed change which alters a condition of the PUD approval;
  6. Substitution of an amenity with a noncomparable amenity.
  7. Other changes of a similar scope or magnitude.
3. Nonmaterial changes may include the following:
  1. Proposed substitution of species provided for landscaping (provided the new species serves the same function the original species was intended to serve).
  2. Relocation of residential units provided there are no environmental, traffic, etc., impacts as a result of such action.
  3. Relocation of site infrastructure (e.g., utilities, stormwater management) provided said relocation creates no adverse impact.
  4. Proposed change in architectural style or type from that which was indicated on approved PUD plans, subject to Planning Commission approval of said change (unless the PUD approval specifies a condition(s) concerning such architectural style or feature, in which case such a revision would constitute a material change).
  5. Addition of a park, open space or recreational amenity.
  6. Substitution of one project amenity with a comparable amenity.
  7. Substitution of a commercial use for another commercial use permitted in the PUD District (by right or by special exception, provided the special exception is approved by the Board of Appeals).
  8. Other changes of a similar scope or magnitude.
4. If the Zoning Administrator determines that a proposed amendment is a nonmaterial change, he/she shall retain the right to have said amendment reviewed and approved/denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
² Editor's Note: See Ch. 138, Subdivision Regulations.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 12-2025 on 9/18/2025

170-29 Planned Business Development District PBD

Purpose.
1. The purpose of the PBD Planned Business Development District is to encourage innovative and creative design of commercial, business and industrial development; facilitate use of the most advantageous construction techniques; and maximize the conservation and efficient use of open space and natural features. The districts are designed to further the purposes and provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and to conserve public fiscal resources; efficiently utilize public facilities; and provide a broad range of economic opportunities to present and future residents of the Town.
2. Planned Business Development Districts, hereinafter called "PBD Districts," are defined, for the purpose of these regulations, as planned developments primarily for light industrial, commercial and business uses. PBD Districts are further defined as areas devoted to industrial, commercial and business uses which present an attractive appearance and complement surrounding land use character by means of appropriate siting of buildings and service areas and landscape treatment. It is intended that PBD Districts be located in areas having all of the following: water and sewer facilities that meet applicable standards and are acceptable to the Council, access to one or more major highways, and clearly demonstrated suitability for intended uses insofar as physical characteristics and relationship to surrounding development are concerned.
Conditions. Rezoning to PBD will be permitted only in accordance with a development plan which is recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the Council in accordance with the procedures contained within this chapter.
Contents of development plan. Any application for the designation to a PBD District shall be accompanied by a development plan with drawings at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet for plan details and not less than one inch equals 100 feet for the overall development plan unless otherwise appropriate.
1. Development vicinity information.
  1. Vicinity map at a scale of not less than one inch to 2,000 feet.
  2. Adjacent property owners and zoning districts.
  3. Existing land uses of adjoining tracts.
  4. Existing and proposed streets and highways including names, present and projected conditions, and capacity of the street network.
  5. Location, description and analysis of present and projected utilities, such as water, sewer, refuse disposal and utilities which would service the subject site.
2. Boundary survey and legal description of property including total area of the site.
3. Topographic map with minimum contour intervals of two feet and a scale consistent with the development plan.
4. Development site information.
  1. Type and amounts of land uses.
  2. On-site features such as structures, roads, utilities, easements, or rights-of-way.
5. Development program for the entire tract, including:
  1. Type and amounts of land uses.
  2. Number, type and mix of uses.
  3. Development schedule for each phase.
6. Development design information.
  1. Land use plan or plans showing location and arrangement of all proposed land uses, heights of buildings, setbacks and side yards, proposed internal and external traffic circulation (including widths, driveways, and access), pedestrian circulation, proposed open space dedications and easements.
  2. General landscaping and screening plan showing general types, location, and design of landscaping and screening.
  3. Covenants, restrictions, and conditions pertaining to the use, maintenance and operation of common open space.
  4. A tabular summary of percentage of site devoted to buildings, open space, streets and parking areas, and total floor area of all nonresidential structures.
  5. Plan showing proposed generalized parking arrangements.
  6. Architectural sketches of typical proposed structures and typical landscaping and screening areas.
  7. A plan or report indicating the extent, timing, and estimated costs of all off-site improvements such as roads, sewer and drainage facilities necessary to the construction of the planned development. Such plan or report shall relate to the sequence of development.
  8. A report or plan showing the adequacy of public facilities and services such as water, sewer, drainage, streets and roads to serve the proposed development.
  9. General plan for sedimentation and erosion control and stormwater management.
Location within parent zoning district.
1. The Planned Business Development (PBD) District may be permitted in any zoning district or it may be premapped consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Centreville.
2. General design standards. To further the intent of the district to provide an integrated Master Plan setting for uses in the PBD, all new development in a PBD shall be designed in accordance with the following: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. Internal access streets should be provided to serve uses in a PBD. Individual access points for individual uses onto an existing collector or arterial roadway shall not be permitted.
  2. The landscaping plan that is required per § 170-29C(6)(b) above shall provide a continuous landscape pattern throughout the entire site. An overall landscape plan for the entire site shall be provided that provides for this continuity but also allows for flexibility as specific buildings and accessory uses are located within the site.
  3. To the maximum extent feasible, any provision of utilities, including but not limited to water, wastewater, storm drainage and stormwater management facilities shall be provided in a coordinated fashion to address the ultimate needs of the entire site.
General regulations.
1. Required area.
  1. Minimum area required for creation of a PBD District shall be 10 acres; provided, however, that when an initial PBD District has been created, incremental additions to such district shall consist of not less than five acres.
  2. Where individual lots or building sites are provided for lease or sale, the minimum area required shall be one acre.
2. Permitted intensities. Maximum total floor area permissible in a Planned Business Development Park shall not exceed floor area ratio (FAR) 0.60 for the land area of the PBD, and no structure or structures shall cover more than 70% of the lot.
3. Shape of Planned Business Development Districts. The shape of the district shall be suitable for the type of development proposed and shall facilitate safe and convenient ingress and egress as well as vehicular and pedestrian circulation within the district.
4. Permitted accessory uses and structures: [Amended 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
  1. Permitted accessory uses and structures shall be uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted principal uses and structures, provided that no accessory building shall be constructed until construction of the principal building is completed and in use.
  2. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
5. Minimum off-street parking and loading. Provisions for off-street parking and loading shall conform to the appropriate requirements of Article IV. No space designated as required off-street parking or for the general public shall be used as an off-street loading space.
6. Sign limitations. Signs shall be as required in Article IV, § 170-38.
7. Required utilities. All structures shall be served by underground utility lines.
8. Maximum height permitted. The maximum height of any structure shall be limited to 40 feet, except that industrial structures may be erected to a maximum height of 60 feet, provided that the structure is set back from street and lot lines a distance of not less than two feet for each one foot of height that it exceeds the forty-foot limit.
9. Outdoor storage. Outdoor storage of equipment or materials shall be screened from any adjacent nonresidential use with a Buffer Yard D. Such screening shall be integrated into the overall landscape plan for the entire site. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
Use, yard and open space requirements.
1. Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in any PBD District subject to the requirements and limitations of these regulations:
  1. Warehouse, storage and distribution establishments.
  2. Businesses engaged in repair and servicing, manufacturing, compounding, assembly, processing, and packaging operations, provided that:
    1. Such businesses do not create unfavorable or offensive conditions such as excessive noise, vibrations, dust, smoke, odor or glare; and/or
    2. Such businesses would not adversely affect the environment.
  3. Light manufacturing uses permitted in the I-1 Light Industrial District and mobile homes and modular housing and components.
  4. Building materials sales and lumberyards.
  5. Utilities.
  6. Construction, repair, sales and maintenance of watercraft.
  7. Retail, on-site sales, which are in conjunction with a manufacturing, repair or service business or industry.
  8. Commercial and business office buildings.
  9. Restaurants.
  10. Retail stores, shops and businesses including unified shopping centers.
  11. Government buildings and offices.
  12. Any use permitted in the C-3 District.
  13. One or more principal uses permitted herein located in a single building.
  14. Nursing home. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  15. Assisted living facility. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  16. Continuing care facility, which includes nursing home and assisted living facility uses. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  17. Multifamily dwellings, provided the dwellings are located on the same lot as an approved and licensed assisted living facility or continuing care facility and are designed for and rented to individuals over 55 years of age who are able to perform the activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living, but who may require occasional assistance with meal preparation, prescription management, housekeeping and adult day care. The number of multifamily dwellings shall not exceed the number of persons for which the assisted living or continuing care facility is licensed to provide care. [Added 1-5-2017 by Ord. No. 12-2016]
  18. Cannabis licensed dispensary, subject to the following provisions: [Amended 9-5-2024 by Ord. No. 09-2024]
    1. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use;
    2. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from property with any pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship;
    3. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 1000 feet from property with another cannabis licensed dispensary;
    4. A cannabis licensed dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and
    5. Parking requirements for a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses.
  19. Agriculture (excluding dairy, pasturing, viticulture, animal and poultry husbandry). Agricultural use includes the growing and processing of cannabis authorized by and in accordance with a license issued by the State of Maryland. [Amended 3-18-2021 by Ord. No. 01-2021]
2. Minimum yard and lot requirements. [Amended 1-5-2017 by Ord. No. 12-2016]
  1. Adjacent to public streets. No portion of any building shall be erected closer than 60 feet to any public street. No off-street parking or loading space shall be permitted in areas between buildings and arterial and major collector streets where vehicles in such spaces would be visible from said public streets. Off-street parking may be located in areas between buildings and minor collector roads, provided such parking areas are screened from minor collector roads as provided in Article III, § 170-29F(4).
  2. Adjacent to residential districts. No portion of any building shall be erected closer than 60 feet to any residential district boundary, and no off-street parking or loading space shall be closer than 30 feet to any residential district boundary.
3. Open space. Minimum landscaped open space of any individual lot shall not be less than 15% of the lot area. Such landscaped open space shall be used to enhance the appearance of the lot.
4. Site planning; external relationships. Site planning within the district shall provide for protection of individual lots from adverse surrounding influences, and for protection of surrounding areas from adverse influence existing within the district. Yards, fences, walls, or vegetative screening shall be provided where needed to protect residential districts or public streets from undesirable views, lighting, noise, or other off-site influences. In particular, outdoor storage, extensive off-street parking areas, and service areas for loading and unloading vehicles, and for storage and collection of refuse and garbage shall be effectively screened. Buffer yards shall be provided as described in Article IV, § 170-42.
5. The Board of Appeals may grant the following uses as special exceptions:
  1. Research, experimental, testing and development activities.
  2. Telecommunications tower, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-51. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-29.1 Traditional Neighborhood Development District - TND

The TND District is intended to allow development consistent with design principles of a traditional neighborhood. A traditional neighborhood is compact; is designed for the human and pedestrian scale; provides a mix of residential uses including civic, small scale retail and open space uses in close proximity to one another in the neighborhood; is architecturally integrated; provides a mix of housing styles, types and sizes to accommodate a variety of households; is integrated into the surrounding communities; incorporates interconnected streets with sidewalks and bikeways and transit that offer multiple routes for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists and provide for the connections of those streets to existing and future developments and incorporates significant environmental features into the design. TND District zoning is for areas designated in the Town Comprehensive Plan as Residential Future Land Use to be developed as TND and/or Master Planned Complete Neighborhood Development. A diversity of housing types and lot sizes is required to promote and facilitate projected requirements of people with different housing needs.

1. TND developments shall only be permitted on parcels of 40 acres or greater. Parcels less than the minimum acreage may be developed as TND if they are contiguous to an existing TND zoned area and development on said parcels or tracts can be harmoniously integrated into the existing TND consistent with the requirements and purposes of this zone.
2. The TND development shall have access to an existing or planned arterial or collector road, and be organized around a network of interconnected public streets in a grid pattern that establishes and forms a street hierarchy limited to collector, local/secondary streets, and alleys. The street network/hierarchy must be delineated by a Regulating Plan;
3. TND developments have physical form (building styles and sizes, and lot sizes), as well as required open spaces that vary in character and intensity so as to the best integrate and interconnect with the surrounding neighborhood and community character.
4. The TND development shall be served by adequate existing or planned infrastructure.
5. Governmental uses and developments shall be exempt from any minimum size criteria (§170-29.1A.1), the requirements for a Regulating Plan and palette/pattern book (§170-29.1B.2), the intensity limitations and limitations on nonresidential development in comparison to residential development (§170-29.1.F.2), and the size limits applicable to TND Districts (§170-29.1.F.3). Although not required to submit a Regulating Plan or palette/pattern book, all government uses and developments shall submit a cohesive architectural plan to guide all government buildings and developments which shall be subject to Planning Commission review and approval and which shall include standards for compatible facades, colors, and architectural features and shall require the architecture to be "human scale", of excellent design and to use high quality building materials.
Review procedures and guidelines.
1. TND developments shall be submitted in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Ordinance.
2. A Tentative Sketch Plan, Regulating Plan, and palette/pattern book for the entire TND development shall be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission and become a template for Preliminary Site and Subdivision Plans in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations and this Zoning Ordinance. In addition to the information required by the Subdivision Regulations, the Tentative Sketch Plan shall be accompanied by architectural renderings, a Preliminary Regulating Plan, a preliminary palette/pattern book, and other such information as may be required by the Planning Commission to determine consistency with Town of Centreville regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. A final Regulating Plan and final palette/pattern book shall be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission with the final site plan. Any amendments to the final Regulating Plan and/or final palette/pattern book shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
3. A preliminary plat for the entire TND development shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations. In addition to the information required of the subdivision regulations, the preliminary plat shall be accompanied by preliminary architectural elevations, preliminary street cross-sections and other such information as may be required by the Planning Commission to determine consistency with these regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. The preliminary plat for the TND shall include site specific topography and the surveyed location of adjacent streets, sidewalks and water and sewer facilities.
4. If the preliminary plat is approved by the Planning Commission, a site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in accordance with the Town Zoning Ordinance. The site plan shall include the final construction drawings and final architectural plans.
5. A TND may be developed in phases. If developed in phases, the Planning Commission shall require such information and mechanisms as they deem necessary to assure that the entire development is developed in accordance with the TND principles as indicated on the preliminary plat and tentative sketch plan. Said information and mechanisms may include, but are not limited to, deed restrictions, easements, and financial sureties.
6. The requirements of this section apply to all proposed development within the TND zoning district. The Planning Commission may approve minor variations to the standards in this section as deemed appropriate, provided that the Planning Commission finds that the minor variations will still produce a development that complies with the intent of this zoning district, the development design standards and the Comprehensive Plan.
7. When the provisions of these regulations conflict with other standards found in the Code of the Town of Centreville and/or the Development Design Standards, the more restrictive regulation shall apply. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
Permitted uses. Uses not specifically listed are prohibited. Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Residential Uses
  1. Single-family detached dwellings.
  2. Cottage Dwellings.
  3. Single-family attached:
    1. Two-family dwellings.
    2. Semi-attached dwellings.
    3. Townhouses.
  4. Multi-family dwellings.
  5. Residential uses above commercial, retail, and service uses
2. Non-Residential Uses
  1. Places of Religious Assembly.
  2. Institutional/Civic spaces.
  3. Governmental uses (indoor and outdoor).
  4. Neighborhood Commercial, retail and service uses located on the ground floor
  5. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, small Neighborhood Commercial centers, Planned Commercial Centers, and commercial, retail, and service buildings.
  6. Adult Day Care.
  7. Agricultural production of crops, plants, and flowers oriented to human consumption or retail sales, such as truck crops, orchards, vineyards, flowers and cutting gardens, and apiaries. No livestock and poultry husbandry or any other animals or fowls permitted. Agricultural production shall not be more than 15% of the total TND acreage.
  8. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, Hotels.
  9. Continuing Care Facility.
  10. Nursing home.
  11. Common Open Space.
  12. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, Offices.
  13. Assisted living facility.
  14. Bed-and-breakfasts as defined by §170-70.
  15. Private clubhouses having a building footprint smaller than 5,000 square feet and accessory swimming pools.
  16. Child care centers with a building footprint smaller than 5,000 square feet.
Accessory uses shall be as permitted in the R-2 District.
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Residential Uses
  1. Accessory dwelling units in conjunction with single family detached dwellings.
  2. Special needs housing.
2. Non-Residential Uses
  1. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning.
  2. Private active open space areas, including clubs, outdoor spaces, and swimming pools where the building footprint exceeds 5,000 square feet.
  3. Restaurant, Carry-out Restaurant, or Drive-Through Restaurant (only if located on Major Collector road)
  4. Micro Distillery.
  5. Nano Brewery.
  6. Solar array, subject to the provisions of §170-20C(11).
  7. Child-care centers with a building footprint larger than 5,000 square feet.
Density and dimensional standards. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. Number of dwelling units permitted. The number of residential dwelling units and the amount of nonresidential development (excluding open spaces) shall be determined as follows:
  1. The maximum residential density for a development tract shall not exceed eight (8) dwelling units per acre.
  2. A maximum of one accessory dwelling unit may be permitted on a single-family lot. However, the total number of accessory dwelling units shall not be more than 15% of the total number of single-family detached units.
  3. Dwelling units constructed above retail and service uses may be permissible and inclusive of the total number of dwelling units authorized under this section.
2. Intensity Limitation: The maximum percentage of the TND property that can be nonresidential is up to ten percent (10%) of the gross TND area, with the exact percentage allowed subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission. The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for all nonresidential lots in each TND District shall not exceed 0.40.
3. In addition to the Intensity Limitation above, Commercial, retail and service, and office uses shall be limited as follows: In TND developments less than 200 acres, the commercial, retail and service, and office uses shall be only Neighborhood Commercial and shall be of similar scale and massing as residential structures and shall not exceed 3,000 square feet ground floor area for each commercial, retail and service or office building. The scale and massing of other permitted use nonresidential buildings shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis.
4. See Schedule of Zone Regulations for presumptive minimum lot size, lot widths, required yards, etc.
5. Special regulations for two-family dwellings and townhouses shall be as regulated in the R-3 District.
6. In TNDs less than 200 acres, no more than 16 dwelling units in one multifamily building are permitted.
Design requirements. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. General design requirements.
  1. A mix of residential dwelling types is required within a TND; however, not less than 50% of the total dwelling units must be single-family detached dwellings.
  2. A minimum of at least three of the following permitted housing types must be provided: single-family dwellings; cottage dwellings; two-family dwellings; townhouses and/or multifamily dwellings.
  3. The Planning Commission, through the development review process, shall require a reasonable provision of screening to shield adjacent residential uses from nonresidential and/or commercial uses or structures.
  4. Where more intense residential or nonresidential uses in the TND abut existing residential zoning, a minimum bufferyard is required, or alternatively, a rear alley providing access to existing lots may be used in place of a bufferyard as approved by the Planning Commission.
2. Lot and block standards.
  1. All lots shall have frontage on a square or public street. All buildings, except accessory structures, shall have their main entrance onto a public street.
  2. Nonresidential structures shall abut sidewalks, except agricultural structures or agricultural accessory structures.
  3. Lot and building widths should create a relatively symmetrical street cross section that reinforces the public space of the street as a simple, unified public space.
  4. TND rectilinear street layout design shall provide for perimeter blocks that are generally in the range of 200 feet to 400 feet deep by 400 feet to 800 feet long.
  5. A variety of lot sizes shall be provided to facilitate housing diversity and choice and meet the projected requirements of people with different housing needs. Minimum standards are set forth in Ch. 170 Attachment 2-Schedule of Zone Regulations.
3. Circulation standards. The circulation system shall provide adequate traffic capacity, provide connected pedestrian and bicycle routes, control but not prohibit through traffic, limit lot access to streets of lower traffic volumes, provide secondary access to parking and service areas with alleys and promote safe and efficient mobility through the TND.
  1. Pedestrian circulation. Convenient pedestrian circulation systems that minimize pedestrian-motor vehicle conflicts shall be provided continuously throughout the TND. Where feasible, any existing pedestrian routes through the site shall be preserved, extended and enhanced. All streets, except for alleys shall be bordered by sidewalks on both sides in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations and the Development Design Standards.
  2. Motor vehicle circulation.
    1. Motor vehicle circulation shall be designed to minimize conflicts with pedestrians and bicycles. Traffic calming features such as "queuing streets," curb extensions, traffic circles, and medians may be used to encourage slow traffic speeds.
    2. A street hierarchy shall be established for the TND development and shall be indicated on the tentative sketch plan (§138.11). Each street shall be classified and designed according to the Centreville street specifications as provided in § 138-39 of the Town Subdivision Regulations. Only Collector (major and minor), Secondary, and alley street types are permitted in the TND District, and as recommended by the Town Staff.
    3. The use of alleys is permitted, provided they are privately maintained in perpetuity and acceptable provisions are established to ensure their future private maintenance. Alley shall not be publicly owned or maintained. Alleys provide secondary access to residential properties where street frontages are narrow, where the street is designed with a narrower width to encourage limited on-street parking, or single side street parking. Alley access development is desired to increase residential densities, and allow dwelling units to be set closer to sidewalks. Alleys may also provide delivery access or alternate parking access to nonresidential properties.
    4. Private streets in a TND shall be discouraged, except that private alleys shall be permitted if they comply with (3) above.
    5. For any street in a TND, alternative right-of-way and pavement widths from those required by the Subdivision Regulations may be approved by the Planning Commission upon recommendation by Town Staff.
4. Street layout standards. The TND should extend, straighten, and/or restore any disrupted street grid. In addition:
  1. Corner radii. The roadway edge at street intersections shall be rounded with a maximum radius of 15 feet for secondary streets and 20 feet for intersections involving collector streets. The intersection of a local street and an access lane or alley shall be rounded with a maximum radius of 10 feet.
  2. Curb cuts for driveways to individual residential lots shall be discouraged along collector streets. Curb cuts shall be limited to intersections with other streets or access drives to parking lots for commercial, civic or multifamily residential uses.
  3. The orientation of streets should enhance the visual impact of common open spaces and prominent buildings, create lots that facilitate passive solar design, and minimize street gradients. All streets shall terminate at other streets or at public land, except secondary streets may terminate in stub streets when such streets act as connections to future phases of the development. Secondary streets may terminate other than at other streets or public land when there is a connection to the pedestrian and bicycle path network at the terminus.
5. Parking. Off-street parking lots in a TND shall comply with the subdivision regulations and the Development Design Standards. In addition:
  1. Adjacent on-street parking may apply toward the minimum parking requirements.
  2. A parking lot or garage may not be adjacent to or opposite a street intersection.
  3. One off-street parking space with unrestricted ingress and egress shall be provided for each accessory dwelling unit.
  4. The maximum number of parking spaces provided shall not exceed the minimum number required by more than 10% of the required parking standard. Reduction of impervious surfaces through the use of interlocking pavers is strongly encouraged for areas such as remote parking lots and overflow parking areas for developments that have only periodic parking demand.
  5. Access for service vehicles should provide a direct route to service and loading dock areas while avoiding movement through parking lots.
  6. Pedestrian entrances to all parking lots and parking structures shall be directly from a frontage line.
  7. The vehicular entrance of a parking lot or garage from a public street shall be no wider than 30 feet.
  8. Parking lots shall have direct pedestrian connection to the building entry points especially if the parking is located along the side and/or behind the buildings. Designated pedestrian access shall be provided from all parking lots to the primary building entrances.
  9. Parking lots shall be designed to avoid dead-end aisles.
  10. Parking lots shall be separated from buildings by a landscaped strip, whenever possible, or a raised concrete walkway or pedestrian plaza.
  11. The maximum length of any row of parking shall be 10 parking spaces.
  12. Shared parking is encouraged between different uses with staggered peak parking demand in order to reduce the total number of spaces within the development.
  13. Parking lot screening and landscaping standards shall be provided in accordance with the Development Design Standards.
  14. Fifty-five-plus multifamily units shall be provided with two spaces per unit.
  15. Driveways shall be of a size sufficient to accommodate the required number of parking spaces without blocking adjoining sidewalks.
6. Building location and orientation.
  1. The front facade of the principal building on any lot in a Traditional Neighborhood Development shall face a street, park, or square.
  2. The front facade of any building shall not be oriented to face directly toward a parking lot, unless specifically approved by the Planning Commission.
  3. Nonresidential development:
    1. Multiple buildings in a single project shall create a positive functional relationship to one another. Where possible, multiple buildings shall be clustered to achieve a "village" scale. This creates opportunities for plazas and pedestrian areas while preventing long "barracks-like" rows of buildings. When clustering is impractical, a visual link shall be established between buildings with the use of an arcade system, trellis, colonnade, covered walkways, landscaping, enhanced paving, building articulation and detailing, or similar features.
    2. Orienting buildings closer to the street to screen parking in the interior of the site and providing strong pedestrian connections to buildings is encouraged where appropriate (e.g., where it does not negatively impact any abutting residential areas).
Architectural standards. A variety of architectural features and building materials is encouraged to give each building or group of buildings a distinct character. Site and building design standards are set forth in the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards. In addition:
1. Entries, facades, scale and form.
  1. The architectural features, materials, and the articulation of a facade of a building shall be continued on all sides visible from a public street or square.
  2. Porches, pent roofs, roof overhangs, hooded front doors or other similar architectural elements shall define the front entrance to all residences.
2. Residential garages.
  1. Except as provided in b. (5) below, all garages access will be from the rear or side lot line.
  2. Permitted garage access locations on a single-family housing lot include: [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
    1. A detached rear garage accessed from a local street, or alley;
    2. An attached side garage accessed from the local street, or alley;
    3. An attached rear garage accessed from the local street, or alley;
    4. A detached rear garage, behind the house, accessed from the local street, or alley.
    5. An attached front-loaded garage consistent with the Required Standards and to the extent possible with the Encouraged Guidelines for the Location of Garages in the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards where the dwelling is not located on an arterial, major or minor collector road may be permitted by the Planning Commission. Front-loaded garages located on secondary streets or minor collectors shall meet minimum street width standards. [Amended 9-5-2024 by Ord. No. 06-2024]
3. Signage. A comprehensive sign program is required for the entire Traditional Neighborhood Development, which establishes a uniform sign theme. Such sign program shall include architectural design standards for all signs and provisions regarding the permissible number of signs, sign types, sizes, locations, and illumination. The comprehensive sign program shall be submitted with the site plan and is subject to the review and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission. [Amended 3-7-2019 by Ord. No. 01-2018]
4. Lighting.
  1. Street lighting shall be provided on both sides of all streets at intervals of no greater than 75 feet or as otherwise provided upon the Planning Commission's finding that the proposed design meets the general intent of the Town Code and design standards. Lighting should be dark sky compliant. Lighting controls regulated by timers and motion sensors may be utilized as approved by the Town. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  2. Parking lot poles should be located in medians or perimeter buffer areas wherever possible. Landscaping improvements should not conflict with the location of poles.
  3. Lighting should be provided to highlight entrances, art, terraces, and special landscape features; however, fixtures should be concealed to prevent glare.
5. Storage, loading, and service areas.
  1. Loading docks, storage and service areas shall be located away from any public street in areas of low visibility such as the rear of buildings.
  2. Loading docks and service areas shall be combined to the extent feasible between multiple sites.
  3. Service entrances shall be clearly marked with signs to discourage the use of main entrances for deliveries.
Buffers, street trees, and landscaping standards.
1. All uses are subject to the Buffer and screening provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Street trees shall be planted in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations.
Common Open Space and recreation.
1. Purpose. To ensure that open space and recreation areas are provided as an integral design element within TND developments and that such areas and facilities are of an adequate scale in relation to the size of the TND development and which provide residents a variety of active recreational pursuits and passive open space benefits.
2. Area required. At least 25% of the gross acreage of the Traditional Neighborhood Development must be common open space. At least 35% of the minimum required common open space shall be dedicated as active open space.
  1. The following are illustrative of the types of civic/recreation areas and subsequent facilities that shall be deemed to serve active recreational needs and therefore count towards satisfaction of the active open space area requirements of the TND: village greens, plazas, squares, community gardens, play fields, ball courts, swings, pocket parks, playgrounds/tot lots, developed walking, jogging or biking trails, and similar civic/recreational uses. In the TND Open Space requirements are not inclusive of clubhouses, private clubs and lodges, or outdoor areas being required as part of an approved special exception.
  2. Permanent amenities in active open space areas include, but are not limited to, benches, picnic tables, amphitheaters, kiosks, fountains, monuments, bike racks, trash receptacles, and similar fixtures may be included.
  3. The areas used for stormwater management ponds, drainage swales, rain gardens or other BMPs for the retention, water quality improvement or release of stormwater shall not be automatically considered active recreation areas; however, the Planning Commission may approve the use of improved wet pond stormwater facilities such as we ponds and man-made ponds as active open space, as long as such facilities also provide recreational and scenic amenities, such as fountains, gazebos, bridges, seating areas, piers, perimeter trails, etc., and that the facilities be appropriately integrated into the landscape by location and landscaping. The Town encourages attractive integration of all stormwater facilities and BMPs into the TND design.
3. Design requirements.
  1. The open space shall be consistent with the Town's plans for its park and open space system as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, including the establishment of greenways.
  2. All residential lots shall be within 1/4 mile pedestrian travel distance from common active open space.
  3. Active open space areas shall be designed as a public gathering place and shall be located in a manner which affords reasonable access to all residents within the development. Active open space areas shall be dispersed throughout the development.
  4. Common Open Space should have an integration of Active and Passive Open Space inclusive of natural areas whenever practical.
  5. Open space and recreation areas shall be pedestrian oriented and designed with linkages to existing and planned public walkways and with other planned recreation areas. Other than Buffer Management Areas (Critical Area only), areas of restricted use by the residents of the TND shall not satisfy the open space requirements.
  6. Features that may be used to create open space areas acceptable to the Planning Commission may include, but are not limited to, fixed benches, fixed tables, fountains, pathways, bikeways, bicycle racks, period lighting, shade trees, perennial gardens, and/or picnic areas.
  7. Recreation facilities shall be designed and installed using National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) standards, and in accordance with Accessible Recreation Facilities Guidelines.

