Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Master Plan/Sectional Map Amendment

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Upcoming - Planning Board Work Session

The Planning Board work session on the Proposed Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment is tentatively scheduled for June 22, 2023. The work session will review and discuss the testimony received at the Joint Public Hearing. A Planning Board decision regarding the SMA is required within 45 days after the Joint Public Hearing

Joint Public Hearing Complete

The Joint Public Hearing on the proposed Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment was completed on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Comments/written testimony may still be submitted by close of business on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 using the Council’s eComment portal at https://pgccouncil.us/Speak, emailed to clerkofthecouncil@co.pg.md.us, or faxed to (301) 952-5178. The staff presentation from the Joint Public Hearing can be reviewed here. The hearing can be watched here

The 2022 Proposed Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) has been published and is available online for download or viewing. Staff corrections to the Proposed SMA are found in the Errata Sheet and were submitted to the District Council as a staff exhibit for the joint public hearing. The Proposed SMA must be reviewed in tandem with the Errata Sheet, which makes corrections t to the Proposed SMA document. 

Initiated Sectional Map Amendment (SMA)

The District Council initiated the Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) on July 12, 2022. The Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity SMA is the second phase of the 2022 Approved Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Master Plan, approved on March 8, 2022, that will apply the recommended zones specified in the Comprehensive Zoning Chapter of the master plan to properties in the plan area.

Master Plan Published

The District Council approved the master plan on March 8, 2022. The approved plan has been published and is available online for download or viewing.


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