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MIN 07272026
| 1 | | Minutes | County Council Minutes dated July 27, 2026 | | |
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CB-076-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING COMMERCIAL REINVESTMENT AND INNOVATION PROJECTS ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of establishing an alternative, streamlined development review and appeal process for the highest priority transit-oriented development areas, called Regional Transit Districts and Local Transit Centers in Prince George’s County’s Plan 2035 General Plan, to stimulate greater economic growth in Prince George’s County, subject to certain conditions. | | |
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CB-077-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMERCIAL USES for the purpose of permitting certain community service and commercial uses by right in Residential, Single-Family-Attached (RSF-A) zones; and amending use standards for permitted community service and commercial uses to promote the productive reuse of existing buildings and ensure compatibility with surrounding neighborhood in which these uses are proposed. | | |
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CB-078-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING THE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES INTEGRITY ACT for the purpose of the creation of guidelines that include a restriction as to how publicly funded correspondence from elected officials can be sent out to residents. | | |
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CB-079-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING VACANT ATTACHED PROPERTY for the purpose of strengthening enforcement of housing and property standards on vacant attached properties; providing the process for application, issuance, and execution of administrative search warrants for the purpose of Code enforcement; defining vacant unmaintained attached vacant dwelling or building; providing for a process for conducting internal inspections for unmaintained vacant attached properties; and generally relating to vacant property. | | |
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CB-080-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR HOUSING for the purpose of revising and adding certain definitions; providing for certain exemptions; making technical corrections to existing County universal design for housing law; providing for the applicability of provisions of this Act; providing for certain exemptions; providing for certain universal design element requirements for certain multifamily dwelling property; providing for revisions to a certain waiver provision; providing for revisions to certain penalty provisions; and generally regarding universal design for housing in the County. | | |
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CB-081-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING NONRESIDENTIAL BASE ZONES - PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES - SUSTAINABLE INCLUSIVE MIXED-USE COMMUNITY for the purpose of defining the use “Sustainable Inclusive Mixed-Use Community” in the Zoning Ordinance; permitting the use in the Residential Estate (RE) zone pursuant to the grant of a special exception; and establishing certain requirements applicable to said special exception. | | |
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CB-082-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CANNABIS DISPENSARIES - USE REGULATIONS for the purpose of making the use regulations for Cannabis dispensaries and Cannabis micro-dispensaries consistent with provisions of State law; and generally regarding Cannabis uses in Prince George’s County. | | |
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CB-083-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CONVENIENCE STORES -TOBACCO PRODUCT SALES for the purpose of amending to the transitional provisions of the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit food or beverage store uses under the prior ordinance; modifying the definition of the Convenience Store use in the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit the sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products; remove certain use requirements for convenience store related to the sale of tobacco products; and providing for a transition period to ensure compliance. | | |
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CB-084-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING STREAMLINING SITE PLAN REVIEW ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of amending the Zoning Ordinance to establish a combined application for detailed site plans and preliminary plans of major subdivision; authorizing concurrent review of certain development-related applications, including natural resource inventory plans, stormwater management concept plans; and generally relating to development plan review. | | |
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CB-085-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - QUALIFIED DATA CENTERS for the purpose of permitting Qualified Data Centers in certain Rural Agricultural and Residential Base Zones subject to additional development requirements, and repealing the exemption from detailed site plan review for qualified data centers under certain circumstances. | | |
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CB-086-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY SAFE SPACES ACT - REPORTING VIOLATIONS for the purpose of broadening the scope of existing law governing reporting of certain unauthorized use of County-owned or County-controlled property, unauthorized access to nonpublic spaces of County facilities, or harmful conduct by certain individuals; requiring an online platform for submission of reports of violations; providing guidance for the contents of reports; permitting the use of the online platform by the Office of Law to assist in enforcement; and generally relating to the Community Safe Spaces Act. | | |
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CB-087-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRICAL CODE OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of updating the enforcement provisions of the Electrical Code to provide for administrative adjudication of appeals from notices of violation, additional civil and criminal penalties for violations, and the issuance of citations for violations, as well as provisions to prevent the transfer of properties that have existing violations. | | |
