County Council, April 21, 2026
Approves CB-17-2026 use and occupancy permit fees / quality of life improvement fund, 9-2
How this board votes
The County Council approved 95% of 282 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Sydney Harrison (14 of 162 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Prince George's County Council enacted CB-17-2026, imposing a new $5,000 recurring annual use-and-occupancy permit fee on liquor stores, tobacco shops, gun shops, and self-storage facilities to fund a quality-of-life improvement fund, on a 9-2 vote (dissenters Ivy and Harriso…
- Jurisdiction
- Prince George's County, MD
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 9-2
Free sample: decision 1 of 16
Amendment to CB-17-2026 exempting gas stations
Clarifying amendment adding new subsection 7 on page five after line 19: 'the subsection shall not apply to any use that is operating as a gas station.' Intended to limit the UNO fee to standalone convenience/tobacco stores, liquor stores, self-storage, and gun shops. Passed 8-1, with Councilmember Burrows voting no.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Prince George's County Council enacted CB-17-2026, imposing a new $5,000 recurring annual use-and-occupancy permit fee on liquor stores, tobacco shops, gun shops, and self-storage facilities to fund a quality-of-life improvement fund, on a 9-2 vote (dissenters Ivy and Harriso…
Key Decisions (16)
Amendment to CB-17-2026 exempting gas stations
CB-17-2026 use and occupancy permit fees / quality of life improvement fund
CB-16-2026 Early Start Childcare Scholarship Program
WSSC FY2027 operating/capital budget and FY2027-2032 CIP public hearing
CB-24-2026 Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Act (introduction)
CB-26-2026 Locally Owned and Operated Business Assistance (introduction)
CB-27-2026 Fine Dining Incentive Act of 2026 (introduction)
CB-28-2026 Local Diverse Supplier Prime Contractor Program (introduction)
CB-29-2026 Dine-In Restaurant Permitting Incentive Act of 2026 (introduction)
CB-14-2026 Child Care Expansion and Quality Improvement Act
CB-15-2026 Childcare Building Blocks Act
CB-18-2026 Childcare Consumer Contract Protection Act of 2026
CR-15-2026 Childcare Improvement Work Group
CR-16-2026 Support for National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
CR-29-2026 Water and Sewer Plan amendment (introduction)
LDR-24 corrections facility/detention center/prison definitions
Development Activity (1)
Royal Farms sixteenth store
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
County leadership is actively discouraging convenience stores, liquor stores, tobacco…
Commercial Demand
Officials repeatedly cited food deserts and lack of full-service grocery…
Infrastructure
WSSC increased customer assistance programs 20% to $10.5M and suspended…
Who Spoke (52)
On the record: the chair, 7 councilmembers, 3 staff members, an attorney, 6 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 25 members of the public.
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