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Development Review Application Forms, Fee Schedule, Instructions, & Process Flowcharts
Listed below are links to instructions, checklists, and forms for Zoning, Subdivision and Urban Design applications. The Process Guidelines link provides an overview of the process for Planning Board Applications.
The new Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations went into effect on April 1, 2022. For two years (until March 31, 2024), Applicants have the option to submit under the requirements of either the new or prior Ordinance. [Note: Review under the prior Ordinance requires a Pre-Application Conference and Statement of Justification to explain why the applicant has not chosen to develop under the provisions of the new Ordinance.]
Any application accepted prior to the effective date of the new Ordinance will be reviewed and decided in accordance with the provisions of the prior Ordinance. See the Transitional Provisions Quick Reference for more information.
Find application materials below, separated per the applicable Ordinance.
CURRENT ORDINANCE MATERIALS
Pre-Application Forms and Instructions
- Pre-Application Online Form
- Pre-Application Conference Submission Requirements (PDF)
- Pre-Application Conference Packet (PDF)
- Pre-Application Neighborhood Meeting Instructions (PDF)
- When Pre-Application Conference and Neighborhood Meeting Required (PDF)
Application Forms and Procedures
- Application Form (PDF)
- Development Review Applications List (PDF)
- Development Review Applications List (Comparison of Prior and New Ordinance) (PDF)
- Case Type Naming System (PDF)
- Case Type Naming System (Comparison of Prior and Current) (PDF)
- Statement of Justification Example (PDF)
- Sample Letter of Consent of Owner (PDF)
Expedited Transit-Oriented Development
Administrative Practice
Process Guidelines
- Transitional Provisions Quick Reference (PDF)
- Process Guidelines for Development Review Applications (PDF)
- E-doc Submission (PDF)
- E-doc Naming Convention (PDF)
- State Ethics Commission Prince George's County Zoning Memo 6-21-17 (PDF)
- Prince George's Public Ethics Law Memo and Approved Forms 4-15-16 (PDF)
Fees
Pre-Acceptance Assessments
- Environmental Submission Requirements and Instructions (PDF)
- Required FSD NRI TCP Submittals by Application Type (PDF)
- Statement of Justification for Impacts to Regulated Environment Features (Example) (PDF)
- Historic Preservation Archeology Guidelines - Checklist (PDF)
- Scoping Agreement for Proposed Development Applications Requiring Market Studies, Needs Assessments, or Determination of Reasonable Need (PDF)
- Transportation Guidelines - Pre-Submittal Checklist (PDF)
Subdivision
Filing Instructions
- Final Plat of Subdivision Application Procedure & Checklist (PDF)
- Preliminary Plan of Subdivision Application Procedure (PDF)
- Preliminary Plan of Subdivision Submission Checklist (PDF)
- Certificate of Adequacy Application Procedure and Checklist (PDF)
- Sketch Plan for Conservation Subdivision Application Procedure (PDF)
- Process for Ownership Lots (PDF)
- Sample Notice of Minor Vacation Applications (PDF)
- Sample Notice of Major Vacation Applications (PDF)
- Vacation Petition Application Procedure (PDF)
- Vacation Petition Checklist (PDF)
- Major Vacation Petition Sample (PDF)
- Minor Vacation Petition Sample (PDF)
- Subdivision Ordinance Interpretation Application Procedure (PDF)
Urban Design
Filing Instructions
- Alternative Compliance Submittal Checklist (PDF)
- Landscape Plan Plant Substitution Request Form (PDF)
- Subtitle 25: Division 3 Waiver: Tree Canopy Coverage Ordinance Waiver Application Instructions (PDF)
- Tree Canopy Coverage Schedule for Section 25-128 (XLS)
- DET - Detailed Site Plan Application Procedure (PDF)
- DET - Detailed Site Plan Checklist (PDF)
- Homeowner Minor Amendment Checklist (PDF)
- CDP - Comprehensive Design Plan Checklist for Legacy Zones (PDF)
- CDP & SDP - Comprehensive Design Plan & Specific Design Plan Application Procedure for Legacy Zones (PDF)
- SDP - Specific Design Plan Checklist for Legacy Zones (PDF)
