In recent years, residents in Prince George’s County have grown frustrated over the approval of certain development projects despite opposition from those who were most likely to be impacted.
At a Prince George’s County council meeting Tuesday, however, it was developers and commercial property owners who complained to no avail about the passage of several development bills — while some county residents cheered.
The county council took just a few weeks to undo what the previous council had done over a period of years, rescinding numerous pieces of zoning legislation impacting residential and commercial property use.
The bill that got the most discussion came early in Tuesday’s hearing, and it concerned a bill that rescinded a previous zoning exception that Maryland’s second highest court ruled was granted illegally.
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