Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-069-2025

• Reference No.: CB-069-2025
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/18/2025
• Introduced Date: 10/14/2025
• Public Hearing Date: 11/18/2025 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 1/5/2026
• Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - PERMITTED USES - QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANTS WITH DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE for the purpose of limiting the location of new quick-service restaurants with drive-through service by prohibiting such uses in residential zones and allowing such uses by special exception in certain commercial zones to address the unique adverse impacts associated with quick-service restaurants with drive-through service.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Thomas E. Dernoga, Krystal Oriadha, Eric C. Olson, Edward P. Burroughs
• Code sections: 27-5101 - , 27-5102 - , 27-5402 -
• Contact: Eric Irving, Fiscal and Legislative Specialist

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/18/2025	2	County Council	public hearing held
11/18/2025	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/14/2025	2	County Council	introduced
10/2/2025	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (1)	Pass
10/2/2025	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/18/2025	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	rescheduled
9/9/2025	1	County Council	presented and referred
7/25/2025	1	M-NCPPC Planning Board	No position on proposed legislative amendment with amendments
7/9/2025	1	M-NCPPC Technical Staff	No position on proposed legislative amendment with amendments
6/25/2025	1	Clerk of the Council	transmitted

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - PERMITTED USES - QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANTS WITH DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE for the purpose of limiting the location of new quick-service restaurants with drive-through service by prohibiting such uses in residential zones and allowing such uses by special exception in certain commercial zones to address the unique adverse impacts associated with quick-service restaurants with drive-through service.

Background

This bill seeks to address the oversaturation of drive-through fast food establishments in Prince George’s County by changing the zones in which future restaurants may be placed. This legislation would prohibit fast-food drive-throughs in the remaining residential base zones in which they are now permitted by right (RMF-20, RMF-28) as well as the IE and TAC-Edge zones. Fast-food drive-throughs would continue to be permitted in CS and CGO zones, but such uses will be allowed only by special exception rather than by right. As a result, this legislation sets forth special exception standards which will be applied to all newly proposed fast-food drive-through developments and strikes the requirement to comply with drive-through service accessory use standards.