Brittney Drakeford

Community stakeholders speak with Project Team about the Zoning Ordinance

In June 2014, the project team held several community outreach sessions with residents, land-use professionals, civic associations, businesses, and municipalities. Even though these groups work with the Zoning Ordinance and development review process in different ways, their feedback was similar. Overwhelmingly, comments were that the Zoning Ordinance is long and confusing, the development review and approval process is confusing and unpredictable; and citizens have very little engagement in the process until close to the end after most major decisions have already been reached.

Weren’t able to attend? Watch the video from the June Listening Session.

Prince George’s County Zoning 101

Do the terms like DSP, C-S-C, or ZHE confuse you? Do departures and variances get you down? Don’t fear, the Zoning Rewrite Core Team is here! Watch our Zoning 101 tutorial to help you understand the significance and evolution of zoning in Prince George’s County. Hosted by the Prince George’s County Planning Department’s Associate General Counsel Debra Borden, Zoning 101 provides an overview of essential zoning concepts including: the difference between Planning and Zoning, the administration of zoning in the county, and the development review process. Pay close attention, there may be a pop quiz at the end.