Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-035-2025

• Reference No.: CB-035-2025
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 10/7/2025
• Introduced Date: 9/16/2025
• Public Hearing Date: 10/07/2025 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 12/12/2025
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR HOUSING - 2025 REVISIONS for the purpose of removing and re-lettering certain definitions; providing for amending a certain definition; clarifying that all site plans, under certain circumstances, covered under the Site Plan definition in this Division, are approved for a certain exemption; providing for revisions to certain design elements; providing for a certain width for certain exterior door entrances; providing for a certain width for certain lead walks; providing for a certain width for certain hallways on the accessible level; providing for a certain width for certain doorways on the accessible level; providing for a certain width for certain interior hallways in townhouse and two-over-two units; providing for a certain width for certain interior doorways in townhouse and two-over-two units; providing that a waiver shall not be granted under certain circumstances as a condition of approval of a Detailed Site Plan, Special Exception, or a ...
• Proposers/Sponsors: Jolene Ivey, Ingrid S. Watson, Eric C. Olson, Wanika Fisher, Thomas E. Dernoga, Krystal Oriadha
• Code sections: 04-356 - , 04-357 - , 04-358 - , 04-359 - , 04-364 - , 04-365 -
• Contact: Kathy Canning

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/27/2025	2	County Executive	signed
10/7/2025	2	County Council	public hearing held
10/7/2025	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
9/16/2025	2	County Council	introduced
5/15/2025	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
4/29/2025	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR HOUSING - 2025 REVISIONS for the purpose of removing and re-lettering certain definitions; providing for amending a certain definition; clarifying that all site plans, under certain circumstances, covered under the Site Plan definition in this Division, are approved for a certain exemption; providing for revisions to certain  design elements; providing for a certain width for certain exterior door entrances; providing for a certain width for certain lead walks; providing for a certain width for certain hallways on the accessible level; providing for a certain width for certain doorways on the accessible level; providing for a certain width for certain interior hallways in townhouse and two-over-two units; providing for a certain width for certain interior doorways in townhouse and two-over-two units; providing that a waiver shall not be granted under certain circumstances as a condition of approval of a Detailed Site Plan, Special Exception, or a Zoning Map Amendment; and generally regarding Universal Design elements for certain newly constructed residential housing dwelling units.

Background

CB-65-2023 (DR-2), CR-70-2023, and CB-85-2024 constitute the legislative package regarding the requirement of the use of specified universal design standards, with the exception of exemptions and waivers granted, to apply to all new single-family attached, single-family detached, two-family, two-over-two's, three-family, and multifamily residential dwelling units constructed in Prince George's County on and after January 1, 2026.  This is companion legislation to the zoning bill that removes the Universal Design Green Standard’s Table from the Zoning Ordinance. This bill removes two definitions and makes technical amendments to the current universal design law regarding certain clearance requirements for identified universal design elements.