City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, September 8, 2025  
10:00 AM  
Special Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Rules & City Government Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderwoman Finlayson  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Special Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Special Meeting Minutes  
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:  
Limiting Short-term Rentals per Blockface  
For the purpose of limiting the number of short-term rentals in the City to 10% of the  
residences in a blockface; defining blockface; and generally dealing with short-term  
rentals in the City of Annapolis.  
Sponsors:  
Huntley  
Attachments:  
Election Report Deadlines  
For the purpose of adding two election reporting deadlines for candidates for City  
elections; eliminating the campaign report deadline on the fourth Tuesday preceding any  
general election; copyediting and reformatting the section; and generally related to  
required election reports.  
Sponsors:  
Huntley  
Attachments:  
Adjournment  
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