LETTERS NEEDED TO OPPOSE ANTI-TRAIL EASEMENT BILL<\/b> <\/p>\n
<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n A bill to severely restrict trail easements is on the Prince <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trail easements are frequently established as a condition <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The March 18 committee meeting (see attached agenda) will be PZED Committee Members: Letters can be mailed to: AN ACT Public Trails<\/p>\n For the purpose of restricting the BY repealing and reenacting with SUBTITLE 24. Section 24-123,<\/p>\n The Prince (2007 Edition, \tSECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED by the SUBTITLE 24. DIVISION 4. Sec. 24-123. General requirements.<\/b><\/p>\n \t(a)\tThe \t\t(1)\tThe \t\t(2)\tAll \t\t(3)\tAll \t\t\t(A)\tAn \t\t\t(B)\tAfter \t\t(4)\tAll \t\t(5)\tArterial \t\t(6)\tLand \n<\/p>\n \t\t(7)<\/span>\tBike trails and \t\t\t(A)<\/span>\tLandowners within \t\t\t(B)<\/span>\tUpon thirty (30) days \t\t\t(C)<\/span>\tOn the portions of the \t\t\t(D)<\/span>\tLocking barriers shall \t\t\t(E)<\/span>\tTrails constructed on \tSECTION 2. BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that PLANNING, March Room ORDER a) (including b) c) d) e) f) AGENDA<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n LEGISLATION:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n 1. Specific approved valid 2. Subdivision applications 3. subdivision 4. private BRIEFING:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n �� Zoning • Arie • Henry PZED Samuel Eric Marilynn Thomas Camille oldId.20090311190239603<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LETTERS NEEDED TO OPPOSE ANTI-TRAIL EASEMENT BILL A bill to severely restrict trail easements is on the Prince George’s County Council’s Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee agenda for next Wednesday, March 18. The bill (CB-10-2009, see attached file), introduced by Tony Knotts, would keep trail easements from being created on \u201cindividually residentially zoned lots\u201d … <\/p>\n
\nGeorge’s County Council’s Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee
\nagenda for next Wednesday, March 18. The bill (CB-10-2009,
\nsee attached file),<\/span> introduced by Tony Knotts, would keep trail
\neasements from being created on \u201cindividually residentially zoned
\nlots\u201d and place severe restrictions on building trails on existing
\neasements. Restrictions would include having the trail open to the public only
\nbetween 9 am and 4 pm, gating the trail when it is not open to the public, and
\nhaving M-NCPPC Park Police man security posts every 1,000 feet. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nfor the approval of new subdivisions, and they are an important way to expand
\nour future trail system. We need to inform the County Council that the
\neasements are an important element of the County’s overall policy for improving
\nbicycle and pedestrian access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nat 10 am, Room 2027, County Administration
\nBuilding. Committee meeting are open to the public, but usually there is no
\npublic comment period. If the committee goes along with the bill, there will be
\na public hearing later and then the vote by the entire council. Before
\nnext Wednesday\u2019s committee meeting, we need to have people e-mail,
\nwrite or phone committee members asking them to oppose this bill and any other
\nattempts to deny the public use of public trail easements.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nIf you live in the district of one of the committee members, it is especially important for you to let your council member know that you oppose the bill.<\/p>\n
\n
\nSamuel H. Dean, Chair (District 6) SHDean@co.pg.md.us, (301) 952-3426
\n
\nEric C. Olson, Vice Chair (District 3) EOlson@co.pg.md.us, (301) 952-3060
\n
\nMarilynn M. Bland (District 9) mmbland@co.pg.md.us, (301) 952-3820
\n
\nThomas E. Dernoga (District 1) TEDernoga@co.pg.md.us, (301) 952-3887
\n
\nCamille A. Exum (District 7) CAExum@co.pg.md.us, (301) 952-3690<\/p>\n
\n
\nThe Honorable Marilynn M. Bland
\n
Chairperson, Prince George\u2019s County Council
\n
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
\n
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772<\/p>\n
\n
\nconcerning<\/p>\n
\nlocation of public trail easements on private lots.<\/p>\n
\namendments:<\/p>\n
\nSUBDIVISIONS.<\/p>\n
\nGeorge’s County Code<\/p>\n
\n2008 Supplement).<\/p>\n
\nCounty Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland, that Section
\n24-123 of the Prince George’s County Code be and the same is hereby
\nrepealed and reenacted with the following amendments:<\/p>\n
\nSUBDIVISIONS.<\/b><\/p>\n
\nREQUIREMENTS: TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION.<\/b><\/p>\n
\nPlanning Board shall require that plats conform to the following:<\/p>\n
\nrights-of-way of all highways, streets, and transit facilities shown
\non the General Plan, functional master plans, and area master plans
\nshall be shown on the preliminary plat and, when reserved or
\ndedicated, shown on the final plat.<\/p>\n
\nproposed streets shall be continuous and in alignment with existing
\nor platted streets in adjoining subdivisions so as to create a street
\nnetwork that is functional and easily understandable. Generally,
\nstreets should cross other streets at right angles.<\/p>\n
\ninternal subdivision streets shall be wholly within the County and
\nshall not be designed to directly connect to an adjacent county
\nunless the applicant has obtained the prior written approval of the
\nDistrict Council and the appropriate land use authority of the
\nadjacent County.<\/p>\n
\napplicant must file a written request for said approval. The request
\nshall be filed with the Clerk of the District Council. The District
\nCouncil must either approve or disapprove said request within
\nforty-five (45) days from the date of filing. Failure of the
\nDistrict Council to act within said forty-five (45) day period shall
\nconstitute an approval of the request. For purposes of this
\nprovision an internal subdivision street shall be deemed to be a
\npublic roadway having a right-of-way width of eighty (80) feet or
\nless.<\/p>\n
\npublic hearing before the District Council, the Council shall not
