Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-017-2023    Draft No.
Type: Council Bill Status: Enacted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 1/17/2023
Introduced Date 1/1/2023 Public Hearing Date 01/17/2023 @ 10:00 AM
Effective date: 1/17/2023    
Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING GENERAL PROVISIONS-DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE PRIOR ORDINANCE-LIMITATION ON TOWNHOUSE AND ONE-FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGS-R-A ZONE for the purpose of limiting the authority in the Zoning Ordinance for development of Townhouse and One-family attached dwelling uses under the prior Ordinance in the R-A (Residential Agricultural) Zone of Prince George’s County.
Proposers/Sponsors: Wala Blegay, Edward P. Burroughs, Thomas E. Dernoga, Ingrid S. Watson, Jolene Ivey, Eric C. Olson, Krystal Oriadha
Code sections: 27-1903 -
Attachments: 1. CB-017-2023 - signed, 2. CB-017-2023 Summary, 3. CB-017-2023 AIS, 4. CB-017-2023 Report, 5. CB-017-2023 ZHE Memo, 6. CB-017-2023 Planning Board Votes Letter, 7. CB-017-2023 Planning Board Anaylsis, 8. CEX Ltr to Council Chair 01-06-2023, 9. Council Chair Ltr to CEX 01-09-2023
Related files: CR-004-2023
Contact: Karen T. Zavakos, Zoning and Legislative Counsel

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING GENERAL PROVISIONS-DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE PRIOR ORDINANCE-LIMITATION ON TOWNHOUSE AND ONE-FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGS-R-A ZONE for the purpose of limiting the authority in the Zoning Ordinance for development of Townhouse and One-family attached dwelling uses under the prior Ordinance in the R-A (Residential Agricultural) Zone of Prince George’s County.

 

Background

In consideration and approval of the new Zoning Ordinance for the County via CB-13-2018, CB-98-2021, and CB-68-2022, the County Council carefully evaluated the scope and extent of its transition to implementation of the revised Ordinance as the only body of local zoning laws governing land use and development in the County. Inherent in is legislative power of the Council is the authority to amend such laws as may be deemed necessary and appropriate. Moreover, in a reported Opinion of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, the Court held that the enactment of CB-17-2019 violated certain tenets of Maryland law. Accordingly, this bill will limit authority for development of certain Townhouse and One-family attached dwelling uses in the R-A Zone of the County using the prior Ordinance, more specifically, by way of a prior, now-superseded zoning law known as CB-17-2019 (Chapter 29, 2019 Laws of Prince George's County, Maryland).