The sector plan will amend portions of the 1984 approved master plan and sectional map amendments for Planning Areas 68 and 69 and integrate recommendations from the 2007 Bladensburg Town Center Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment. The plan’s purpose is to implement the goals, policies and objectives of the 2002 Prince George’s County Approved General Plan.

The 2002 General Plan designated the Port Towns area as a Regional Center in the Developed Tier. The vision for the Developed Tier is a network of sustainable, transit-supporting, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented, medium- to high-density neighborhoods. Regional Centers are locations for regionally marketed commercial and retail centers, office and employment areas, higher educational facilities, and sports and recreation complexes.