The Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee met on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. (originally scheduled for 10:00 a.m.) in Committee Room 2027 of the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building. Vice Chair Krystal Oriadha presided, with Council Members Shayla Adams-Stafford and Eric Olson present. Chair Wala Blegay and Council Member Thomas Dernoga were excused. The committee considered seven legislative items, including bills on senior co-housing, weeds and conservation landscaping, quiet landscaping equipment, rental licenses, accessory dwelling units, and a resolution on the M-NCPPC project charge program. Votes were all 3-0 along party lines unless noted.
All right, good afternoon, everyone. We are convening as the Planning Housing and Economic Development Committee. Can I please have a roll call? Vice Chair Oyana. Here. Councilmember Adam Stafford. Present. Councilmember Olsen. Here. Three members present every little call. Thank you. We have a few pieces of legislation today. There'll be two that we're gonna hold to the next meeting. I'll read them to indicate them since their sponsors are not here. Um and then the others we will be discussing today. The first one is CB 65 2026, an act concerning senior co-housing expansion program. We'll be holding that to the next committee meeting to allow the sponsor to be able to speak on it. Oh, actually, it wasn't all right. Can I have a motion to hold to the next meeting? So moved. Properly move myself. I'm sorry, second move by the Vice Chair Olsen. Seconded by myself, kind of roll call. Vice Chair Oyaga. Aye. Councilmember Adam Stafford. Aye. Councilmember Olsen. Aye. Motion carries three zero. Thank you. I'm gonna move around in the agenda. Um so I know we see CB 74 as next, but it will be moving to the last uh item on our agenda. Next, we have C B 64 and 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 maintenance co provisions regarding the definition of weeds and conservation landscaping, and to amend the anti-litter and weed ordinance regarding the definition of weeds conservation landscaping, providing for certain abandoned vehicles and certain definitions and generally relating or excuse me, regarding weeds and conservation landscaping, sponsored by Councilmember Genoga. I'll pass it to the staff for an overview. Good morning, uh Madam Chair and members of the PAGD committee. As Madam Chair mentioned, this bill amends the exterior properties, property standards, anti-litter and weed ordinance regulations of the housing code to define conservation landscaping and update the definition for weeds. The bill also updates uh language on uh vacant vehicles to include watercraft and semi-trailers. The bill in the agenda summary on pages 77 through 86. There are amendments uh to this bill. There's an amendment sheet that Miss Kathy Cannon and I transmitted to you this morning. Um there were approximately uh 13 letters submitted from the public in support of this bill. Uh if I may, I can turn to Ms. Canning to go over some of those amendments. She and I can turn back and forth together if she prefers as well. Thank you, madam chair. Thank you, madam chair. Thank you, Ms. Hightower. Um, there are four amendments.