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Annexation Resolution - Carr's Manor Property
For the purpose of annexing into the City of Annapolis 7.1167 acres of property known as the Carr’s Manor Property, which property is contiguous to the existing boundary of the City and generally located east of Edgewood Road in the vicinity of Blackwell Road and Tallwood Road.
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City Council of the
City of Annapolis
Resolution 28-25
Introduced by: Alderman Savidge
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to: Planning Commission, Rules and City Government Committee
A RESOLUTION concerning
Annexation Resolution - Carr's Manor Property
FOR the purpose of annexing into the City of Annapolis 7.1167 acres of property known as the Carr’s Manor Property, which property is contiguous to the existing boundary of the City and generally located east of Edgewood Road in the vicinity of Blackwell Road and Tallwood Road.
WHEREAS, On May 22, 2025, Robert T. Bontempo Jr., Rebecca A. Bontempo, Stacia H. Bontempo, David S. Bontempo, Caitlyn Bontempo, Caroline Bontempo, Emily Catherine Bontempo, Kevin E. Elion, Amanda H. Fegley, Andrew Fegley, Gabriela Maria Perez Leal, Theo B. Mellion, Stephen Matthew Prokopchak, Jeffrey S. Silbert, Wichawon V. Silbert, Brenda L. Smith, Throckmorton LLC (a/k/a Throckmorten LLC), Martha Pate Turner, and Demetrio Gil Velasquez (collectively, the “Petitioner”) submitted a Petition for Annexation to the City of Annapolis for 7.1167 acres of property known as the Carr’s Manor Property; and
WHEREAS, As required by Local Government Article § 4-404 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Petition for Annexation is signed by at least 25% of the registered voters who are residents in the area to be annexed, and the owners of at least 25% of the assessed valuation of the real property in the area to be annexed; and
WHEREAS, On _____________________ , 2025, in accordance with § 2.52.040, the Annapolis City Council conducted a preliminary review of the Petition for Annexation and sent the Petition for Annexation to the Departments of Finance, Public Works, and Planning & Zoning to provide information for the City Council’s consideration of the Petition; and
WHEREAS, On _____________________ , 2025, in accordance with § 2.52.050, the Council conducted a public hearing on the proposed annexation, at which hearing the Council heard and received information from and on behalf of City Departments, the Petitioner, the public, and other interested parties as the Council reviewed the factors enumerated at § 2.52.060 and examined other considerations expressed in Chapter 2.52 of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, The Carr’s Manor Property is identified in Annapolis Ahead Comprehensive Plan 2040 as being within the “Tier II - Future Growth Areas Planned for Sewer” illustrated on Figure 3-14, “Map of Future Growth Areas Which Meet State Guidelines for Smart Growth,” page 101, indicating that annexation of the Carr’s Manor Property, and the annexation plan adopted or to be adopted in Resolution 29-25, is consistent with the City’s municipal growth priorities and with the municipal growth element of Annapolis Ahead Comprehensive Plan 2040; and
WHEREAS, Anne Arundel County recently assigned the Carr’s Manor Property a Planned Land Use category of “Residential Medium Density” and comprehensively zoned the Carr’s Manor Property within its R10-Residential District and, as such, the proposed City zoning classification of R3 General Residence District for the Carr’s Manor Property, as described in Ordinance 25-25, complies with the requirements of the Local Government Article § 4-416 (b) of the Annotated Code of Maryland; and
WHEREAS, An annexation plan for the Carr’s Manor Property, prepared in accordance with the elements required at Local Government Article § 4-415 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, is described in Resolution 29-25; and
WHEREAS, The requirements of Chapter 2.52 of the City Code are satisfied with regard to the City’s annexation of the Carr’s Manor Property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Carr’s Manor Property, described on Attachment 1 hereto, is hereby annexed to the lands and properties heretofore included within the boundaries of the City of Annapolis, and it hereafter shall be generally subject to the provisions of the Charter and Code of the City of Annapolis.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that, in accordance with § 2.52.070, the Council finds as follows:
1. The annexation will enhance and will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, convenience or general welfare of the citizens of the area proposed to be annexed or of the surrounding areas of the City and the County;
2. The annexation will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood;
3. The annexation is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Annapolis as defined in Title 21 and the plans of general development of the County;
4. Acceptable and reasonable steps are being or will be taken to provide adequate municipal services;
5. The annexation will not precipitate environmental degradation; and
6. The annexation will generate revenue at least equal to the anticipated cost of providing municipal services.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that:
1. The annexed property will be placed upon the tax rolls of the City of Annapolis immediately upon the effective date of this annexation, and the owner(s) thereof shall be liable for real estate taxes as provided by Maryland law levied for the fiscal year during which this Resolution is effective, prorated from the effective date;
2. The annexed property shall become part of Ward Seven of the City of Annapolis; and
3. The Annapolis Ahead Comprehensive Plan 2040 shall be amended to reflect the annexation of the Carr’s Manor Property, the zoning classifications designated in Ordinance 25-25, and the annexation plan described in Resolution 29-25.
AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this resolution shall become effective upon the 46th day following the date of its enactment, provided no petition for referendum has been properly filed according to law.