Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-006-2018    Draft No.
Type: Council Bill Status: Veto override
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 10/2/2018
Introduced Date 4/17/2018 Public Hearing Date 7/24/2018 @ 10:00 a.m.
Effective date: 11/19/2018    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL FACILITIES SURCHARGE for the purpose of amending, without substantive change, the policy and strategies of certain County Regional Transit Districts and Local Centers to provide financial assistance and other tools to promote the development of higher-density housing in transit-oriented and mixed-use communities, consistent with current County Policies and Strategies approved in the 2014 General Plan for the County, Plan Prince George’s 2035, to meet qualifying statutory criteria for an exemption from payment of the School Facilities Surcharge enacted by the Maryland General Assembly for certain multifamily dwelling units, or multifamily dwelling units or apartments created through the conversion of vacant office buildings.
Proposers/Sponsors: Obie Patterson, Derrick Leon Davis
Code sections: 04-352 -
Attachments: 1. B2018006, 2. CB-006-2018 AIS, 3. CB-6-2018 Report, 4. CB-6-2018 Veto Letter, 5. CB-6-2018 Fiscal Impact
Contact: Karen T. Zavakos, Zoning and Legislative Counsel

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL FACILITIES SURCHARGE for the purpose of amending, without substantive change, the policy and strategies of certain County Regional Transit Districts and Local Centers to provide financial assistance and other tools to promote the development of higher-density housing in transit-oriented and mixed-use communities, consistent with current County Policies and Strategies approved in the 2014 General Plan for the County, Plan Prince George’s 2035, to meet qualifying statutory criteria for an exemption from payment of the School Facilities Surcharge enacted by the Maryland General Assembly for certain multifamily dwelling units, or multifamily dwelling units or apartments created through the conversion of vacant office buildings.

 

Background

This Bill will align, without substantive change, certain provisions within the Prince George's County Code concerning the School Facilities Surcharge, as set forth in Sections 4-352 and 10-192.01, in order to reflect certain terminology and policies approved within the 2014 County General Plan, Plan Prince George's 2035.