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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY SURCHARGE for the purpose of adjusting the public safety surcharge for Fiscal Year 2017, beginning July 1, 2016, as required by State law.
Background
Pursuant to Chapter 594 of the 2005 Laws of Maryland, the public safety surcharge is required to be adjusted each fiscal year for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The CPI-U for April 2016 shows an increase of 1.1% and results in a surcharge increase of $27 above the Fiscal Year 2016 public safety surcharge of $2,434 for permits issued inside the Developed Tier and inside an area included in a certain basic plan or conceptual site plan. The increase in the CPI-U results in a surcharge increase of $80 above the Fiscal Year 2016 public safety surcharge of $7,299 for permits issued for all other buildings.
For Fiscal Year 2017, the public safety surcharge shall be $2,461 for permits issued for construction located inside the Developed Tier, as defined by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in the Prince George’s County Approved General Plan, and in an area included in a basic plan or conceptual site plan that abuts an existing or planned mass transit rail station site operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and that complies with the requirements of any sector plan, master plan or overlay zone approved by the Prince George’s County District Council. The public safety surcharge for Fiscal Year 2017 shall be $7,379 for all other buildings.