PG county proposes moratorium on new townhomes (Bowie: townhouses, construction)

[Turnerbro]

Thoughts on this? It’s interesting to say the least.

https://wtop.com/prince-georges-coun...of-the-county/

[skeddy]

probably not a bad idea for 2 years. Much of the infrastructure is crumbling.

[G1..]

I wish Charles County would.

[908Boi]

Not a good idea

[NJ2MDdude]

The moratorium should apply to areas outside of the Beltway.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by 908Boi

Not a good idea

Might be a good idea, sounds fairly sensible


On Tuesday, a bill is being introduced in the county council that would put a two-year pause on future townhouse developments that would be built outside of what the county defines as transit hubs.

“It’s really about less sprawl and right now Prince George’s County has a lot of sprawl,” said Blegay. The goal of her bill is to encourage denser developments, such as new townhouse communities to focus on areas like the Blue Line corridor where there’s already Metro and other planned infrastructure improvements to accommodate the planned revitalization.

“That’s where we need the denser development, that’s how we’re going to get the retail we want,” she said.

The bill won’t stop construction outside of transit-oriented hubs. Instead, developers would have to focus on building single-family homes instead.

The two-year pause is “not forever,” she made sure to mention, and the issue will be looked at again in 2025, so the impact of the bill can be assessed.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by 908boi

not a good idea

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[IVmyman]

This came about because people opposed the development where Franks nursery was and the Bowie airport. infrastructure is the alleged reason for this new moratorium. But at least where Franks is there is plenty of infrastructure. Route 450 is huge and can easily handle 50 more townhomes. And what infrastructure changes are they going to make in two years, nothing. This new rule would limit townhomes to certain areas inside the beltway and at transit stations. But i think there needs to be denser development by the transit stations not townhomes. Townhomes actually serve as an entryway to home ownership and they add to the tax base. I think developers are going to start pulling out because developers aren't trying to build any other type of housing.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by IVmyman

This came about because people opposed the development where Franks nursery was and the Bowie airport. infrastructure is the alleged reason for this new moratorium. But at least where Franks is there is plenty of infrastructure. Route 450 is huge and can easily handle 50 more townhomes. And what infrastructure changes are they going to make in two years, nothing. This new rule would limit townhomes to certain areas inside the beltway and at transit stations. But i think there needs to be denser development by the transit stations not townhomes. Townhomes actually serve as an entryway to home ownership and they add to the tax base. I think developers are going to start pulling out because developers aren't trying to build any other type of housing.

There's more to infrastructure than roads. Electricity, gas service (yeah I know, gas appliance are going to be illegal soon), water and sewer and school capacity come to mind right off the bat.

Developers build townhouses because of the density, more units on less land.

[ion475]

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

Might be a good idea, sounds fairly sensible


On Tuesday, a bill is being introduced in the county council that would put a two-year pause on future townhouse developments that would be built outside of what the county defines as transit hubs.

“It’s really about less sprawl and right now Prince George’s County has a lot of sprawl,” said Blegay. The goal of her bill is to encourage denser developments, such as new townhouse communities to focus on areas like the Blue Line corridor where there’s already Metro and other planned infrastructure improvements to accommodate the planned revitalization.

“That’s where we need the denser development, that’s how we’re going to get the retail we want,” she said.

The bill won’t stop construction outside of transit-oriented hubs. Instead, developers would have to focus on building single-family homes instead.

The two-year pause is “not forever,” she made sure to mention, and the issue will be looked at again in 2025, so the impact of the bill can be assessed.

Yeah...so basically instead of having somewhat dense townhouse development, they want more sprawls in SFHs on large land plot instead OTB.

Makes no sense...