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Council limits new restaurant drive-throughs in residential areas (CB 69)
Summary
The council enacted CB 69 to prohibit new quick-service restaurant drive-throughs in residential zones and require special-exception review in certain commercial zones, citing pedestrian safety, traffic and public-health concerns; the motion passed 6-3-1.
Prince George's County adopted CB 69 on Nov. 18, a measure intended to limit the locations of quick-service restaurant drive-throughs. Sponsors and supporters framed the bill as a tool to protect walkability, reduce traffic conflicts and reduce cumulative health and pollution impacts in residential and transit areas.
Community speakers described local cases where proposed drive-throughs raised…
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