[RP TownTalk] Sunday Council Meeting Regarding Cafritz Detailed Site Plan

[Jonathan W. Ebbeler]

As my good friend and neighbor Herr Farrington pointed out, the PPS was
voted on Saturday, the DSP will potentially be voted on or at least
discussed on Sunday.

 

The M-U-TC committee voted to approve both the PPS and DSP with conditions.

 

Generally, the parties who have a 'say' in the PPS are the M-U-TC committee,
the municipality where the land is located (town of Riverdale Park), and the
Planning Board (M-N-C-PPC).  Appeals of the Planning Board decisions go
directly to the Circuit Court (not County Council sitting as the District
Council).  The process flowchart may be found here:

http://www.pgplanning.org/Assets/Planning/Development+Review/Subdivision-Pre
liminary+Plan+Chart.pdf

 

Generally, the parties who have a 'say' in the DSP are the M-U-TC committee,
the municipality where the land is located (town of Riverdale Park), the
Planning Board (M-N-C-PPC), and the County Council sitting as the District
Council.  Appeals of the District Council are filed with the Circuit Court.
For the DSP, it was reviewed by the M-U-TC committee that transfers its
referral to the Town Council and the Planning Board, the Town Council and
Mayor will take vote on a position and transfer that to the Planning Board
and District Council.  The Planning Board takes a vote (potentially on
5/23), after 30 days the District Council can take up the matter for final
say.  The process flowchart may be found here:

http://www.pgplanning.org/Assets/Planning/Development+Review/Conceptual+and+
Detailed+Site+Plan+Chart.pdf

 

If anyone has been reading the Patch today, there was many postings on the
fact that UP voted against the PPS.  While I disagree with their vote on a
factual level, especially in light of the fact that the County Council just
approved a Special Tax District for the property, thus establishing a clear
funding mechanism, it is certainly their right to do so.  That being said,
it is instructive to note that the legal impact to the PPS is de minimis -
since the land is not in their municipal borders it does not trigger any
special consideration.  

 

JWE

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