Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed a drastic change in Maryland zoning law to promote construction of more affordable homes, but state officials who represent College Park are divided on whether it would be a good thing.
Moore has introduced a bill in the Maryland General Assembly—SB 36 in the Senate and HB 239 in the House of Delegates—that would prohibit local governments from requiring more than 5,000 square feet of property per single-family house.
That would allow developers to build at least eight houses per acre. Prince George’s County’s current zoning categories for single-family detached houses allow only one, two, four or six houses per acre…