What is the General Plan?

The purpose of the General Plan is to provide broad guidance for the future growth of the county. The Prince George's County Council approved the new General Plan on October 7, 2002. The General Plan establishes goals, objectives, policies and strategies to guide:

• Preparation of more detailed area and sector plans
• Revisions to the county's development regulations
• Decisions on the county's public investments

Implementation of the General Plan will be a major focus of the Planning Department's efforts. Those efforts will be reviewed every two years through the preparation of the Biennial Growth Policy updates.