Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-058-2024    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: Failed
Meeting Body Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee
Meeting Date 7/2/2024
Introduced Date Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING BUILDING CODE - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS for the purpose of improving public awareness of local development activity by directing the directors of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement and the Prince George’s County Planning Department to establish a single public interface for tracking development applications.
Proposers/Sponsors: Calvin S. Hawkins
Code sections: 04-349 -
Attachments: 1. B2024058, 2. CB-058-2024 Summary, 3. CB-058-2024 PAFI, 4. CB-058-2024 ZHE MEMO, 5. CB-058-2024 M-NCPPC Comments, 6. CB-058-2024 OOL Comment
Contact: Eric Irving, Fiscal & Legislative Specialist

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING BUILDING CODE - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS for the purpose of improving public awareness of local development activity by directing the directors of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement and the Prince George’s County Planning Department to establish a single public interface for tracking development applications.

 

Background

Community members across Prince George's County are interested in development projects taking place in their communities. Prior to approval, these projects are reviewed by a host of government agencies, primarily the Prince George's County Planning Department and the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement, using separate electronic systems. As a result public information about development projects is fragmented and not easily accessible. This bill amends the administrative provisions of the Building Code by adding a requirement that these agencies jointly maintain a single public portal in which the public can easily access information on pending development projects.