\nallow the proposed bi-county subdivision unless it finds that
\ndelivery of public safety services, utility services, and tax
\ncollection will be timely and adequate for the lots in Prince
\nGeorge’s County.<\/p>\n
\nstreets proposed for dedication to public use shall be designed to
\nthe standards of the County road ordinance and street standards for
\nwidth and minimum curve radii or to the standards of municipalities
\nhaving jurisdiction. Variations from these standards may be granted
\nby the Planning Board upon the recommendation of the Department of
\nPublic Works and Transportation or upon the recommendation of the
\nmunicipality or other governmental authority having jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
\nhighways shall have a minimum right-of-way width of one hundred and
\ntwenty (120) feet; collector streets, a minimum right-of-way width of
\neighty (80) feet; and parkways, such right-of-way width as may be
\ndesignated by the Planning Board. The width of secondary subdivision
\nstreets shall be not less than fifty (50) feet and the width of
\nprimary subdivision streets not less than sixty (60) feet.<\/p>\n
\nfor bike trails and pedestrian circulation systems shall be shown on
\nthe preliminary plat and, where dedicated or reserved, shown on the
\nfinal plat when the trails are indicated on a master plan, the County
\nTrails Plan, or where the property abuts an existing or dedicated
\ntrail, unless the Board finds that previously proposed trails are no
\nlonger warranted. Notwithstanding the above, an easement for bike
\ntrails and pedestrian circulation systems shall not be created on
\nindividual residentially zoned lots.<\/span><\/p>\n
\npedestrian circulation systems constructed on easements held on
\nresidentially-zoned property shall comport with the following
\nrequirements:<\/span><\/p>\n
\none-half mile of the subject residential property for the proposed
\ntrail must be notified via first-class mail of the pending
\nconstruction of the trail. The notice shall contain a list of
\nsubject properties on which the proposed trail will be situated, as
\nwell as the date for the public hearing. Signs notifying the public
\nof the proposed bike trail shall be posted on the subject property
\nand shall comport with the requirements of Section 27-125.03 of the
\nZoning Ordinance;<\/span><\/p>\n
\nnotice, a public hearing shall be held before the Planning Board on
\nthe proposed bike trail and pedestrian circulation system. At the
\nconclusion of the public hearing, the record shall remain open for a
\nperiod of fifteen (15) days to allow for public comment on the
\nproposed bike trail and pedestrian circulation system;<\/span><\/p>\n
\ntrail constructed employing easements on residential property, manned
\nsecurity posts shall be provided at intervals of every one thousand
\n(1,000) feet. The posts shall be manned by members of the
\nMaryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Park Police;<\/span><\/p>\n
\nbe provided at the beginning and end of each residential area on
\nwhich trails are constructed on easements on residential property.
\nThe barriers shall be locked during all hours the trail is not open
\nto the public; and<\/span><\/p>\n
\neasements on residential property shall be open to the public between
\nthe hours of 9 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\nthis Act shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after it becomes
\nlaw.<\/p>\n
\n
\nZONING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n18, 2009 – 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n2027<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nOF PROCEEDING<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPresentation by Committee Staff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\ncomments received by the Committee)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nComments from Sponsor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nQuestions from Committee Members<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nComments from Agencies<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nGeneral Discussion<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nMotion and Vote<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>CB-7-2009 (Dean) – <\/b>An
\nOrdinance concerning Validity Periods for Detailed Site Plans and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nDesign Plans for the purpose of temporarily suspending or tolling the
\nvalidity periods of all<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\napplications for Detailed Site Plans and Specific Design Plans that
\nare currently in a<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nstatus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>CB-8-2009 (Dean) – <\/b>An
\nSubdivision Bill concerning validity periods for Preliminary Plans of<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nfor the purpose of temporarily suspending or tolling the validity
\nperiods of all approved<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nfor Preliminary Plans of Subdivision that are currently in a valid
\nstatus.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>CB-9-2009 (Knotts) – <\/b>A
\nSubdivision Bill adding an exemption from the requirement of filing a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nplat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>CB-10-2009 (Knotts) – <\/b>A
\nSubdivision Bill restricting the location of public trail easements
\non<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nlots.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nOrdinance and Subdivision Regulations Comprehensive Amendments<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nStouten, M-NCPPC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nZhang, M-NCPPC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nCommittee Members:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nH. Dean, Chair<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nC. Olson, Vice Chair<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nM. Bland<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nE. Dernoga<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nA. Exum<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n