- Recreational Equipment Substitution Request (PDF)
- Sample Amendment to Recreation Facilities Agreement (PDF)
- Sample Recreation Facilities Agreement (PDF)
- Recreation Inspection Request Form (PDF)
- Recreation Facilities Certification (PDF)
- Statement of Finished Square Footage - Required with Residential Architecture (PDF)
Zoning
Filing Requirements
- Departure Application Procedure (PDF)
- Certification of Nonconforming Use Application Procedure (PDF)
- Special Exception Application Procedure (PDF)
- Zoning Map Amendment Application Procedure (PDF)
- General Zoning Checklist (PDF)
- Planned Development Zoning Map Amendment Application Procedure (PDF)
- Zoning Ordinance Interpretation Application Procedure (PDF)
Public Notice Requirements
- Sample Affidavit for Informational and Formal Acceptance Mailings (PDF)
- Sample Formal Acceptance Mailing Letter (PDF)
- Sample Informational Mailing Letter (PDF)
- Sign Posting Requirements (PDF)
- Sign Posting and Inspection Affidavit (PDF)
- Sign Posting Template for Planning Board (PDF)
- Sign Posting Template for Pre-Application Neighborhood Meeting (PDF)
- Sign Posting Template for Administrative Review and Right to Request a Hearing (PDF)
- Sample Pre-Application Neighborhood Meeting Mailing (PDF)
- Sample Affidavit for Pre-Application Neighborhood Meeting (PDF)
Development Review Bulletins
- Bulletin 5-2022 Pre-Application Conference Requirements
- Bulletin 4-2022: Forest Conservation Act Reporting
- Bulletin 3-2022: Pre-Application Neighborhood Meetings
- Bulletin 1-2022 Zoning Certification
- Bulletin 9-2021 Update to the Subdivision Plat Review Signature Line Template
- Bulletin 6-2021 HB-991 and Effect on Off-site Woodland Conservation Banking
- Bulletin 4-2021 Bicycle Pedestrian Impact Statements
- Bulletin 2-2021 Attorney General Opinion on regarding forest mitigation banking under the Maryland Forest Conservation Act (“FCA”)
- Bulletin 3-2020 Applications Submissions Changes - Ongoing (UPDATED)
- Bulletin1-2020 Deadline for Revised Information
- Bulletin 8-2019 Mobile PGAtlas
- Bulletin 6-2019 Street Address
- Bulletin 5-2019 Electronic Certification Improvements (UPDATED)
- Bulletin 4-2019 Recreation-Facilities-Submissions-by-Email
- Bulletin for DPIE Signature on Final Plats - 2nd version
PRIOR ORDINANCE MATERIALS
Pre-Application Forms and Instructions
- Pre-Application Online Form
- Pre-Application Conference Submission Requirements (PDF)
- Pre-Application Conference Packet (PDF)
- When Pre-Application Conference and Neighborhood Meeting Required (PDF)
Application Forms
- Application Form (PDF)
- Development Review Applications List (PDF)
- Statement of Justification Example (PDF)
Expedited Transit-Oriented Development
- ETOD Qualifying Questionnaire (PDF)
- ETOD Application Form (PDF)
- ETOD Community Outreach Affidavit (PDF)
Administrative Practice
Process Guidelines
- Transitional Provisions Quick Reference (PDF)
- For Development Review Applications (PDF)
- E-doc Submission (PDF)
- E-doc Naming Convention (PDF)
- State Ethics Commission Prince George's County Zoning Memo 6-21-17 (PDF)
- Prince George's Public Ethics Law Memo and Approved Forms 4-15-16 (PDF)
Fees
Pre-Acceptance Assessments
- Environmental Submission Requirements and Instructions (PDF)
- Required FSD NRI TCP Submittals by Application Type (PDF)
- Statement of Justification for Impacts to Regulated Environment Features (Example) (PDF)
- Historic Preservation Archeology Guidelines - Checklist (PDF)
- Scoping Agreement for Proposed Development Applications Requiring Market Studies, Needs Assessments, or Determination of Reasonable Need (PDF)
- Transportation Guidelines - Pre-Submittal Checklist (PDF)
Subdivision
Filing Instructions
- Final Plat of Subdivision Application Procedure/Checklist (PDF)
- Preliminary Plan of Subdivision Application Submission Procedure (PDF)
- Preliminary Plan of Subdivision Submission Checklist (PDF)
- Process for Ownership Lots (PDF)
- Sample Notice of Minor Vacation Applications (PDF)
- Sample Notice of PB Vacation Applications (PDF)
- Vacation Petition Submission Process (PDF)
- Vacation Petition Submission Checklist (PDF)
