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The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (the Commission) and the Prince George’s County Council are generally responsible for development review within Prince George's County. The City’s role in the process is advisory in nature, with a few exceptions. The Prince George’s County Council delegated authority to the City to hear and decide requests for variances and departures from the Prince George’s County Zoning Ordinance. In addition, the City has been delegated authority over Alternative Compliance from the County’s Landscape Manual, nonconforming uses, minor revisions to special exception site plans and certain detailed site plans. Details about the County’s development review process and requirements can be found on the Planning Board website.
Download the Development Sites Outline (PDF) for a summary of active development and transportation projects in the city. This document is updated annually.
Overview
A multi-story consolidated storage use and car wash proposal that is intended to replace the approved 225-unit apartment building on the vacant five acres behind the retail shopping center.
Project Snapshot
Existing Development: 134,992 square feet of retail uses as part of the larger shopping center (opened October 2016) and approximately five acres of vacant land located at the southern end of the shopping center remaining to be developed.
Proposal: The plan includes a 275,100 square foot consolidated storage building complex consisting of two phases - a 132,300 square foot, three-story building (Phase 1) and a 142,800 square foot, four-story building (Phase 2). In addition, a 4,575 square foot car wash building is proposed along Superior Lane.
Location: West side of Superior Lane, approximately 700 feet south of MD 450
Acreage/Zoning: 20 acres (approximately five acres are undeveloped)/Zoned C-G-O (Commercial General Office). Access the County's zoning ordinance here. More information on this project is here.
Featured Project: Melford Pod 6
Overview
St. John Properties, Inc. has filed a request for a revision to Detailed Site Plan #DSP-07031-05 for Pod 6 of Melford.
Project Snapshot
Proposal: Detailed Site Plan revision substituting 59,640 square feet of research and development/flex space for office uses within the project, which is permitted under current approvals.
Location: South of Melford Blvd, north of Howerton Way, east Tesla Drive
Acreage/Zoning: 15.7 Acres Zoned TAC-e (Town Activity Center)
More information on this project is available here.
Overview
This site will be a mixed use development and include townhomes, apartments, retail, and a hotel. Site clearing and grading began in Summer 2023.
Project Snapshot
Proposal: Detailed Site Plan containing 408 multi-family apartment units and 190 townhouse dwelling units and a Departure from Section 27-558(a) of the Prince George’s County Zoning Ordinance to reduce the dimensions of 447 standard-sized perpendicular (non-parallel)/non-handicap parking spaces from 9.5 ft. by 19.0 ft. to 9.0 ft. by 18.0 ft.
Location: Northeast quadrant of US 301 and Mill Branch Road
Acreage/Zoning: 64 acres/Zoned C-G-O (Commercial General Office)
More information on this project is available here.
Project Snapshot
South Lake – The 381-acre mixed-use property was annexed by the City in 2019. As planned, the mixed-use development includes 555,000 sq. ft. to 620,000 sq. ft. of retail/office uses, three hotels with a total of 375 to 400 rooms/keys; and 1360 dwelling units including 325 multifamily apartment units, 128 two-family attached condominium units, 563 townhouse units and 344 single family detached units.
South Lake residential website
Proposal: A total of 1,360 dwelling units, 555,000 sq. ft. to 620,000 sq. ft. of retail/office space and 375 to 400 hotel rooms/keys. The entire site is currently being graded for infrastructure installation.
Location: Southwest quadrant of US 301 and MD 214
Acreage/Zoning: 381.52 acres/Zoned E-I-A (Employment and Institutional Area) with mixed-use community designation.
More information on this project can be found here.