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CB-088-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING CONCURRENT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of streamlining the development review process by authorizing concurrent review of proposed stormwater management concept plans, natural resources inventory plans, and 100-year floodplain delineations; and generally related to the Water Resources Protection and Grading Code. | | |
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CB-089-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS - CONVENIENCE STORES for the purpose of prohibiting the sale or distribution of tobacco products, tobacco smoking accessories, and electronic cigarettes in convenience stores, food and beverage stores, and grocery stores of a certain size; adding certain definitions; increasing penalties for violations of the law; and generally relating to the sale or distribution of tobacco products. | | |
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CB-090-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING STREAMLINING SUBDIVISION REVIEW ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of establishing a combined application for detailed site plans and preliminary plans of major subdivision; authorizing concurrent review of certain development-related applications during subdivision review, including natural resource inventory plans, 100-year flood plain delineation, stormwater management concept plans, and concept grading, erosion, and sediment control plans; and generally relating to development plan review. | | |
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CB-091-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OMBUDSMAN FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of establishing a Development Ombudsman for Prince George’s County to assist in improving interagency collaboration and efficiency in the development review and permitting processes; and generally relating to the development review process. | | |
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CB-092-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU) for the purpose of providing for accessory dwelling unit requirements; providing for the prohibition on the short-term rental of accessory dwelling units; providing for accessory dwelling unit rental requirements; providing for accessory dwelling units under the Woodland and Wildlife Habitat Ordinance and the Tree Canopy Coverage Ordinance; providing for accessory dwelling unit impervious surface requirements; providing for accessory dwelling unit individual sewage disposal systems requirements; and generally regarding accessory dwelling units. | | |
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CB-093-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE CANNABIS REINVESTMENT AND RESTORATION BOARD METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS for the purpose of amending methodology, process and other various provisions of the Prince George’s County Code as it relates to the Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board. | | |
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CB-094-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS OF LIMITED INCOME for the purpose of establishing a property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income; providing for eligibility criteria and amount of credit; and generally relating to the property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income. | | |
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CB-095-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED HOMEOWNERS for the purpose of expanding the eligibility for elderly or disabled homeowners to defer annual increases in their County property tax; increasing the amount of County property taxes that may be deferred; reducing the interest rate charged on deferred taxes; and generally relating to property tax assessment, collection, and levy. | | |
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CB-096-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL PARKING ON UNPAVED AREAS for the purpose of clarifying the prohibition against the standing or parking of vehicles on unpaved areas of residential lots and clarifying the enforcement authority. | | |
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CB-097-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY SITES PROGRAM for the purpose of requiring an annual publication of potential high quality development sites suitable for affordable housing development in Prince George’s County; and generally related to affordable housing. | | |
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CB-098-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX CREDIT - REDUCED RENT FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED TENANTS for the purpose of establishing a property tax credit for owners of rental dwellings who provide reduced rent to elderly or disabled tenants; providing for eligibility criteria and amount of credit; and generally relating to the property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income. | | |
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CB-099-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING SMALL HOUSING PROVIDER FINANCING PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a small housing provider financing program within the Housing Investment Trust Fund to provide grants and low-interest financing for small landlords who own a limited number of rental units and agree to preserve affordability; amending the purposes and uses of the Fund to provide for the program; making certain technical corrections; and generally relating to the Housing Investment Trust Fund. | | |
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CB-100-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING SURPLUS COUNTY PROPERTY - AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of requiring an evaluation of County-owned surplus property for suitability for development as elderly or affordable housing; requiring the determination to be submitted to the County Council with the annual inventory of surplus property; requiring that certain economic development projects that include residential units and that involve the disposition of county surplus property provide a certain percentage of affordable housing units; and generally relating to the sale, lease, or other disposition of County property. | | |
