On the agenda: Princegeorgescountymd Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee — DATA CENTER (Sep 21)

Wayne K. Curry
Administration Building
1301 McCormick Dr
Largo, MD 20774

Prince George's County Council
Meeting Agenda - Final
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee
Wala Blegay, Chair
Krystal Oriadha, Vice Chair
Shayla D. Adams-Stafford
Thomas E. Dernoga
Eric C. Olson
Staff Support:
Rana E. Hightower, Committee Director
Kathleen H. Canning – Legislative Attorney (Housing)
Joseph R. Hamlin, Legislative Attorney
Credelphia Ganu – Legislative Liaison to the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Shalene Miller-Whye – Legislative Budget & Policy Analyst
Charlotte D. Aheart – Committee Assistant
Monday, September 21, 2026

10:00 AM

Committee Room 2027

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ORDER OF PROCEEDING

a) Presentation by Committee Staff
(Including comments received by the Committee)
b) Comments from Sponsor
c) Questions from Committee Members
d) Comments from Agencies
e) General Discussion
f) Motion and Vote
CALL TO ORDER
LEGISLATION

CB-075-2026
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Prince George's County Council

AN ACT CONCERNING QUIET AND CLEAN LANDSCAPING
EQUIPMENT for the purpose of providing legislative findings and purpose;
providing definitions; providing for prohibited acts and a certain phased
prohibition; providing for certain exemptions; providing a requirement for
County government and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
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Commission; providing for enforcement and measurement; providing for public
education and transition assistance; providing for penalties; and generally
regarding quiet and clean landscaping equipment.

Sponsor(s): Dernoga
Attachment(s): B2026075
CB-075-2026 Summary
CB-075-2026_DR-1_AMENDMENT_SHEET
CB-075-2026 PAFI_Quiet and Clean Landscaping Equipment_Final
M-NCPPC Comments on CB-75-2026_DR1
Feedback on Bill #CB-075-2026
OCS_CB75_PHED_Consolidated_Briefing -Presentation IkoR 9.3.26
Legislative History:

CB-065-2026
Draft: 1

7/21/26

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

9/3/26

Planning, Housing and
Economic Development
Committee

Held in Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SENIOR CO-HOUSING EXPANSION
PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a program to increase the use of
County real property and financial resources to increase the availability of senior
co-housing; providing for the administration of the program by the
Redevelopment Authority; identifying funding sources for the program; requiring
certain annual reporting; and generally relating to senior housing expansion.

Sponsor(s): Fisher
Attachment(s): B2026065
CB-065-2026 Summary
M-NCPPC Comments on CB-65-2026
CB-065-2026 PAFI_Senior Co-housing Expansion Program - Final
M-NCPPC Comments on CB-65-2026
Legislative History:

Prince George's County Council

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CB-079-2026
Draft: 1

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September 21, 2026

6/22/26

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

9/3/26

Planning, Housing and
Economic Development
Committee

Held in Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Olson
Attachment(s): B2026079
CB-079-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-080-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Ivey and Adams
Attachment(s): B2026080
CB-080-2026 Summary
Legislative History:

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9/1/26

CB-087-2026
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County Council

September 21, 2026

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Attachment(s): B2026087
CB-087-2026 Summary
CB-087-2026 Transmittal
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-091-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026091
CB-091-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-097-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha

Prince George's County Council

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Attachment(s): B2026097
CB-097-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-099-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026099
CB-099-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-107-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026107
CB-107-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-108-2026
Prince George's County Council

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC LAND FIRST FOR AFFORDABLE
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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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026108
CB-108-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-111-2026
Draft: 1

