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Prince George's County leaders and developers press to speed zoning approvals while protecting community input
Summary
Planning staff, county council members and a developer panel discussed speeding land-use approvals, consolidating preliminary and detailed site-plan steps, adjusting impact fees and using targeted incentives — while several council members warned against reducing community oversight after a recent data center controversy.
Prince George's County planners, developers and council members spent a retreat session on proposals to shorten the county’s development timeline and better align zoning with updated master plans.
Acting Planning Director James Hunt said the planning department is pursuing greater cross-agency coordination and will convene a developer outreach session on Feb. 25 in Largo to gather feedback on process improvements. Hunt told the council the department is benchmarking peers such as Montgomery and Fairfax counties and expects to release a housing-cost study “within the next couple of days.”
Panelists from the land‑use bar and engineering firms urged several reforms they said would encourage investment without losing public participation. ‘‘Flexibility is the number one thing,’’ said land-use attorney Arthur Horn, arguing transit-station areas need…
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