Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-035-2026    Draft No.
Type: Council Bill Status: Third Reading
Meeting Body Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee
Meeting Date 9/22/2026
Introduced Date 9/22/2026 Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
Title: 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.
Proposers/Sponsors: Krystal Oriadha
Code sections: 27-5101 - , 27-5102 - , 27-5402 - , 27-6305 -
Attachments: 1. B2026035, 2. CB-035-2026 Summary, 3. CB-035-2026 Report, 4. LDR-14-2026 Planning Board Recommendation, 5. LDR-14-2026_Technical Staff Report, 6. LDR-14-2026 PGCPB Transmittal Pink Sheet, 7. email_ LDR-14-2026 - Transmittal of draft legislative amendments, 8. CB-035-2026 ZHE Comments, 9. CB-035-2026 OOL Comment
Contact: Eric Irving, Legislative Attorney
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
9/22/20262 County Council    Not available Meeting details Video Video
9/17/20261 Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee    Not available Meeting details Video Video
5/12/20261 Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee Held in CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Video Video
4/28/20261 County Council presented and referred  Action details Meeting details Video Video
4/13/20261 M-NCPPC Planning Board Support proposed legislative amendment  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/26/20261 M-NCPPC Technical Staff Support proposed legislative amendment with amendments  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/12/20261 Clerk of the Council transmitted  Action details Meeting details Not available

Title

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.

 

Background

This bill seeks to increase the number of childcare facilities in Prince George's County by relaxing certain zoning requirements for child day care centers. Specifically, the bill permits day care centers for children by right in all zones in which currently require special exception approval. Additionally, day care centers would be exempt from the requirements of detailed site plan approval, deferring site plan review until the building permit stage. While pre-application neighborhood meetings will no longer be required, day care center providers must post notice of the permit application within 30 days of filing. Finally, the bill reduces minimum parking standards in three ways. First, minimum parking requires in the edge portion of transit-oriented zones will be eliminated. Parking requirements in the edge portion of Town Activity Center zones are reduced in this bill to match the level required in the core areas of those zones (1 space per 20 children). Finally, the bill allows parking requirements to be met with on-street spaces abutting the day care center, mirroring the incentive offered by neighboring Montgomery County.