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Greenbelt staff advance city code recodification with Municode; zoning updates require county approval
Summary
City Clerk and staff explained progress on a Municode recodification of Greenbelt’s municipal code, described chapters needing compliance edits, and outlined the timeline and next steps including county review for zoning changes and separate charter amendments for gendered language.
Greenbelt officials on Monday briefed council on an ongoing recodification of the city code with Municode, the outside publisher, and outlined edits required to bring building, erosion control and other sections into compliance with current county and state standards. Staff said zoning changes will need separate county council approval before finalizing the city code.
City Clerk Bonita Anderson said the city engaged Municode in June 2024 and provided ordinances through May 2023; she told council the vendor incorporated those ordinances into a proof and the city has since transmitted additional ordinances through April 2025. Anderson said Municode’s work is searchable and will be published digitally once council adopts the final code.
Why it matters
A current code on the city website reflects older compilations (2012 and prior). Recodification updates obsolete references, standardizes cross references and lets the city publish a single, searchable online code. Council and…
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