County Council
Committee Room 2027
Agenda — 73 items
- 1 RULES OF COURTESY (In-Person) You are now participating in the process of representative government. We welcome your interest and hope you will attend Prince George's County Council meetings often. Good government depends on the interest and involvement of you and your fellow citizens. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS The Prince George's County Council meets at 10:00 a.m. each Tuesday in the Council Hearing Room in the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building, Largo, Maryland. Legislative sessions are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month and business meetings are scheduled on the alternate weeks. All County Council Sessions are public meetings, however, a part of the meeting may be conducted in closed session. In addition to its normal function as the County Council, the Council will frequently sit as the District Council for zoning matters or as the Board of Health. The capacity in which the Council acts on agenda items will be recorded in the minutes for each meeting. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COUNCIL MEETINGS The County Council is proud to announce its return to in-person meetings. To encourage civic engagement, the Council has established an eComment portal to serve as an alternative method of public participation in the Council's virtual meetings. The portal allows citizens to register to speak on agenda items that are scheduled for public hearing and/or submit a comment or letter into the official public record, in lieu of verbal testimony. To register to speak or submit comments or written testimony please use the Council’s eComment portal at: https://pgccouncil.us/Speak. For those unable to use the portal, comments/written correspondence may be emailed to: clerkofthecouncil@co.pg.md.us or faxed to (301) 952-5178. Written comments must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the day BEFORE the meeting. Testimony and comments will not be accepted via social media or by telephone/voice mail message. Register to speak, in advance, by 3:00 p.m. on the day BEFORE the meeting. Additionally, on-site registration for live testimony is now available; however, advance registration to testify is strongly encouraged. In accordance with ADA requirements, accommodations for hearing impaired, disabled persons, and visually impaired persons can be provided upon reasonable notice to the Clerk of the Council. Sign language and interpreters for non-english speakers are available with reasonable advance notice by emailing clerkofthecouncil@co.pg.md.us or calling 301-952-3600. VIEW USING THE LINK PROVIDED AT: https://pgccouncil.us/LIVE PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELLULAR PHONES DURING COUNCIL SESSIONS
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- 3 VIEW USING THE LINK PROVIDED AT: https://pgccouncil.us/LIVE
- 4 10:00 A.M. - PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
- 5 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
- 6 11:30 A.M. - BOARD OF HEALTH
- 7 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
- 8 5:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER - (COMMITTEE ROOM 2027)
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- 10 MOMENT OF SILENCE:
- 11 Pastora Santa Rosario, Iglesia Cristiana Linaje de Dios, Laurel, MD
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- 13 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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- 15 REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
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- 17 DESIGNATION OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 AS LEGISLATIVE DAY NO. 31
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- 19 1. CONSENT AGENDA
- 20 (a) Approval of County Council Minutes
- 21 County Council Minutes dated September 15, 2026
- 22 (b) First Reading of Bills (Presentation)
- 23 AN ACT CONCERNING VEHICLE PARKING AND IMPOUNDMENT for the purpose of aligning County parking code with Maryland Senate Bill 111 - Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration.
- 24 AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS for the purpose of declaring transferring appropriation within the General Fund to provide for costs that were not anticipated and included in the Approved Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
- 25 PAGE BREAK
- 26 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
- 27 (c) Introduction of Resolutions
- 28 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEYS EXEMPT EMPLOYEES - SALARY SCHEDULE SAO for the purpose of amending the Salary Plan of the County to reflect modified pay rates and benefits for certain exempt employees of the State’s Attorney’s Office for Fiscal Years 2025, 2026 and 2027.
- 30 2. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
- 31 3. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
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- 32 Proposed joint signature letter to Ms. Katie Thomson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation regarding 2026 Projects List for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2027-2032 State Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP).
- 33 PAGE BREAK
- 34 4. SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 35 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - QUALIFIED DATA CENTERS for the purpose of prohibiting the authority in the Zoning Ordinance to utilize the prior Ordinance for Qualified Data Center uses, under certain circumstances, thereby establishing a single review process under the Zoning Ordinance for Qualified Data Center uses; repealing the exemption from detailed site plan review for qualified data centers; and making a technical correction.
- 36 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 36 AN ACT CONCERNING WEEDS AND CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING for the purpose of amending the Housing Code of Prince George’s County regarding the definition of weeds and Conservation Landscaping; amending the property standards and maintenance Code provisions regarding the definition of weeds and Conservation Landscaping; amending the antilitter and weed ordinance regarding the definition of weeds and Conservation Landscaping; providing for voluntary registration, certification, and signage identifying low-impact and conservation landscaping and the evidentiary effect thereof; providing for certain abandoned vehicles in a certain definition; and generally regarding weeds and Conservation Landscaping.
- 37 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - DAY CARE CENTERS FOR CHILDREN for the purpose of increasing access to childcare facilities by eliminating special exception approval for day care centers for children in all zones; providing for community notification of proposed day care centers; removing minimum parking requirements in all transit-oriented zones; reducing minimum parking requirements in certain transit-oriented zones; and providing for alternative parking compliance in all other zones.
- 38 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 39 AN ACT CONCERNING WEEDS AND CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING for the purpose of amending the Housing Code of Prince George’s County regarding the definition of weeds and Conservation Landscaping; amending the property standards and maintenance Code provisions regarding the definition of weeds and Conservation Landscaping; amending the antilitter and weed ordinance regarding the definition of weeds and Conservation Landscaping; providing for voluntary registration, certification, and signage identifying low-impact and conservation landscaping and the evidentiary effect thereof; providing for certain abandoned vehicles in a certain definition; and generally regarding weeds and Conservation Landscaping.
- 39 PAGE BREAK
- 40 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 41 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.
- 42 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
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- 43 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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- 45 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 46 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.
- 47 PAGE BREAK
- 48 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 49 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING STREAMLINING SITE PLAN REVIEW ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of amending the Zoning Ordinance to allow simultaneous approval of certain applications reviewed simultaneously; and generally relating to development plan review.
- 49 PAGE BREAK
- 50 RECESS
- 51 5:30 P.M. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
- 52 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
- 53 RECONVENE
- 54 PAGE BREAK
- 55 PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT (Continued)
- 56 Proposed joint signature letter to Ms. Katie Thomson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation regarding 2026 Projects List for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2027-2032 State Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP).
- 56 PAGE BREAK
- 58 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 59 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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- 60 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 61 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 RE (Residential Estate), RR (Residential, Rural), and RSF-95 (Residential, Single-Family-95) zones pursuant to the grant of a special exception; and establishing certain requirements applicable to said special exception.
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- 63 EXECUTIVE SESSION SUMMARY
- 64 6:00 P.M. - COUNCIL LISTENING SESSION - SPHERE NATIONAL HARBOR PROJECT
- 64 Motion to convene in Executive Session pursuant to Section 3-305(b)(1), General Provisions Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, in order to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of an appointee, employee, or official over whom it has jurisdiction, specifically to consider and discuss appointments to the Police Accountability Board and Fair Election Fund Commission.
- 65 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
- 66 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Edgar L. Reese, III, Legislative Reference Aide Submitted by: _________________________________ Donna J. Brown, Clerk of the Council
- 67 REMINDERS Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026 10:00 a.m. - TIEE Committee 1:30 p.m. - GOFP Committee Monday, September 28, 2026 1:30 p.m. - EWD Committee
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