- Vacation Petition Sample (PDF)
- Vacation Petition Minor Sample (PDF)
Urban Design
Filing Instructions
- Alternative Compliance Submittal Checklist (PDF)
- Landscape Plan Plant Substitution Request Form (PDF)
- Subtitle 25: Division 3 Waiver: Tree Canopy Coverage Ordinance Waiver Application Instructions (PDF)
- Tree Canopy Coverage Schedule for Section 25-128 (XLS)
- Homeowner Minor Amendment Checklist (PDF)
All Other Urban Design Application Submission Procedures for CSP, CDP, DSP, SDP
- Urban Design Application Submission Procedure (PDF)
- CSP - Conceptual Site Plan Submittal Checklist (PDF)
- CDP - Comprehensive Design Plan Submittal Checklist (PDF)
- Recreational Equipment Substitution Request (PDF)
- DSP/SDP - Detailed Site Plan Specific Design Plan Submittal Checklist (PDF)
- Development District Standards - Approved Port Towns Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment Development Review Checklist (PDF)
- Recreation Facilities Guidelines (PDF)
- Sample Amendment to Recreation Facilities Agreement (PDF)
- Sample Recreation Facilities Agreement (PDF)
- Recreation Inspection Reg (PDF)
- Recreation Facilities Certification (PDF)
- Statement of Finished Square Footage - Required with Residential Architecture (PDF)
Zoning
Filing Requirements
- Alternative Development Technique Application Submission Procedure (PDF)
- Departure Application Submission Procedure (PDF)
- Modification of a Nonconforming Gas Station / Fast-Food Restaurant Use Application Submission (PDF)
- Nonconforming Use Certification Application Submission Procedure (PDF)
- Special Exception and Revision of Site Plan (Special Exception) Application Procedure (PDF)
- Special Permit Application Submission Procedure (PDF)
- Zoning Map Amendment Application Submission Procedure (PDF)
- Zoning, Special Exception, and Departure Submittal Checklists (PDF)
Public Notice Requirements
- Informational Mailing Requirement for DSP, SDP and SE Applications (PDF)
- Sample Affidavit for Informational and Formal Acceptance Mailings (PDF)
- Sample Community Outreach Affidavit (PDF)
- Sample Acceptance Notice Mailing (PDF)
- Sample Letter for Informational Mailing (PDF)
- Sign Posting Requirements (PDF)
- Sign Posting and Inspection Affidavit
Development Review Bulletins
- Bulletin 2-2022 New Code Implementation
- Bulletin 1-2022 Zoning Certification
- Bulletin 9-2021 Update to the Subdivision Plat Review Signature Line Template
- Bulletin 8-2021 Pre-Applications Online
- Bulletin 7-2021 Contact Information for Planning Department Staff
- Bulletin 6-2021 HB-991 and Effect on Off-site Woodland Conservation Banking
- Bulletin 5-2021 Final Plat Signature Block also see Bulletin 5-2020 below
- Bulletin 4-2021 Bicycle Pedestrian Impact Statements
- Bulletin 3-2021 Final Plat Filing and Land Records
- Bulletin 2-2021 Attorney General Opinion on regarding forest mitigation banking under the Maryland Forest Conservation Act (“FCA”)
- Bulletin-5-2020 Update to the Subdivision Plat Review Signature Line Template
- Bulletin 4-2020 Traffic Counts affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
- Bulletin 3-2020 Applications Submissions Changes - Ongoing (UPDATED)
- Bulletin1-2020 Deadline for Revised Information
- Bulletin 8-2019 Mobile PGAtlas
- Bulletin 7-2019 PPS-Police Response
- Bulletin 6-2019 Street Address
- Bulletin 5-2019 Electronic Certification Improvements (UPDATED)
- Bulletin 4-2019 Recreation-Facilities-Submissions-by-Email
- Bulletin 2-2019 Traffic Impact Studies during the Federal Government Shutdown
- Bulletin 1-2019 Planning Department Customer Service Improvements
- Bulletin for DPIE Signature on Final Plats - 2nd version
Process Flowcharts
- Comprehensive Design Zone - Comprehensive Design Plans (PDF)
- Comprehensive Design Zone - Specific Design Plans (PDF)
- Conceptual and Detailed Site Plans (PDF)
- Departures - Parking Schedules (PDF)
- Departures - Signs, Park Design, and Landscape Manual (PDF)
- Special Exceptions (PDF)
- Subdivision - Preliminary Plans (PDF)
- Zoning Map Amendments - Conventional Zone and Comprehensive Design Zone (PDF)
- Zoning Map Amendments - Mixed Use (M-X-T and M-X-C Zones) (PDF)