Prince George's County Council

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL OBLIGATION
BONDS FOR THE NATIONAL HARBOR IMMERSIVE
ENTERTAINMENT VENUE AND THE REFUNDING OF THE SERIES
2022 BONDS for the purpose of providing that special obligation bonds may be
issued from time to time under the provisions of this Act and Sections 12-201
through 12-213, inclusive, of the Economic Development Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended (the “Tax Increment Financing Act”),
Sections 18-301 through 18-310, inclusive, of the Land Use Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended through the 2026 Maryland General
Assembly Regular Session (the “M-NCPPC Taxes Act”), CR-25-2004 of the
County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland, as amended by
CR-__-2026 (the “Formation Resolution”) and CR-74-2026 (the , “Extraordinary
Development District Resolution”) in an amount not to exceed the aggregate
principal amount of Two Hundred Fifteen Million Dollars ($215,000,000), in
order for Prince George’s County, Maryland (the “County”) to refund, defease or
purchase the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Prince George’s County,
Maryland Special Obligation Refunding Bonds (National Harbor Project) Series
2022 (the “2022 Bonds”) (the portion of the bonds applied toward such refunding
and/or defeasance and related costs, hereinafter called the “Refunding Bonds”), to
finance or reimburse costs related to the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation
of an Immersive Entertainment Venue (as defined in Section 12-201 of the Tax
Increment Financing Act), as more particularly described herein (the portion of
the bonds applied toward such costs hereinafter called the “Sphere New Money
Bonds”), to fund reserves, if required, and to pay capitalized interest and certain
costs of issuing such bonds; ratifying and confirming the designation of the
National Harbor Development District and the Tax Increment Fund (as defined in
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the Formation Resolution); making certain findings and determinations, among
others, concerning the public benefit and purpose of such bonds and providing
that, prior to the issuance of such bonds, certain criteria set forth in CR-21-2019
(irrespective of any provision of CR-21-2019 to the contrary) and the provisions
of CB-51-2022 shall apply; finding and determining that the immersive
entertainment venue to be financed satisfies each of the requirements of Section
12-201 of the Tax Increment Financing Act; providing that such bonds authorized
to be issued hereby shall be payable from certain amounts levied and deposited in
the Tax Increment Fund, including certain County hotel occupancy taxes and
other tax revenues, and from Park, Recreation and Administrative Taxes (as
defined in the Extraordinary Development District Resolution) collected with
respect to the Tax Increment in the National Harbor Extraordinary Development
District (such portion, the “National Harbor PRA Taxes”) and deposited in the
Special PRA Fund (as defined in the Extraordinary Development District
Resolution), and that such bonds shall not constitute a general obligation debt of
the County or a pledge of the County’s full faith and credit or taxing power other
than the County’s pledge of the taxes representing the levy on the Tax Increment,
the Hotel Tax, the National Harbor Convention Center Excess Development
District Taxes (each as defined in the Formation Resolution) and the National
Harbor PRA Taxes; authorizing the County Executive of the County (the “County
Executive”) to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for and approve certain
details, forms, documents or procedures in connection with such bonds issued
hereunder and any other matters necessary or desirable in connection with the
authorization, issuance, delivery and payment of such bonds; authorizing the
County Executive to take certain actions, execute documents and make certain
commitments on behalf of the County in connection with the issuance and
delivery of such bonds consistent with the provisions of this Act; authorizing the
execution and delivery of such bonds and such other documents as may be
necessary and desirable to effectuate the refunding and/or defeasance of the 2022
Bonds and the financing of Improvements (as defined herein) and the issuance
and delivery of such special obligation bonds; and generally providing for, and
determining various matters in connection with, the issuance, delivery and
payment of such special obligation bonds.

Attachment(s): B2026111
CB-111-2026 Attachment Exhibit A
CB-111-2026 Summary
CB-111-2026 Transmittal
Legislative History:

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CR-090-2026
Draft: 1

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County Council

September 21, 2026

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

A RESOLUTION CONCERNING NATIONAL HARBOR
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT - AMENDMENT TO FORMATION
RESOLUTION AND DISSOLUTION OF NATIONAL HARBOR SPECIAL
TAXING DISTRICT for the purpose of amending CR-25-2004 of the County
Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland (the “Formation Resolution”)
which designated the National Harbor Development District; providing for, and
expanding the permitted uses of bond proceeds secured by the Tax Increment
collected within the National Harbor Development District to include the
acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of an immersive entertainment venue
located within an extraordinary development district, as permitted by Section
12-207(c)(1)(ii) of the Tax Increment Financing Act; and providing for financing
or reimbursement costs related to the construction and installation of an
immersive entertainment venue and certain related public and private
infrastructure improvements, as permitted by Sections 12-201 through 12-213,
inclusive, of the Economic Development Article of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, as amended (the “Tax Increment Financing Act”), Sections 18-301
through 18-310, inclusive, of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, as amended through the 2026 Maryland General Assembly Regular
Session (the “M-NCPPC Taxes Act”) and CR-074-2026 (the “Extraordinary
Development District Resolution”)