[Added 1-2-2014 by Ord. No. 13-2013]

HISTORY
Approved by Ord. 12-2025 TND Amendment on 9/18/2025

09-2024

10-2022

Centreville City Zoning Code

Ch 170

Art III District Regulations

170-18 Application Of Certain Regulations

Zone regulations shall be as set forth in Article IV of this chapter, Supplemental Zone Regulations, and the Schedule of Zone Regulations is incorporated and declared to be a part of this chapter.¹

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-19 Residential District R-1

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Single-family detached dwellings.
2. Farms and usual agricultural practices, provided that no poultry or livestock, except pets, shall be housed or confined within 200 feet of the boundary of the property. Fox, mink and hog farms shall be prohibited.
3. Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries.
4. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning, subject to site plan review.
5. Elderly housing at a density of up to six units per acre, provided that adequate documentation that ensures that the housing will be exclusively for the occupation of elderly residents is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
6. One accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  3. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  4. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
Accessory uses and structures. The following permitted accessory uses and structures shall be in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building:
1. Private garage and other similar structures normally accessory to principal permitted uses or authorized special exception.
2. Customary, incidental home occupations.
3. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work, complying with the requirement of the State and County Health Departments, which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
4. Temporary offices and display areas incidental to the sale or rental of homes or apartments, complying with the requirements of State and County Health Departments, which buildings shall be moved upon completion or abandonment of operations.
5. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
6. Solar panel collector cells shall be permitted as an accessory use, but, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be only for the principal use of the property on which the solar electric supply is located, shall be located on the roof of the primary structure on the property, and shall be screened to the extent possible. [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
7. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Rest homes, nursing homes, funeral homes, medical offices, and other minor institutions for human care and the treatment of noncontagious diseases; single-family attached and multifamily residential dwelling units to house the elderly when associated with the nursing home or other institution. These uses may be approved, provided that the density does not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre. [Amended 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]
2. Cemeteries.
3. Public and private noncommercial parks and recreation areas, including clubs, parks and swimming pools provided Buffer Yard B is located between the use and single-family residential uses.
4. Conversion of a single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulation, § 170-41, of this chapter.
5. Governmental office buildings on property which was publicly owned as of August 2, 1979.
6. Day-care centers.
7. More than one accessory apartment may be created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
8. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Added 11-5-2015 by Ord. No. 07-2015]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
All permitted and special exception uses, other than a single-family detached residence, that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

170-20 Residential District R-2

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Single-family dwellings.
2. Farms and usual agricultural practices, provided that no poultry or livestock, except pets, shall be housed or confined within 200 feet of the boundary of the property. Fox, mink and hog farms shall be prohibited.
3. Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries.
4. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning.
5. Elderly housing at a density of up to six units per acre, provided that adequate documentation that ensures that the housing will be exclusively for the occupation of elderly residents is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
6. One accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
7. Dwelling, duplex, if they existed as of December 1, 2007. [Added 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 01-2017]
8. Multifamily dwellings, if they existed as of December 1, 2007. [Added 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 01-2017]
9. Museums, provided that: [Added 6-3-2021 by Ord. No. 11-2020]
  1. The lot area, dimensional standards and bulk requirements set forth in the Schedule of Zone Regulations shall apply except that the minimum lot size shall be 24,000 square feet, the minimum lot width shall be 140 feet, and the minimum side yard setback shall be 20 feet;
  2. The Planning Commission may waive the twenty-foot minimum setback upon finding the building's size and operation would impose no greater impact to the adjoining lot than a house on the same lot;
  3. The lot shall comply with Buffer Yard Category C, provided for in § 170-42 and illustrated in the Appendix to this chapter;¹ and
  4. The Planning Commission may impose restrictions on hours of operation, but in no case shall the museum be open to the general public between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building:
1. Private garage, and other similar structures normally accessory to the principal permitted uses or authorized special exception.
2. Customary, incidental home occupation.
3. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work, complying with the requirements of the State and County Health Department, which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
4. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
5. Solar panel collector cells shall be permitted as an accessory use, but, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be only for the principal use of the property on which the solar electric supply is located, shall be located on the roof of the primary structure on the property, and shall be screened to the extent possible. [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
6. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Rest homes, nursing homes, funeral homes, medical offices, and other minor institutions for human care and the treatment of noncontagious diseases; single-family attached and multifamily residential dwelling units to house the elderly when associated with the nursing home or other institution. These uses may be approved provided the density does not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre. [Amended 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]
2. Cemeteries.
3. Public and private noncommercial parks and recreation areas, including clubs, parks and swimming pools, provided that Buffer Yard B (Appendix 1) is located between the use and single-family residential uses.
4. Conversion of single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-41, of this chapter.
5. Governmental office buildings on publicly owned property. [Amended 3-7-2013 by Ord. No. 01-2013]
6. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Amended 4-3-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
7. Lodges and private clubs.
8. Day-care centers.
9. More than one accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit, and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
10. One accessory apartment in a detached building, provided that: [Added 8-3-2006 by Ord. No. 03-06]
  1. The subject lot is at least 10,000 square feet;
  2. The minimum yard requirements, height and total lot coverage do not exceed the standards set forth in this chapter for the R-2 Zone;
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the main dwelling unit;
  4. There is at least one off-street parking space for the apartment unit and at least two off-street parking spaces for the main dwelling;
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways;
  6. There is no more than one accessory apartment on any lot; and
  7. The building with the apartment must be subservient to, smaller in scale than, and architecturally complimentary to the main residence.
11. Solar arrays, providing that: [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
  1. In addition to other special exception requirements set forth in this chapter, applications for solar arrays shall provide the following:
    1. A property proposing to have a solar array shall be at least two acres in size.
    2. The solar array shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from properties with residential uses.
    3. Solar arrays shall not exceed 12 feet in height as measured from the ground.
    4. Site plans shall demonstrate the following:
      1. Show all equipment and/or storage buildings, shelters, landscaping, access and environmental features on the site.
      2. Demonstrate that stormwater is managed in accordance with all county and state requirements and that there is no discharge that causes degradation of Town, county or state waters.
      3. Show that all wiring not on the solar arrays shall be underground except where necessary to connect to the public utility.
      4. Show that the gross usable area will exclude any wetland areas that are regulated by the Maryland Department of the Environment or the U.S. Department of the Interior (administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All forested areas removed during construction or operation shall be mitigated in accordance with the Forest Conservation Act.
      5. Demonstrate that any required utility right-of-way is allocated.
      6. Provide a detailed landscape plan demonstrating that noninvasive native plant species are used to surround the solar arrays site, providing a vegetated buffer around the perimeter of the site area of the solar arrays. Additional buffer area may be required by the Board of Appeals to provide screening from adjacent residential uses and/or public or private roads and/or rights-of-way. It shall be demonstrated in the landscape plan as part of the site plan that plantings will be of a type that will adequately screen the solar arrays from view of adjoining properties and private and public roadways, and a landscape berm appropriate to accept plantings, up to four feet high, may be used to assist in screening solar arrays.
      7. Provide documentation that noise generated by the facility shall be limited to 60 dBA as measured at the property line except when a backup generator is needed for maintenance. Construction on the site is exempt from this standard.
      8. Provide that lighting shall be in accordance with design standards and this chapter.
      9. Demonstrate that the solar arrays, including the electrical and mechanical components, shall conform to relevant and applicable local, state and national codes.
  2. Maintenance of solar arrays shall be demonstrated according to following guidelines:
    1. If solvents are required for cleaning of solar modules, they must be biodegradable.
    2. All broken or waste solar modules shall be removed from the site within 60 days of being taken out of service.
    3. A maintenance agreement for the landscape plan is provided with assurance of replacement for plantings and viability of the landscaped buffer.
  3. Removal of abandoned solar generating equipment.
    1. A bond, or other acceptable security, whose amount shall be determined by the Board of Appeals, may be required to assure removal of any unused or unmaintained solar arrays.
    2. Any solar energy power generating system that has not operated for a continuous period of 12 months shall be considered unused and abandoned unless the Board of Appeals grants an extension. The owner of an unused system shall remove the entire system within six months of receipt of notice from Town of Centreville notifying the owner of the equipment removal requirement. Removal includes removing any underground structures or supports and electrical transmission wire. All materials must be legally removed from the site. The site shall be restored to its original condition after removal is complete.
  4. Building permit fees shall be determined by resolution of the Town Council.
All permitted and special exception uses, other than a single-family detached residence, that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

¹Editor's Note: See Appendix 1, Bufferyard Requirements, included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-21 Residential District R-3

The regulations of the R-3 Zone are intended to accomplish the same purpose of the R-2 District while permitting higher density and a variety of dwelling types.

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. All uses permitted in R-2 District.
2. Two-family dwellings and townhouses. [Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
3. Semidetached dwellings.
4. Attached dwellings.
5. Multifamily dwellings.
6. Planned unit developments (PUDs) in accordance with the conditions and requirements contained in § 170-28 of this chapter. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
Accessory uses shall be as permitted in R-2 District.
Special regulations for two-family dwellings and townhouses:
1. Each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling unit must comply with the minimum lot area per dwelling unit specified in the regulations of Article IV.
2. The dwelling units and individual lots of a two-family dwelling or townhouse may be sold separately if separate utilities systems are provided and if separate lots for all dwelling units in a building are created at the same time and in conformance with Chapter 138, Subdivision Regulations. In addition, all two-family dwellings or townhouse units offered for sale shall have party walls at least eight inches thick of masonry construction extending from the footings to the roof of the structure.
3. The following regulations shall apply to townhouses in any district where townhouses are permitted:
  1. The townhouse building shall comply with minimum lot requirements contained in the Schedule of Zone Regulations,¹ but each dwelling unit of a townhouse need not be located on a lot complying with minimum lot area per family requirements in the table, provided that the average for all dwelling units in the building equals or exceeds the minimum requirements, and provided that no lot is created with lot area less than 2,000 square feet, exclusive of a parking lot area. [Refer to Subsection C(3)(h) of this section.]
  2. Lot frontage, measured at a building line, for individual dwelling units of a townhouse may be reduced to not less than 18 feet. Lot width for end units shall be adequate to provide required front and side yards.
  3. For the purpose of the side yard regulations, a townhouse building shall be considered as one building on one lot with side yards required for end units only, in accordance with the Schedule of Zone Regulations.² Any side yard adjacent to the line of a lot occupied by a detached single-family dwelling or a lot in a single-family residential district shall not be less than 25 feet.
  4. No detached garage or carport or other detached accessory building over 120 square feet shall be permitted on a lot occupied by a townhouse.
  5. Unless otherwise restricted by zone regulations, not less than three and not more than six dwelling units shall be included in any one townhouse building.
  6. The front and rear facades of dwelling units in a townhouse building shall be varied by changed yards of not less than three feet and variation in materials or design so that no more than three abutting units will have the same front yard depth and the same or essentially the same architectural treatment of facades and rooflines.
  7. Assurances shall be provided satisfactory to the Town that nonpublic areas for the common use and enjoyment of occupants of townhouses, but not in individual ownership by such occupants, shall be maintained in a satisfactory manner without expense to the general public.
  8. Required off-street parking shall be provided on the lot or within 100 feet of the lot.
  9. A site plan complying with the requirements of this chapter shall accompany an application for approval of a townhouse development.
  10. A minimum of 15% of the gross land area to be developed as townhouses must be reserved as natural or landscaped open space or recreational area.
Special exceptions. The Board of Appeals may authorize any one or more of the following uses in an R-3 area, in addition to those specified. In authorizing any such additional use, the Board of Appeals may impose such requirements and conditions with respect to location, construction, maintenance and operation (in addition to those expressly stipulated hereinafter), as they deem necessary for the protection of adjacent properties and the public interest.
1. Mobile home parks, subject to the following provisions:
  1. Access to the mobile home park shall be from a major highway or arterial street; the number and location of access drives shall be controlled for traffic safety and protection of surrounding properties; no mobile home space shall be designed for direct access to a street outside the boundaries of the mobile home park; and the interior access drives shall be at least 25 feet in width surfaced and maintained at least 25 feet in width.
  2. The topography of the site shall be such as to facilitate rapid drainage and that adequate drainage facilities be provided.
  3. The minimum width and/or depth of the mobile home park shall be 200 feet, and minimum total area of the mobile home park shall be five acres.
  4. The minimum area for a mobile home site for parking one mobile home shall be 3,500 square feet with no dimension less than 40 feet, and with corners of each site visibly marked and numbered by a permanent marker.
  5. The mobile home park shall contain at least 1,000 square feet per mobile home for community facilities, including play space, utility rooms, parking and access roads. Any service or utility building shall be located on a minimum lot of 10,000 square feet.
  6. The mobile home park shall be surrounded by Buffer Yard C (Appendix 1) along the street frontage of a street or major highway, and Buffer Yard D (Appendix 1) along all other lot lines or street frontage. A minimum of 15% of the total mobile home tract shall be left as open space recreational areas.
  7. No mobile home shall be parked closer than 25 feet to any other mobile home or service building, and no part of a mobile home shall extend closer than five feet to the boundaries of an individual mobile home site.
  8. Off-street parking spaces for automobiles shall be provided in the ratio of two spaces per mobile home in locations convenient to individual trailers or groups of trailers.
  9. Proper provision shall be made for public water supply, sanitary sewers, refuse collection, laundry and other community facilities. Water and sewer systems shall be approved by the Maryland State Health Department.
  10. Service or utility buildings are permitted within the park for use as sanitary, postal, trailer supplies, mobile home park office, convenience items or laundry; provided, however, that all use of the facilities shall be designed for occupants of the park.
  11. Mobile home unit standards.
    1. The unit should appear to have a permanent and continuous foundation of masonry construction.
    2. The unit is at least 20 feet wide. For single-wide units, the width can be made up with a porch or carport addition at least 2/3 the length of the unit.
    3. The unit has a pitched roof.
    4. The unit is constructed under the latest (1976) HUD standards and Maryland Industrial Buildings and Mobile Home Code.
    5. The exterior walls of the unit look like wood or masonry, regardless of their actual composition.
2. Mobile home subdivision subject to the following provisions:
  1. Access to the mobile home subdivision shall be from a major highway or arterial street, and all access drives shall be controlled to facilitate traffic movement, to minimize traffic hazards, and to protect surrounding properties.
  2. Any interior access drives shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 40 feet, with a minimum paved surface of 30 feet in width.
  3. The mobile home subdivision shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip of 25 feet along the frontage adjoining any arterial street or major artery.
  4. The minimum lot size for a mobile home shall conform in all respects to the minimum lot size for a single-family dwelling for the zone in which the subdivision is located.
  5. The minimum width and/or depth of the subdivision shall be 200 feet and a minimum total area of five acres.
  6. The topography of the subdivision shall be designed to provide for adequate drainage, and adequate drainage facilities shall be provided as developed.
3. Special exceptions as permitted in the R-2 District.
4. Conversion of a single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-41, of this chapter.
All nonresidential permitted and special exception uses that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
² Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-22 Central Business District CBD

