§ 24-141. Termination of reservation; renewal.

(a)

The expiration of a preliminary plan shall not affect a reservation if, before the expiration date, a reservation plat has been recorded by the Planning Board. Lacking such action, the reservation, too, shall be deemed cancelled.

(b)

Prior to the expiration of a reservation period, with the written consent of all land owners, the Planning Board may renew the reservation for additional periods of time; provided that the time period of the renewal shall be mutually agreeable to the land owners and the Planning Board. The following procedures shall govern the renewal of the reservation of land for public use:

(1)

Prior to the expiration date, the Planning Board shall determine whether the reservation should be renewed, and shall provide an opportunity for the County Executive, the County Council, and any municipality within which such property is located to comment upon such renewal.

(2)

If the Planning Board determines that the reservation should be renewed, the land owner shall be notified of such determination and, if the land owner desires to renew the reservation, the required authorization for consent to the renewal shall be completed.

(3)

Renewal of reservations shall be declared by resolution of the Planning Board, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 24-139(e) and 24-140(b) through (f).

(c)

At the end of the reservation period, if the reservation has not been renewed in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (b) of this Section, or if the land reserved has not been acquired for public use and proceedings for acquisition have not been initiated, the reservation shall expire and the appropriate taxing and assessing bodies shall be so notified.

(d)

If, prior to the expiration of the reservation period, the Planning Board determines that the reservation no longer appears necessary, the Planning Board may cancel the reservation with the written consent of the property owner(s). Such cancellation shall be by resolution of the Planning Board. Certified copies of the resolution cancelling the reservation shall be sent to the property owner(s), the agency originally concerned with the acquisition, the affected taxing and assessing bodies, the County Executive, the County Council, and the Clerk of the Court for filing among the land records of Prince George's County.

(CB-48-1981; CB-84-1986; CB-104-2012)