Transit-Oriented Development
Zoning can encourage transit-oriented development, or mixed-use (residential, retail, office, recreation, etc.) areas incorporating convenient and safe public transit access as a cornerstone of the overall development.
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Preview the New Zoning Standards
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT INVITES YOU TO PREVIEW NEW ZONING STANDARDS
A series of Community Learning Sessions will be held on October 27, 28, and 29
The Prince George’s County Planning Department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) invites you to preview draft Module One of the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. The County’s consultant team, Clarion Associates, will present an overview of their recommended comprehensive replacement of the current Zoning Ordinance’s zones and use categories. The sessions will be held in the Northern, Central, and Southern regions of the County on the following days and locations from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.:
| Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Wednesday, October 28, 2015 |
Southern Technology and Recreation Complex 7007 Bock Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744 Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Complex 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, MD 20785 Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center 7120 Contee Road, Laurel, MD 20707 |
The Community Learning Sessions will feature Clarion Associates highlighting 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 stronger ways to implement community plans, and new use tables. This is the first step in drafting a 21st Century Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations for Prince George’s County. Copies of draft Module One will be available on the web at zoningpgc.pgplanning.com, and on OpenComment at pgplanning.opencomment.us for public input. This event is FREE and open to the public.
The Prince George’s Zoning Rewrite will update the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations to make development regulations easier to understand, more user-friendly, and supportive of the type of quality development that encourages economic growth for the County. The project will also implement the newly adopted Plan Prince George’s 2035 General Plan, which establishes the vision for how the County hopes to grow.
Streetscape
Streetscapes are an important component of the Public Realm and help define a community’s identity.
Zoning can encourage friendlier streets by increasing mixed-use development, lowering minimum parking requirements, and encouraging pedestrian-friendly design.
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Stormwater
Zoning can help protect the environment by requiring that development applications include plans for storm water management.
Setbacks
Zoning determines the distance between a building or structure and property lines or from other buildings. Setbacks are usually less in urban areas to encourage walking and outdoor dining and to reinforce urban character. Suburban and rural setbacks are often large to provide for front yards and safe distances from higher speed roads.