DISTRICT COUNCIL CONSIDERS
ZONING CASES
Council Members, meeting as the
District Council, heard several zoning cases on Monday. As a reminder, by law, Council Members may
only consider evidence included in the record, to issue a final decision. A person of record may not communicate with a
Council Member during the pendency of a zoning application. Any such “ex parte” communication is deemed
outside of the record, and will not be considered in a final decision in a zoning
case. Sign up HERE to
become a person of record in a zoning matter.
COUNCIL
CONSIDERS SHORT TERM RENTALS LEGISLATION DURING TUESDAY’S SESSION; APPOINTMENTS
The County Council,
convening on Tuesday, also met as the Committee of the Whole (COW) to consider
legislation. Amended versions of proposed legislation to regulate short term
rentals in Prince George’s County, CB-10 and CB-11, moved favorably out of committee.
COW also heard public comments on CB-13-2018,
proposed Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (ZOR) legislation which concerns Subtitle 27
of the County Code, and proposed amendments to the measure, as well as CB-65, a
proposed measure to create a new Landscape Manual. Learn more about the legislative process for
the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite on the Council’s ZOR Portal.
The Council
also approved the appointment of the following individuals to the Fire
Commission for Prince George’s County: Kenneth D. McSwain, Piero V. Mellits,
Julian R. Tucker, G. Rick Wilson. The Council is grateful to these individuals
and all who serve on County boards, commissions, and task forces.
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COUNCIL’S PZED
COMMITTEE REVIEWS ZONING PROPOSALS
The Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee
(PZED) met Wednesday to consider several zoning measures including CB-90-2018, a proposed bill
to amend the Zoning Ordinance to provide specific minimum off-street parking
requirements for amusement center uses.
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COUNCIL’S THE
COMMITTEE CONSIDERS BILL PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES UNIT IN THE
COUNTY
The Transportation, Housing and Environment Committee (THE)
met Thursday to consider CB-54-2018,
proposed legislation establishing an Environmental Crimes Unit to be operated
by Prince George’s County and the Prince George’s County Police
Department. The mission of the
Environmental Crimes Unit would be to detect, apprehend, prosecute, and deter
persons, owners, lessor, associations, corporations, organizations, and
entities from engaging in conduct that harms the County’s fiscal environment. The unit would also be charged with educating
the community at large about environmental violation issues to make the County
cleaner, and improve Quality of Life in the County.
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COUNCIL’S PSFM COMMITTEE
CONSIDERS BOND BILL; LABOR AGREEMENTS
The Public Safety and Fiscal Management Committee (PSFM) met
Thursday to consider legislation authorizing and empowering Prince George’s
County to issues and sell general obligation and storm water management
bonds. The PSFM committee also
considered legislation concerning labor agreement in the County.
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