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Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations Rewrite PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY COUNCIL RETREAT JANUARY 6, 2016 The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Topics of Discussion Project Summary Zone Districts Use

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Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations Rewrite

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COUNCIL RETREAT JANUARY 6, 2016

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Topics of Discussion

  • Project Summary
  • Zone Districts
  • Use Regulations
  • Next Steps

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Project Schedule

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July 2014

Issue Identification & Evaluation Memo

April 2015

Drafting of Ordinance Began

December 2014

Evaluation & Recommendations Report

January 2014

Project Initiation

January 2014

Project Initiation

July 2014

Issue Identification & Evaluation Memo

December 2014

Evaluation & Recommendations Report

April 2015

Drafting of Ordinance Began

October 2015

Draft of Zones & Use Regulations

October 2015

Draft of Zones & Use Regulations

2013 2014 2015

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Project Schedule

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Summer 2016

Administration & Procedures

Winter 2017

Presentation to Council

Fall 2016

Comprehensive Review Draft

Spring 2016

Development Standards & Subdivision Regulations

Spring 2016

Development Standards & Subdivision Regulations

Summer 2016

Administration & Procedures

Fall 2016

Comprehensive Review Draft

Winter 2017

Presentation to Council

Fall 2017

Implementation

Fall 2017

Implementation

2016 2017 2018

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What’s in Module 1

Zones and Zone Regulations

  • Division 27-3

Use Regulations

  • Division 27-4

Interpretations and Definitions

  • Division 27-8

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Module 1: Zones & Regulations

ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REWRITE

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Things to Keep in Mind

  • Simplified ≠ Simple
  • The law is only a means to an end

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Document Format

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Illustrations

  • Bird’s Eye view illustration of the Zone
  • Photographs depicting development

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Diagrams

  • 1. Lot width
  • 2. Front yard depth
  • 3. Side yard depth
  • 4. Rear yard depth
  • 5. Principal structure height

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Objectives for Today

Part 1: Review Clarion’s proposed ordinance and understand the

  • verall approach

Part 2: What happens to the current zones?

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Agriculture & Open Space

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  • Public Land

PL = Open Space and Farming*

  • Agricultural-Large Lot

AL = Private Farms

* All use descriptions in this presentation describe the dominant use. Other uses may be allowed.

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Agriculture Residential

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  • Agriculture Residential

AR = Transition Zone

  • Allowed: Most farm uses and 2-acre

home lots allowed

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Detached Single Family Homes

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  • Residential Estate

RE = 1 acre lots

  • Rural Residential

RR = 1/2 acre lots

  • Single-Family Residential-4.6

SFR-4.6 = 1/5 acre lots

  • Single-Family Residential-6.7

SFR-6.7 = 1/7 acre lots

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Attached Single Family

  • Single-Family Residential – Attached

SFR-A = Duplex, Triplex, and Townhouse

  • Also Allowed: Artist Live/Work,

Detached Single Family

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Multifamily

  • Multifamily Residential-12

MFR-12 = Townhouses and Garden Apartments

  • Multifamily Residential-20

MFR-20 = Moderate-density (4-5 stories)

  • Multifamily Residential-48

MFR-48 = High-density (6+ Stories)

  • Also allowed: medical offices,

professional offices, dry cleaners, salons, grocery stores and eating and drinking establishments

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Questions to think about:

  • 1. Ag-related uses in the AR zone – how much is too much?
  • 2. Can townhouses and apartments co-exist in the same

zone?

  • 3. Commercial uses in the Multifamily zones – how much is

too much?

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“Traditional” Commercial

  • Neighborhood Commercial

NC = Neighborhood Shopping/Services

  • Service Commercial

SC = Highway Commercial

  • General Commercial & Office

GCO = General Commercial and Office

  • Also allowed: Multifamily Residential

except in the NC zone

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Light Industrial/Employment

  • Industrial/Employment

IE = Flex Space and Office park

  • Also allowed: Multifamily Residential

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Heavy Industry

Heavy Industrial HI = Manufacturing and Mining

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Question to think about:

The NC Zone creates community-centric retail and traditional Main Streets. What have you heard about the community’s desire for small-scale commercial near residential properties?

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Activity Centers

  • The BIG new idea!
  • True mixed use
  • Very high quality urban design
  • Very pedestrian-friendly
  • 9 increments of density

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Activity Centers

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Neighborhood Centers

Neighborhood Activity Center - (NAC)

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Town Center

  • Town Activity Center (TAC)
  • Core density
  • Edge density
  • Not Transit-Oriented

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Local Transit Center

  • Local Transit Oriented (LTO)
  • Core density
  • Edge density
  • MARC, Purple Line, Non-targeted

Metro Stations

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Regional Transit Center - Low

  • Regional Transit Oriented - Low (RTO-L)
  • Core density
  • Edge density
  • Targeted Metro Stations

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Regional Transit Center - High

  • Regional Transit Oriented – High (RTO-H)
  • Core density
  • Edge density
  • True “Downtowns”

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Many zones allow Planned Developments

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Questions to think about:

  • 1. High quality urban design standards: Where is the sweet

spot?

  • 2. Density and height minimum: Where is the sweet spot?
  • 3. Developer certainty vs. community certainty: What is the

correct balance?

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Conversion

Who stole my zone?

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Module 1: Use Regulations

ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REWRITE

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Use Regulations Structure

  • Uses are grouped in one chapter
  • Use-Specific Standards
  • New identification format

Classification > Category > Use Type

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How many Ps are there?

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Zones Uses X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X P X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X P X X X X X X P X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X P X X X X X P X X X X X X X X X X Zones Uses P P P P P

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Use Regulations and Definitions

  • Separate sections for principal, accessory and temporary uses
  • Uses defined in Chapter 27-8: Interpretation and Definitions
  • Administrative interpretations for new uses

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Next Steps

ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REWRITE

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Module 2: Development Standards

  • Quality Development Standards
  • Subdivision Regulations
  • Adequate Public Facilities

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Module 3: Administration

  • Administration & Approval Process
  • Nonconformities
  • Enforcement

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Thank You

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