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Shops such as grocery, hardware, drug stores, variety stores, and specialty shops.
2. Personal service shops dealing directly with customer: beauty parlors, barbershops, clothes cleaning agencies, laundromats, and similar service establishments.
3. Banks, drive-in or otherwise, business and professional offices, and similar establishments.
4. Funeral homes.
5. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Amended 4-3-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
6. Appliance sales and repair shops; however, any outside storage of supplies and equipment shall be screened with a solid fence a minimum of six feet high.
7. Theaters or cultural establishments.
8. Clubs or lodges.
9. Parking areas, as provided in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-32, of this chapter.
10. Apartments in multistory buildings, provided that the portion of the ground floor fronting the street remains commercial, and the property will be subject to site plan review when converted to such use.
11. Restaurants (including full service and carry-out restaurants only).
12. Public structures.
13. Single-family detached structure when it can be documented that the property had once been used as such.
14. Auto parts and accessories sales.
15. Nano breweries. [Added 1-21-2016 by Ord. No. 02-2016]
16. Micro distillery. [Added 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 06-2018]
Special exception uses shall be as follows:
1. Automobile service establishments are permitted (as special exceptions upon approval by the Board of Appeals), subject to the following provisions:
  1. Bulk storage of flammable liquids shall be underground.
  2. The entrance or exit of such establishments shall be at least 50 feet from any lot zoned residential.
  3. No structure or building shall be erected within 30 feet of any residential property line.
  4. There shall be no outside storage or accumulation of junk or scrap.
2. Convenience stores without motor vehicle fuel dispensers. [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
3. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless otherwise provided herein or attached to or part of the main building: [Amended 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
1. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
2. Outdoor table area and outdoor dining area as an accessory use to a restaurant, provided that it complies with the following requirements: [Added 10-4-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019¹]
  1. Restaurants shall be permitted to provide outdoor table areas and operate outdoor dining areas on sidewalks, including areas within the public right-of-way and in courtyards, so long as such area utilized is adjacent to the abutting property, provided that pedestrian circulation and access to store entrances shall not be impaired to less than 48 inches of clearance or width or 36 inches of clearance or width in the event of a mid-sidewalk obstruction, and no part of an outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall encroach upon any part of the sidewalk frontage of any adjacent premises, right-of-way or alley unless written permission is provided by the property owner. If the outdoor dining area has permanently attached features, including but not limited to fencing, gates, awnings, lighting, etc., a simplified site plan shall be filed with and approved by the Zoning Administrator. (See § 170-48 Simplified site plan.)
  2. Customers in an outdoor table area or an outdoor dining area shall be seated at tables.
  3. The number of outdoor seats shall not exceed the number of indoor seats at tables.
  4. Customers in the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall have access to the same indoor toilets as do customers seated indoors; portable toilets shall not be permitted.
  5. An outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall not be open for business hours when the indoor restaurant is closed for business.
  6. No part of any outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall be within 75 feet of a residential zone.
  7. All illumination shall be directed within the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area and not towards neighboring properties.
  8. The operator of an outdoor table area and outdoor dining area shall fully insure, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Town Council of Centreville and in their capacity as such, the officers, agents, and employees thereof from and against any and all claims and damages in any way arising out of or through the acts or omissions of the operator of the Outdoor Table Area or outdoor dining area or its employees in the construction, operation, maintenance, use, placement or condition of the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area.
  9. The following are prohibited in outdoor table areas and outdoor dining areas: cooking of food; unshielded trash or refuse storage; advertisement (exclusive of menus intended to be read from the outdoor area); outdoor entertainment, music, speakers, or public address system; exclusively carry-out transactions.
  10. Outdoor table areas and outdoor dining areas shall comply with all applicable building, health, safety, fire, zoning and environmental standards.
  11. The following additional provisions apply to outdoor dining areas:
    1. An outdoor dining area shall not include an outdoor bar.
    2. A permit shall be required for an outdoor dining area. An application for an outdoor dining area permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator. The application shall be made by the operator of the restaurant establishment.
    3. An outdoor dining area permit shall be valid for one year from the date on which the permit is issued. The holder of a permit shall pay an annual fee as established by resolution of the Town Council. The annual fee shall be paid with the original permit application and with any requests for renewal of the permit. The Zoning Administrator shall consider the issuance of any prior municipal infractions, citations and unpaid fines relative to the outdoor dining area when reviewing requests for permit renewal.
    4. A restaurant shall not sell, serve or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages within its outdoor dining area without first obtaining the required license from the Queen Anne's County Board of License Commissioners. Alcoholic beverages shall be served in the outdoor dining area only if the sale of food is also offered in the outdoor dining area.
3. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
Prohibited structures. Steel bars, security grates, roll-down metal doors, and similar security devices shall be prohibited on the exterior, front facade of any building.
Except as otherwise noted in the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following additional requirements shall apply to the CBD District:
1. Front yard setbacks shall be established by setbacks of existing buildings located on either side of the lot to be developed. Where no buildings exist on either side of the lot to be developed, the average setback from the edge of the street to the building front of all buildings along the street shall be used to determine the maximum setback of the proposed development.
2. Side yard setbacks can be reduced to zero except where pedestrian access is provided to parking areas or other uses. Where vehicular access is provided along the side yard, a four-foot wide sidewalk shall also be provided along the vehicular access.
3. The ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be pedestrian-oriented, and windows shall be provided to the maximum extent practical rather than blank walls.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Article IV of this chapter. The Planning and Zoning Commission may consider the use of existing on-street parking areas and/or other existing public parking areas in meeting the minimum parking requirements for a proposed use, if the applicant can demonstrate that said parking spaces and areas will be available at the appropriate times for the patrons, residents or employees of the proposed use.

[Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]

¹ Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection C(2) as Subsection C(3).

170-23 General Commercial District C-2

The regulations of the C-2 Zone are intended to promote, protect, and provide for the retail services center of the community and the surrounding regions.

Permitted uses shall be as follows: [Amended 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 615B; 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. All uses permitted in the Central Business District CBD.
2. Department stores.
3. Theaters and places of indoor entertainment.
4. Printing and publishing.
5. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: musical instruments, clocks or watches, toys or novelties, electrical appliances, electronic devices, light sheet metal products, office equipment, baked and confectioners goods, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage nor more than 10 employees related to the manufacturing process. Producing ceramic products, cabinetmaking, and sign-painting shops shall be considered like uses.
6. Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, provided that any open pen or runway is at least 200 feet from any residential district boundary.
7. Automobile service establishments, subject to the following provisions:
  1. Bulk storage of flammable liquids shall be underground.
  2. The entrance or exit of such establishments shall be at least 50 feet from any lot zoned residential.
  3. No structure or building shall be erected within 30 feet of any residential property line.
8. Motels and hotels.
9. Indoor or outdoor recreational or cultural establishments.
10. Direct market sales and fulfillment, including mail order catalog sales.
11. Neighborhood shopping centers, provided that the minimum site size is two acres or greater.
12. Convenience stores without motor vehicle fuel dispensers.
13. Cannabis Licensed Dispensary, subject to the following provisions: a. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use; b. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from a pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship; c. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 1,000 feet from property with another Cannabis Licensed Dispensary; d. A Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and e. Parking requirements for a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses. [Added 09-05-2024 by Ord. No. 09-2024]
Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:
1. Those clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses. All accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building.
2. Parking areas. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-32, Off-street parking areas required.
3. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows: [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. Drive-in, drive through and fast-food restaurants.
2. Farm implement and industrial equipment, sales, and service.
3. Automobile sales.
4. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: musical instruments, clocks or watches, toys or novelties, electrical appliances, electronic devices, light sheet metal products, office equipment, baked and confectioners goods, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage of materials related to the manufacturing process. Producing ceramic products, cabinetmaking, and sign-painting shops shall be considered like uses.
5. Motor vehicle fuel sales, provided that the following requirements are met:
  1. Motor vehicle fuel sales shall be an accessory use to a convenience store.
  2. Adequate space shall be provided on site for service and delivery vehicles.
  3. Any fuel dispensers, underground fuel storage tanks or islands, including canopies, shall be at least 25 feet from any street or property line.
  4. Entrances and exits to streets shall be at least 100 feet from any intersection.
  5. Motor vehicle service, repair or storage of vehicles shall not take place on the premises.
6. Car wash.
7. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
In addition to the requirements of the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following regulations shall apply: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
1. A minimum of 20% of the development envelopment shall be landscaped.
2. Pedestrian walkways shall form an on-site circulation system that minimizes conflicts with pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The on-site pedestrian system shall also be linked to any existing or proposed off-site pedestrian system.
3. To minimize the impact of large expanses of parking on the pedestrian environment, parking spaces shall be located to the rear and/or sides of building.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-24 Intense Commercial District C-3

Permitted uses shall be as follows: [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. Any use permitted in the CBD or C-2 Commercial District.
2. Commercial establishments of an extensive nature requiring exterior display or storage, including, but not limited to:
  1. Auto repair garage.
  2. Motor vehicle fuel sales.
  3. Automobile sales and service.
  4. Bottling and distribution of beverages.
  5. Farm implement and industrial equipment, sales and service.
  6. Wholesale business, warehouse and service establishments behind another business use or with Buffer Yard C (Appendix 1)¹ along the street.
  7. Petroleum products, provided that no more than 60,000 gallons are stored on premises. All storage tanks must be underground.
3. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: machined products, glass products made of purchased glass, die cut paper board and cardboard, electrical lighting and wiring equipment, lithographic and printing processes, optical goods, photographic and communications equipment, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage of materials nor more than 25 employees related to the manufacturing process.
4. Restaurants (all types).
5. Building materials sales and lumberyards, including incidental millwork and the sales of rock, sand, gravel, and the like as an incidental part of the main business, provided that they shall be distant at least 100 feet from any dwelling, school, church, or institution of human care.
6. Convenience store.
7. Car wash.
8. Cannabis Licensed Dispensary, subject to the following provisions:
  1. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use;
  2. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from a pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship;
  3. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 1,000 feet from property with another Cannabis Licensed Dispensary;
  4. A Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and
  5. Parking requirements for a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses [Added 09-05-2024 Ord. No. 09-2024]
Accessory uses shall be as follows:
1. Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted principal use and structures.
2. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Contractor's yard for storage of material and equipment.
2. Trucking and freight stations, terminals and storage yards.
3. Trailer and mobile home sales and service.
4. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
5. Produce stands. In accordance with the following use and development standards, produce stands must: [Added 3-7-2019 by Ord. No. 08-2018]
  1. Have valid licensing from any government agency responsible for regulating such entity, including any required liability insurance and a valid operating permit from the Town of Centreville;
  2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
  3. Provide for off-street parking, in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter.
  4. Have written permission from the property owner or leaseholder.
  5. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter. Temporary and nonpermanent signs must be removed when the stand is not open.
  6. No separately metered electricity connection or generators permitted. Any temporary electricity connection proposed for the produce stand shall be approved by the Board of Appeals as part of the special exception.
  7. Hours not to exceed 1/2 hour after sunup to 1/2 hour before sundown.
  8. A simplified site plan which includes the location of the produce stand and any associated vehicle/signage which shall be approved by the Board of Appeals.
In addition to the requirements of the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following regulations shall apply. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
1. A minimum of 20% of the development envelopment shall be landscaped.
2. Pedestrian walkways shall form an on-site circulation system that minimizes conflicts with pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The on-site pedestrian system shall also be linked to any existing or proposed off-site pedestrian system.
3. To minimize the impact of large expanses of parking on the pedestrian environment, parking spaces shall be located to the rear and/or sides of building.

¹ Editor's Note: Appendix 1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-25 Light Industrial District I

Permitted uses shall be as follow:
1. Bottling or distribution of beverages.
2. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials the following: machined products, glass products made of purchased glass, die cut paper board and cardboard, electrical lighting and wiring equipment, lithographic and printing processes, optical goods, photographic and communications equipment, pharmaceuticals, radio and TV receiving sets, bags and containers, electrical machinery, farm product feed and grain and the like.
3. Printing, publishing, binding, packaging, storage and warehousing.
4. Firms manufacturing textile, clothing, hosiery, electronic equipment appliances, and mechanical instruments.
5. Public utility installations, including but not limited to water and wastewater treatment facilities, public works garages and maintenance facilities.
6. Petroleum products, provided that no more than 60,000 gallons are stored on premises. All storage tanks must be underground.
7. Building materials and lumberyards, including incidental mill work, provided that they shall be distant at least 100 feet from any dwelling, school, church, or institution for human care.
Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:
1. Retail sale of products manufactured or processed on the premises.
2. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
3. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions. the Board of Appeals may grant special exceptions for uses which are determined to be of the same general character as those listed as permitted uses above and which will not be detrimental to permitted uses in the zone. In addition, the Board of Appeals, may permit the following as special exceptions:
1. Contractor's yard for storage of material and equipment.
2. Trucking and freight stations, terminals and storage yards.
3. Storage and processing of farm products; except poultry processing, all storage of materials and equipment shall be screened from view.
4. Wholesale and retail sales and storage of petroleum products, provided that sales are conducted within a building or an area screened from view and located with such setbacks as not to be a hazard to the safety of surrounding properties. This shall not include any gasoline station or auto service centers or other installation dealing with the service or refueling of automobiles.
5. Telecommunications tower, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-51. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter.

170-26 Planned Redevelopment Area District PRA

Purpose. It is the purpose of the Planned Redevelopment Area District to be used as a floating zone classification in situations where buildings or properties are surrounded by incompatible zones or have traditionally been used for incompatible purposes. It is intended to be used when it is not economically or otherwise feasible to continue to use those buildings or properties for their current use. The Planned Redevelopment Area is intended to overlay and supplement, but not eliminate, the existing zone classification which it is put over. The PRA is intended to legalize and allow the orderly and controlled expansion of commercial or residential uses within such buildings and upon such properties lacking practical potential to continue present use under the current Land Use Plan and to preserve and expand the number of jobs in the Town, while protecting and preserving the adjacent residences and the residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Conditions.
1. The Planned Redevelopment Areas classification may be granted upon application by the property owner and after following the procedures necessary to zone or rezone a property under § 170-64, Amendments, of this chapter. When a Planned Redevelopment Area is approved to be applied to a specific area, that area shall be so designated on the Official Zoning Map, and such Planned Redevelopment Area shall be treated as a zone classification for the purpose of establishing and interpreting its boundaries. [Amended 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 615B]
2. In order to be eligible for consideration for a Planned Redevelopment Area classification, there must be a finding by the zoning authorities that:
  1. The development or redevelopment potential for the subject property is consistent with the purpose and intent of this overlay classification and designated as such in the Town's Comprehensive Plan;
  2. The proposed development or redevelopment of the subject property is compatible with adjoining land uses;
  3. The general standards and limitations set forth in this chapter can be met at the subject property;
  4. The granting of the PRA classification will not be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town; and,
  5. The granting of the PRA classification will promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town as a whole.
3. The Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Town Council may impose any conditions necessary to ensure that the above standards can be met.
Permitted uses.
1. In addition to those uses permitted in the underlying zone classification, the following uses shall be permitted:
  1. All uses permitted in R-2 and R-3 District, or
  2. All uses permitted in the CBD, C-2 or C-3 Zones.
2. When the PRA is approved for a specific set of uses, it will carry that designation. For example, a Planned Redevelopment District approved for townhouses will carry a designation "PRA (R-3)."
Site plan requirements. See Article IV, § 170-47.
Permitted density. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the discretion to allow a maximum residential density no greater than either:
1. The permitted density in the approved PRA Zoning District; or
2. The number of dwellings existing on the subject property on the date of February 27, 1991. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Private roads. Fee-simple lots may be created on private roads in a PRA at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission and provided that adequate legal mechanisms are created to ensure the continued maintenance and repair of said roads. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Design standards. Building setbacks, lot sizes, impervious coverage, height, landscaping, buffer yard, lighting and road standards shall be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission for each individual development in the PRA. In determining these standards, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider the unique factors of each development, such as proposed density/intensity of the development, use mix, the layout of buildings and roads, environmental protection considerations, and the compatibility of the proposed development with existing or anticipated development of surrounding properties. The purpose of these standards is to provide design flexibility, consistent with public health and safety objectives, for a unified and coherent plan of development that is best suited for each individual development site. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Bulk standards. The Town Council may authorize reductions to the minimum lot area dimensions and the minimum yard requirements listed in the Schedule of Zone Regulations and may authorize an increase of up to 100% density/intensity minimum (dwelling units per acre) in the Schedule of Zone Regulations after finding that these modifications are consistent with the purpose of this section. [Added 5-6-2010 by Ord. No. 03-2010]

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 10-2022 on 11/17/2022

170-27 Floodplain District F-1

This district corresponds to the Floodplain District established by Chapter 66, Floodplain Management.
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Other uses employing open land, such as storage yards for equipment, provided that:
  1. No refuse dumps, salvage yards, or other similar uses shall be permitted.
  2. The use is permitted in an adjoining zone.
  3. The use shall not be injurious to permitted uses or to uses in adjoining zones by reason of noise, odor, traffic or other nuisances.
  4. The use shall not unduly impede the flow of water in time of flood or will not provide hazard to life or other property during floods.

170-28 Planned Unit Development District (PUD)

