Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-062-2024

• Reference No.: CB-062-2024
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/19/2024
• Introduced Date: 10/15/2024
• Public Hearing Date: 11/19/2024 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 1/6/2025
• Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATIONS for the purpose of amending the Zoning Ordinance to revise the use-specific standards applicable to convenience stores by adding a minimum distance between convenience store uses in furtherance of the public safety, health, and welfare of citizens and residents of Prince George’s County.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Krystal Oriadha, Thomas E. Dernoga, Ingrid S. Watson, Wala Blegay, Calvin S. Hawkins, Edward P. Burroughs, Wanika Fisher
• Code sections: 27-5102 -
• Contact: Eric Irving, Fiscal & Legislative Specialist

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/19/2024	2	County Council	public hearing held
11/19/2024	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/15/2024	2	County Council	introduced
10/3/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (1)	Pass
10/3/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
9/19/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
7/15/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
7/9/2024	1	County Council	presented and referred
6/24/2024	1	M-NCPPC Planning Board	Oppose proposed legislative amendment
6/4/2024	1	M-NCPPC Technical Staff	Oppose proposed legislative amendment
5/21/2024	1	Clerk of the Council	transmitted

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATIONS for the purpose of amending the Zoning Ordinance to revise the use-specific standards applicable to convenience stores by adding a minimum distance between convenience store uses in furtherance of the public safety, health, and welfare of citizens and residents of Prince George’s County.

Background

The purpose of this bill is to address the public health and safety effects of the over-concentration of convenience stores in areas of Prince George's County by setting a minimum distance on the placement of new convenience stores from existing stores. In addition, the bill sets new hours of operations for convenience stores by requiring all such stores to close at 10pm.