Notice of Adoption/Fair Summary

Ordinance 21-CR-02

Charter Resolution Of The Mayor And Council Of The City Of College Park, To Amend Article I, “General Provisions”, By Enacting §C1-5, “Attendance At Meetings” To Authorize The Mayor And Councilmembers To Participate In And Vote At A Meeting Either In Person Or Through Remote Electronic Visual And Audio, Or Audio, Or Other Means That Provide The Ability For The Public To Observe The Meeting.

This Charter Resolution serves as enabling legislation to allow elected officials to participate in meetings of the Mayor and Council remotely, for just cause or during a generally declared emergency. Details of in-person and remote participation will be more fully set out in the Mayor and Council Rules and Procedures and will be in compliance with the Open Meetings Act.

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Charter Resolution 21-CR-02 was introduced at the Regular Meeting on October 26, 2021, and a Public Hearing was held on December 7, 2021. It will become effective on January 26, 2022, unless petitioned to referendum in accordance with §4-304 of the Local Government Article, Annotated Code of Maryland by January 16, 2022.

Ordinance 21-O-15

“Ordinance Of The Mayor And Council Of The City Of College Park Amending Chapter 184 “Vehicles And Traffic”, Article II “Parking Regulations” By Repealing And Reenacting §184-6 “Definitions” And §184-8, “Prohibited Vehicles, Permits Required For Certain Vehicles” To Define Good Cause; Eliminate Weight And Load Capacity Limits For Vehicles That Do Not Exceed 21 Feet In Length Or 6 Feet In Width; Authorize The City Manager To Grant Permission For Good Cause To Allow A Prohibited Vehicle To Park On A City Street For No More Than 30 Days; And Authorize The Advisory Planning Commission To Hear And Make Recommendations To The Council With Respect To Requests For Permission For Good Cause To Park Prohibited Vehicles For Longer Than 30 Days.”

The City Code currently prohibits certain vehicles from parking overnight on City streets. This Ordinance will change the definition of a prohibited vehicle by eliminating weight and load capacity limits from the definition, and instead defining a prohibited vehicle as one which exceeds 21 feet in length or 6 feet in width. This ordinance will authorize the City Manager or designee to grant permission for good cause for a prohibited vehicle to park on a City street for no more than 30 days. Requests to park a prohibited vehicle for longer than 30 days will be referred to the Advisory Planning Commission.

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21-O-15 was introduced at the Regular Meeting on November 16, 2021, and a Public Hearing was held on December 7, 2021. The Ordinance was then adopted on December 7, 2021 and will become effective December 28, 2021.

Copies of these Ordinances may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 8400 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 375, College Park, MD 20740, by calling 240-487-3501, or from the City’s website: www.collegeparkmd.gov/notices. For additional information please contact the City Clerk, Janeen S. Miller, at 240-487-3501.