Planned unit development in general.
1. It is the intent of the PUD Zone to control the placement, design, use, and density of well-planned, residential developments which will offer a variety of building types and a more efficient overall use of land, and within these limits, permit the optimum amount of freedom and variety in the design and management of such varying types of residential structures, including one- and two-family units, townhouses and garden apartments. Within the intention of these regulations, the following objectives are sought to provide for the planned unit development:
  1. To provide a more attractive and varied living environment than would be possible through the strict application of R-1, R-2, and R-3 District requirements. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  2. To encourage a more intimate, efficient and aesthetic use of open space.
  3. To encourage developers to use a more creative approach in the development of land.
  4. To encourage variety in the physical development pattern of residential areas.
  5. To encourage significant innovations in the development of land to bring about sustainable patterns of development in environmentally sensitive areas, including within the Critical Area. [Added 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
2. The Council shall follow the procedures set forth in this section for the approval of a floating zone for PUDs proposed in the R-1 or R-2 Districts. [Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
3. PUDs shall be permitted in the R-3 Zone in accordance with the conditions and requirements contained in this section. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
PUD requirements.
1. Permitted uses. PUDs are contemplated to be primarily residential. However, they may incorporate nonresidential development which is permitted in the underlying zoning district and as provided for below: [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  1. All uses permitted in the underlying zoning district.
  2. Single-family detached dwellings.
  3. Multifamily dwellings attached or detached (including but not limited to one- and two-family units, townhouses and garden-type apartments).
  4. Apartments.
  5. An office, temporary or permanent, belonging to the developer and clearly incidental to management and sales operations of the planned unit development.
  6. Temporary structures incidental to construction.
  7. In planned unit developments, commercial establishments of a convenience and service nature for PUD residents may be permitted. Such commercial establishments shall be an integral part of the plan for the PUD. The total aggregate area of all the commercial establishments and their parking areas shall not occupy more than 5% of the gross area of the PUD. Commercial areas may include one or more stores and may be of the following types:
    1. Small neighborhood convenience centers may include laundry establishments, beauty and barber shops, and retail food establishments of less than 3,500 square feet. No commercial establishments shall be constructed until 25% of the total planned residential units are completed. Centers may include one or more stores.
    2. Planned Commercial Centers
  8. The Town Council may approve and/or require land and places for public assembly, recreational buildings, public buildings and accessory buildings, or may require the reservation of lands for such uses if it is deemed they are advantageous or necessary for the purpose of serving the planned unit development and the local community.
2. Where permitted, planned unit developments are permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts. In general, a planned unit development is contemplated in residential zones where tracts of suitable location, size, and character exist. The uses/structures proposed are to be planned and developed according to the requirements and procedures of this chapter. Planned unit development shall be approximately located with respect to the general pattern of urban development, existing or proposed, and to existing public and private facilities and services. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
3. Computation of dwelling units permitted. The total density in the PUD will not be greater than if developed under the terms of the underlying zoning district. The total permitted dwelling units may be averaged over the entire PUD or clustered in various groupings. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
4. Density. The Planning and Zoning Commission may set the required mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or three-or-more bedroom units that can be built within a planned unit development or its stages.
5. Land coverage. The maximum amount of land that may be built over (covered) by parking lots, roads, sidewalks, plazas, buildings or other structures shall be 35% of the gross land of the PUD.
6. Area. Parcels developed as residential planned developments shall not be of less than sufficient area [as determined in accordance with Subsection B(3) of this section] to establish ten dwelling units in the R-1 Zoning District or five dwelling units in the R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts. There is no minimum parcel size for other planned developments. [Amended 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 07-02; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
7. Open space. Common open space shall comprise not less than 25% of the gross area. All open space shall be designated for the common use of all occupants of the PUD and at least 70% of such space shall be developed as recreational areas. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
8. Sanitary facilities. No PUD plan shall be approved unless the proposed development will be served by public water and sewer disposal systems which shall be existing at the time the plan receives final approval. Satisfactory evidence must be furnished to the Town Council that the existing Town sewer and water systems can handle the increased demands placed upon them by the proposed PUD and meet current Health Department requirements for standards of operation.
9. Height requirements. The requirements shall be those set in the Schedule of Zone Regulations.¹
10. Parking. At least two usable off-street parking spaces meeting the standards in this chapter shall be provided for each dwelling unit either on the lot it occupies or within 150 feet of such dwelling unit. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
11. Administrative procedures.
  1. Preliminary application shall be made to the Town Council and referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for stage one consideration of the PUD Zone and shall include, but not be limited to:
    1. A general diagram showing the PUDs relation to the Town of Centreville and major public access to the PUD (10 copies).
    2. A general plan setting forth preliminary information (10 copies). Such information shall include, but not be limited to the following:
      1. Proposed housing types, the total number of units, percentage of each type, general location of each type, elevations of each type.
      2. Proposed planned commercial centers and/or neighborhood convenience centers, location, types of business(es), size of area(s), and elevations of each building type.
      3. Proposed open spaces, their size, their location, their uses, and their proposed ownership (Town and/or association).
      4. General statement concerning provision of utilities (public works agreement).
      5. Statement of expected Town responsibilities.
      6. Cost/benefit ratio of the proposed PUD for the Town.
      7. Tentative time table and staging of development (schedule of construction).
    3. Applicant shall pay an application fee as previously established by the Town.
    4. After the Planning and Zoning Commission makes its findings, the application will be forwarded to the Town Council for consideration. If the Council finds that the proposal has merit, it will be conditionally approved.
  2. Preliminary site plan. The developer shall submit the following to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its review after receiving conditional approval from the Town Council:
    1. The 10 copies of a preliminary site plan shall be filed with the Town. The preliminary site plan shall comply with the requirements of this section and be accompanied by such other written or graphic material as may be necessary or desirable in aiding the decisions of the Town Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
    2. The Zoning Administrator shall review the site plan for compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Before returning the preliminary site plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council, the Zoning Administrator shall consult with such Town officials as may be appropriate, and may offer such comments as may be appropriate.
    3. Preliminary site plan shall show:
      1. The proposed title of the project and name of the engineer, architect, designer or landscape architect, planner and developer.
      2. The North point, scale, and date. The scale of the site plan shall be as follows:
        For projects containing more than 10 acres but less than 50 acres: not more than 50 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing 10 acres or less: not more than 20 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing 50 acres to 200 acres: not more than 100 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing more than 200 acres: not more than 200 feet to one inch.
    4. The boundaries of the property involved, county and municipal boundaries, the general location of all existing easements, property lines, existing streets, buildings or waterways, and other existing physical features in or adjoining the project.
    5. The approximate location and sizes of sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures in or near the project.
    6. The general location and character of construction of proposed streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, parking and loading areas (including number of parking and loading spaces) and outdoor lighting systems.
    7. The general location of proposed lots, setback lines and easements, and proposed reservations for parks, parkways, walkways, cycleways, playgrounds, school sites, and open spaces.
    8. The location of buildings with respect to each other, to lot lines, and to major excavations, drawn to scale, but full dimensioning is not required on the preliminary plan.
    9. The approximate height of proposed buildings and structures (accessory and main).
    10. Preliminary plans and elevations of the several dwelling types and other buildings, as may be necessary.
    11. General location, height, and material of all fences, walls, screen planting, and landscaping and management thereof.
    12. Proposed location and character of nonresidential uses or commercial uses, accessory or main.
    13. General location, character, size, height and orientation of proposed signs, and management thereof.
    14. A tabulation of the total number of acres in the project (gross or net as required in the zone regulations) and the percentage thereof proposed to be devoted to the several dwelling types, commercial uses, other nonresidential uses, off-street parking, streets, parks, schools, and other reservations.
    15. A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units of various types in the project and the overall project density in dwelling units per acre (gross or net as required by zone regulations).
    16. Schedule of construction or timetable (acceptable to the Town Council and Planning and Zoning Commission).
    17. The developer shall provide a statement detailing the means by which the PUD and all its various aspects shall be managed. This shall include deed restrictions and covenants designed to ensure perpetuity of agreements.
    18. The developer shall provide a complete topographic drawing of the proposed plan acceptable to the Soil Conservation Service. (Specific requirements will be obtained from the Soil Conservation Service Office). The developer, after consultation with the Soil Conservation Services, will develop a complete sediment and stormwater plan to be reviewed and approved by the Soil Conservation District.
    19. The preliminary site plan shall also include a management statement governing the construction, operation, and maintenance of:
      1. Sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures.
      2. Streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, parking and loading area, and outdoor lighting systems.
      3. Parks, parkways, cycleways, playgrounds, open spaces, fences, walls, screen planting, and landscaping and signs.
    20. The Planning and Zoning Commission and/or Town Council may establish additional requirements for preliminary site plans.
    21. After review and a public hearing on the proposed zoning, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall return the site plan, together with comments and recommendations to the Town Council for appropriate action.
12. Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless otherwise provided herein or attached to or part of the main building: [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
  1. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
  2. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
Final review and approval procedure.
1. The Town Council shall review the final preliminary site plan and other documents.
2. The Town Council shall hold a public hearing in the manner required in § 170-62 of this chapter.
3. The Town Council may approve or disapprove the proposed PUD zoning. In granting approval, the Council shall secure:
  1. A surety bond or equivalent to be filed for or deposited in escrow with the Town Council in an amount sufficient to ensure completion of all requirements established by the Town Council. Such surety to be reviewed annually and adjusted to reflect current costs.
  2. A final site plan in the form of a final plat shall be prepared, filed, and recorded. The final plat shall comply with the specifications of the Town Council, and the requirements of this section and applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances governing the subdivision of land.²
  3. Permits for building shall be issued in accordance with the schedule for construction approved by the Town Council as part of the final approval.
  4. When a PUD is to be developed in stages, each stage shall be processed as a separate development after first submitting and receiving approval of the PUD Zone for the entire project.
  5. As part of the final approval, the Town Council shall approve dates for initiation and completion of the PUD and/or its phases. Any departure from these dates shall constitute material breach of contract, and outstanding bonds can be called in. The Town Council can waive for cause.
4. Conflict with other provisions.
  1. Provisions of the PUD Zone when found to be in conflict with other provisions of this chapter shall supersede those other provisions with which they conflict.
  2. Provisions of the PUD Zone when found to be in conflict with other provisions of Chapter 138, Subdivision Regulations, shall supersede those other provisions with which they conflict.
Amendments to approved PUD applications. [Added 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. A property owner of a site subject to a PUD District may request an amendment to the terms and conditions of the District. Any request for an amendment shall be in writing and shall include the information specified in § 170-28B(11)(b). If the Zoning Administrator determines that the proposed amendment (1) does not involve a material change to the design approved by the Town Council and (2) otherwise complies with the terms of this chapter, the amendment request shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator. Any other amendment shall be subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council according to the procedures set forth in § 104-28C.
2. Material changes shall include the following:
  1. Proposed increase in residential density;
  2. Proposed increase of nonresidential floor area (less than 5% increase above existing total approved for the building in question, as specified in the original PUD, may be considered nonmaterial);
  3. Changes of use that are determined to be more intense;
  4. Elimination of an approved project amenity;
  5. Any proposed change which alters a condition of the PUD approval;
  6. Substitution of an amenity with a noncomparable amenity.
  7. Other changes of a similar scope or magnitude.
3. Nonmaterial changes may include the following:
  1. Proposed substitution of species provided for landscaping (provided the new species serves the same function the original species was intended to serve).
  2. Relocation of residential units provided there are no environmental, traffic, etc., impacts as a result of such action.
  3. Relocation of site infrastructure (e.g., utilities, stormwater management) provided said relocation creates no adverse impact.
  4. Proposed change in architectural style or type from that which was indicated on approved PUD plans, subject to Planning Commission approval of said change (unless the PUD approval specifies a condition(s) concerning such architectural style or feature, in which case such a revision would constitute a material change).
  5. Addition of a park, open space or recreational amenity.
  6. Substitution of one project amenity with a comparable amenity.
  7. Substitution of a commercial use for another commercial use permitted in the PUD District (by right or by special exception, provided the special exception is approved by the Board of Appeals).
  8. Other changes of a similar scope or magnitude.
4. If the Zoning Administrator determines that a proposed amendment is a nonmaterial change, he/she shall retain the right to have said amendment reviewed and approved/denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
² Editor's Note: See Ch. 138, Subdivision Regulations.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 12-2025 on 9/18/2025

170-29 Planned Business Development District PBD

Purpose.
1. The purpose of the PBD Planned Business Development District is to encourage innovative and creative design of commercial, business and industrial development; facilitate use of the most advantageous construction techniques; and maximize the conservation and efficient use of open space and natural features. The districts are designed to further the purposes and provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and to conserve public fiscal resources; efficiently utilize public facilities; and provide a broad range of economic opportunities to present and future residents of the Town.
2. Planned Business Development Districts, hereinafter called "PBD Districts," are defined, for the purpose of these regulations, as planned developments primarily for light industrial, commercial and business uses. PBD Districts are further defined as areas devoted to industrial, commercial and business uses which present an attractive appearance and complement surrounding land use character by means of appropriate siting of buildings and service areas and landscape treatment. It is intended that PBD Districts be located in areas having all of the following: water and sewer facilities that meet applicable standards and are acceptable to the Council, access to one or more major highways, and clearly demonstrated suitability for intended uses insofar as physical characteristics and relationship to surrounding development are concerned.
Conditions. Rezoning to PBD will be permitted only in accordance with a development plan which is recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the Council in accordance with the procedures contained within this chapter.
Contents of development plan. Any application for the designation to a PBD District shall be accompanied by a development plan with drawings at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet for plan details and not less than one inch equals 100 feet for the overall development plan unless otherwise appropriate.
1. Development vicinity information.
  1. Vicinity map at a scale of not less than one inch to 2,000 feet.
  2. Adjacent property owners and zoning districts.
  3. Existing land uses of adjoining tracts.
  4. Existing and proposed streets and highways including names, present and projected conditions, and capacity of the street network.
  5. Location, description and analysis of present and projected utilities, such as water, sewer, refuse disposal and utilities which would service the subject site.
2. Boundary survey and legal description of property including total area of the site.
3. Topographic map with minimum contour intervals of two feet and a scale consistent with the development plan.
4. Development site information.
  1. Type and amounts of land uses.
  2. On-site features such as structures, roads, utilities, easements, or rights-of-way.
5. Development program for the entire tract, including:
  1. Type and amounts of land uses.
  2. Number, type and mix of uses.
  3. Development schedule for each phase.
6. Development design information.
  1. Land use plan or plans showing location and arrangement of all proposed land uses, heights of buildings, setbacks and side yards, proposed internal and external traffic circulation (including widths, driveways, and access), pedestrian circulation, proposed open space dedications and easements.
  2. General landscaping and screening plan showing general types, location, and design of landscaping and screening.
  3. Covenants, restrictions, and conditions pertaining to the use, maintenance and operation of common open space.
  4. A tabular summary of percentage of site devoted to buildings, open space, streets and parking areas, and total floor area of all nonresidential structures.
  5. Plan showing proposed generalized parking arrangements.
  6. Architectural sketches of typical proposed structures and typical landscaping and screening areas.
  7. A plan or report indicating the extent, timing, and estimated costs of all off-site improvements such as roads, sewer and drainage facilities necessary to the construction of the planned development. Such plan or report shall relate to the sequence of development.
  8. A report or plan showing the adequacy of public facilities and services such as water, sewer, drainage, streets and roads to serve the proposed development.
  9. General plan for sedimentation and erosion control and stormwater management.
Location within parent zoning district.
1. The Planned Business Development (PBD) District may be permitted in any zoning district or it may be premapped consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Centreville.
2. General design standards. To further the intent of the district to provide an integrated Master Plan setting for uses in the PBD, all new development in a PBD shall be designed in accordance with the following: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. Internal access streets should be provided to serve uses in a PBD. Individual access points for individual uses onto an existing collector or arterial roadway shall not be permitted.
  2. The landscaping plan that is required per § 170-29C(6)(b) above shall provide a continuous landscape pattern throughout the entire site. An overall landscape plan for the entire site shall be provided that provides for this continuity but also allows for flexibility as specific buildings and accessory uses are located within the site.
  3. To the maximum extent feasible, any provision of utilities, including but not limited to water, wastewater, storm drainage and stormwater management facilities shall be provided in a coordinated fashion to address the ultimate needs of the entire site.
General regulations.
1. Required area.
  1. Minimum area required for creation of a PBD District shall be 10 acres; provided, however, that when an initial PBD District has been created, incremental additions to such district shall consist of not less than five acres.
  2. Where individual lots or building sites are provided for lease or sale, the minimum area required shall be one acre.
2. Permitted intensities. Maximum total floor area permissible in a Planned Business Development Park shall not exceed floor area ratio (FAR) 0.60 for the land area of the PBD, and no structure or structures shall cover more than 70% of the lot.
3. Shape of Planned Business Development Districts. The shape of the district shall be suitable for the type of development proposed and shall facilitate safe and convenient ingress and egress as well as vehicular and pedestrian circulation within the district.
4. Permitted accessory uses and structures: [Amended 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
  1. Permitted accessory uses and structures shall be uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted principal uses and structures, provided that no accessory building shall be constructed until construction of the principal building is completed and in use.
  2. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
5. Minimum off-street parking and loading. Provisions for off-street parking and loading shall conform to the appropriate requirements of Article IV. No space designated as required off-street parking or for the general public shall be used as an off-street loading space.
6. Sign limitations. Signs shall be as required in Article IV, § 170-38.
7. Required utilities. All structures shall be served by underground utility lines.
8. Maximum height permitted. The maximum height of any structure shall be limited to 40 feet, except that industrial structures may be erected to a maximum height of 60 feet, provided that the structure is set back from street and lot lines a distance of not less than two feet for each one foot of height that it exceeds the forty-foot limit.
9. Outdoor storage. Outdoor storage of equipment or materials shall be screened from any adjacent nonresidential use with a Buffer Yard D. Such screening shall be integrated into the overall landscape plan for the entire site. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
Use, yard and open space requirements.
1. Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in any PBD District subject to the requirements and limitations of these regulations:
  1. Warehouse, storage and distribution establishments.
  2. Businesses engaged in repair and servicing, manufacturing, compounding, assembly, processing, and packaging operations, provided that:
    1. Such businesses do not create unfavorable or offensive conditions such as excessive noise, vibrations, dust, smoke, odor or glare; and/or
    2. Such businesses would not adversely affect the environment.
  3. Light manufacturing uses permitted in the I-1 Light Industrial District and mobile homes and modular housing and components.
  4. Building materials sales and lumberyards.
  5. Utilities.
  6. Construction, repair, sales and maintenance of watercraft.
  7. Retail, on-site sales, which are in conjunction with a manufacturing, repair or service business or industry.
  8. Commercial and business office buildings.
  9. Restaurants.
  10. Retail stores, shops and businesses including unified shopping centers.
  11. Government buildings and offices.
  12. Any use permitted in the C-3 District.
  13. One or more principal uses permitted herein located in a single building.
  14. Nursing home. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  15. Assisted living facility. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  16. Continuing care facility, which includes nursing home and assisted living facility uses. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  17. Multifamily dwellings, provided the dwellings are located on the same lot as an approved and licensed assisted living facility or continuing care facility and are designed for and rented to individuals over 55 years of age who are able to perform the activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living, but who may require occasional assistance with meal preparation, prescription management, housekeeping and adult day care. The number of multifamily dwellings shall not exceed the number of persons for which the assisted living or continuing care facility is licensed to provide care. [Added 1-5-2017 by Ord. No. 12-2016]
  18. Cannabis licensed dispensary, subject to the following provisions: [Amended 9-5-2024 by Ord. No. 09-2024]
    1. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use;
    2. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from property with any pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship;
    3. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 1000 feet from property with another cannabis licensed dispensary;
    4. A cannabis licensed dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and
    5. Parking requirements for a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses.
  19. Agriculture (excluding dairy, pasturing, viticulture, animal and poultry husbandry). Agricultural use includes the growing and processing of cannabis authorized by and in accordance with a license issued by the State of Maryland. [Amended 3-18-2021 by Ord. No. 01-2021]
2. Minimum yard and lot requirements. [Amended 1-5-2017 by Ord. No. 12-2016]
  1. Adjacent to public streets. No portion of any building shall be erected closer than 60 feet to any public street. No off-street parking or loading space shall be permitted in areas between buildings and arterial and major collector streets where vehicles in such spaces would be visible from said public streets. Off-street parking may be located in areas between buildings and minor collector roads, provided such parking areas are screened from minor collector roads as provided in Article III, § 170-29F(4).
  2. Adjacent to residential districts. No portion of any building shall be erected closer than 60 feet to any residential district boundary, and no off-street parking or loading space shall be closer than 30 feet to any residential district boundary.
3. Open space. Minimum landscaped open space of any individual lot shall not be less than 15% of the lot area. Such landscaped open space shall be used to enhance the appearance of the lot.
4. Site planning; external relationships. Site planning within the district shall provide for protection of individual lots from adverse surrounding influences, and for protection of surrounding areas from adverse influence existing within the district. Yards, fences, walls, or vegetative screening shall be provided where needed to protect residential districts or public streets from undesirable views, lighting, noise, or other off-site influences. In particular, outdoor storage, extensive off-street parking areas, and service areas for loading and unloading vehicles, and for storage and collection of refuse and garbage shall be effectively screened. Buffer yards shall be provided as described in Article IV, § 170-42.
5. The Board of Appeals may grant the following uses as special exceptions:
  1. Research, experimental, testing and development activities.
  2. Telecommunications tower, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-51. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-29.1 Traditional Neighborhood Development District - TND

