Strategy in Action

In April 2022, as part of a larger zoning rewrite, the Prince George’s County Planning Department consolidated its previous 11 commercial zones into three zones: the Commercial, Neighborhood (CN) Zone; the Commercial, Service (CS) Zone; and the Commercial, General and Office (CGO) Zone. The Commercial Neighborhood (CN) Zone is designed for a range of small-scale, low-intensity retail and service development that provides goods and services primarily for residents of surrounding neighborhoods. The CN Zone also ensures usage, development intensity, and development forms that are consistent with a pedestrian-friendly and neighborhood-scale, traditional main street character. This helps to ensure that retail and services are well-connected to and compatible with surrounding areas.