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CB-101-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING RETURNING CITIZEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of reducing recidivism and improving public safety by requiring that a certain percentage of the work hours on certain public procurement projects be worked by returning citizens, subject to certain conditions; and generally relating to the employment of returning citizens. | | |
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CB-102-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING RE-ENTRY EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS for the purpose of modifying the Prince George’s County Re-entry Employment Incentive Program to increase employer reimbursement subsidies, adjust timing of reimbursements, and revise definitions; and generally relating to the Prince George’s County Re-entry Employment Incentive Program. | | |
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CB-103-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING QUALIFIED DATA CENTERS - PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION for the purpose of reducing and restructuring the personal property tax exemption on the personal property of a Qualified Data Center; defining certain terms; providing for certain amounts of personal property tax exemptions under certain conditions; requiring compliance with certain supplier diversity, County-based small business, and County resident employment conditions as a condition of a certain reduction in assessment; requiring a certain annual certification; providing that a certain reduction in assessment shall not apply under certain circumstances; providing for certain penalties; requiring a certain annual report; requiring a certain notice; and generally relating to personal property tax exemptions on qualified data centers. | | |
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CB-104-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING CONSOLIDATED DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of consolidating the review of erosion and sediment control plans, subject to certain conditions; and generally relating to erosion and sediment control. | | |
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CB-105-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING HIGH-WAGE EMPLOYER FAST TRACK PROGRAM for the purpose of creating an expedited, coordinated development review pathway for employers that meet defined wage, investment, apprenticeship, and job-quality standards; establishing a dedicated project-management structure; and integrating permitting, inspections, for workforce recruitment; providing incentives into a single accelerated approval process; and generally regarding workforce development. | | |
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CB-106-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUND for the purpose of transitioning the Economic Development Incentive Fund into a performance-based structure that rewards employers for doing business in the County; providing for the purposes and uses of the Economic Development Incentive Fund; providing for financial assistance and application and approval of awards; and generally regarding the Economic Development Incentive Fund. | | |
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CB-107-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING SHOVEL-READY AND PERMIT-READY EMPLOYMENT SITES PORTFOLIO for the purpose of authorizing the County to identify, prepare, and certify a portfolio of priority employment sites as “Shovel-Ready and Permit-Ready,” including completion of advance zoning, environmental, utility, broadband, transportation, and permitting review to facilitate rapid employer investment; and generally regarding employment sites in the County. | | |
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CB-108-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC LAND FIRST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT for the purpose of providing for property acquisition and disposition powers; providing for the Public Land First requirement; providing for a standardized process for the Land Bank Authority to conduct affordability feasibility assessments prior to the sale or distribution of real property; and generally providing for publicly owned land to be considered for housing affordability. | | |
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CB-109-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC LAND AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT for the purpose of requiring residential developments built on County-owned land to include affordable housing units; establishing a “Public Land Affordability Requirement” that ensures that any residential development of ten or more units on County-owned property dedicates at least one-third of the units as affordable for the life of the development as secured through long-term affordability covenants; and generally regarding affordable housing on County-owned land. | | |
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CB-110-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING SMALL LANDLORD PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing the Small Landlord Preservation Grant Program; providing County assistance to small landlords to support affordable rental housing; providing that assistance from the Small Landlord Preservation Grant Program is subject to the availability of funds subject to allocation from the County budget and any other funding sources; providing that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall administer financial assistance awards from the Small Landlord Preservation Grant Program and will establish an application process, award procedures, and other regulations necessary to implement the Small Landlord Preservation Grant Program and will publish and transmit to the County Council and the County Executive an annual report no later than June 30th of each fiscal year; and generally relating to the Small Landlord Preservation Grant Program. | | |
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CR-080-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SOCIAL HOUSING TASK FORCE for the purpose of establishing the Social Housing Task Force; requiring the Social Housing Task Force to study alternative housing financing and ownership models; developing ideas for implementing their use in Prince George’s County; transmitting a report of findings and recommendations to the Prince George’s County Council and the County Executive; setting forth the procedures for the selection and appointment of members; assigning duties and responsibilities; setting forth provisions for administrative support of the task force; and setting a time for the completion of work and termination of the temporary task force. | | |
