Title
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of replacing the Landscape Manual of Prince George’s County, being also and the same Subtitle 27 of the County Code, with a new Landscape Manual.
Background
This bill is the culmination of more than five years of work with stakeholders throughout the County to develop a new, 21st Century Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations to provide the County with robust, modern zoning, community outreach and engagement, and regulatory and enforcement tools that will facilitate implementation of the Plan Prince George’s 2035 General Plan and other County policy goals. The new Zoning Ordinance aims to streamline procedures, reduce obstacles to achieving the economic development goals of the County, enhance utility and user-friendliness, encourage appropriate input into the development review process, consolidate and simplify zones and uses, and incentivize development at targeted growth locations.
Specifically, the new Landscape Manual incorporates modern and sustainable landscaping practices with a variety of approaches to ensure context-sensitive landscaping of urban, suburban, and rural areas; replaces two obsolete Sections with new Sections focused on building frontage landscaping standards and requirements for nonresidential and mixed-use development; and updates planting schedules to reflect current industry standards regarding appropriate native species.