City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, September 10, 2025  
6:30 PM  
Special Meeting - VIRTUAL  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Housing and Human Welfare Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderman Schandelmeier called the Special Meeting to order at 6:35 pm  
3 - Alderman Gay, Alderman Schandelmeier and Alderman Huntley  
Present:  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt as amended to move AP-57-25 to the  
last item on the agenda. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Regular Meeting Minutes  
Attachments: HHW 7.21.25  
Alderman Huntley moved to approve HHW 7.21.25. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
Appointments and Re-appointments  
Appointment - Ms. Janeen Tasker - Human Relations Commission  
Attachments: AP-56-25  
Meeting went into Recess 6:40pm.  
Meeting Reconvened 6:42pm.  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to postpone AP-56-25 until the next meeting on  
October 20th, 2025. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Appointment - Ms. Valerie Bonham - Commission of Aging  
Attachments: AP-57-25  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to postpone. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
Appointment - Ms. Samantha Watts - Education Commission  
Attachments: AP-58-25  
Appointment – Ms. Samantha Watts was present to answer questions from the  
committee.  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend AP-58-25 favorably. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Legislation  
Implementation of Annapolis Ahead Comprehensive Plan, 2040  
For the purpose of implementing the adopted Comprehensive Plan; in Planned  
Development Chapter 21.24, revising the purpose statements and approving criteria  
for planned development by linking them to the Comprehensive Plan’s goals and  
community benefits, increasing the share of a planned development that may be  
devoted to a mix of land uses, allowing for increases in the number of housing units in  
certain planned developments; revising the definition of common open space and  
expanding the required percentage of such space in planned developments; in  
Residential Districts Chapter 21.40, more strictly defining how to compute the size of  
a house in the R2-NC district; in Terms and Definition Chapter 21.72, updating the  
definitions of "Floor area" and "Half Story"; in Heights and Bulk Limits Chapter  
21.56, updating what appurtenances and types of structure are allowed to project  
above certain maximum height limits; in Parking and Loading Regulation Chapter  
21.66, clarifying the off-street parking exception in the C2 and C2A district so its  
applicable to all buildings sizes not just those under 20,000 square feet in size; in  
Certificate of Approval-Commission Decision Chapter 21.56, replacing references to  
the Department of Public Works with the Department of Planning and Zoning; and  
generally related to comprehensive plan updates in Title 21.  
Buckley, Arnett, Finlayson, Schandelmeier and Gay  
Sponsors:  
Director of Planning Zoning Jakubiak was present to answer questions from the  
committee.  
Alderman Gay requested Legislative and Policy Analyst Reuter to take a look at  
the "Key" that distinguishes what is happening on the amendments be and  
clarified for better understanding of the amendments.  
Amendment #1- Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend Amendment #1  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #2- Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend Amendment #2  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Aye - Alderman Gay, Alderman Schandelmeier  
Nay - Alderman Huntley  
Amendment #3 (Huntley)- Strike from line 16 on page 10 to line 26 on pg 11.  
Alderman Huntley moved to Recommend Amendment #3 Favorably. Seconded.  
DEFEATED on voice vote.  
Aye- Alderman Huntley  
Nay- Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Gay  
Alderman Gay requested Acting City Manager Buckland and Director of Planning  
& Zoning Jakubiak present this to the Historic Preservation Commission for  
findings.  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend favorably. Seconded. CARRIED  
on voice vote.  
Aye- Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Gay  
Nay - Alderman Huntley  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to Recommend O-14-25 Favorably as Amended.  
Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Tyler Avenue Complete Community Overlay District  
For the purpose of establishing the Tyler Avenue Complete Community overlay  
district as a new zoning district, which will supersede the existing zoning districts within  
the boundary of the new district.  
Gay  
Sponsors:  
Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky was present to answer questions  
from the committee.  
Alderman Gay moved to recommend O-29-25 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
Alderman Gay asked for the Human and Equity Development Commission to be  
at the October 20th, 2025 meeting.  
Adjournment  
Alderman Gay asked for the Human and Equity Development Commission to be  
at the October 20th, 2025 meeting.  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Special Meeting was  
adjourned at  
7:38pm.  
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