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Council hears plan for $5,000 UNO fee on select businesses; amendments add appeal process and fund uses
Summary
CB 17-2026 would create a $5,000 use-and-occupancy permit fee for certain retail uses and establish a Quality of Life Improvement Fund with set disbursements; the committee voted the bill favorably and council later adopted DPIE-requested procedural amendments, including an appeal process for permit revocations.
Prince George's County Council considered CB 17-2026, which would establish a $5,000 use-and-occupancy (UNO) permit fee for certain uses the bill lists as special "quality of life" impacts, including Class A beer and wine liquor stores, tobacco shops, regulated firearms dealers and consolidated storage uses.
Committee staff explained the bill would also create a Quality of Life Improvement Fund. At remittance, 10% of receipts would be disbursed…
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