City of Bowie

City
of Bowie
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Bowie Maryland 20716
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MEMORANDUM
TO
City Council
FROM
David J
Deutsch
City Manager
SUBJECT
CB 1102012
Exercise Salons or Health Clubs in the MAC Zone
Reducing
DATE
November 1 2012
On Wednesday November 7 2012 the Prince George
s County Council
s Planning
Zoning and Economic Development PZED Committee will consider CB 1102012 a bill
proposed by
Council Member
Ingrid
Turner CB110 2012 will P ermit
exercise
reducing
exercise
salons
or health clubs in the MAC Major Activity Center Zone
City staff recently found in discussions with County permit staff that the County Zoning
Ordinance does not permit health clubs in the MA C zone This deficiency directly impacts
leasing activity in the Bowie Town Center which is zoned MA C Exercise salons and health
clubs are permitted in all other retail commercial zones and mixeduse zones in the County
including CSC Commercial Shopping Center CM Commercial Miscellaneous LAC
Local Activity Center MXT Mixed Use Transportation Oriented MXC Mixed Use
Community and MUTC Mixed Use Town Center as well as in the EIA Employment and
Institutional Area zone
Health clubs are typically found in retail environments In fact the City
s Planning and
Economic Development staff attended the International Council of Shopping Centers for a
number of years and has seen the how the industry has been evolving Exercise salons and health
clubs are likely tenants in many stateoftheart retail developments and because they normally
require substantial floor area are very much in demand from a leasing perspective These types
of uses also provide a valuable service to customers and residents living in more urban mixed
use environments where outdoor recreational opportunities may be limited Approval of CB110
2012 will update the County Zoning Ordinance to recognize current trends in the retail leasing
industry
Recommendation
Because CB 1102012 will support economic development efforts by permitting exercise
salons and health clubs in the MAC Zone it is recommended that Council support the bill and
send the attached letter to the PZED Committee
Attachments
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
2012 Legislative Session
Meeting Date
2012
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Reference No
CB 1102012
Draft No
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Proposer
Turner
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Sponsor
Item Title
An Ordinance permitting reducing
exercise salons or health clubs in the
MAC Zone
Drafter
Jackie Brown PZED Committee Director
Resource
Tomeka Bumbry Chief of Staff District 4
Personnel
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Date Presented
Executive Action
Committee Referral
2012
23
10
PZED
Effective Date
Committee Action
Date Introduced
2012
23
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Public Hearing
Council Action
Council Votes
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Pass
Remarks
AFFECTED CODE SECTIONS
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COUNTY COUNCIL OF PRINCE GEORGE
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SITTING AS THE DISTRICT COUNCIL
2012 Legislative Session
Bill No
CB1102012
Chapter No
Proposed
and Presented
Council Member Turner
by
Introduced by
CoSponsors
Date of Introduction
October 23 2012
ZONING BILL
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AN ORDINANCE concerning
Major Activity Center MAC Zone
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For the purpose of permitting a Reducing
exercise salon or health club in the MAC Zone
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Section 27515 b
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The Zoning Ordinance of Prince George
s County Maryland
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being also
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SUBTITLE 27 ZONING
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The Prince George
s County Code
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2011 Edition
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SECTION 1 BE IT ENACTED by the County Council of Prince George
s County
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Maryland sitting as the District Council for that part of the MarylandWashington Regional
District in Prince George
s County Maryland that Section 27515 b of the Zoning Ordinance
of Prince George
s County Maryland being also Subtitle 27 of the Prince George
s County
Code be and the same is hereby repealed and reenacted with the following amendments
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SECTION 2 BE IT FURTHER ENACTED that this Ordinance shall take effect forty
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45 calendar days after its adoption
Adopted
this
day
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2012
COUNTY COUNCIL OF PRINCE GEORGE
S
COUNTY MARYLAND SITTING AS THE
DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR THAT PART OF
THE MARYLAND WASHINGTON REGIONAL
DISTRICT IN PRINCE GEORGE
S COUNTY
MARYLAND
BY
Andrea C Harrison
Chair
ATTEST
Redis C Floyd
Clerk of the Council
KEY
Underscorins indicates language added to existing law
Brackets indicate language deleted from existing law
Asterisks
indicate intervening existing Code provisions that remain unchanged
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DRAFT
November 6 2012
The Honorable Mel Franklin Chair
Planning Zoning and Economic Development Committee
County Administration Building
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro Maryland 20772
RE
CB 110 2012
Exercise Salons or Health Clubs in the MA C Zone
Reducing
Dear Chair Franklin
The Bowie City Council has reviewed CB1102012 presented by Council Member Turner to
permit exercise
reducing salons or health clubs in the MA C Major Activity Center Zone
The County Zoning Ordinance currently does not permit health clubs in the MAC zone This
deficiency ddirectly impacts leasing activity in the Bowie Town Center which is zoned MA C It should
be noted that the Zonin g Ordinance permits exercise salons and health clubs in all other retail commercial
zones and mixeduse zones in the County including CS C Commercial Shopping Center CM
Commercial Miscellaneous LAC Local Activity Center MXT Mixed Use Transportation
Oriented M XC Mixed Use Community and MU TC Mixed Use Town Center as well as in the E
A Employment and Institutional Area zone
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Health clubs are typically found in retail environments and are likely tenants in many stateofthe
art retail developments These uses normally require substantial floor area and are very much in demand
from a leasing perspective They also provide a valuable service to customers and residents living in
more urban mixeduse environments where outdoor recreational opportunities may be limited Approval
of CB1102012 will update the County Zoning Ordinance to recognize current trends in the retail leasing
industry
Because CB1102012 will support economic development efforts by permitting exercise salons
and health clubs in the MAC Zone it is recommended that your Committee give its FAVORABLE
recommendation on the bill Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this legislation
Sincerely
Bowie City Council
G Frederick Robinson
Mayor
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The Honorable Ingrid M Turner
The Honorable Derrick Leon Davis