Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Master Plan/Sectional Map Amendment

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2nd District Council Work Session

A second District Council work session was held on September 12, 2023, to continue Council discussion regarding the SMA. The Council directed staff to draft a resolution to hold a 2nd Joint Public Hearing for 16 proposed amendments. The proposed amendments can be reviewed in Council Resolution CR-084-2023.

District Council Work Session 

The District Council held a work session on the Endorsed Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment on July 11, 2023. The analysis of testimony transmitted from the Planning Board to the District Council can be reviewed here.  

Planning Board Work Session and Endorsement Complete

The Planning Board held a work session on the Proposed Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment June 22, 2023. The work session reviewed the testimony received at the Joint Public Hearing. A Planning Board endorsed the Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment with staff's recommended changes. 

The 2023 Endorsed Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) has been published and is available online for download or viewing. The endorsed SMA must be reviewed in conjunction with Resolution PGCPB 2023-68 and the Errata Sheet, which makes edits and corrections to the SMA document. The two documents are attached to the end of the document. 

Joint Public Hearing Complete

The Joint Public Hearing on the proposed Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment was completed on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The staff presentation from the Joint Public Hearing can be reviewed here. The hearing can be watched here

Initiated Sectional Map Amendment (SMA)

The District Council initiated the Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) on July 12, 2022. The Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity SMA is the second phase of the 2022 Approved Bowie-Mitchellville and Vicinity Master Plan, approved on March 8, 2022, that will apply the recommended zones specified in the Comprehensive Zoning Chapter of the master plan to properties in the plan area.

Master Plan Published

The District Council approved the master plan on March 8, 2022. The approved plan has been published and is available online for download or viewing.


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