Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-080-2016    Draft No.
Type: Council Bill Status: Enacted
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 11/15/2016
Introduced Date 10/18/2016 Public Hearing Date 11/15/2016 @ 10:00 a.m.
Effective date: 1/3/2017    
Title: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ZONING DEFINITIONS - AGRICULTURE for the purpose of amending the definition of Agriculture in the Zoning Ordinance concerning beekeeping on residential land and permitting the use in certain residential zones in Prince George's County.
Proposers/Sponsors: Dannielle M. Glaros, Derrick Leon Davis, Karen R. Toles, Mary A. Lehman, Andrea C. Harrison, Todd M. Turner, Mel Franklin, Deni L. Taveras
Code sections: 27-107.01 -
Attachments: 1. B2016080, 2. CB-80-2016 AIS.pdf, 3. CB-80-2016 Report
Related files: CB-092-2010
Contact: Karen T. Zavakos, Zoning and Legislative Counsel

Title

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ZONING DEFINITIONS − AGRICULTURE for the purpose of amending the definition of Agriculture in the Zoning Ordinance concerning beekeeping on residential land and permitting the use in certain residential zones in Prince George's County.

Background

In 2010, via its enactment of CB-92-2010, the Council amended the definitions and residential use table sections of the Zoning Ordinance to expand the definition for the term 'Agriculture' and to regulate the use in the residential zones, affecting the beekeeping uses in residential zones.  This bill amends the definition to exclude beekeeping from the definition for the term Agriculture to exclude beekeeping on privately owned residential land, to thereby exempt that use from the restrictions for Agriculture that apply in the Residential Zones Table of Uses Permitted.