The Prince George’s County Planning Department is closed on Friday, February 27, 2026, and Monday, March 2, 2026, for in-person visits. However, the public can reach staff via email at PPD-InfoCounter@ppd.mncppc.org or by phone at 240-545-8976, and development applications will still be accepted electronically.

Greenbelt Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone

The Greenbelt Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Zone (NCOZ) includes the historic Greenbelt co-op residential community, the Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt Library, Greenbelt Community Center, the forest preserve, Buddy Attick Lake Park, and houses and apartments near the historic core.

It overlays properties zoned AG (Agriculture and Preservation), RR (Residential, Rural), RSF-65 (Residential, Single-Family-65), RSF-A (residential, Single-Family Attached), RMF-20 (Residential, Multifamily-20), and CGO (Commercial, General and Office). The new Zoning Ordinance, including the Greenbelt NCOZ, took effect April 1, 2022.

NCOZ Map

Study

The Greenbelt NCOZ Study can be found here.

NCOZ Standards

The Greenbelt NCO Zone Standards can be found in the New Zoning Ordinance, Section 27-4403(a)(5)(A), or by clicking here.