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Provide your Feedback on Module 1 for the NEW Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations

Prince George’s County needs your input TODAY! The creation of a 21st Century Zoning Ordinance for Prince George’s County is well on its way. You are invited to GET INVOLVED and provide your feedback on the first step in drafting a NEW Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations for Prince George’s County. Known as Module 1, this first set of recommendations from a nationally-renown consultant team, led by Clarion Associates, highlights key changes such as updated names and modern standards for a number of the County’s zones, zone district consolidations, new commercial and mixed-use zones that will provide the County with stronger ways to implement community plans, and new use tables that will control what you can do on your property.

YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT.  Share your thoughts on Module 1 by using an online tool, called OpenComment. It allows you to comment on documents containing the new Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations recommended by Clarion, and to engage in a broad, online community discussion with fellow Prince Georgians from throughout the County. Module 1 is available for feedback on the Prince George’s County Planning Department’s OpenComment homepage. Visit https://pgplanning.opencomment.us/ to access Module 1 today.

Please provide your feedback on Module 1 by February 29, 2016 to ensure consideration as Clarion continues work on the next module (Module 2: Development Standards), expected in Spring, 2016. Comments on Module 1 will still be accepted after this date but will not be fully evaluated until the comprehensive review draft, expected in Fall, 2016.

TAKE THE NEXT STEPS today and join us in creating a 21st Century Zoning Ordinance for Prince George’s Our future depends on it!



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Module 1: Countywide Listening Session

The M-NCPPC’s Prince George’s Planning Department and Clarion Associates presented to the public the first module of the Zoning Rewrite. This module is preliminary and has not been approved or adopted. Public feedback is requested to refine the module before being approved.

Please send feedback via the options below.
Direct Commenting – https://pgplanning.opencomment.us/
Zoning Rewrite Website – http://zoningpgc.pgplanning.com/
Email – zoningpgc@ppd.mncppc.org
Phone – Chad Williams – 301-952-3171
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ZonePGC
Twitter – https://twitter.com/ZonePGC



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Module 1 available for review

The Zoning Rewrite team is pleased to present the first part of the Clarion Associates recommendations for a brand new Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations for Prince George’s County. This is the first of three parts, known as Module 1 and contains new zones, zone standards, use regulations, and some initial rules of interpretations and definitions.

Clarion Associates’ recommendations are based on national best practices that draw on the most effective approaches to zoning, subdivision, community involvement, and development used by jurisdictions similar to Prince George’s County. After fifty years of using the current Zoning Ordinance, and thirty years with the current Subdivision Regulations, the County has identified many issues with our current zoning and subdivision laws. The Clarion team continues to work toward a brighter future for the County, specifically designing a new set of laws for Prince George’s County to meet our goals of:

  • Maximizing economic development potential and expanding the County’s tax base
  • Increasing certainty of process
  • Enhancing community input in the development process
  • Protecting established communities
  • Streamlining development procedures
  • Modernizing regulations

As you can see below, Module 1 is available in two different versions. The first version comes complete with numerous footnotes and endnotes that explain the Clarion team rationale for their decisions, changes, and recommendations.

The second version is more concise in that it eliminates the footnotes and endnotes to present a more accurate picture of what the future Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations of Prince George’s County will look like when complete in 2017. Both versions contain numerous graphics, charts, and diagrams; clear section breaks, consistent headers, and balanced blank spaces that make for a much more readable document than today’s laws.

Please choose the version that works best for your needs, and join the conversation!

Module 1: Zones and Use Regulations (with footnotes)

Module 1: Zones and Use Regulations (without footnotes)

Module 1: Zone and Use Regulations Executive Summary

 

Module 1: Zone and Use Regulations Errata Sheet 



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