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Greenbelt council hears plan to tighten code enforcement, consider higher fines and revise fee structure
Summary
Council discussed code enforcement procedures, a recent rise in municipal infractions, the city’s complaint-to‑citation workflow, and staff plans to revisit fee schedules after recent state and county legislative changes.
Inspectors and planning staff walked council through Greenbelt’s code enforcement workflow and flagged an increase in municipal infractions and licensing captures.
Assistant Director Gilberto Cabrera described the operational enforcement sequence: complaints are logged by the administrative office, assigned to an inspector, who conducts an initial inspection and, if a violation is found, issues a 10‑day notice of correction; severe issues receive a 24‑hour correction requirement. Cabrera summarized the escalation path: if a violation persists after reinspection, the department issues a municipal infraction that must be paid within 21 days or is referred to Prince George’s County court. He explained…
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