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Commissioners withdraw draft ordinances on Dudley/Salthouse property and cannabis rules
Summary
At the Sept. 25 meeting the board voted 3-0 to withdraw draft ordinances related to zoning for the Dudley (Salthouse) property and rules governing cannabis growers; Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan explained the annexation history and that a cannabis grower is a conditional use requiring Board of Appeals action and a Planning Commission recommendation.
The Queenstown Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 25 to withdraw draft ordinances, including those addressing zoning on the Dudley Home/Salthouse property and permitting cannabis growers.
Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan reviewed the property’s zoning history and the annexation agreement, saying the parcel is currently zoned Queen Anne’s County Agricultural and—because it was annexed into the town—Queenstown now has jurisdiction over planning, subdivision control and zoning matters for the property. Ryan said the Dudleys had requested Planned Neighborhood (PN) zoning in prior correspondence.
On cannabis cultivation, Ryan told commissioners that under Queen Anne’s County Code a cannabis-licensed grower is a conditional use in agricultural districts, which requires Board of Appeals approval after certain criteria are met. She said Queenstown’s zoning ordinance treats conditional uses as 'special exceptions,' and that before the Board of Appeals hears an application the Planning Commission must render a favorable recommendation.
Commissioner Bryon Callahan moved to withdraw all draft ordinances; President Al Hardee seconded and the motion passed 3-0. The minutes record no new ordinance language adopted or remanded — only the withdrawal vote.
What happens next: if a property owner seeks to pursue zoning changes or a conditional-use application for cannabis cultivation, the Planning Commission and Board of Appeals processes will be the next procedural steps, per the town attorney’s summary.