Sponsor(s): Oriadha, Burroughs, Adams, Hunter, Fisher and Ivey
Attachment(s): R2026090
CR-090-2026 Summary
CR-090-2026 Transmittal
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-113-2026
Draft: 1

Prince George's County Council

County Council

introduced and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL HOUSING - TENANT RELOCATION
RIGHTS DISCLOSURE for the purpose of requiring landlords to provide a
certain notice of relocation; requiring County agencies to establish certain
enforcement procedures and submit certain implementation reports to the County
Council; requiring agencies not meeting requirements to submit a certain
correction action plan; providing for County Council oversight under certain
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conditions; and generally regarding landlord-tenant relocation rights disclosure.

Sponsor(s): Hunter
Attachment(s): B2026113
CB-113-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/8/26

CB-114-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TENANT RIGHTS EDUCATION AND
ACCESSIBILITY ACT for the purpose of requiring the Department of Housing
and Community Development, the Department of Permitting, Inspections and
Enforcement, the Office of Community Relations, and the Office of Homeland
Security to prepare and distribute a centralized, plain-language, multilingual
tenant rights resource guide to improve access to information to the public about
landlord-tenant relations; and generally regarding a landlord-tenant rights
resource guide.

Sponsor(s): Hunter
Attachment(s): B2026114
CB-114-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/8/26

CB-118-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LANDLORD TENANT CODE - AIR
CONDITIONING IN RENTAL HOUSING for the purpose of requiring an
owner of rental housing to provide air conditioning in each rental unit; and
generally relating to equipment provided by the landlord in rental housing.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026118
CB-118-2026 Summary
Legislative History:

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9/8/26

CB-120-2026
Draft: 1

Meeting Agenda - Final

County Council

September 21, 2026

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RENT STABILIZATION - AGE RESTRICTED
SENIOR HOUSING for the purpose of making newly constructed or renovated
rental units in an age restricted senior housing facility subject to the existing
limits on annual rent increases; and generally relating to annual rent increases.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026120
CB-120-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/8/26

CB-121-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING SEARCH
PORTAL for the purpose of requiring the Department of Housing and
Community Development to establish and maintain a property listing portal as a
service for residents to search affordable rental properties throughout Prince
George’s County; requiring the portal to be searchable by certain information;
requiring regular updating of the portal; and generally relating to affordable rental
housing in Prince George’s County.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026121
CB-121-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/8/26

CB-088-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
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Attachment(s): B2026088
CB-088-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-106-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026106
CB-106-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

CB-109-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Oriadha
Attachment(s): B2026109
CB-109-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/1/26

Prince George's County Council

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CB-115-2026
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September 21, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL HOUSING - EXPEDITED HEALTH
AND SAFETY ENFORCEMENT for the purpose of providing for landlord
obligations regarding a unit that is unsafe for occupancy; providing a clear and
accelerated process for addressing serious housing conditions; providing for the
landlord to provide notification and information in response to health safety
issues; providing that relevant County agencies shall prioritize the most urgent
cases, and unsafe conditions; providing that relevant County agencies shall
provide certain enforcement procedures and certain reports and in certain
circumstances be subject to Council oversight hearings and budget review; and
generally regarding rental housing expedited health and safety enforcement.

Sponsor(s): Hunter
Attachment(s): B2026115
CB-115-2026 Summary
Legislative History:
9/8/26

CB-085-2026
Draft: 1

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

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.

Sponsor(s): Fisher
Attachment(s): B2026085
CB-085-2026 Summary
LDR-155-2026 Summary
LDR-155-2026 Planning Board Recommendation
LDR-155-2026 Technical Staff Report
LDR-155-2026 PGCPB Transmittal Pink Sheet
Legislative History:

Prince George's County Council

6/30/26

Clerk of the Council

transmitted

7/14/26

M-NCPPC Technical Staff

Oppose proposed legislative
amendment

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7/28/26

M-NCPPC Planning Board

No position on proposed legislative
amendment

9/1/26

County Council

presented and referred to the
Planning, Housing and Economic
Development Committee

Planning, Housing and
Economic Development
Committee

ADJOURN

Prince George's County Council

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