Planning Tools and Resources

Prince George’s County Planning Resources

 A Citizen’s Handbook – Planning, Zoning, and Development Review in Prince George’s County
 Manual Para Nuestra Comunidad - Revisión de Desarrollo,Zonificación y Planificación en el Condado de Prince George
 2010 Speaker Series
Prince George's County Planning Frequently Asked Questions
Community Planning Area Map and Contacts
Prince George's County Planning Department Publications
On-Line Planning Department Forms
Prince George's County Zoning Ordinance and Use Tables

Prince George’s County Planning Tools

PGAtlas—An interactive, free mapping program with numerous geographic layers of information as well as aerial imagery of Prince George's County.
Development Activity Monitoring System (DAMS)—Free online tracking system for developments activities
On-Line Permit Tracking System—Free online tracking system for permits

Organizations and Portal Sites

Congress for the New Urbanism
Center for Applied Transect Studies
Form-Based Codes Institute
International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism
Planetizen Planning and Development Network
Placemaking for Communities | Project for Public Spaces
American Planning Association
Cyburbia - Urban Planning Community

Design Principles

Transit-Oriented Development
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Low-Impact Design Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Visualizing Density

Examples of Mixed-Use Codes

Subtitle 27A of the Prince George's County Code
The Columbia Pike Form-Based Code
The SmartCode and the Transect

Local Stories about Mixed-Use, Transit Oriented Development