Council defers Riverdale Park towing-station nonconforming-use certification to June 9

The Prince George's County District Council deferred consideration of a certification of nonconforming use (CNU0005582024) for an existing auto towing station at 6313 Rhode Island Avenue, Riverdale Park, to June 9, 2025. The application identifies Gregory S. Pindell as the applicant and states the property was rezoned under the Riverdale Park mixed-use town center zone development plan adopted in 2004.

The record describes the site as 0.72 acres in the LMUTC (formerly I-1) zone on the west side of Rhode Island Avenue north of the East-West Highway (MD 410) overpass. The item was listed as located in Council District 3; the transcript notes planning staff/parking planning review and that the matter is scheduled for review on June 9, 2025.

The meeting excerpt records that Council member Olson moved to defer the item to June 9; the transcript does not show a second or a roll-call vote on the deferral in the excerpt provided. The Planning Board representative and the applicant are identified in the record, and earlier planning review is noted; specific conditions or the board’s rationale in this meeting excerpt were not recorded.

The application cites the Riverdale Park mixed-use town center zone development plan (2004) as the basis for requiring a certification of nonconforming use for an auto towing station that existed under prior industrial zoning. The transcript excerpt did not include public comment on the item or additional council discussion recorded in this excerpt.