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AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL REVITALIZATION for the purpose of amending the applicability requirements of the County Residential Revitalization Ordinance set forth in the County Zoning Ordinance.
Background
In 2014, the Redevelopment Authority of Prince George’s County acquired the Glenarden Apartments complex, located in an approved Revitalization Tax Credit District. After acquiring title to the subject property, the Redevelopment Authority “voluntarily” razed all structures on the site in anticipation of redevelopment of the site.
Section 27-445.10 of the County Zoning Ordinance provides a Residential Revitalization Ordinance (“RRO”) including design standard flexibility and a streamlined entitlement process for the revitalization of multifamily or attached single family dwelling units that are located within a designated Revitalization Tax Credit District. The current RRO applies solely to existing multifamily dwelling units, attached one-family dwelling units, or unimproved property on which multifamily dwelling units existed on January 1, 2001, but that were subsequently razed as a result of condemnation proceedings initiated by the County.
Accordingly, this bill expands the applicability of the RRO to include proposed development that conforms with all other approval requirements but were “voluntarily” razed at the Request of the Redevelopment Authority for a property it owns.