Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-083-2015    Draft No.
Type: Council Bill Status: Enacted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 11/3/2015
Introduced Date 10/13/2015 Public Hearing Date 11/3/2015 - 10:00 AM
Effective date: 12/21/2015    
Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN PLANS, CONCEPTUAL SITE PLANS, DETAILED SITE PLANS, AND SPECIFIC DESIGN PLANS for the purpose of shortening and establishing more consistent time periods for the reviews by the Planning Board and the District Council of Comprehensive Design Plans, Conceptual Site Plans, Detailed Site Plans, and Specific Design Plans and generally relating to development plan reviews.
Proposers/Sponsors: Mel Franklin, Derrick Leon Davis
Code sections: 27-273 - , 27-276 - , 27-280 - , 27-282 - , 27-285 - , 27-290 - , 27-518 - , 27-522 - , 27-523 - , 27-527 - , 27-528 - , 27-528.01 -
Attachments: 1. B2015083, 2. CB-83-2015 AIS, 3. CB-083-2015 Report
Contact: Karen T. Zavakos, Zoning and Legislative Counsel

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN PLANS, CONCEPTUAL SITE PLANS, DETAILED SITE PLANS, AND SPECIFIC DESIGN PLANS for the purpose of shortening and establishing more consistent time periods for the reviews by the Planning Board and the District Council of Comprehensive Design Plans, Conceptual Site Plans, Detailed Site Plans, and Specific Design Plans and generally relating to development plan reviews.

Background

This bill alters the procedural prescriptions in the Zoning Ordinance for action on specified development applications−specifically, Conceptual Site Plans, Detailed Site Plans, Comprehensive Design Plans, and Specific Design Plans to shorten and align the development review process−to shorten the time period for consideration and action on an application by the Prince George’s Planning Board, to set a limit on remand action on an application by the District Council to one time pursuant to specified grounds within a written Order of Remand, and to shorten the time period for action on development applications by the District Council.