Prince George's County council directs staff to prepare approval of West Hyattsville/Queens Chapel sector plan with one SMA zoning change

The Prince George's County District Council, meeting as committee of the whole on Oct. 14, 2025, reviewed the Planning Board'adopted third draft of the preliminary West Hyattsville'Queens Chapel sector plan and proposed sectional map amendment (SMA) and voted to direct staff to prepare an order of approval that follows the Planning Board recommendation with one revision: approve Washington Gas'as request to rezone its property to the Industrial Employment (IE) zone.

Thomas Lester, project manager in the Master Plans and Study section of the Community Planning Division, and Justin Thornton, deputy project manager, presented the Planning Board'sadoption changes and the record of public testimony. Lester said the Planning Board adopted the plan and endorsed the SMA on Sept. 11, 2025, following a joint public hearing on July 1, 2025, at which staff received 91 pieces of written testimony and heard from 14 speakers.

The council's motion, moved by Council Member Fisher and seconded by Council Member Hawkins, directed staff to prepare an approval order reflecting the Planning Board's recommendations except for one change: grant Washington Gas'as rezoning request to IE for the parcel discussed on the record. Council Chair Kaye Burrows and other council members voted in favor and the motion carried…