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Comprehensive Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations

Latest Updates: 

As of June 8th, 2010:

Stakeholders,

As a result of budgetary limitations, it is necessary to cease work on the Comprehensive Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.  Therefore, all meetings including the two scheduled in June have been canceled.  Furthermore, we are sincerely grateful for the time and effort you have contributed to this project, and the work completed to date is being saved in anticipation that these issues will be revisited in the future.

Thank you very much.

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May 2010 Newsletter is now online.

2010 Meetings

Community Meetings  are being held to discuss the proposed revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. The revisions will be presented in nine modules.

Module 3 - Compatibility Areas, Overlay Zones & Special Districts

        Community meetings are scheduled for:

    • Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
      County Administration Building, 4th Floor Planning Department Board Room
      14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, and
    • Saturday, May 22, 2010, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
      Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, Town Hall Meeting Room
      8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, MD 20785
  • PDF      Agenda

Module 2 - Commercial and Industrial Zones

Community meetings are scheduled for:

      Module 1-Residential Districts

      Community meetings were held on Saturday, March 13 and Tuesday, March 16, 2010.  The module for the month of March is RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.  See copy of draft module here .


       2009 Meetings

      Third Community Meeting

      Comprehensive Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations Community: Meeting #3 was held on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

      Second Community Meeting

      Comprehensive Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations Community: Meeting #2 was held on Saturday, September 12, 2009 .

      First Community Meeting

      Comprehensive Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations Community: Meeting #1 (held May 28, 2009) items are listed below.                 

      Project Description


      The Prince George's County Planning Department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) has initiated a comprehensive amendment to its Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.

      Through a series of research efforts, interviews with stakeholders, written reports and participation, the Planning Department will focus on the following major objectives:

      • Evaluating the effectiveness of current regulations and suggesting changes needed to implement the General Plan's policy recommendations for the centers and corridors, Developed Tier, Developing Tier, and the Rural Tier.
      • Analyzing the development review process and recommending streamlining measures to promote efficiency, transparency, and certainty in the decision-making process to ensure high quality development.
      • Examining the form, function, and layout of the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations, recommending revisions, and producing a user-friendly format.
      The project progress will be updated periodically on this website.