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CR-081-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING A MORATORIUM ON UTILITY PRICE INCREASES for the purpose of requesting the Maryland Public Service Commission to impose a three-month moratorium on utility price increases for low-and moderate-income households, certain senior households, and households with persons with certain medical conditions in Prince George’s County; to evaluate the cause of current utility rate increases for residents of Prince George’s County, with special attention on the role of data centers in neighboring communities, as well as the impact of last winter on utility increases; requesting additional customer protections; and generally regarding utility rate increases in Prince George’s County. | | |
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CR-082-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR HOUSING WAIVER REQUEST FEE, TECHNOLOGY FEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEE INCREASE for the purpose of increasing the Universal Design for Housing Waiver Request Fee, Technology Fee and Administrative Fee for the processing and review of an applicant’s universal design for housing waiver request; and generally regarding waivers and administrative fees. | | |
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CR-083-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING COUNTY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE for the purpose of amending Rules of Procedure for the County Council to require the Council to provide the means for virtual public participation at Council meetings and public hearings. | | |
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CR-084-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING OWN THE BLOCK EDUCATION INITIATIVE for the purpose of directing the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation to develop and offer an educational program to County residents on the fundamentals of commercial real estate investment. | | |
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CR-085-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING AUTISM EQUITY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of encouraging a comprehensive initiative to advance autism equity through inclusive public infrastructure, and transparent data reporting. Such an initiative must supplement and coordinate with existing programs, including the Infants & Toddlers Program, while filling gaps in early outreach, awareness, and system navigation. The County Council shall establish an Autism Equity Advisory Workgroup to monitor the initiative’s commencement and advise on the initiative’s continuous improvement. | | |
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CR-086-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, PERFORMANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY WORKGROUP for the purpose of establishing a workgroup to review County agency performance data and make recommendations for periodic performance reporting requirements. | | |
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LTR 09012026
| 1 | | Agenda Letter | Proposed letter to Jacob R. Day, Secretary of Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, regarding an extension of the timeline for implementing Accessory Dwelling Unit legislation | | |
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CB-069-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - PERMITTED USES - PRIVATE SCHOOLS for the purpose of exempting certain private school uses in the Residential, Rural Zone from the requirement for special exception approval. | | |
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CB-047-2026
| 2 | | Council Bill | AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING for the purpose of increasing the minimum number of required off-street parking spaces for apartment housing for elderly or physically disabled families. | | |
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CB-067-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING PERMITTING FEES for the purpose of amending provisions of the County Code to consolidate all permitting fees and charges into one comprehensive Table of Fees, allow a certain technology and administrative fee to be assessed for permit fees, clarify parameters for refund of fees, add new permit fee categories to the fee table, alter code language to ensure consistency with the fee table, correct some fees and fines on the fee table, and allow certain fees for site Sediment and Erosion control applications and reviews to be set by the Prince George’s County Soil Conservation District. | | |
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CB-072-2026
| 1 | | Council Bill | AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY WEATHER OPERATIONS FUND for the purpose of creating an Emergency Weather Operations Fund (“the Fund”); establishing the Fund to support the full lifecycle costs associated with the County’s emergency weather response, including pre-event staging, active response, and post-event recovery; providing for disbursements from the Fund to be used solely for emergency weather mobilization purposes, including snow and ice control, flooding, high wind events, and other weather-related incidents impacting County operations; and generally relating to emergency weather preparedness and response. | | |
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CR-062-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING DEPARTMENT OF PERMITTING, INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT - FEE INCREASE for the purpose of amending the Table of Fees adopted by Council Resolution 87-2024 which authorized a twenty percent (20%) increase of all fees, along with a ten percent (10%) Technology Fee maintained by the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement, with such increase to be approved by the County Council after notice and public hearing. | | |
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CR-063-2026
| 1 | | Resolution | A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE 2018 WATER AND SEWER PLAN (MARCH 2026 CYCLE OF AMENDMENTS) for the purpose of changing the water and sewer category designations of properties within the 2018 Water and Sewer Plan. | | |
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