Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-065-2023

• Reference No.: CB-065-2023
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 9/12/2023
• Introduced Date: 7/18/2023
• Public Hearing Date: 09/06/2023 @ 11:00 AM
• Effective date: 11/20/2023
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR HOUSING for the purpose of ensuring safe and inclusive residential dwelling options in future housing developments for all County residents, regardless of their ability, disability or functionality in a universally designed environment; regarding certain definitions; regarding a certain application and certain exemptions; regarding universally designed features; regarding universally designed features for certain types of housing construction; regarding the potential waiver of certain requirements by the Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement in certain instances; regarding County amendments to applicable Codes; regarding the conflict of laws; regarding establishing a Universal Design Implementation Workgroup by Resolution; and generally regarding Universal Design elements for residential dwelling units.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Jolene Ivey, Thomas E. Dernoga, Wala Blegay, Edward P. Burroughs, Calvin S. Hawkins, Eric C. Olson, Krystal Oriadha, Ingrid S. Watson
• Code sections: 04-356 - , 04-357 - , 04-358 - , 04-359 - , 04-360 - , 04-361 - , 04-362 - , 04-363 - , 04-364 - , 04-365 - , 04-366 - , 04-367 -
• Contact: Kathleen H. Canning, Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2023	2	County Executive	signed
9/12/2023	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
9/6/2023	2	County Council	public hearing held
7/18/2023	2	County Council	introduced
7/6/2023	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
6/20/2023	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title
AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR HOUSING for the purpose of ensuring safe and inclusive residential dwelling options in future housing developments for all County residents, regardless of their ability, disability or functionality in a universally designed environment; regarding certain definitions; regarding a certain application and certain exemptions; regarding universally designed features; regarding universally designed features for certain types of housing construction; regarding the potential waiver of certain requirements by the Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement in certain instances; regarding County amendments to applicable Codes; regarding the conflict of laws; regarding establishing a Universal Design Implementation Workgroup by Resolution; and generally regarding Universal Design elements for residential dwelling units.

Background
The purpose of the bill is to ensure safe and inclusive residential dwelling options in future housing developments for all County residents, regardless of their ability, disability or functionality in a universally designed environment. The bill shall apply to all new single-family attached, single-family detached, two-family, two-over-two's and multi-family residential dwelling units constructed in Prince George’s County on and after January 1, 2026 with certain exemptions and waivers. It provides for universally designed features. It provides for the potential waiver of certain requirements by the Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement in certain instances. It makes amendments to applicable County Codes and provides that if any provisions conflict with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the Federal Fair Housing Act, the Code of Maryland Regulations, the Maryland Accessibility Code, and any other applicable law, the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement shall apply the Maryland Accessibility Code, the Code of Mar...