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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) criticized the County Council on Wednesday for taking too long to pass several bills that he says would improve residents' quality of life.

Those bills would eliminate commercial vehicles parked in neighborhoods, limit the length of time residential construction projects can take to complete and speed up the process for resolving code violations.

The council has passed one bill, but two bills and a zoning text amendment have been stalled in committee, Leggett said .

House Majority Leader Del. Kumar P. Barve (D-Dist. 17) of Gaithersburg joined Leggett for the Wednesday afternoon press conference, along with Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg (D-At large) of North Bethesda and a representative for Councilman Marc Elrich (D-At large) of Takoma Park.

The County Council passed one of Leggett's proposed bills last month. It limits the storage of inoperable, unused and unregistered vehicles in residential neighborhoods to 30 days.

All four measures were proposed in May and were the result of year-long study by a Code Enforcement Work Group. The 74-page report was released a year ago and recommended a multitude of changes, including many that have been handled without legislation.

Leggett said Wednesday that it was time for the council to vote on the remaining measures. Leggett would like to see the council vote before its holiday recess, which begins Dec. 14, a spokeswoman said.

"It's time for them to act," Leggett said of the council.