1. TND developments shall only be permitted on parcels of 40 acres or greater. Parcels less than the minimum acreage may be developed as TND if they are contiguous to an existing TND zoned area and development on said parcels or tracts can be harmoniously integrated into the existing TND consistent with the requirements and purposes of this zone.
2. The TND development shall have access to an existing or planned arterial or collector road, and be organized around a network of interconnected public streets in a grid pattern that establishes and forms a street hierarchy limited to collector, local/secondary streets, and alleys. The street network/hierarchy must be delineated by a Regulating Plan;
3. TND developments have physical form (building styles and sizes, and lot sizes), as well as required open spaces that vary in character and intensity so as to the best integrate and interconnect with the surrounding neighborhood and community character.
4. The TND development shall be served by adequate existing or planned infrastructure.
5. Governmental uses and developments shall be exempt from any minimum size criteria (§170-29.1A.1), the requirements for a Regulating Plan and palette/pattern book (§170-29.1B.2), the intensity limitations and limitations on nonresidential development in comparison to residential development (§170-29.1.F.2), and the size limits applicable to TND Districts (§170-29.1.F.3). Although not required to submit a Regulating Plan or palette/pattern book, all government uses and developments shall submit a cohesive architectural plan to guide all government buildings and developments which shall be subject to Planning Commission review and approval and which shall include standards for compatible facades, colors, and architectural features and shall require the architecture to be "human scale", of excellent design and to use high quality building materials.
Review procedures and guidelines.
1. TND developments shall be submitted in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Ordinance.
2. A Tentative Sketch Plan, Regulating Plan, and palette/pattern book for the entire TND development shall be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission and become a template for Preliminary Site and Subdivision Plans in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations and this Zoning Ordinance. In addition to the information required by the Subdivision Regulations, the Tentative Sketch Plan shall be accompanied by architectural renderings, a Preliminary Regulating Plan, a preliminary palette/pattern book, and other such information as may be required by the Planning Commission to determine consistency with Town of Centreville regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. A final Regulating Plan and final palette/pattern book shall be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission with the final site plan. Any amendments to the final Regulating Plan and/or final palette/pattern book shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
3. A preliminary plat for the entire TND development shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations. In addition to the information required of the subdivision regulations, the preliminary plat shall be accompanied by preliminary architectural elevations, preliminary street cross-sections and other such information as may be required by the Planning Commission to determine consistency with these regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. The preliminary plat for the TND shall include site specific topography and the surveyed location of adjacent streets, sidewalks and water and sewer facilities.
4. If the preliminary plat is approved by the Planning Commission, a site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in accordance with the Town Zoning Ordinance. The site plan shall include the final construction drawings and final architectural plans.
5. A TND may be developed in phases. If developed in phases, the Planning Commission shall require such information and mechanisms as they deem necessary to assure that the entire development is developed in accordance with the TND principles as indicated on the preliminary plat and tentative sketch plan. Said information and mechanisms may include, but are not limited to, deed restrictions, easements, and financial sureties.
6. The requirements of this section apply to all proposed development within the TND zoning district. The Planning Commission may approve minor variations to the standards in this section as deemed appropriate, provided that the Planning Commission finds that the minor variations will still produce a development that complies with the intent of this zoning district, the development design standards and the Comprehensive Plan.
7. When the provisions of these regulations conflict with other standards found in the Code of the Town of Centreville and/or the Development Design Standards, the more restrictive regulation shall apply. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
Permitted uses. Uses not specifically listed are prohibited. Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Residential Uses
  1. Single-family detached dwellings.
  2. Cottage Dwellings.
  3. Single-family attached:
    1. Two-family dwellings.
    2. Semi-attached dwellings.
    3. Townhouses.
  4. Multi-family dwellings.
  5. Residential uses above commercial, retail, and service uses
2. Non-Residential Uses
  1. Places of Religious Assembly.
  2. Institutional/Civic spaces.
  3. Governmental uses (indoor and outdoor).
  4. Neighborhood Commercial, retail and service uses located on the ground floor
  5. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, small Neighborhood Commercial centers, Planned Commercial Centers, and commercial, retail, and service buildings.
  6. Adult Day Care.
  7. Agricultural production of crops, plants, and flowers oriented to human consumption or retail sales, such as truck crops, orchards, vineyards, flowers and cutting gardens, and apiaries. No livestock and poultry husbandry or any other animals or fowls permitted. Agricultural production shall not be more than 15% of the total TND acreage.
  8. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, Hotels.
  9. Continuing Care Facility.
  10. Nursing home.
  11. Common Open Space.
  12. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, Offices.
  13. Assisted living facility.
  14. Bed-and-breakfasts as defined by §170-70.
  15. Private clubhouses having a building footprint smaller than 5,000 square feet and accessory swimming pools.
  16. Child care centers with a building footprint smaller than 5,000 square feet.
Accessory uses shall be as permitted in the R-2 District.
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Residential Uses
  1. Accessory dwelling units in conjunction with single family detached dwellings.
  2. Special needs housing.
2. Non-Residential Uses
  1. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning.
  2. Private active open space areas, including clubs, outdoor spaces, and swimming pools where the building footprint exceeds 5,000 square feet.
  3. Restaurant, Carry-out Restaurant, or Drive-Through Restaurant (only if located on Major Collector road)
  4. Micro Distillery.
  5. Nano Brewery.
  6. Solar array, subject to the provisions of §170-20C(11).
  7. Child-care centers with a building footprint larger than 5,000 square feet.
Density and dimensional standards. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. Number of dwelling units permitted. The number of residential dwelling units and the amount of nonresidential development (excluding open spaces) shall be determined as follows:
  1. The maximum residential density for a development tract shall not exceed eight (8) dwelling units per acre.
  2. A maximum of one accessory dwelling unit may be permitted on a single-family lot. However, the total number of accessory dwelling units shall not be more than 15% of the total number of single-family detached units.
  3. Dwelling units constructed above retail and service uses may be permissible and inclusive of the total number of dwelling units authorized under this section.
2. Intensity Limitation: The maximum percentage of the TND property that can be nonresidential is up to ten percent (10%) of the gross TND area, with the exact percentage allowed subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission. The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for all nonresidential lots in each TND District shall not exceed 0.40.
3. In addition to the Intensity Limitation above, Commercial, retail and service, and office uses shall be limited as follows: In TND developments less than 200 acres, the commercial, retail and service, and office uses shall be only Neighborhood Commercial and shall be of similar scale and massing as residential structures and shall not exceed 3,000 square feet ground floor area for each commercial, retail and service or office building. The scale and massing of other permitted use nonresidential buildings shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis.
4. See Schedule of Zone Regulations for presumptive minimum lot size, lot widths, required yards, etc.
5. Special regulations for two-family dwellings and townhouses shall be as regulated in the R-3 District.
6. In TNDs less than 200 acres, no more than 16 dwelling units in one multifamily building are permitted.
Design requirements. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. General design requirements.
  1. A mix of residential dwelling types is required within a TND; however, not less than 50% of the total dwelling units must be single-family detached dwellings.
  2. A minimum of at least three of the following permitted housing types must be provided: single-family dwellings; cottage dwellings; two-family dwellings; townhouses and/or multifamily dwellings.
  3. The Planning Commission, through the development review process, shall require a reasonable provision of screening to shield adjacent residential uses from nonresidential and/or commercial uses or structures.
  4. Where more intense residential or nonresidential uses in the TND abut existing residential zoning, a minimum bufferyard is required, or alternatively, a rear alley providing access to existing lots may be used in place of a bufferyard as approved by the Planning Commission.
2. Lot and block standards.
  1. All lots shall have frontage on a square or public street. All buildings, except accessory structures, shall have their main entrance onto a public street.
  2. Nonresidential structures shall abut sidewalks, except agricultural structures or agricultural accessory structures.
  3. Lot and building widths should create a relatively symmetrical street cross section that reinforces the public space of the street as a simple, unified public space.
  4. TND rectilinear street layout design shall provide for perimeter blocks that are generally in the range of 200 feet to 400 feet deep by 400 feet to 800 feet long.
  5. A variety of lot sizes shall be provided to facilitate housing diversity and choice and meet the projected requirements of people with different housing needs. Minimum standards are set forth in Ch. 170 Attachment 2-Schedule of Zone Regulations.
3. Circulation standards. The circulation system shall provide adequate traffic capacity, provide connected pedestrian and bicycle routes, control but not prohibit through traffic, limit lot access to streets of lower traffic volumes, provide secondary access to parking and service areas with alleys and promote safe and efficient mobility through the TND.
  1. Pedestrian circulation. Convenient pedestrian circulation systems that minimize pedestrian-motor vehicle conflicts shall be provided continuously throughout the TND. Where feasible, any existing pedestrian routes through the site shall be preserved, extended and enhanced. All streets, except for alleys shall be bordered by sidewalks on both sides in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations and the Development Design Standards.
  2. Motor vehicle circulation.
    1. Motor vehicle circulation shall be designed to minimize conflicts with pedestrians and bicycles. Traffic calming features such as "queuing streets," curb extensions, traffic circles, and medians may be used to encourage slow traffic speeds.
    2. A street hierarchy shall be established for the TND development and shall be indicated on the tentative sketch plan (§138.11). Each street shall be classified and designed according to the Centreville street specifications as provided in § 138-39 of the Town Subdivision Regulations. Only Collector (major and minor), Secondary, and alley street types are permitted in the TND District, and as recommended by the Town Staff.
    3. The use of alleys is permitted, provided they are privately maintained in perpetuity and acceptable provisions are established to ensure their future private maintenance. Alley shall not be publicly owned or maintained. Alleys provide secondary access to residential properties where street frontages are narrow, where the street is designed with a narrower width to encourage limited on-street parking, or single side street parking. Alley access development is desired to increase residential densities, and allow dwelling units to be set closer to sidewalks. Alleys may also provide delivery access or alternate parking access to nonresidential properties.
    4. Private streets in a TND shall be discouraged, except that private alleys shall be permitted if they comply with (3) above.
    5. For any street in a TND, alternative right-of-way and pavement widths from those required by the Subdivision Regulations may be approved by the Planning Commission upon recommendation by Town Staff.
4. Street layout standards. The TND should extend, straighten, and/or restore any disrupted street grid. In addition:
  1. Corner radii. The roadway edge at street intersections shall be rounded with a maximum radius of 15 feet for secondary streets and 20 feet for intersections involving collector streets. The intersection of a local street and an access lane or alley shall be rounded with a maximum radius of 10 feet.
  2. Curb cuts for driveways to individual residential lots shall be discouraged along collector streets. Curb cuts shall be limited to intersections with other streets or access drives to parking lots for commercial, civic or multifamily residential uses.
  3. The orientation of streets should enhance the visual impact of common open spaces and prominent buildings, create lots that facilitate passive solar design, and minimize street gradients. All streets shall terminate at other streets or at public land, except secondary streets may terminate in stub streets when such streets act as connections to future phases of the development. Secondary streets may terminate other than at other streets or public land when there is a connection to the pedestrian and bicycle path network at the terminus.
5. Parking. Off-street parking lots in a TND shall comply with the subdivision regulations and the Development Design Standards. In addition:
  1. Adjacent on-street parking may apply toward the minimum parking requirements.
  2. A parking lot or garage may not be adjacent to or opposite a street intersection.
  3. One off-street parking space with unrestricted ingress and egress shall be provided for each accessory dwelling unit.
  4. The maximum number of parking spaces provided shall not exceed the minimum number required by more than 10% of the required parking standard. Reduction of impervious surfaces through the use of interlocking pavers is strongly encouraged for areas such as remote parking lots and overflow parking areas for developments that have only periodic parking demand.
  5. Access for service vehicles should provide a direct route to service and loading dock areas while avoiding movement through parking lots.
  6. Pedestrian entrances to all parking lots and parking structures shall be directly from a frontage line.
  7. The vehicular entrance of a parking lot or garage from a public street shall be no wider than 30 feet.
  8. Parking lots shall have direct pedestrian connection to the building entry points especially if the parking is located along the side and/or behind the buildings. Designated pedestrian access shall be provided from all parking lots to the primary building entrances.
  9. Parking lots shall be designed to avoid dead-end aisles.
  10. Parking lots shall be separated from buildings by a landscaped strip, whenever possible, or a raised concrete walkway or pedestrian plaza.
  11. The maximum length of any row of parking shall be 10 parking spaces.
  12. Shared parking is encouraged between different uses with staggered peak parking demand in order to reduce the total number of spaces within the development.
  13. Parking lot screening and landscaping standards shall be provided in accordance with the Development Design Standards.
  14. Fifty-five-plus multifamily units shall be provided with two spaces per unit.
  15. Driveways shall be of a size sufficient to accommodate the required number of parking spaces without blocking adjoining sidewalks.
6. Building location and orientation.
  1. The front facade of the principal building on any lot in a Traditional Neighborhood Development shall face a street, park, or square.
  2. The front facade of any building shall not be oriented to face directly toward a parking lot, unless specifically approved by the Planning Commission.
  3. Nonresidential development:
    1. Multiple buildings in a single project shall create a positive functional relationship to one another. Where possible, multiple buildings shall be clustered to achieve a "village" scale. This creates opportunities for plazas and pedestrian areas while preventing long "barracks-like" rows of buildings. When clustering is impractical, a visual link shall be established between buildings with the use of an arcade system, trellis, colonnade, covered walkways, landscaping, enhanced paving, building articulation and detailing, or similar features.
    2. Orienting buildings closer to the street to screen parking in the interior of the site and providing strong pedestrian connections to buildings is encouraged where appropriate (e.g., where it does not negatively impact any abutting residential areas).
Architectural standards. A variety of architectural features and building materials is encouraged to give each building or group of buildings a distinct character. Site and building design standards are set forth in the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards. In addition:
1. Entries, facades, scale and form.
  1. The architectural features, materials, and the articulation of a facade of a building shall be continued on all sides visible from a public street or square.
  2. Porches, pent roofs, roof overhangs, hooded front doors or other similar architectural elements shall define the front entrance to all residences.
2. Residential garages.
  1. Except as provided in b. (5) below, all garages access will be from the rear or side lot line.
  2. Permitted garage access locations on a single-family housing lot include: [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
    1. A detached rear garage accessed from a local street, or alley;
    2. An attached side garage accessed from the local street, or alley;
    3. An attached rear garage accessed from the local street, or alley;
    4. A detached rear garage, behind the house, accessed from the local street, or alley.
    5. An attached front-loaded garage consistent with the Required Standards and to the extent possible with the Encouraged Guidelines for the Location of Garages in the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards where the dwelling is not located on an arterial, major or minor collector road may be permitted by the Planning Commission. Front-loaded garages located on secondary streets or minor collectors shall meet minimum street width standards. [Amended 9-5-2024 by Ord. No. 06-2024]
3. Signage. A comprehensive sign program is required for the entire Traditional Neighborhood Development, which establishes a uniform sign theme. Such sign program shall include architectural design standards for all signs and provisions regarding the permissible number of signs, sign types, sizes, locations, and illumination. The comprehensive sign program shall be submitted with the site plan and is subject to the review and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission. [Amended 3-7-2019 by Ord. No. 01-2018]
4. Lighting.
  1. Street lighting shall be provided on both sides of all streets at intervals of no greater than 75 feet or as otherwise provided upon the Planning Commission's finding that the proposed design meets the general intent of the Town Code and design standards. Lighting should be dark sky compliant. Lighting controls regulated by timers and motion sensors may be utilized as approved by the Town. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  2. Parking lot poles should be located in medians or perimeter buffer areas wherever possible. Landscaping improvements should not conflict with the location of poles.
  3. Lighting should be provided to highlight entrances, art, terraces, and special landscape features; however, fixtures should be concealed to prevent glare.
5. Storage, loading, and service areas.
  1. Loading docks, storage and service areas shall be located away from any public street in areas of low visibility such as the rear of buildings.
  2. Loading docks and service areas shall be combined to the extent feasible between multiple sites.
  3. Service entrances shall be clearly marked with signs to discourage the use of main entrances for deliveries.
Buffers, street trees, and landscaping standards.
1. All uses are subject to the Buffer and screening provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Street trees shall be planted in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations.
Common Open Space and recreation.
1. Purpose. To ensure that open space and recreation areas are provided as an integral design element within TND developments and that such areas and facilities are of an adequate scale in relation to the size of the TND development and which provide residents a variety of active recreational pursuits and passive open space benefits.
2. Area required. At least 25% of the gross acreage of the Traditional Neighborhood Development must be common open space. At least 35% of the minimum required common open space shall be dedicated as active open space.
  1. The following are illustrative of the types of civic/recreation areas and subsequent facilities that shall be deemed to serve active recreational needs and therefore count towards satisfaction of the active open space area requirements of the TND: village greens, plazas, squares, community gardens, play fields, ball courts, swings, pocket parks, playgrounds/tot lots, developed walking, jogging or biking trails, and similar civic/recreational uses. In the TND Open Space requirements are not inclusive of clubhouses, private clubs and lodges, or outdoor areas being required as part of an approved special exception.
  2. Permanent amenities in active open space areas include, but are not limited to, benches, picnic tables, amphitheaters, kiosks, fountains, monuments, bike racks, trash receptacles, and similar fixtures may be included.
  3. The areas used for stormwater management ponds, drainage swales, rain gardens or other BMPs for the retention, water quality improvement or release of stormwater shall not be automatically considered active recreation areas; however, the Planning Commission may approve the use of improved wet pond stormwater facilities such as we ponds and man-made ponds as active open space, as long as such facilities also provide recreational and scenic amenities, such as fountains, gazebos, bridges, seating areas, piers, perimeter trails, etc., and that the facilities be appropriately integrated into the landscape by location and landscaping. The Town encourages attractive integration of all stormwater facilities and BMPs into the TND design.
3. Design requirements.
  1. The open space shall be consistent with the Town's plans for its park and open space system as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, including the establishment of greenways.
  2. All residential lots shall be within 1/4 mile pedestrian travel distance from common active open space.
  3. Active open space areas shall be designed as a public gathering place and shall be located in a manner which affords reasonable access to all residents within the development. Active open space areas shall be dispersed throughout the development.
  4. Common Open Space should have an integration of Active and Passive Open Space inclusive of natural areas whenever practical.
  5. Open space and recreation areas shall be pedestrian oriented and designed with linkages to existing and planned public walkways and with other planned recreation areas. Other than Buffer Management Areas (Critical Area only), areas of restricted use by the residents of the TND shall not satisfy the open space requirements.
  6. Features that may be used to create open space areas acceptable to the Planning Commission may include, but are not limited to, fixed benches, fixed tables, fountains, pathways, bikeways, bicycle racks, period lighting, shade trees, perennial gardens, and/or picnic areas.
  7. Recreation facilities shall be designed and installed using National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) standards, and in accordance with Accessible Recreation Facilities Guidelines.

[Added 1-2-2014 by Ord. No. 13-2013]

HISTORY
Approved by Ord. 12-2025 TND Amendment on 9/18/2025

09-2024

10-2022

Centreville City Zoning Code

Ch 170

Art III District Regulations

170-18 Application Of Certain Regulations

Zone regulations shall be as set forth in Article IV of this chapter, Supplemental Zone Regulations, and the Schedule of Zone Regulations is incorporated and declared to be a part of this chapter.¹

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-19 Residential District R-1

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Single-family detached dwellings.
2. Farms and usual agricultural practices, provided that no poultry or livestock, except pets, shall be housed or confined within 200 feet of the boundary of the property. Fox, mink and hog farms shall be prohibited.
3. Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries.
4. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning, subject to site plan review.
5. Elderly housing at a density of up to six units per acre, provided that adequate documentation that ensures that the housing will be exclusively for the occupation of elderly residents is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
6. One accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  3. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  4. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
Accessory uses and structures. The following permitted accessory uses and structures shall be in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building:
1. Private garage and other similar structures normally accessory to principal permitted uses or authorized special exception.
2. Customary, incidental home occupations.
3. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work, complying with the requirement of the State and County Health Departments, which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
4. Temporary offices and display areas incidental to the sale or rental of homes or apartments, complying with the requirements of State and County Health Departments, which buildings shall be moved upon completion or abandonment of operations.
5. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
6. Solar panel collector cells shall be permitted as an accessory use, but, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be only for the principal use of the property on which the solar electric supply is located, shall be located on the roof of the primary structure on the property, and shall be screened to the extent possible. [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
7. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Rest homes, nursing homes, funeral homes, medical offices, and other minor institutions for human care and the treatment of noncontagious diseases; single-family attached and multifamily residential dwelling units to house the elderly when associated with the nursing home or other institution. These uses may be approved, provided that the density does not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre. [Amended 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]
2. Cemeteries.
3. Public and private noncommercial parks and recreation areas, including clubs, parks and swimming pools provided Buffer Yard B is located between the use and single-family residential uses.
4. Conversion of a single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulation, § 170-41, of this chapter.
5. Governmental office buildings on property which was publicly owned as of August 2, 1979.
6. Day-care centers.
7. More than one accessory apartment may be created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
8. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Added 11-5-2015 by Ord. No. 07-2015]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
All permitted and special exception uses, other than a single-family detached residence, that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

170-20 Residential District R-2

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Single-family dwellings.
2. Farms and usual agricultural practices, provided that no poultry or livestock, except pets, shall be housed or confined within 200 feet of the boundary of the property. Fox, mink and hog farms shall be prohibited.
3. Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries.
4. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning.
5. Elderly housing at a density of up to six units per acre, provided that adequate documentation that ensures that the housing will be exclusively for the occupation of elderly residents is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
6. One accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
7. Dwelling, duplex, if they existed as of December 1, 2007. [Added 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 01-2017]
8. Multifamily dwellings, if they existed as of December 1, 2007. [Added 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 01-2017]
9. Museums, provided that: [Added 6-3-2021 by Ord. No. 11-2020]
  1. The lot area, dimensional standards and bulk requirements set forth in the Schedule of Zone Regulations shall apply except that the minimum lot size shall be 24,000 square feet, the minimum lot width shall be 140 feet, and the minimum side yard setback shall be 20 feet;
  2. The Planning Commission may waive the twenty-foot minimum setback upon finding the building's size and operation would impose no greater impact to the adjoining lot than a house on the same lot;
  3. The lot shall comply with Buffer Yard Category C, provided for in § 170-42 and illustrated in the Appendix to this chapter;¹ and
  4. The Planning Commission may impose restrictions on hours of operation, but in no case shall the museum be open to the general public between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building:
1. Private garage, and other similar structures normally accessory to the principal permitted uses or authorized special exception.
2. Customary, incidental home occupation.
3. Temporary buildings and structures incidental to construction work, complying with the requirements of the State and County Health Department, which buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work.
4. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
5. Solar panel collector cells shall be permitted as an accessory use, but, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be only for the principal use of the property on which the solar electric supply is located, shall be located on the roof of the primary structure on the property, and shall be screened to the extent possible. [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
6. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Rest homes, nursing homes, funeral homes, medical offices, and other minor institutions for human care and the treatment of noncontagious diseases; single-family attached and multifamily residential dwelling units to house the elderly when associated with the nursing home or other institution. These uses may be approved provided the density does not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre. [Amended 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]
2. Cemeteries.
3. Public and private noncommercial parks and recreation areas, including clubs, parks and swimming pools, provided that Buffer Yard B (Appendix 1) is located between the use and single-family residential uses.
4. Conversion of single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-41, of this chapter.
5. Governmental office buildings on publicly owned property. [Amended 3-7-2013 by Ord. No. 01-2013]
6. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Amended 4-3-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
7. Lodges and private clubs.
8. Day-care centers.
9. More than one accessory apartment created within single-family dwelling units, provided that: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. The apartment units are within a dwelling that existed at the time of adoption of this chapter.
  2. The maximum number of apartments shall not exceed the maximum permitted density and shall not in any case exceed four apartment units on any one lot.
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the dwelling.
  4. One parking space per apartment unit, and two parking spaces for the primary dwelling are provided on the parcel.
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways.
10. One accessory apartment in a detached building, provided that: [Added 8-3-2006 by Ord. No. 03-06]
  1. The subject lot is at least 10,000 square feet;
  2. The minimum yard requirements, height and total lot coverage do not exceed the standards set forth in this chapter for the R-2 Zone;
  3. The owner of the dwelling resides permanently within the main dwelling unit;
  4. There is at least one off-street parking space for the apartment unit and at least two off-street parking spaces for the main dwelling;
  5. Parking areas are adequately screened from adjacent lots and roadways;
  6. There is no more than one accessory apartment on any lot; and
  7. The building with the apartment must be subservient to, smaller in scale than, and architecturally complimentary to the main residence.
11. Solar arrays, providing that: [Added 8-4-2016 by Ord. No. 06-2016]
  1. In addition to other special exception requirements set forth in this chapter, applications for solar arrays shall provide the following:
    1. A property proposing to have a solar array shall be at least two acres in size.
    2. The solar array shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from properties with residential uses.
    3. Solar arrays shall not exceed 12 feet in height as measured from the ground.
    4. Site plans shall demonstrate the following:
      1. Show all equipment and/or storage buildings, shelters, landscaping, access and environmental features on the site.
      2. Demonstrate that stormwater is managed in accordance with all county and state requirements and that there is no discharge that causes degradation of Town, county or state waters.
      3. Show that all wiring not on the solar arrays shall be underground except where necessary to connect to the public utility.
      4. Show that the gross usable area will exclude any wetland areas that are regulated by the Maryland Department of the Environment or the U.S. Department of the Interior (administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All forested areas removed during construction or operation shall be mitigated in accordance with the Forest Conservation Act.
      5. Demonstrate that any required utility right-of-way is allocated.
      6. Provide a detailed landscape plan demonstrating that noninvasive native plant species are used to surround the solar arrays site, providing a vegetated buffer around the perimeter of the site area of the solar arrays. Additional buffer area may be required by the Board of Appeals to provide screening from adjacent residential uses and/or public or private roads and/or rights-of-way. It shall be demonstrated in the landscape plan as part of the site plan that plantings will be of a type that will adequately screen the solar arrays from view of adjoining properties and private and public roadways, and a landscape berm appropriate to accept plantings, up to four feet high, may be used to assist in screening solar arrays.
      7. Provide documentation that noise generated by the facility shall be limited to 60 dBA as measured at the property line except when a backup generator is needed for maintenance. Construction on the site is exempt from this standard.
      8. Provide that lighting shall be in accordance with design standards and this chapter.
      9. Demonstrate that the solar arrays, including the electrical and mechanical components, shall conform to relevant and applicable local, state and national codes.
  2. Maintenance of solar arrays shall be demonstrated according to following guidelines:
    1. If solvents are required for cleaning of solar modules, they must be biodegradable.
    2. All broken or waste solar modules shall be removed from the site within 60 days of being taken out of service.
    3. A maintenance agreement for the landscape plan is provided with assurance of replacement for plantings and viability of the landscaped buffer.
  3. Removal of abandoned solar generating equipment.
    1. A bond, or other acceptable security, whose amount shall be determined by the Board of Appeals, may be required to assure removal of any unused or unmaintained solar arrays.
    2. Any solar energy power generating system that has not operated for a continuous period of 12 months shall be considered unused and abandoned unless the Board of Appeals grants an extension. The owner of an unused system shall remove the entire system within six months of receipt of notice from Town of Centreville notifying the owner of the equipment removal requirement. Removal includes removing any underground structures or supports and electrical transmission wire. All materials must be legally removed from the site. The site shall be restored to its original condition after removal is complete.
  4. Building permit fees shall be determined by resolution of the Town Council.
All permitted and special exception uses, other than a single-family detached residence, that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

¹Editor's Note: See Appendix 1, Bufferyard Requirements, included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-21 Residential District R-3

The regulations of the R-3 Zone are intended to accomplish the same purpose of the R-2 District while permitting higher density and a variety of dwelling types.

