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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY SURCHARGE for the purpose of adjusting the public safety surcharge for Fiscal Year 2016, beginning July 1, 2015, as required by State law.
Background
Pursuant to Chapter 594 of the 2005 Laws of Maryland, the public safety surcharge is required to be adjusted each fiscal year for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The CPI-U for April 2015 shows a decrease of 0.2% and results in a surcharge decrease of $5 below the Fiscal Year 2015 public safety surcharge of $2,439 for permits issued inside the Developed Tier and inside an area included in a certain basic plan or conceptual site plan. The decrease in the CPI-U results in a surcharge decrease of $15 below the Fiscal Year 2015 public safety surcharge of $7,314 for permits issued for all other buildings.
For Fiscal Year 2016, the public safety surcharge shall be $2,434 for permits issued for construction located inside the Developed Tier, as defined by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in the Prince George's County Approved General Plan, and in an area included in a basic plan or conceptual site plan that abuts an existing or planned mass transit rail station site operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and that complies with the requirements of any sector plan, master plan or overlay zone approved by the Prince George's County District Council. The public safety surcharge for Fiscal Year 2016 shall be $7,299 for all other buildings.