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Process
The new mixed-use zoning tool is being developed by an experienced and highly qualified team of consultants working under the direction of planning staff who have worked closely with the existing mixed-use zoning tools available in Prince George’s County. The Community Planning North Division will manage the project.
The development of the new zoning tool is expected to take a minimum of nine months to complete.
A stakeholder involvement program will include meetings with staff, county and state agencies, members of the Prince George’s County Planning Board and County Council, the Office of the County Executive, citizens, and other stakeholders. Special attention will be paid to the incorporation of “feedback loops,” with sufficient time for staff to review and comment on work products on a regular basis.
The consultant will produce two technical memorandum covering the following:
- An evaluation of existing design regulations and implementation techniques,
including a determination of appropriate mandatary standards needs to emphasize
the public realm and "sense of place".
- An overview and evaluation of "best practices" for mixed-use zoning and placemaking
techniques currently in use or under development in similar jurisdictions across
the country.
These memorandums will complement the stakeholder input, and together will form a solid basis, to develop and legislate the new zone itself. Finally, the consultant will create presentation materials that will explain the new zone and how it will be implemented.
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