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. All uses permitted in R-2 District.
2. Two-family dwellings and townhouses. [Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
3. Semidetached dwellings.
4. Attached dwellings.
5. Multifamily dwellings.
6. Planned unit developments (PUDs) in accordance with the conditions and requirements contained in § 170-28 of this chapter. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
Accessory uses shall be as permitted in R-2 District.
Special regulations for two-family dwellings and townhouses:
1. Each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling unit must comply with the minimum lot area per dwelling unit specified in the regulations of Article IV.
2. The dwelling units and individual lots of a two-family dwelling or townhouse may be sold separately if separate utilities systems are provided and if separate lots for all dwelling units in a building are created at the same time and in conformance with Chapter 138, Subdivision Regulations. In addition, all two-family dwellings or townhouse units offered for sale shall have party walls at least eight inches thick of masonry construction extending from the footings to the roof of the structure.
3. The following regulations shall apply to townhouses in any district where townhouses are permitted:
  1. The townhouse building shall comply with minimum lot requirements contained in the Schedule of Zone Regulations,¹ but each dwelling unit of a townhouse need not be located on a lot complying with minimum lot area per family requirements in the table, provided that the average for all dwelling units in the building equals or exceeds the minimum requirements, and provided that no lot is created with lot area less than 2,000 square feet, exclusive of a parking lot area. [Refer to Subsection C(3)(h) of this section.]
  2. Lot frontage, measured at a building line, for individual dwelling units of a townhouse may be reduced to not less than 18 feet. Lot width for end units shall be adequate to provide required front and side yards.
  3. For the purpose of the side yard regulations, a townhouse building shall be considered as one building on one lot with side yards required for end units only, in accordance with the Schedule of Zone Regulations.² Any side yard adjacent to the line of a lot occupied by a detached single-family dwelling or a lot in a single-family residential district shall not be less than 25 feet.
  4. No detached garage or carport or other detached accessory building over 120 square feet shall be permitted on a lot occupied by a townhouse.
  5. Unless otherwise restricted by zone regulations, not less than three and not more than six dwelling units shall be included in any one townhouse building.
  6. The front and rear facades of dwelling units in a townhouse building shall be varied by changed yards of not less than three feet and variation in materials or design so that no more than three abutting units will have the same front yard depth and the same or essentially the same architectural treatment of facades and rooflines.
  7. Assurances shall be provided satisfactory to the Town that nonpublic areas for the common use and enjoyment of occupants of townhouses, but not in individual ownership by such occupants, shall be maintained in a satisfactory manner without expense to the general public.
  8. Required off-street parking shall be provided on the lot or within 100 feet of the lot.
  9. A site plan complying with the requirements of this chapter shall accompany an application for approval of a townhouse development.
  10. A minimum of 15% of the gross land area to be developed as townhouses must be reserved as natural or landscaped open space or recreational area.
Special exceptions. The Board of Appeals may authorize any one or more of the following uses in an R-3 area, in addition to those specified. In authorizing any such additional use, the Board of Appeals may impose such requirements and conditions with respect to location, construction, maintenance and operation (in addition to those expressly stipulated hereinafter), as they deem necessary for the protection of adjacent properties and the public interest.
1. Mobile home parks, subject to the following provisions:
  1. Access to the mobile home park shall be from a major highway or arterial street; the number and location of access drives shall be controlled for traffic safety and protection of surrounding properties; no mobile home space shall be designed for direct access to a street outside the boundaries of the mobile home park; and the interior access drives shall be at least 25 feet in width surfaced and maintained at least 25 feet in width.
  2. The topography of the site shall be such as to facilitate rapid drainage and that adequate drainage facilities be provided.
  3. The minimum width and/or depth of the mobile home park shall be 200 feet, and minimum total area of the mobile home park shall be five acres.
  4. The minimum area for a mobile home site for parking one mobile home shall be 3,500 square feet with no dimension less than 40 feet, and with corners of each site visibly marked and numbered by a permanent marker.
  5. The mobile home park shall contain at least 1,000 square feet per mobile home for community facilities, including play space, utility rooms, parking and access roads. Any service or utility building shall be located on a minimum lot of 10,000 square feet.
  6. The mobile home park shall be surrounded by Buffer Yard C (Appendix 1) along the street frontage of a street or major highway, and Buffer Yard D (Appendix 1) along all other lot lines or street frontage. A minimum of 15% of the total mobile home tract shall be left as open space recreational areas.
  7. No mobile home shall be parked closer than 25 feet to any other mobile home or service building, and no part of a mobile home shall extend closer than five feet to the boundaries of an individual mobile home site.
  8. Off-street parking spaces for automobiles shall be provided in the ratio of two spaces per mobile home in locations convenient to individual trailers or groups of trailers.
  9. Proper provision shall be made for public water supply, sanitary sewers, refuse collection, laundry and other community facilities. Water and sewer systems shall be approved by the Maryland State Health Department.
  10. Service or utility buildings are permitted within the park for use as sanitary, postal, trailer supplies, mobile home park office, convenience items or laundry; provided, however, that all use of the facilities shall be designed for occupants of the park.
  11. Mobile home unit standards.
    1. The unit should appear to have a permanent and continuous foundation of masonry construction.
    2. The unit is at least 20 feet wide. For single-wide units, the width can be made up with a porch or carport addition at least 2/3 the length of the unit.
    3. The unit has a pitched roof.
    4. The unit is constructed under the latest (1976) HUD standards and Maryland Industrial Buildings and Mobile Home Code.
    5. The exterior walls of the unit look like wood or masonry, regardless of their actual composition.
2. Mobile home subdivision subject to the following provisions:
  1. Access to the mobile home subdivision shall be from a major highway or arterial street, and all access drives shall be controlled to facilitate traffic movement, to minimize traffic hazards, and to protect surrounding properties.
  2. Any interior access drives shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 40 feet, with a minimum paved surface of 30 feet in width.
  3. The mobile home subdivision shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip of 25 feet along the frontage adjoining any arterial street or major artery.
  4. The minimum lot size for a mobile home shall conform in all respects to the minimum lot size for a single-family dwelling for the zone in which the subdivision is located.
  5. The minimum width and/or depth of the subdivision shall be 200 feet and a minimum total area of five acres.
  6. The topography of the subdivision shall be designed to provide for adequate drainage, and adequate drainage facilities shall be provided as developed.
3. Special exceptions as permitted in the R-2 District.
4. Conversion of a single-family dwelling in existence as of the effective date of this chapter into multifamily dwellings. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-41, of this chapter.
All nonresidential permitted and special exception uses that are adjacent to single-family detached residences shall comply with the setback and Buffer yard requirements contained in § 170-42K. [Added 5-6-2021 by Ord. No. 05-2021]

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
² Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.

170-22 Central Business District CBD

Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Shops such as grocery, hardware, drug stores, variety stores, and specialty shops.
2. Personal service shops dealing directly with customer: beauty parlors, barbershops, clothes cleaning agencies, laundromats, and similar service establishments.
3. Banks, drive-in or otherwise, business and professional offices, and similar establishments.
4. Funeral homes.
5. Boardinghouses, bed-and-breakfasts, and short-term rentals.
  1. Use and development standards. In accordance with the following use and development standards, bed-and-breakfasts, boardinghouses and short-term home rentals must: [Amended 4-3-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014]
    1. Have the facility inspected and approved by the fire marshal for the specified use;
    2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
    3. Operate under a valid bed-and-breakfast, boardinghouse or short-term home rental zoning certificate prior to operation;
    4. Provide for off-street parking in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter, which includes a Buffer from adjacent residential uses;
    5. Not involve the alteration of a structure in a manner that changes the essential residential character of the property or district; and
    6. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38 of this chapter.
6. Appliance sales and repair shops; however, any outside storage of supplies and equipment shall be screened with a solid fence a minimum of six feet high.
7. Theaters or cultural establishments.
8. Clubs or lodges.
9. Parking areas, as provided in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-32, of this chapter.
10. Apartments in multistory buildings, provided that the portion of the ground floor fronting the street remains commercial, and the property will be subject to site plan review when converted to such use.
11. Restaurants (including full service and carry-out restaurants only).
12. Public structures.
13. Single-family detached structure when it can be documented that the property had once been used as such.
14. Auto parts and accessories sales.
15. Nano breweries. [Added 1-21-2016 by Ord. No. 02-2016]
16. Micro distillery. [Added 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 06-2018]
Special exception uses shall be as follows:
1. Automobile service establishments are permitted (as special exceptions upon approval by the Board of Appeals), subject to the following provisions:
  1. Bulk storage of flammable liquids shall be underground.
  2. The entrance or exit of such establishments shall be at least 50 feet from any lot zoned residential.
  3. No structure or building shall be erected within 30 feet of any residential property line.
  4. There shall be no outside storage or accumulation of junk or scrap.
2. Convenience stores without motor vehicle fuel dispensers. [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
3. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless otherwise provided herein or attached to or part of the main building: [Amended 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
1. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
2. Outdoor table area and outdoor dining area as an accessory use to a restaurant, provided that it complies with the following requirements: [Added 10-4-2019 by Ord. No. 11-2019¹]
  1. Restaurants shall be permitted to provide outdoor table areas and operate outdoor dining areas on sidewalks, including areas within the public right-of-way and in courtyards, so long as such area utilized is adjacent to the abutting property, provided that pedestrian circulation and access to store entrances shall not be impaired to less than 48 inches of clearance or width or 36 inches of clearance or width in the event of a mid-sidewalk obstruction, and no part of an outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall encroach upon any part of the sidewalk frontage of any adjacent premises, right-of-way or alley unless written permission is provided by the property owner. If the outdoor dining area has permanently attached features, including but not limited to fencing, gates, awnings, lighting, etc., a simplified site plan shall be filed with and approved by the Zoning Administrator. (See § 170-48 Simplified site plan.)
  2. Customers in an outdoor table area or an outdoor dining area shall be seated at tables.
  3. The number of outdoor seats shall not exceed the number of indoor seats at tables.
  4. Customers in the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall have access to the same indoor toilets as do customers seated indoors; portable toilets shall not be permitted.
  5. An outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall not be open for business hours when the indoor restaurant is closed for business.
  6. No part of any outdoor table area or outdoor dining area shall be within 75 feet of a residential zone.
  7. All illumination shall be directed within the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area and not towards neighboring properties.
  8. The operator of an outdoor table area and outdoor dining area shall fully insure, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Town Council of Centreville and in their capacity as such, the officers, agents, and employees thereof from and against any and all claims and damages in any way arising out of or through the acts or omissions of the operator of the Outdoor Table Area or outdoor dining area or its employees in the construction, operation, maintenance, use, placement or condition of the outdoor table area or outdoor dining area.
  9. The following are prohibited in outdoor table areas and outdoor dining areas: cooking of food; unshielded trash or refuse storage; advertisement (exclusive of menus intended to be read from the outdoor area); outdoor entertainment, music, speakers, or public address system; exclusively carry-out transactions.
  10. Outdoor table areas and outdoor dining areas shall comply with all applicable building, health, safety, fire, zoning and environmental standards.
  11. The following additional provisions apply to outdoor dining areas:
    1. An outdoor dining area shall not include an outdoor bar.
    2. A permit shall be required for an outdoor dining area. An application for an outdoor dining area permit shall be made to the Zoning Administrator. The application shall be made by the operator of the restaurant establishment.
    3. An outdoor dining area permit shall be valid for one year from the date on which the permit is issued. The holder of a permit shall pay an annual fee as established by resolution of the Town Council. The annual fee shall be paid with the original permit application and with any requests for renewal of the permit. The Zoning Administrator shall consider the issuance of any prior municipal infractions, citations and unpaid fines relative to the outdoor dining area when reviewing requests for permit renewal.
    4. A restaurant shall not sell, serve or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages within its outdoor dining area without first obtaining the required license from the Queen Anne's County Board of License Commissioners. Alcoholic beverages shall be served in the outdoor dining area only if the sale of food is also offered in the outdoor dining area.
3. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
Prohibited structures. Steel bars, security grates, roll-down metal doors, and similar security devices shall be prohibited on the exterior, front facade of any building.
Except as otherwise noted in the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following additional requirements shall apply to the CBD District:
1. Front yard setbacks shall be established by setbacks of existing buildings located on either side of the lot to be developed. Where no buildings exist on either side of the lot to be developed, the average setback from the edge of the street to the building front of all buildings along the street shall be used to determine the maximum setback of the proposed development.
2. Side yard setbacks can be reduced to zero except where pedestrian access is provided to parking areas or other uses. Where vehicular access is provided along the side yard, a four-foot wide sidewalk shall also be provided along the vehicular access.
3. The ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be pedestrian-oriented, and windows shall be provided to the maximum extent practical rather than blank walls.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with Article IV of this chapter. The Planning and Zoning Commission may consider the use of existing on-street parking areas and/or other existing public parking areas in meeting the minimum parking requirements for a proposed use, if the applicant can demonstrate that said parking spaces and areas will be available at the appropriate times for the patrons, residents or employees of the proposed use.

[Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]

¹ Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection C(2) as Subsection C(3).

170-23 General Commercial District C-2

The regulations of the C-2 Zone are intended to promote, protect, and provide for the retail services center of the community and the surrounding regions.

Permitted uses shall be as follows: [Amended 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 615B; 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. All uses permitted in the Central Business District CBD.
2. Department stores.
3. Theaters and places of indoor entertainment.
4. Printing and publishing.
5. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: musical instruments, clocks or watches, toys or novelties, electrical appliances, electronic devices, light sheet metal products, office equipment, baked and confectioners goods, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage nor more than 10 employees related to the manufacturing process. Producing ceramic products, cabinetmaking, and sign-painting shops shall be considered like uses.
6. Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics, provided that any open pen or runway is at least 200 feet from any residential district boundary.
7. Automobile service establishments, subject to the following provisions:
  1. Bulk storage of flammable liquids shall be underground.
  2. The entrance or exit of such establishments shall be at least 50 feet from any lot zoned residential.
  3. No structure or building shall be erected within 30 feet of any residential property line.
8. Motels and hotels.
9. Indoor or outdoor recreational or cultural establishments.
10. Direct market sales and fulfillment, including mail order catalog sales.
11. Neighborhood shopping centers, provided that the minimum site size is two acres or greater.
12. Convenience stores without motor vehicle fuel dispensers.
13. Cannabis Licensed Dispensary, subject to the following provisions: a. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use; b. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from a pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship; c. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 1,000 feet from property with another Cannabis Licensed Dispensary; d. A Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and e. Parking requirements for a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses. [Added 09-05-2024 by Ord. No. 09-2024]
Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:
1. Those clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses. All accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless attached to or part of the main building.
2. Parking areas. See Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-32, Off-street parking areas required.
3. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows: [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. Drive-in, drive through and fast-food restaurants.
2. Farm implement and industrial equipment, sales, and service.
3. Automobile sales.
4. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: musical instruments, clocks or watches, toys or novelties, electrical appliances, electronic devices, light sheet metal products, office equipment, baked and confectioners goods, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage of materials related to the manufacturing process. Producing ceramic products, cabinetmaking, and sign-painting shops shall be considered like uses.
5. Motor vehicle fuel sales, provided that the following requirements are met:
  1. Motor vehicle fuel sales shall be an accessory use to a convenience store.
  2. Adequate space shall be provided on site for service and delivery vehicles.
  3. Any fuel dispensers, underground fuel storage tanks or islands, including canopies, shall be at least 25 feet from any street or property line.
  4. Entrances and exits to streets shall be at least 100 feet from any intersection.
  5. Motor vehicle service, repair or storage of vehicles shall not take place on the premises.
6. Car wash.
7. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
In addition to the requirements of the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following regulations shall apply: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
1. A minimum of 20% of the development envelopment shall be landscaped.
2. Pedestrian walkways shall form an on-site circulation system that minimizes conflicts with pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The on-site pedestrian system shall also be linked to any existing or proposed off-site pedestrian system.
3. To minimize the impact of large expanses of parking on the pedestrian environment, parking spaces shall be located to the rear and/or sides of building.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-24 Intense Commercial District C-3

Permitted uses shall be as follows: [Amended 3-20-2003 by Ord. No. 14-02]
1. Any use permitted in the CBD or C-2 Commercial District.
2. Commercial establishments of an extensive nature requiring exterior display or storage, including, but not limited to:
  1. Auto repair garage.
  2. Motor vehicle fuel sales.
  3. Automobile sales and service.
  4. Bottling and distribution of beverages.
  5. Farm implement and industrial equipment, sales and service.
  6. Wholesale business, warehouse and service establishments behind another business use or with Buffer Yard C (Appendix 1)¹ along the street.
  7. Petroleum products, provided that no more than 60,000 gallons are stored on premises. All storage tanks must be underground.
3. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials of the following: machined products, glass products made of purchased glass, die cut paper board and cardboard, electrical lighting and wiring equipment, lithographic and printing processes, optical goods, photographic and communications equipment, and the like, provided that there is no outside storage of materials nor more than 25 employees related to the manufacturing process.
4. Restaurants (all types).
5. Building materials sales and lumberyards, including incidental millwork and the sales of rock, sand, gravel, and the like as an incidental part of the main business, provided that they shall be distant at least 100 feet from any dwelling, school, church, or institution of human care.
6. Convenience store.
7. Car wash.
8. Cannabis Licensed Dispensary, subject to the following provisions:
  1. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use;
  2. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from a pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship;
  3. The boundaries of property used as a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least 1,000 feet from property with another Cannabis Licensed Dispensary;
  4. A Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and
  5. Parking requirements for a Cannabis Licensed Dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses [Added 09-05-2024 Ord. No. 09-2024]
Accessory uses shall be as follows:
1. Uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted principal use and structures.
2. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Contractor's yard for storage of material and equipment.
2. Trucking and freight stations, terminals and storage yards.
3. Trailer and mobile home sales and service.
4. Day-care centers, subject to the following provisions: [Added 9-18-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
  1. Applicants shall meet requirements of state and local health departments for family/group care. Adult day-care centers are regulated by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  2. A child day-care center shall not have more day-care children than the number which appears on the certificate of registration issued by the Office of Child Day Care Licensing and Regulation.
  3. A site plan must be submitted showing existing or proposed buildings, play/outdoor areas, fencing, parking, ingress and egress, and with the following:
    1. The Board may prescribe specific conditions determined necessary to minimize effects of use on neighboring properties given identification of concerns specific to a particular site.
    2. The applicant shall provide 100 square feet of usable outdoor recreation area for each child that may use this space at any one time. Such usable outdoor recreation area shall be identified on the site plan and shall be sufficiently buffered from adjacent residential areas. Usable outdoor recreation areas shall be limited to the side and rear yard of the property. Recreational areas shall not include the required front yard of the property or any off-street parking areas. This provision does not apply for adult or elderly day-care centers.
    3. All such uses shall be located so as to permit the safe pickup and delivery of all people on this site, including handicap ingress/egress.
5. Produce stands. In accordance with the following use and development standards, produce stands must: [Added 3-7-2019 by Ord. No. 08-2018]
  1. Have valid licensing from any government agency responsible for regulating such entity, including any required liability insurance and a valid operating permit from the Town of Centreville;
  2. Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws;
  3. Provide for off-street parking, in accordance with § 170-32 of this chapter.
  4. Have written permission from the property owner or leaseholder.
  5. Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter. Temporary and nonpermanent signs must be removed when the stand is not open.
  6. No separately metered electricity connection or generators permitted. Any temporary electricity connection proposed for the produce stand shall be approved by the Board of Appeals as part of the special exception.
  7. Hours not to exceed 1/2 hour after sunup to 1/2 hour before sundown.
  8. A simplified site plan which includes the location of the produce stand and any associated vehicle/signage which shall be approved by the Board of Appeals.
In addition to the requirements of the Schedule of Zone Regulations, the following regulations shall apply. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
1. A minimum of 20% of the development envelopment shall be landscaped.
2. Pedestrian walkways shall form an on-site circulation system that minimizes conflicts with pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The on-site pedestrian system shall also be linked to any existing or proposed off-site pedestrian system.
3. To minimize the impact of large expanses of parking on the pedestrian environment, parking spaces shall be located to the rear and/or sides of building.

¹ Editor's Note: Appendix 1 is included as an attachment to this chapter.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-25 Light Industrial District I

Permitted uses shall be as follow:
1. Bottling or distribution of beverages.
2. Manufacture or assembling from prepared materials the following: machined products, glass products made of purchased glass, die cut paper board and cardboard, electrical lighting and wiring equipment, lithographic and printing processes, optical goods, photographic and communications equipment, pharmaceuticals, radio and TV receiving sets, bags and containers, electrical machinery, farm product feed and grain and the like.
3. Printing, publishing, binding, packaging, storage and warehousing.
4. Firms manufacturing textile, clothing, hosiery, electronic equipment appliances, and mechanical instruments.
5. Public utility installations, including but not limited to water and wastewater treatment facilities, public works garages and maintenance facilities.
6. Petroleum products, provided that no more than 60,000 gallons are stored on premises. All storage tanks must be underground.
7. Building materials and lumberyards, including incidental mill work, provided that they shall be distant at least 100 feet from any dwelling, school, church, or institution for human care.
Accessory uses and structures shall be as follows:
1. Retail sale of products manufactured or processed on the premises.
2. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
3. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Special exceptions. the Board of Appeals may grant special exceptions for uses which are determined to be of the same general character as those listed as permitted uses above and which will not be detrimental to permitted uses in the zone. In addition, the Board of Appeals, may permit the following as special exceptions:
1. Contractor's yard for storage of material and equipment.
2. Trucking and freight stations, terminals and storage yards.
3. Storage and processing of farm products; except poultry processing, all storage of materials and equipment shall be screened from view.
4. Wholesale and retail sales and storage of petroleum products, provided that sales are conducted within a building or an area screened from view and located with such setbacks as not to be a hazard to the safety of surrounding properties. This shall not include any gasoline station or auto service centers or other installation dealing with the service or refueling of automobiles.
5. Telecommunications tower, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-51. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
Signs are permitted as provided for in Article IV, Supplemental Zone Regulations, § 170-38, of this chapter.

