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Bowie
and Vicinity Master Plan and
Sectional
Map Amendment
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| PROJECT
DESCRIPTION |
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This
is a new master plan and sectional map amendment
(SMA) that will guide future growth and development
in the four planning areas (71A, 71B, 74A,
74B) comprising Bowie and Vicinity.
Plan
Highlights (pdf file)
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BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION |
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The study area boundary includes all of Planning
Areas
71A,
71B, 74A and 74B contained within the
1991 Approved Bowie-Collington-Mitchellville
and Vicinity Master Plan.
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| PROJECT
MILESTONES, SCHEDULE AND TIMELINE |
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1.
Project initiation—January 2003
2. Planning Board public forum and communitywide
issues workshop - June 5,
2003. Approximately 225
people
attended the public
forum and verbal comments were
offered by 22 speakers. A summary of the Public
Forum Testimony arranged by General
Plan Elements is available by topic area.
3. Approval of Goals, Concepts, Guidelines,
and Public Participation Program by District Council—September
30, 2003. Amended by CR-19-2004, May
4, 2004.
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Focus groups' orientation meeting—September
30, 2003
5. Data collection, research and analysis needs
identified by staff and focus groups—October
2003 to May 2004
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Community-wide Pre-Charrette Workshop—September
1, 2004
7. Community-wide Planning Charrette—September
8-13, 2004
8. Master Plan and SMA preparation—September
2004-February 2005
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Publish/distribute Preliminary Plan and
proposed SMA—April 2005
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Planning Board and
District Council Joint Public Hearing—May
17, 2005
11. Plan adopted and SMA endorsed
by Planning Board (PGCPB 05-169)—July
28, 2005
12. District Council worksessions on the Adopted
Plan/Endorsed SMA—September
20, 2005 and October 18, 2005
13.
District Council adopted CR-77-2005 on
October 25, 2005 establishing a second Joint
Public
Hearing
14. Second Joint Public
Hearing—November 22,
2005
15. Plan/SMA approval by District
Council (CR-90-2005)
- November 29, 2005
16. District Council adopted CR-1-2006 on
December 6, 2005 revisiting CR-90-2005 and establishing
an additional Joint Public Hearing
17. Third Joint Public Hearing – January
31, 2006
18. Approval of Plan/SMA
by District Council—February 7, 2006 (CR-11-2006) |
| PROJECT
GOALS, CONCEPTS, ISSUES & PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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The
Approved Goals, Concepts, Issues and Public
Participation
program for
the Bowie and Vicinity Master Plan and Sectional
Map Amendment, September 30, 2003, identify
the primary issues to be addressed during the
planning process. On May 4, 2004, the District
Council amended the approved goals and concepts
by directing in Council Resolution (CR-19-2004),
that the issue of determining the need for
proposed arterial highways A-44 and A-58, including
the need for extension of a public transportation
facility (PT-1) into the planning area be deleted.
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INFORMATION BROCHURE/PUBLIC FORUM |
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Bowie
and Vicinity Master Plan and Sectional
Map Amendment Public Forum Information
Brochure/May 2003 provides planning
background infromation and identifies initial
planning issues and challenges. The information
brochure was made available to the public
prior to the June 5, 2003 Public Forum.
Public Forum Testimony
A summary of the oral and written Public
Forum Testimony arranged by General
Plan Element captures the primary concerns expressed
by the public at the beginning of the planning
process. The approved Goals, Concepts, Issues
and Public Participation Program is based on
issues identified in the Public Forum Information
Brochure and issues raised during the June 5,
2003 public forum.
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PREPARATION FOCUS GROUPS |
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In
September 2004, four focus groups were
formed to assist staff in identifying planning
issues,
researching solutions, and evaluating
the type and
quality of information, data and analysis
needed to address the issues. Results
will be used to inform the community-wide planning
charrette.
RURAL
TIER FOCUS GROUP
This
focus group studied issues pertinent
to the Rural Tier area, located generally
east
of US 301. A separate page for the Rural
Tier Focus Group has been set up here.
The results of the January 2003 Central
Patuxent River - Special Area Planning Study provide
background for the planning issues in the
Rural Tier. Additionally, the Spring 2004
University of Maryland graduate students
prepared a report entitled "Planning
Studio Course".
OLD TOWN BOWIE FOCUS GROUP
The
Old Town Bowie Focus Group studied issues that
primarily affect the historic commercial core
and surrounding residential neighborhoods located
in Old Town Bowie (Huntington). Further information
on this focus group can be found here.
DEVELOPING
TIER FOCUS GROUP
This focus group explored planning issues in the rapidly developing portions
of the planning area generally west of US 301. This area includes Old Town
Bowie and the Bowie Regional Center.
BOWIE REGIONAL CENTER FOCUS
GROUP
This focus group examined economic development and land use issues in the
planning area’s core employment center in three quadrants of the US
301/50 interchange and the Bowie New Town Center area.
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| JOINT
PUBLIC HEARING - MAY 17, 2005 |
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| ADOPTED
MASTER PLAN AND ENDORSED SECTIONAL MAP AMENDMENT
FOR BOWIE AND VICINITY - JULY 28, 2005 |
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On July 28, 2005, the Prince George’s
County Planning Board adopted the master
plan and endorsed the sectional map amendment
for Bowie and
vicinity. The resolution of adoption (PGCPB
Resolution No. 05-169)
details the Planning Board’s additions, deletions and revisions
of the plan and SMA. The adopted plan and endorsed SMA consists of the
preliminary plan and proposed SMA in conjunction with this resolution. |
| ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC HEARINGS |
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The District Council held work sessions on the adopted plan and endorsed
SMA on September 20, 2005 and October 18, 2005. A number of changes were
proposed to the plan text and zoning map. On October 25, 2005 the District
Council adopted CR-77-2005 establishing
that a second Joint Public Hearing would be held on the amendments described
in that resolution. This hearing was held on November 22, 2005. On November
29, 2005 the District Council adopted CR-90-2005,
approving the plan and SMA. At a work session on November 29, 2005 the
District Council determined, after discussion, that questions had been
raised about the sufficiency of the notice prior to the hearing on November
22, 2005. The District Council decided, in order to address these and
related questions, and to assure citizens and property owners that the
master plan and SMA had been properly adopted and approved, in accordance
with all requirements of law, that the master plan and SMA would be readvertised,
given further public notice, and reviewed in an additional public hearing.
On December 6, 2005 the District Council reconsidered and adopted CR-1-2006 establishing
that a third Joint Public Hearing would be held. CR-1-2006 describes
the amendments that will be the subject of the Joint Public Hearing held
on January 31, 2006.
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| APPROVED
MASTER PLAN AND SECTIONAL MAP AMENDMENT FOR
BOWIE AND VICINITY -
FEBRUARY 7, 2006 |
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Last
update: 1/23/07 |
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