Prince George's County district council approves site plans for Popeye’s, 67-home subdivision and waives review for Chipotle

Prince George's County Council sitting as the district council approved three planning actions on March 24, 2025: adoption of the prepared order for DSP 19031 (Popeye’s/3 Roads Corner LLC), adoption of the prepared order for DET 2024004 (Harmony Garden/Potomac Realty Company) and a waiver of the council’s election to review DSP 200003-03 (Chipotle at Mill Branch Crossing/Green Branch LLC). All three actions passed by 8-0 votes.

The approvals clear the way for a mix of commercial and residential development in multiple council districts. The decisions followed prior technical-staff and planning-board approvals listed in the record; the district council formalized the outcomes through motions and roll-call votes.

Popeye’s (DSP 19031) The council adopted the prepared order for DSP 19031, an application from 3 Roads Corner LLC to amend and expand a previously approved detailed site plan. The site is described in the record as roughly 4.427 acres on the west side of Old Brandywine Road and in the southeast quadrant of its intersection with Maryland 381 (Brandywine Road) and Maryland 373. The amended plan adds parcels 2 and 3 to the existing DSP and authorizes: a 3,484-square-foot food-and-beverage store, a gas station and a 982-square-foot car wash on parcels 1 and 4 (unchanged by the amendment) and a new 2,923-square-foot eating-and-drinking establishment with drive-thru service on Parcel 3. Park and Planning technical staff approved the plan with conditions on April 11, 2024; the Planning Board approved with conditions on May 16, 2024 and again on December 5, 2024; the district council adopted the prepared order on March 24, 2025.

Motion and vote: Motion to adopt the prepared order by Council Member Harrison; second by Council Member Fisher. Roll-call recorded the following votes: Chair Ivy — yes; Vice Chair Burrows — aye; Council Member DeNoga — aye; Council Member Fisher — aye; Council Member Harrison — aye; Council Member Hawkins — aye; Council Member Olson — aye; Council Member Oriotta — aye. Tally: 8 yes, 0 no.

Harmony Garden (DET 2024004) The council adopted the prepared order for DET 2024004, an application from Potomac Realty Company to develop site improvements for a 7.75-acre property south of Old Baltimore Pike and Amandale Way in the CGO zone. The detailed site plan in the record proposes 67 single-family attached residential dwelling units. Park and Planning technical staff approved the plan with conditions on October 25, 2024; the Planning Board approved with conditions on December 5, 2024. The district council adopted the prepared order on March 24, 2025.

Motion and vote: Motion to adopt the prepared order by Council Member DeNoga; second by Council Member Fisher. Roll-call recorded the following votes: Chair Ivy — yes; Vice Chair Burrows — aye; Council Member DeNoga — aye; Council Member Fisher — aye; Council Member Harrison — aye; Council Member Hawkins — aye; Council Member Olson — aye; Council Member Oriotta — aye. Tally: 8 yes, 0 no.

Chipotle at Mill Branch Crossing (DSP 200003-03) — waiver of review The council voted to waive its election to review DSP 200003-03, a detailed site plan from Green Branch LLC for a 1.91-acre site on the east side of U.S. 301 (Robert Crain Highway), about 840 feet north of Mill Branch Road in the CGO zone, within the City of Bowie. The plan seeks approval for an eating-and-drinking establishment with drive-thru service. Park and Planning technical staff approved with conditions on January 15, 2025; the Planning Board approved with conditions on February 20, 2025. The council recorded a motion and an 8-0 roll-call vote to waive further council review (i.e., to accept the existing approvals).

Motion and vote: Motion (mover not specified in the hearing record); second by Council Member Fisher. Roll-call recorded the following votes: Chair Ivy — yes; Vice Chair Burrows — aye; Council Member DeNoga — aye; Council Member Fisher — aye; Council Member Harrison — aye; Council Member Hawkins — aye; Council Member Olson — aye; Council Member Oriotta — aye. Tally: 8 yes, 0 no.

Other calendar items scheduled The district council recorded calendar items and scheduled two cases for oral argument on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 10 a.m.: DSP 13008-02 (Gilpin Property Phase 3, Arkland Property Company LLC), a proposed four-story consolidated storage facility on a 14.444-acre parcel in Council District 7; and DSP 22001 (McDonald’s Ager Road, McDonald’s USA LLC), a proposed 3,683-square-foot eating-and-drinking establishment with drive-thru on a 4.17-acre parcel in Council District 2. Both cases were listed with earlier Park and Planning/Planning Board approvals and have action dates of April 25, 2025 on the council calendar.

Procedural items and adjournment The council approved the district council minutes dated March 18, 2025, by an 8-0 vote earlier in the session. The meeting also included a reminder that the Education and Workforce Development Committee will meet March 24 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 2027. The district council adjourned the session following the calendar items.

No substantive public testimony or extended debate on policy implications was recorded in the portions of the hearing addressing these items; the record shows motions, seconds and roll-call votes following staff and Planning Board approvals.