170-26 Planned Redevelopment Area District PRA

Purpose. It is the purpose of the Planned Redevelopment Area District to be used as a floating zone classification in situations where buildings or properties are surrounded by incompatible zones or have traditionally been used for incompatible purposes. It is intended to be used when it is not economically or otherwise feasible to continue to use those buildings or properties for their current use. The Planned Redevelopment Area is intended to overlay and supplement, but not eliminate, the existing zone classification which it is put over. The PRA is intended to legalize and allow the orderly and controlled expansion of commercial or residential uses within such buildings and upon such properties lacking practical potential to continue present use under the current Land Use Plan and to preserve and expand the number of jobs in the Town, while protecting and preserving the adjacent residences and the residential character of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Conditions.
1. The Planned Redevelopment Areas classification may be granted upon application by the property owner and after following the procedures necessary to zone or rezone a property under § 170-64, Amendments, of this chapter. When a Planned Redevelopment Area is approved to be applied to a specific area, that area shall be so designated on the Official Zoning Map, and such Planned Redevelopment Area shall be treated as a zone classification for the purpose of establishing and interpreting its boundaries. [Amended 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 615B]
2. In order to be eligible for consideration for a Planned Redevelopment Area classification, there must be a finding by the zoning authorities that:
  1. The development or redevelopment potential for the subject property is consistent with the purpose and intent of this overlay classification and designated as such in the Town's Comprehensive Plan;
  2. The proposed development or redevelopment of the subject property is compatible with adjoining land uses;
  3. The general standards and limitations set forth in this chapter can be met at the subject property;
  4. The granting of the PRA classification will not be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town; and,
  5. The granting of the PRA classification will promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town as a whole.
3. The Centreville Planning and Zoning Commission and/or the Town Council may impose any conditions necessary to ensure that the above standards can be met.
Permitted uses.
1. In addition to those uses permitted in the underlying zone classification, the following uses shall be permitted:
  1. All uses permitted in R-2 and R-3 District, or
  2. All uses permitted in the CBD, C-2 or C-3 Zones.
2. When the PRA is approved for a specific set of uses, it will carry that designation. For example, a Planned Redevelopment District approved for townhouses will carry a designation "PRA (R-3)."
Site plan requirements. See Article IV, § 170-47.
Permitted density. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the discretion to allow a maximum residential density no greater than either:
1. The permitted density in the approved PRA Zoning District; or
2. The number of dwellings existing on the subject property on the date of February 27, 1991. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Private roads. Fee-simple lots may be created on private roads in a PRA at the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Commission and provided that adequate legal mechanisms are created to ensure the continued maintenance and repair of said roads. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Design standards. Building setbacks, lot sizes, impervious coverage, height, landscaping, buffer yard, lighting and road standards shall be determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission for each individual development in the PRA. In determining these standards, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall consider the unique factors of each development, such as proposed density/intensity of the development, use mix, the layout of buildings and roads, environmental protection considerations, and the compatibility of the proposed development with existing or anticipated development of surrounding properties. The purpose of these standards is to provide design flexibility, consistent with public health and safety objectives, for a unified and coherent plan of development that is best suited for each individual development site. [Added 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 04-02]
Bulk standards. The Town Council may authorize reductions to the minimum lot area dimensions and the minimum yard requirements listed in the Schedule of Zone Regulations and may authorize an increase of up to 100% density/intensity minimum (dwelling units per acre) in the Schedule of Zone Regulations after finding that these modifications are consistent with the purpose of this section. [Added 5-6-2010 by Ord. No. 03-2010]

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 10-2022 on 11/17/2022

170-27 Floodplain District F-1

This district corresponds to the Floodplain District established by Chapter 66, Floodplain Management.
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Other uses employing open land, such as storage yards for equipment, provided that:
  1. No refuse dumps, salvage yards, or other similar uses shall be permitted.
  2. The use is permitted in an adjoining zone.
  3. The use shall not be injurious to permitted uses or to uses in adjoining zones by reason of noise, odor, traffic or other nuisances.
  4. The use shall not unduly impede the flow of water in time of flood or will not provide hazard to life or other property during floods.

170-28 Planned Unit Development District (PUD)

Planned unit development in general.
1. It is the intent of the PUD Zone to control the placement, design, use, and density of well-planned, residential developments which will offer a variety of building types and a more efficient overall use of land, and within these limits, permit the optimum amount of freedom and variety in the design and management of such varying types of residential structures, including one- and two-family units, townhouses and garden apartments. Within the intention of these regulations, the following objectives are sought to provide for the planned unit development:
  1. To provide a more attractive and varied living environment than would be possible through the strict application of R-1, R-2, and R-3 District requirements. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  2. To encourage a more intimate, efficient and aesthetic use of open space.
  3. To encourage developers to use a more creative approach in the development of land.
  4. To encourage variety in the physical development pattern of residential areas.
  5. To encourage significant innovations in the development of land to bring about sustainable patterns of development in environmentally sensitive areas, including within the Critical Area. [Added 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
2. The Council shall follow the procedures set forth in this section for the approval of a floating zone for PUDs proposed in the R-1 or R-2 Districts. [Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
3. PUDs shall be permitted in the R-3 Zone in accordance with the conditions and requirements contained in this section. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
PUD requirements.
1. Permitted uses. PUDs are contemplated to be primarily residential. However, they may incorporate nonresidential development which is permitted in the underlying zoning district and as provided for below: [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  1. All uses permitted in the underlying zoning district.
  2. Single-family detached dwellings.
  3. Multifamily dwellings attached or detached (including but not limited to one- and two-family units, townhouses and garden-type apartments).
  4. Apartments.
  5. An office, temporary or permanent, belonging to the developer and clearly incidental to management and sales operations of the planned unit development.
  6. Temporary structures incidental to construction.
  7. In planned unit developments, commercial establishments of a convenience and service nature for PUD residents may be permitted. Such commercial establishments shall be an integral part of the plan for the PUD. The total aggregate area of all the commercial establishments and their parking areas shall not occupy more than 5% of the gross area of the PUD. Commercial areas may include one or more stores and may be of the following types:
    1. Small neighborhood convenience centers may include laundry establishments, beauty and barber shops, and retail food establishments of less than 3,500 square feet. No commercial establishments shall be constructed until 25% of the total planned residential units are completed. Centers may include one or more stores.
    2. Planned Commercial Centers
  8. The Town Council may approve and/or require land and places for public assembly, recreational buildings, public buildings and accessory buildings, or may require the reservation of lands for such uses if it is deemed they are advantageous or necessary for the purpose of serving the planned unit development and the local community.
2. Where permitted, planned unit developments are permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts. In general, a planned unit development is contemplated in residential zones where tracts of suitable location, size, and character exist. The uses/structures proposed are to be planned and developed according to the requirements and procedures of this chapter. Planned unit development shall be approximately located with respect to the general pattern of urban development, existing or proposed, and to existing public and private facilities and services. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
3. Computation of dwelling units permitted. The total density in the PUD will not be greater than if developed under the terms of the underlying zoning district. The total permitted dwelling units may be averaged over the entire PUD or clustered in various groupings. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
4. Density. The Planning and Zoning Commission may set the required mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or three-or-more bedroom units that can be built within a planned unit development or its stages.
5. Land coverage. The maximum amount of land that may be built over (covered) by parking lots, roads, sidewalks, plazas, buildings or other structures shall be 35% of the gross land of the PUD.
6. Area. Parcels developed as residential planned developments shall not be of less than sufficient area [as determined in accordance with Subsection B(3) of this section] to establish ten dwelling units in the R-1 Zoning District or five dwelling units in the R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts. There is no minimum parcel size for other planned developments. [Amended 7-11-2002 by Ord. No. 07-02; 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
7. Open space. Common open space shall comprise not less than 25% of the gross area. All open space shall be designated for the common use of all occupants of the PUD and at least 70% of such space shall be developed as recreational areas. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
8. Sanitary facilities. No PUD plan shall be approved unless the proposed development will be served by public water and sewer disposal systems which shall be existing at the time the plan receives final approval. Satisfactory evidence must be furnished to the Town Council that the existing Town sewer and water systems can handle the increased demands placed upon them by the proposed PUD and meet current Health Department requirements for standards of operation.
9. Height requirements. The requirements shall be those set in the Schedule of Zone Regulations.¹
10. Parking. At least two usable off-street parking spaces meeting the standards in this chapter shall be provided for each dwelling unit either on the lot it occupies or within 150 feet of such dwelling unit. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
11. Administrative procedures.
  1. Preliminary application shall be made to the Town Council and referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission for stage one consideration of the PUD Zone and shall include, but not be limited to:
    1. A general diagram showing the PUDs relation to the Town of Centreville and major public access to the PUD (10 copies).
    2. A general plan setting forth preliminary information (10 copies). Such information shall include, but not be limited to the following:
      1. Proposed housing types, the total number of units, percentage of each type, general location of each type, elevations of each type.
      2. Proposed planned commercial centers and/or neighborhood convenience centers, location, types of business(es), size of area(s), and elevations of each building type.
      3. Proposed open spaces, their size, their location, their uses, and their proposed ownership (Town and/or association).
      4. General statement concerning provision of utilities (public works agreement).
      5. Statement of expected Town responsibilities.
      6. Cost/benefit ratio of the proposed PUD for the Town.
      7. Tentative time table and staging of development (schedule of construction).
    3. Applicant shall pay an application fee as previously established by the Town.
    4. After the Planning and Zoning Commission makes its findings, the application will be forwarded to the Town Council for consideration. If the Council finds that the proposal has merit, it will be conditionally approved.
  2. Preliminary site plan. The developer shall submit the following to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its review after receiving conditional approval from the Town Council:
    1. The 10 copies of a preliminary site plan shall be filed with the Town. The preliminary site plan shall comply with the requirements of this section and be accompanied by such other written or graphic material as may be necessary or desirable in aiding the decisions of the Town Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
    2. The Zoning Administrator shall review the site plan for compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Before returning the preliminary site plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council, the Zoning Administrator shall consult with such Town officials as may be appropriate, and may offer such comments as may be appropriate.
    3. Preliminary site plan shall show:
      1. The proposed title of the project and name of the engineer, architect, designer or landscape architect, planner and developer.
      2. The North point, scale, and date. The scale of the site plan shall be as follows:
        For projects containing more than 10 acres but less than 50 acres: not more than 50 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing 10 acres or less: not more than 20 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing 50 acres to 200 acres: not more than 100 feet to one inch.
        For projects containing more than 200 acres: not more than 200 feet to one inch.
    4. The boundaries of the property involved, county and municipal boundaries, the general location of all existing easements, property lines, existing streets, buildings or waterways, and other existing physical features in or adjoining the project.
    5. The approximate location and sizes of sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures in or near the project.
    6. The general location and character of construction of proposed streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, parking and loading areas (including number of parking and loading spaces) and outdoor lighting systems.
    7. The general location of proposed lots, setback lines and easements, and proposed reservations for parks, parkways, walkways, cycleways, playgrounds, school sites, and open spaces.
    8. The location of buildings with respect to each other, to lot lines, and to major excavations, drawn to scale, but full dimensioning is not required on the preliminary plan.
    9. The approximate height of proposed buildings and structures (accessory and main).
    10. Preliminary plans and elevations of the several dwelling types and other buildings, as may be necessary.
    11. General location, height, and material of all fences, walls, screen planting, and landscaping and management thereof.
    12. Proposed location and character of nonresidential uses or commercial uses, accessory or main.
    13. General location, character, size, height and orientation of proposed signs, and management thereof.
    14. A tabulation of the total number of acres in the project (gross or net as required in the zone regulations) and the percentage thereof proposed to be devoted to the several dwelling types, commercial uses, other nonresidential uses, off-street parking, streets, parks, schools, and other reservations.
    15. A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units of various types in the project and the overall project density in dwelling units per acre (gross or net as required by zone regulations).
    16. Schedule of construction or timetable (acceptable to the Town Council and Planning and Zoning Commission).
    17. The developer shall provide a statement detailing the means by which the PUD and all its various aspects shall be managed. This shall include deed restrictions and covenants designed to ensure perpetuity of agreements.
    18. The developer shall provide a complete topographic drawing of the proposed plan acceptable to the Soil Conservation Service. (Specific requirements will be obtained from the Soil Conservation Service Office). The developer, after consultation with the Soil Conservation Services, will develop a complete sediment and stormwater plan to be reviewed and approved by the Soil Conservation District.
    19. The preliminary site plan shall also include a management statement governing the construction, operation, and maintenance of:
      1. Sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts, and other underground structures.
      2. Streets, alleys, driveways, curb cuts, entrances and exits, parking and loading area, and outdoor lighting systems.
      3. Parks, parkways, cycleways, playgrounds, open spaces, fences, walls, screen planting, and landscaping and signs.
    20. The Planning and Zoning Commission and/or Town Council may establish additional requirements for preliminary site plans.
    21. After review and a public hearing on the proposed zoning, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall return the site plan, together with comments and recommendations to the Town Council for appropriate action.
12. Accessory uses and structures. The following accessory uses and structures shall be located in the rear yard, unless otherwise provided herein or attached to or part of the main building: [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
  1. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
  2. Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental and customary to and associated with the permitted uses.
Final review and approval procedure.
1. The Town Council shall review the final preliminary site plan and other documents.
2. The Town Council shall hold a public hearing in the manner required in § 170-62 of this chapter.
3. The Town Council may approve or disapprove the proposed PUD zoning. In granting approval, the Council shall secure:
  1. A surety bond or equivalent to be filed for or deposited in escrow with the Town Council in an amount sufficient to ensure completion of all requirements established by the Town Council. Such surety to be reviewed annually and adjusted to reflect current costs.
  2. A final site plan in the form of a final plat shall be prepared, filed, and recorded. The final plat shall comply with the specifications of the Town Council, and the requirements of this section and applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances governing the subdivision of land.²
  3. Permits for building shall be issued in accordance with the schedule for construction approved by the Town Council as part of the final approval.
  4. When a PUD is to be developed in stages, each stage shall be processed as a separate development after first submitting and receiving approval of the PUD Zone for the entire project.
  5. As part of the final approval, the Town Council shall approve dates for initiation and completion of the PUD and/or its phases. Any departure from these dates shall constitute material breach of contract, and outstanding bonds can be called in. The Town Council can waive for cause.
4. Conflict with other provisions.
  1. Provisions of the PUD Zone when found to be in conflict with other provisions of this chapter shall supersede those other provisions with which they conflict.
  2. Provisions of the PUD Zone when found to be in conflict with other provisions of Chapter 138, Subdivision Regulations, shall supersede those other provisions with which they conflict.
Amendments to approved PUD applications. [Added 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. A property owner of a site subject to a PUD District may request an amendment to the terms and conditions of the District. Any request for an amendment shall be in writing and shall include the information specified in § 170-28B(11)(b). If the Zoning Administrator determines that the proposed amendment (1) does not involve a material change to the design approved by the Town Council and (2) otherwise complies with the terms of this chapter, the amendment request shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator. Any other amendment shall be subject to review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council according to the procedures set forth in § 104-28C.
2. Material changes shall include the following:
  1. Proposed increase in residential density;
  2. Proposed increase of nonresidential floor area (less than 5% increase above existing total approved for the building in question, as specified in the original PUD, may be considered nonmaterial);
  3. Changes of use that are determined to be more intense;
  4. Elimination of an approved project amenity;
  5. Any proposed change which alters a condition of the PUD approval;
  6. Substitution of an amenity with a noncomparable amenity.
  7. Other changes of a similar scope or magnitude.
3. Nonmaterial changes may include the following:
  1. Proposed substitution of species provided for landscaping (provided the new species serves the same function the original species was intended to serve).
  2. Relocation of residential units provided there are no environmental, traffic, etc., impacts as a result of such action.
  3. Relocation of site infrastructure (e.g., utilities, stormwater management) provided said relocation creates no adverse impact.
  4. Proposed change in architectural style or type from that which was indicated on approved PUD plans, subject to Planning Commission approval of said change (unless the PUD approval specifies a condition(s) concerning such architectural style or feature, in which case such a revision would constitute a material change).
  5. Addition of a park, open space or recreational amenity.
  6. Substitution of one project amenity with a comparable amenity.
  7. Substitution of a commercial use for another commercial use permitted in the PUD District (by right or by special exception, provided the special exception is approved by the Board of Appeals).
  8. Other changes of a similar scope or magnitude.
4. If the Zoning Administrator determines that a proposed amendment is a nonmaterial change, he/she shall retain the right to have said amendment reviewed and approved/denied by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

¹ Editor's Note: The Schedule of Zone Regulations is included as an attachment to this chapter.
² Editor's Note: See Ch. 138, Subdivision Regulations.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 12-2025 on 9/18/2025

170-29 Planned Business Development District PBD

Purpose.
1. The purpose of the PBD Planned Business Development District is to encourage innovative and creative design of commercial, business and industrial development; facilitate use of the most advantageous construction techniques; and maximize the conservation and efficient use of open space and natural features. The districts are designed to further the purposes and provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and to conserve public fiscal resources; efficiently utilize public facilities; and provide a broad range of economic opportunities to present and future residents of the Town.
2. Planned Business Development Districts, hereinafter called "PBD Districts," are defined, for the purpose of these regulations, as planned developments primarily for light industrial, commercial and business uses. PBD Districts are further defined as areas devoted to industrial, commercial and business uses which present an attractive appearance and complement surrounding land use character by means of appropriate siting of buildings and service areas and landscape treatment. It is intended that PBD Districts be located in areas having all of the following: water and sewer facilities that meet applicable standards and are acceptable to the Council, access to one or more major highways, and clearly demonstrated suitability for intended uses insofar as physical characteristics and relationship to surrounding development are concerned.
Conditions. Rezoning to PBD will be permitted only in accordance with a development plan which is recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the Council in accordance with the procedures contained within this chapter.
Contents of development plan. Any application for the designation to a PBD District shall be accompanied by a development plan with drawings at a scale of not less than one inch equals 50 feet for plan details and not less than one inch equals 100 feet for the overall development plan unless otherwise appropriate.
1. Development vicinity information.
  1. Vicinity map at a scale of not less than one inch to 2,000 feet.
  2. Adjacent property owners and zoning districts.
  3. Existing land uses of adjoining tracts.
  4. Existing and proposed streets and highways including names, present and projected conditions, and capacity of the street network.
  5. Location, description and analysis of present and projected utilities, such as water, sewer, refuse disposal and utilities which would service the subject site.
2. Boundary survey and legal description of property including total area of the site.
3. Topographic map with minimum contour intervals of two feet and a scale consistent with the development plan.
4. Development site information.
  1. Type and amounts of land uses.
  2. On-site features such as structures, roads, utilities, easements, or rights-of-way.
5. Development program for the entire tract, including:
  1. Type and amounts of land uses.
  2. Number, type and mix of uses.
  3. Development schedule for each phase.
6. Development design information.
  1. Land use plan or plans showing location and arrangement of all proposed land uses, heights of buildings, setbacks and side yards, proposed internal and external traffic circulation (including widths, driveways, and access), pedestrian circulation, proposed open space dedications and easements.
  2. General landscaping and screening plan showing general types, location, and design of landscaping and screening.
  3. Covenants, restrictions, and conditions pertaining to the use, maintenance and operation of common open space.
  4. A tabular summary of percentage of site devoted to buildings, open space, streets and parking areas, and total floor area of all nonresidential structures.
  5. Plan showing proposed generalized parking arrangements.
  6. Architectural sketches of typical proposed structures and typical landscaping and screening areas.
  7. A plan or report indicating the extent, timing, and estimated costs of all off-site improvements such as roads, sewer and drainage facilities necessary to the construction of the planned development. Such plan or report shall relate to the sequence of development.
  8. A report or plan showing the adequacy of public facilities and services such as water, sewer, drainage, streets and roads to serve the proposed development.
  9. General plan for sedimentation and erosion control and stormwater management.
Location within parent zoning district.
1. The Planned Business Development (PBD) District may be permitted in any zoning district or it may be premapped consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan of the Town of Centreville.
2. General design standards. To further the intent of the district to provide an integrated Master Plan setting for uses in the PBD, all new development in a PBD shall be designed in accordance with the following: [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
  1. Internal access streets should be provided to serve uses in a PBD. Individual access points for individual uses onto an existing collector or arterial roadway shall not be permitted.
  2. The landscaping plan that is required per § 170-29C(6)(b) above shall provide a continuous landscape pattern throughout the entire site. An overall landscape plan for the entire site shall be provided that provides for this continuity but also allows for flexibility as specific buildings and accessory uses are located within the site.
  3. To the maximum extent feasible, any provision of utilities, including but not limited to water, wastewater, storm drainage and stormwater management facilities shall be provided in a coordinated fashion to address the ultimate needs of the entire site.
General regulations.
1. Required area.
  1. Minimum area required for creation of a PBD District shall be 10 acres; provided, however, that when an initial PBD District has been created, incremental additions to such district shall consist of not less than five acres.
  2. Where individual lots or building sites are provided for lease or sale, the minimum area required shall be one acre.
2. Permitted intensities. Maximum total floor area permissible in a Planned Business Development Park shall not exceed floor area ratio (FAR) 0.60 for the land area of the PBD, and no structure or structures shall cover more than 70% of the lot.
3. Shape of Planned Business Development Districts. The shape of the district shall be suitable for the type of development proposed and shall facilitate safe and convenient ingress and egress as well as vehicular and pedestrian circulation within the district.
4. Permitted accessory uses and structures: [Amended 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]
  1. Permitted accessory uses and structures shall be uses and structures which are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted principal uses and structures, provided that no accessory building shall be constructed until construction of the principal building is completed and in use.
  2. Small cell facility, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-50.
5. Minimum off-street parking and loading. Provisions for off-street parking and loading shall conform to the appropriate requirements of Article IV. No space designated as required off-street parking or for the general public shall be used as an off-street loading space.
6. Sign limitations. Signs shall be as required in Article IV, § 170-38.
7. Required utilities. All structures shall be served by underground utility lines.
8. Maximum height permitted. The maximum height of any structure shall be limited to 40 feet, except that industrial structures may be erected to a maximum height of 60 feet, provided that the structure is set back from street and lot lines a distance of not less than two feet for each one foot of height that it exceeds the forty-foot limit.
9. Outdoor storage. Outdoor storage of equipment or materials shall be screened from any adjacent nonresidential use with a Buffer Yard D. Such screening shall be integrated into the overall landscape plan for the entire site. [Added 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 10-01]
Use, yard and open space requirements.
1. Permitted uses. The following uses shall be permitted in any PBD District subject to the requirements and limitations of these regulations:
  1. Warehouse, storage and distribution establishments.
  2. Businesses engaged in repair and servicing, manufacturing, compounding, assembly, processing, and packaging operations, provided that:
    1. Such businesses do not create unfavorable or offensive conditions such as excessive noise, vibrations, dust, smoke, odor or glare; and/or
    2. Such businesses would not adversely affect the environment.
  3. Light manufacturing uses permitted in the I-1 Light Industrial District and mobile homes and modular housing and components.
  4. Building materials sales and lumberyards.
  5. Utilities.
  6. Construction, repair, sales and maintenance of watercraft.
  7. Retail, on-site sales, which are in conjunction with a manufacturing, repair or service business or industry.
  8. Commercial and business office buildings.
  9. Restaurants.
  10. Retail stores, shops and businesses including unified shopping centers.
  11. Government buildings and offices.
  12. Any use permitted in the C-3 District.
  13. One or more principal uses permitted herein located in a single building.
  14. Nursing home. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  15. Assisted living facility. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  16. Continuing care facility, which includes nursing home and assisted living facility uses. [Added 2-18-2016 by Ord. No. 01-2016]
  17. Multifamily dwellings, provided the dwellings are located on the same lot as an approved and licensed assisted living facility or continuing care facility and are designed for and rented to individuals over 55 years of age who are able to perform the activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living, but who may require occasional assistance with meal preparation, prescription management, housekeeping and adult day care. The number of multifamily dwellings shall not exceed the number of persons for which the assisted living or continuing care facility is licensed to provide care. [Added 1-5-2017 by Ord. No. 12-2016]
  18. Cannabis licensed dispensary, subject to the following provisions: [Amended 9-5-2024 by Ord. No. 09-2024]
    1. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 100 feet from any property with a residential use;
    2. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 500 feet from property with any pre-existing school, playground, recreation center, library, public park, or place of worship;
    3. The boundaries of property used as a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least 1000 feet from property with another cannabis licensed dispensary;
    4. A cannabis licensed dispensary shall not be permitted as an accessory use; and
    5. Parking requirements for a cannabis licensed dispensary shall be at least equivalent to the minimum parking requirements applicable to retail businesses.
  19. Agriculture (excluding dairy, pasturing, viticulture, animal and poultry husbandry). Agricultural use includes the growing and processing of cannabis authorized by and in accordance with a license issued by the State of Maryland. [Amended 3-18-2021 by Ord. No. 01-2021]
2. Minimum yard and lot requirements. [Amended 1-5-2017 by Ord. No. 12-2016]
  1. Adjacent to public streets. No portion of any building shall be erected closer than 60 feet to any public street. No off-street parking or loading space shall be permitted in areas between buildings and arterial and major collector streets where vehicles in such spaces would be visible from said public streets. Off-street parking may be located in areas between buildings and minor collector roads, provided such parking areas are screened from minor collector roads as provided in Article III, § 170-29F(4).
  2. Adjacent to residential districts. No portion of any building shall be erected closer than 60 feet to any residential district boundary, and no off-street parking or loading space shall be closer than 30 feet to any residential district boundary.
3. Open space. Minimum landscaped open space of any individual lot shall not be less than 15% of the lot area. Such landscaped open space shall be used to enhance the appearance of the lot.
4. Site planning; external relationships. Site planning within the district shall provide for protection of individual lots from adverse surrounding influences, and for protection of surrounding areas from adverse influence existing within the district. Yards, fences, walls, or vegetative screening shall be provided where needed to protect residential districts or public streets from undesirable views, lighting, noise, or other off-site influences. In particular, outdoor storage, extensive off-street parking areas, and service areas for loading and unloading vehicles, and for storage and collection of refuse and garbage shall be effectively screened. Buffer yards shall be provided as described in Article IV, § 170-42.
5. The Board of Appeals may grant the following uses as special exceptions:
  1. Research, experimental, testing and development activities.
  2. Telecommunications tower, provided it complies with the standards set forth in § 170-51. [Added 3-21-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 09-2024 on 9/5/2024

