City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final  
Thursday, September 11, 2025  
3:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Environmental Matters Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderman Savidge  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Special Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
General Discussion  
Planning & Zoning - Developmental Updates  
Attachments:  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley, Arnett, Finlayson, Schandelmeier and Gay  
Attachments:  
Equitable Public Water Access Plan  
For the purpose of adopting the City of Annapolis Equitable Public Water Access  
Plan.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Annapolis Harbor Lines at 423 Chester Avenue on Back Creek  
For the purpose of changing the Annapolis harbor line on Back Creek at 423 Chester  
Avenue in the vicinity of the Safe Harbor Annapolis piers; and matters generally related  
to harbor lines.  
Sponsors:  
Arnett  
Attachments:  
Lease of City Property - 2031-2036 Fall Boat Shows  
For the purpose of authorizing a lease of municipal property located in the City Dock  
area, including docking spaces, boat slips, boat moorings, adjacent City waters, and  
certain portions of nearby boardwalks, sidewalks, parking lots, and City roadways, , as  
well as an additional area on Edgewood Road to United States Yacht Shows, Inc.  
from January 1, 2031 through December 31, 2036 for the purpose of carrying on its  
business of annual fall boat shows.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Lease of City Property - 2031-2036 Spring Boat Shows  
For the purpose of authorizing a lease of municipal property located in the City Dock  
area, including docking spaces, boat slips, boat moorings, adjacent City waters, and  
certain portions of nearby boardwalks, sidewalks, parking lots, and City roadways, to  
United States Yacht Shows, Inc. from January 1, 2031 through December 31, 2036  
for the purpose of carrying on its business of annual spring boat shows.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
General Discussion  
Resilience & Sustainability Update  
Attachments:  
Adjournment  
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