A one-year pause on new prisons, in District 4 only

Would block building permits and certificates of occupancy for corrections facilities or prisons in Council District 4 for one year. The background explains why: County Code Section 4-345(o) bars permits for 'detention centers' but never mentions corrections facilities or prisons, and the Zoning Ordinance bans those uses in every zone unless the County itself owns or operates them, without defining any of the terms. The moratorium buys the Council a year to fix the definitions.

Status is Introduction and Adoption, so it can be introduced and voted the same day. It was added to this agenda by revision. No legislative history yet.

Sponsors: Timothy J. Adams and Jolene Ivey. Contact: Josh Hamlin, Legislative Attorney.

This item affects District 4 only, and our two sources disagree about whether District 4 currently has a councilmember. Timothy J. Adams is listed as a sponsor here, which suggests the seat is filled. We have not confirmed it.

From the county's posted record - checked Oct 12, 2026

158 apartments and 14 townhomes at Capitol Heights Metro

Approves revenue bonds, issued by the Housing Authority, to finance 210 on the Park: 158 apartments and 14 townhomes on a former county-owned vacant lot one block from the Capitol Heights Metro station. About 75% of the units would be affordable through the county's Housing Investment Trust Fund, with 9,200 square feet of ground-floor community and retail space.

Introduced Sept 1 and referred to the Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee, which took it up Oct 1. Status: To Committee.

Sponsors: the County Executive, Edward P. Burroughs, Timothy J. Adams and Jolene Ivey. Contact: Michel Jackson, Project Manager.

The bonds are issued by the Housing Authority, the body at the bottom of your decision path. This is what 'operates independently' looks like in practice.

From the county's posted record - checked Oct 12, 2026

A change to the Subregion 5 master plan

Amends the long-range plan that governs what can be built across part of the county. Master plans set the rules that individual rezonings later get measured against.

On the agenda for October 13. Paired with CR-108.

Drafted from the posted agenda, not verified - checked Oct 12, 2026

The map that goes with the Subregion 5 plan change

A sectional map amendment is the zoning map itself being redrawn to match the plan. This is the piece that changes what a specific parcel may be used for.

On the agenda for October 13. Paired with CR-107.

Drafted from the posted agenda, not verified - checked Oct 12, 2026

The Own the Block education initiative

Directs the county to take some action on this initiative. The posted title is cut off, so what it directs is not visible from the agenda alone.

On the agenda for October 13.

Drafted from the posted agenda, not verified - checked Oct 12, 2026