170-29.1 Traditional Neighborhood Development District - TND

1. TND developments shall only be permitted on parcels of 40 acres or greater. Parcels less than the minimum acreage may be developed as TND if they are contiguous to an existing TND zoned area and development on said parcels or tracts can be harmoniously integrated into the existing TND consistent with the requirements and purposes of this zone.
2. The TND development shall have access to an existing or planned arterial or collector road, and be organized around a network of interconnected public streets in a grid pattern that establishes and forms a street hierarchy limited to collector, local/secondary streets, and alleys. The street network/hierarchy must be delineated by a Regulating Plan;
3. TND developments have physical form (building styles and sizes, and lot sizes), as well as required open spaces that vary in character and intensity so as to the best integrate and interconnect with the surrounding neighborhood and community character.
4. The TND development shall be served by adequate existing or planned infrastructure.
5. Governmental uses and developments shall be exempt from any minimum size criteria (§170-29.1A.1), the requirements for a Regulating Plan and palette/pattern book (§170-29.1B.2), the intensity limitations and limitations on nonresidential development in comparison to residential development (§170-29.1.F.2), and the size limits applicable to TND Districts (§170-29.1.F.3). Although not required to submit a Regulating Plan or palette/pattern book, all government uses and developments shall submit a cohesive architectural plan to guide all government buildings and developments which shall be subject to Planning Commission review and approval and which shall include standards for compatible facades, colors, and architectural features and shall require the architecture to be "human scale", of excellent design and to use high quality building materials.
Review procedures and guidelines.
1. TND developments shall be submitted in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Ordinance.
2. A Tentative Sketch Plan, Regulating Plan, and palette/pattern book for the entire TND development shall be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission and become a template for Preliminary Site and Subdivision Plans in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations and this Zoning Ordinance. In addition to the information required by the Subdivision Regulations, the Tentative Sketch Plan shall be accompanied by architectural renderings, a Preliminary Regulating Plan, a preliminary palette/pattern book, and other such information as may be required by the Planning Commission to determine consistency with Town of Centreville regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. A final Regulating Plan and final palette/pattern book shall be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission with the final site plan. Any amendments to the final Regulating Plan and/or final palette/pattern book shall be approved by the Planning Commission.
3. A preliminary plat for the entire TND development shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in accordance with the Town Subdivision Regulations. In addition to the information required of the subdivision regulations, the preliminary plat shall be accompanied by preliminary architectural elevations, preliminary street cross-sections and other such information as may be required by the Planning Commission to determine consistency with these regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. The preliminary plat for the TND shall include site specific topography and the surveyed location of adjacent streets, sidewalks and water and sewer facilities.
4. If the preliminary plat is approved by the Planning Commission, a site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission in accordance with the Town Zoning Ordinance. The site plan shall include the final construction drawings and final architectural plans.
5. A TND may be developed in phases. If developed in phases, the Planning Commission shall require such information and mechanisms as they deem necessary to assure that the entire development is developed in accordance with the TND principles as indicated on the preliminary plat and tentative sketch plan. Said information and mechanisms may include, but are not limited to, deed restrictions, easements, and financial sureties.
6. The requirements of this section apply to all proposed development within the TND zoning district. The Planning Commission may approve minor variations to the standards in this section as deemed appropriate, provided that the Planning Commission finds that the minor variations will still produce a development that complies with the intent of this zoning district, the development design standards and the Comprehensive Plan.
7. When the provisions of these regulations conflict with other standards found in the Code of the Town of Centreville and/or the Development Design Standards, the more restrictive regulation shall apply. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
Permitted uses. Uses not specifically listed are prohibited. Permitted uses shall be as follows:
1. Residential Uses
  1. Single-family detached dwellings.
  2. Cottage Dwellings.
  3. Single-family attached:
    1. Two-family dwellings.
    2. Semi-attached dwellings.
    3. Townhouses.
  4. Multi-family dwellings.
  5. Residential uses above commercial, retail, and service uses
2. Non-Residential Uses
  1. Places of Religious Assembly.
  2. Institutional/Civic spaces.
  3. Governmental uses (indoor and outdoor).
  4. Neighborhood Commercial, retail and service uses located on the ground floor
  5. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, small Neighborhood Commercial centers, Planned Commercial Centers, and commercial, retail, and service buildings.
  6. Adult Day Care.
  7. Agricultural production of crops, plants, and flowers oriented to human consumption or retail sales, such as truck crops, orchards, vineyards, flowers and cutting gardens, and apiaries. No livestock and poultry husbandry or any other animals or fowls permitted. Agricultural production shall not be more than 15% of the total TND acreage.
  8. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, Hotels.
  9. Continuing Care Facility.
  10. Nursing home.
  11. Common Open Space.
  12. Only within a TND greater than 200 acres, Offices.
  13. Assisted living facility.
  14. Bed-and-breakfasts as defined by §170-70.
  15. Private clubhouses having a building footprint smaller than 5,000 square feet and accessory swimming pools.
  16. Child care centers with a building footprint smaller than 5,000 square feet.
Accessory uses shall be as permitted in the R-2 District.
Special exceptions shall be as follows:
1. Residential Uses
  1. Accessory dwelling units in conjunction with single family detached dwellings.
  2. Special needs housing.
2. Non-Residential Uses
  1. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school, and institutions of higher learning.
  2. Private active open space areas, including clubs, outdoor spaces, and swimming pools where the building footprint exceeds 5,000 square feet.
  3. Restaurant, Carry-out Restaurant, or Drive-Through Restaurant (only if located on Major Collector road)
  4. Micro Distillery.
  5. Nano Brewery.
  6. Solar array, subject to the provisions of §170-20C(11).
  7. Child-care centers with a building footprint larger than 5,000 square feet.
Density and dimensional standards. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. Number of dwelling units permitted. The number of residential dwelling units and the amount of nonresidential development (excluding open spaces) shall be determined as follows:
  1. The maximum residential density for a development tract shall not exceed eight (8) dwelling units per acre.
  2. A maximum of one accessory dwelling unit may be permitted on a single-family lot. However, the total number of accessory dwelling units shall not be more than 15% of the total number of single-family detached units.
  3. Dwelling units constructed above retail and service uses may be permissible and inclusive of the total number of dwelling units authorized under this section.
2. Intensity Limitation: The maximum percentage of the TND property that can be nonresidential is up to ten percent (10%) of the gross TND area, with the exact percentage allowed subject to the review and approval of the Planning Commission. The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for all nonresidential lots in each TND District shall not exceed 0.40.
3. In addition to the Intensity Limitation above, Commercial, retail and service, and office uses shall be limited as follows: In TND developments less than 200 acres, the commercial, retail and service, and office uses shall be only Neighborhood Commercial and shall be of similar scale and massing as residential structures and shall not exceed 3,000 square feet ground floor area for each commercial, retail and service or office building. The scale and massing of other permitted use nonresidential buildings shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis.
4. See Schedule of Zone Regulations for presumptive minimum lot size, lot widths, required yards, etc.
5. Special regulations for two-family dwellings and townhouses shall be as regulated in the R-3 District.
6. In TNDs less than 200 acres, no more than 16 dwelling units in one multifamily building are permitted.
Design requirements. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
1. General design requirements.
  1. A mix of residential dwelling types is required within a TND; however, not less than 50% of the total dwelling units must be single-family detached dwellings.
  2. A minimum of at least three of the following permitted housing types must be provided: single-family dwellings; cottage dwellings; two-family dwellings; townhouses and/or multifamily dwellings.
  3. The Planning Commission, through the development review process, shall require a reasonable provision of screening to shield adjacent residential uses from nonresidential and/or commercial uses or structures.
  4. Where more intense residential or nonresidential uses in the TND abut existing residential zoning, a minimum bufferyard is required, or alternatively, a rear alley providing access to existing lots may be used in place of a bufferyard as approved by the Planning Commission.
2. Lot and block standards.
  1. All lots shall have frontage on a square or public street. All buildings, except accessory structures, shall have their main entrance onto a public street.
  2. Nonresidential structures shall abut sidewalks, except agricultural structures or agricultural accessory structures.
  3. Lot and building widths should create a relatively symmetrical street cross section that reinforces the public space of the street as a simple, unified public space.
  4. TND rectilinear street layout design shall provide for perimeter blocks that are generally in the range of 200 feet to 400 feet deep by 400 feet to 800 feet long.
  5. A variety of lot sizes shall be provided to facilitate housing diversity and choice and meet the projected requirements of people with different housing needs. Minimum standards are set forth in Ch. 170 Attachment 2-Schedule of Zone Regulations.
3. Circulation standards. The circulation system shall provide adequate traffic capacity, provide connected pedestrian and bicycle routes, control but not prohibit through traffic, limit lot access to streets of lower traffic volumes, provide secondary access to parking and service areas with alleys and promote safe and efficient mobility through the TND.
  1. Pedestrian circulation. Convenient pedestrian circulation systems that minimize pedestrian-motor vehicle conflicts shall be provided continuously throughout the TND. Where feasible, any existing pedestrian routes through the site shall be preserved, extended and enhanced. All streets, except for alleys shall be bordered by sidewalks on both sides in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations and the Development Design Standards.
  2. Motor vehicle circulation.
    1. Motor vehicle circulation shall be designed to minimize conflicts with pedestrians and bicycles. Traffic calming features such as "queuing streets," curb extensions, traffic circles, and medians may be used to encourage slow traffic speeds.
    2. A street hierarchy shall be established for the TND development and shall be indicated on the tentative sketch plan (§138.11). Each street shall be classified and designed according to the Centreville street specifications as provided in § 138-39 of the Town Subdivision Regulations. Only Collector (major and minor), Secondary, and alley street types are permitted in the TND District, and as recommended by the Town Staff.
    3. The use of alleys is permitted, provided they are privately maintained in perpetuity and acceptable provisions are established to ensure their future private maintenance. Alley shall not be publicly owned or maintained. Alleys provide secondary access to residential properties where street frontages are narrow, where the street is designed with a narrower width to encourage limited on-street parking, or single side street parking. Alley access development is desired to increase residential densities, and allow dwelling units to be set closer to sidewalks. Alleys may also provide delivery access or alternate parking access to nonresidential properties.
    4. Private streets in a TND shall be discouraged, except that private alleys shall be permitted if they comply with (3) above.
    5. For any street in a TND, alternative right-of-way and pavement widths from those required by the Subdivision Regulations may be approved by the Planning Commission upon recommendation by Town Staff.
4. Street layout standards. The TND should extend, straighten, and/or restore any disrupted street grid. In addition:
  1. Corner radii. The roadway edge at street intersections shall be rounded with a maximum radius of 15 feet for secondary streets and 20 feet for intersections involving collector streets. The intersection of a local street and an access lane or alley shall be rounded with a maximum radius of 10 feet.
  2. Curb cuts for driveways to individual residential lots shall be discouraged along collector streets. Curb cuts shall be limited to intersections with other streets or access drives to parking lots for commercial, civic or multifamily residential uses.
  3. The orientation of streets should enhance the visual impact of common open spaces and prominent buildings, create lots that facilitate passive solar design, and minimize street gradients. All streets shall terminate at other streets or at public land, except secondary streets may terminate in stub streets when such streets act as connections to future phases of the development. Secondary streets may terminate other than at other streets or public land when there is a connection to the pedestrian and bicycle path network at the terminus.
5. Parking. Off-street parking lots in a TND shall comply with the subdivision regulations and the Development Design Standards. In addition:
  1. Adjacent on-street parking may apply toward the minimum parking requirements.
  2. A parking lot or garage may not be adjacent to or opposite a street intersection.
  3. One off-street parking space with unrestricted ingress and egress shall be provided for each accessory dwelling unit.
  4. The maximum number of parking spaces provided shall not exceed the minimum number required by more than 10% of the required parking standard. Reduction of impervious surfaces through the use of interlocking pavers is strongly encouraged for areas such as remote parking lots and overflow parking areas for developments that have only periodic parking demand.
  5. Access for service vehicles should provide a direct route to service and loading dock areas while avoiding movement through parking lots.
  6. Pedestrian entrances to all parking lots and parking structures shall be directly from a frontage line.
  7. The vehicular entrance of a parking lot or garage from a public street shall be no wider than 30 feet.
  8. Parking lots shall have direct pedestrian connection to the building entry points especially if the parking is located along the side and/or behind the buildings. Designated pedestrian access shall be provided from all parking lots to the primary building entrances.
  9. Parking lots shall be designed to avoid dead-end aisles.
  10. Parking lots shall be separated from buildings by a landscaped strip, whenever possible, or a raised concrete walkway or pedestrian plaza.
  11. The maximum length of any row of parking shall be 10 parking spaces.
  12. Shared parking is encouraged between different uses with staggered peak parking demand in order to reduce the total number of spaces within the development.
  13. Parking lot screening and landscaping standards shall be provided in accordance with the Development Design Standards.
  14. Fifty-five-plus multifamily units shall be provided with two spaces per unit.
  15. Driveways shall be of a size sufficient to accommodate the required number of parking spaces without blocking adjoining sidewalks.
6. Building location and orientation.
  1. The front facade of the principal building on any lot in a Traditional Neighborhood Development shall face a street, park, or square.
  2. The front facade of any building shall not be oriented to face directly toward a parking lot, unless specifically approved by the Planning Commission.
  3. Nonresidential development:
    1. Multiple buildings in a single project shall create a positive functional relationship to one another. Where possible, multiple buildings shall be clustered to achieve a "village" scale. This creates opportunities for plazas and pedestrian areas while preventing long "barracks-like" rows of buildings. When clustering is impractical, a visual link shall be established between buildings with the use of an arcade system, trellis, colonnade, covered walkways, landscaping, enhanced paving, building articulation and detailing, or similar features.
    2. Orienting buildings closer to the street to screen parking in the interior of the site and providing strong pedestrian connections to buildings is encouraged where appropriate (e.g., where it does not negatively impact any abutting residential areas).
Architectural standards. A variety of architectural features and building materials is encouraged to give each building or group of buildings a distinct character. Site and building design standards are set forth in the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards. In addition:
1. Entries, facades, scale and form.
  1. The architectural features, materials, and the articulation of a facade of a building shall be continued on all sides visible from a public street or square.
  2. Porches, pent roofs, roof overhangs, hooded front doors or other similar architectural elements shall define the front entrance to all residences.
2. Residential garages.
  1. Except as provided in b. (5) below, all garages access will be from the rear or side lot line.
  2. Permitted garage access locations on a single-family housing lot include: [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
    1. A detached rear garage accessed from a local street, or alley;
    2. An attached side garage accessed from the local street, or alley;
    3. An attached rear garage accessed from the local street, or alley;
    4. A detached rear garage, behind the house, accessed from the local street, or alley.
    5. An attached front-loaded garage consistent with the Required Standards and to the extent possible with the Encouraged Guidelines for the Location of Garages in the Town of Centreville Development Design Standards where the dwelling is not located on an arterial, major or minor collector road may be permitted by the Planning Commission. Front-loaded garages located on secondary streets or minor collectors shall meet minimum street width standards. [Amended 9-5-2024 by Ord. No. 06-2024]
3. Signage. A comprehensive sign program is required for the entire Traditional Neighborhood Development, which establishes a uniform sign theme. Such sign program shall include architectural design standards for all signs and provisions regarding the permissible number of signs, sign types, sizes, locations, and illumination. The comprehensive sign program shall be submitted with the site plan and is subject to the review and approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission. [Amended 3-7-2019 by Ord. No. 01-2018]
4. Lighting.
  1. Street lighting shall be provided on both sides of all streets at intervals of no greater than 75 feet or as otherwise provided upon the Planning Commission's finding that the proposed design meets the general intent of the Town Code and design standards. Lighting should be dark sky compliant. Lighting controls regulated by timers and motion sensors may be utilized as approved by the Town. [Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
  2. Parking lot poles should be located in medians or perimeter buffer areas wherever possible. Landscaping improvements should not conflict with the location of poles.
  3. Lighting should be provided to highlight entrances, art, terraces, and special landscape features; however, fixtures should be concealed to prevent glare.
5. Storage, loading, and service areas.
  1. Loading docks, storage and service areas shall be located away from any public street in areas of low visibility such as the rear of buildings.
  2. Loading docks and service areas shall be combined to the extent feasible between multiple sites.
  3. Service entrances shall be clearly marked with signs to discourage the use of main entrances for deliveries.
Buffers, street trees, and landscaping standards.
1. All uses are subject to the Buffer and screening provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Street trees shall be planted in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations.
Common Open Space and recreation.
1. Purpose. To ensure that open space and recreation areas are provided as an integral design element within TND developments and that such areas and facilities are of an adequate scale in relation to the size of the TND development and which provide residents a variety of active recreational pursuits and passive open space benefits.
2. Area required. At least 25% of the gross acreage of the Traditional Neighborhood Development must be common open space. At least 35% of the minimum required common open space shall be dedicated as active open space.
  1. The following are illustrative of the types of civic/recreation areas and subsequent facilities that shall be deemed to serve active recreational needs and therefore count towards satisfaction of the active open space area requirements of the TND: village greens, plazas, squares, community gardens, play fields, ball courts, swings, pocket parks, playgrounds/tot lots, developed walking, jogging or biking trails, and similar civic/recreational uses. In the TND Open Space requirements are not inclusive of clubhouses, private clubs and lodges, or outdoor areas being required as part of an approved special exception.
  2. Permanent amenities in active open space areas include, but are not limited to, benches, picnic tables, amphitheaters, kiosks, fountains, monuments, bike racks, trash receptacles, and similar fixtures may be included.
  3. The areas used for stormwater management ponds, drainage swales, rain gardens or other BMPs for the retention, water quality improvement or release of stormwater shall not be automatically considered active recreation areas; however, the Planning Commission may approve the use of improved wet pond stormwater facilities such as we ponds and man-made ponds as active open space, as long as such facilities also provide recreational and scenic amenities, such as fountains, gazebos, bridges, seating areas, piers, perimeter trails, etc., and that the facilities be appropriately integrated into the landscape by location and landscaping. The Town encourages attractive integration of all stormwater facilities and BMPs into the TND design.
3. Design requirements.
  1. The open space shall be consistent with the Town's plans for its park and open space system as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan, including the establishment of greenways.
  2. All residential lots shall be within 1/4 mile pedestrian travel distance from common active open space.
  3. Active open space areas shall be designed as a public gathering place and shall be located in a manner which affords reasonable access to all residents within the development. Active open space areas shall be dispersed throughout the development.
  4. Common Open Space should have an integration of Active and Passive Open Space inclusive of natural areas whenever practical.
  5. Open space and recreation areas shall be pedestrian oriented and designed with linkages to existing and planned public walkways and with other planned recreation areas. Other than Buffer Management Areas (Critical Area only), areas of restricted use by the residents of the TND shall not satisfy the open space requirements.
  6. Features that may be used to create open space areas acceptable to the Planning Commission may include, but are not limited to, fixed benches, fixed tables, fountains, pathways, bikeways, bicycle racks, period lighting, shade trees, perennial gardens, and/or picnic areas.
  7. Recreation facilities shall be designed and installed using National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) standards, and in accordance with Accessible Recreation Facilities Guidelines.

[Added 1-2-2014 by Ord. No. 13-2013]

HISTORY
Approved by Ord. 12-2025 TND Amendment on 9/18/2025