Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-025-2023

• Reference No.: CB-025-2023
• Draft No.: 1
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Failed
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/14/2023
• Introduced Date: 10/17/2023
• Public Hearing Date: 11/14/2023 @ 9:00 AM
• Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING NONRESIDENTIAL AND MIXED - USE FORM AND DESIGN STANDARDS - DONATION CONTAINERS for the purpose of amending the Nonresidential and Mixed Use Form and Design Standards of the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit placement of donation boxes for collection of household and personal items on the exterior property areas and associated parking areas.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Calvin S. Hawkins, Ingrid S. Watson, Jolene Ivey, Mel Franklin, Wanika Fisher
• Code sections: 27-61002 -
• Contact: Karen T. Zavakos, Zoning and Legislative Counsel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/14/2023	1	County Council	public hearing held
11/14/2023	1	County Council	postponed indefinitely	Pass
10/17/2023	1	County Council	introduced
10/17/2023	1	County Council	rules suspended	Pass
10/16/2023	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended	Pass
10/5/2023	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee
3/16/2023	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
2/28/2023	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING NONRESIDENTIAL AND MIXED - USE FORM AND DESIGN STANDARDS - DONATION CONTAINERS for the purpose of amending the Nonresidential and Mixed Use Form and Design Standards of the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit placement of donation boxes for collection of household and personal items on the exterior property areas and associated parking areas.

Background

This bill will add a new requirement in the design standards of the Zoning Ordinance for nonresidential and mixed-use development to prohibit the placement of freestanding "donation boxes" for collection of personal and household items for future collection, ostensibly for charitable purposes. The Council has been advised and observed that these temporary structures are not being monitored and emptied on a sufficiently reasonable basis. Consequently, the well-intentioned stream of citizen donations far exceeds container capacity, and result in accumulation of discarded items and other debris rendered refuse by exposure to the elements, creating a nuisance and contributing to blight in our communities.