Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-065-2014

• Reference No.: CB-065-2014
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 10/28/2014
• Introduced Date: 9/30/2014
• Effective date: 1/1/2015
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA for the purpose of adopting an updated Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zone, ensuring that approved Conservation Plans, Conservation Agreements, and any associated Conservation Easements located within the adopted boundaries remain in full force and effect, amending certain development standards for properties located within certain portions the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area of the County, and clarifying the authority of the Board of Zoning Appeals to grant variances from the requirements of Subtitle 27 of the County Code for property located within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.
• Proposers/Sponsors: M-NCPPC, Mel Franklin
• Code sections: 05B-110 - , 05B-111 - , 05B-116 -
• Contact: CJ Lammers, Project Leader, M-NCPPC Karen T. Zavakos, Leigslative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/12/2014	2	County Executive	signed
10/28/2014	2	County Council	public hearing held
10/28/2014	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
9/30/2014	2	County Council	introduced
9/16/2014	1	Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/2/2014	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA for the purpose of adopting an updated Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zone, ensuring that approved Conservation Plans, Conservation Agreements, and any associated Conservation Easements located within the adopted boundaries remain in full force and effect, amending certain development standards for properties located within certain portions the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area of the County, and clarifying the authority of the Board of Zoning Appeals to grant variances from the requirements of Subtitle 27  of the County Code for property located within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.

Background

This bill provides two streamlining measures regarding the review and approval of certain applications within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area. It eliminates the requirement to submit a Critical Area Conservation Plan for renovations or additions to certain existing residential structures located within the Anacostia Intense Development Overlay Zone and allows the Board of Zoning Appeals to hear zoning variances within the Critical Area.