Prince George's task force reviews police facility adequacy; administration backs temporary suspension of response-time test

The Plant Prince George's 20 35 Implementation and Infrastructure Task Force on July 21 heard an update from the Planning Department on police facility adequacy and the county’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO), and discussed two pieces of recently introduced legislation: CB 29, which seeks to remove the police facility adequacy requirement, and CR 80, a draft resolution to temporarily suspend the current response-time testing method.

Planning Director Lakeisha Hall, Planning Director for Prince George's County, told the task force that APFO implementation must align with state law and the county’s Plan 20 35 policies adopted in 2014. Hall said the county’s code implementing APFO is in section 24-4501 and described the review process that leads to a certificate of adequacy, which can be issued with conditions, denied, or appealed to the planning board. Hall noted the county previously adopted a facilities management master plan (adopted in 2008 with a horizon to 2018) that has not been updated and said a reinitiated fiscal impact study will inform updates.

Why it matters: APFO outcomes affect whether residential projects can proceed,…