Bill Would Give PG Cities Control of Home Construction
A bill being considered by the Maryland legislature would give the City of College Park — and all incorporated cities in Prince George’s County — new controls over construction in neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes.
Under the proposed bill (HB 668 and SB 581) cities will be able to regulate the following variables for both new construction or remodeling work in single-family residential areas: fences, walls, parking, residential structures, setbacks, the bulk, massing, and design of structures, and lot coverage.
The bill is modeled after a similar bill for Montogmery County passed in response to teardowns and mansionization in residential neighborhoods.
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