Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-014-2019

• Reference No.: CB-014-2019
• Draft No.: 3
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 9/10/2019
• Introduced Date: 7/23/2019
• Public Hearing Date: 9/10/2019 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 11/4/2019
• Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ZONING - DEFINITIONS - URBAN FARM for the purpose of amending the definition of “Urban farm” uses in the Zoning Ordinance to generally align with the corresponding definition of “Urban farm” within the proposed new zoning laws approved via CB-013-2018, being also Chapter No. 37, Laws of Prince George’s County, Maryland, and to permit the use in certain residential, commercial, and industrial zones in Prince George's County.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Deni L. Taveras, Mel Franklin, Jolene Ivey, Sydney J. Harrison, Derrick Leon Davis, Dannielle M. Glaros, Thomas E. Dernoga, Calvin S. Hawkins
• Code sections: 27-107.01 - , 27-441 - , 27-461 - , 27-473 -
• Contact: Karen T. Zavakos, Zoning and Legislative Counsel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/17/2019	2	County Council	amended (2)	Pass
9/17/2019	2	County Council	amended (1)
9/17/2019	2	County Council	amended (3)	Pass
9/17/2019	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
9/10/2019	2	County Council	public hearing held
9/10/2019	2	County Council	no action
7/23/2019	2	County Council	introduced
7/18/2019	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
7/10/2019	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee
6/6/2019	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
4/23/2019	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ZONING - DEFINITIONS - URBAN

FARM for the purpose of amending the definition of “Urban farm” uses in the Zoning Ordinance to generally align with the corresponding definition of “Urban farm” within the proposed new zoning laws approved via CB-013-2018, being also Chapter No. 37, Laws of Prince George’s County, Maryland, and to permit the use in certain residential, commercial, and industrial zones in Prince George's County.

Background

This bill will align the definition of 'Urban farm' uses in the current Zoning Ordinance with that approved within the proposed new zoning laws via CB-013-2018.