The Prince George’s County Council, sitting as the District Council and Prince George’s County Planning Board of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) will hold virtual joint public hearings on September 13 and 14 at 5:00 p.m. to solicit comments from the public on the Countywide Sectional Map Amendment (CMA). The CMA is the second phase of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite project that will apply the new zoning regulations to properties in the County.
PUBLIC HEARING - YOU MUST REGISTER BEFORE 3:00 PM on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Persons who wish to speak at the public hearing must register in advance before 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at https://pgccouncil.us/458/Public-Hearing-Notices-Sign-Up-to-Speak (scroll to bottom of page)
This is important, for you to be aware of, because the County’s Zoning Ordinance institutes the development in our communities. Zoning laws determine what can be built on land in the county, i.e., what (the use/purpose), where (location), and how many businesses or properties can be built. All communities scale of retail, housing and businesses, non-profit entities are included in the zoning laws. The public hearing is part of a process leading to the approval of a new zoning map, thereby implementing the zones contained in the new Zoning Ordinance for Prince George’s County adopted by the Council through Council Bill CB-13-2018 on October 23, 2018.
Background information
2014
The Prince George’s County Council began studying and working on the process of updating the fifty-year-old Zoning Ordinance.
2018
The Prince George’s County Council passed legislation (CB-13-2018) on October 23, 2018, officially initiating steps that would lead to implementing a new zoning map, which is the Countywide Map Amendment.
2019
In July 2019, the Prince George’s County Council authorized the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (N-MCPPC) to prepare a Countywide Map Amendment to implement the zones contained in a new Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Council. This has been an arduous process and was delayed during the pandemic, but is reaching completion.
Copies of the proposed zoning map are available free of charge at the following locations: Hillcrest Heights Community Center, 2300 Oxon Run Drive, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex, 7007 Bock Road, Fort Washington, MD 20770, Wayne K. Curry Sports & Learning Center, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, MD 20785, the County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center, 7120 Contee Road, Laurel, MD 20707, and the project web page at http://zoningPGC.pgplanning.com
Written testimony will be accepted in electronic format, rather than by U.S. mail and may be submitted through the online portal, emailed to clerkofthecouncil@co.pg.md.us or faxed to (301) 952-5178.
Written comments may be submitted through the close of business on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 when the record of public hearing testimony will close.
For more information on the Zoning Ordinance for Prince George’s County and CMA, visit zoningpgc.pgplanning.com , call 301-952-4944 or email zoningpgc@ppd.mncppc.org
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