The Henson Creek-South Potomac Minor Plan Amendment and Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) is intended to update the 2006 Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Henson Creek-South Potomac Planning Area. In particular, this process will remove and replace certain obsolete development pattern guidelines, policies, and strategies for the physical development of portions of the Master Plan areas. Additionally, the concurrent Sectional Map Amendment will rezone select properties within Planning Areas 76B and 80 to be consistent with recommendations in the amended plan.

This process was initiated by the County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland sitting as the District Council through CR-020-2023, adopted on March 28, 2023.

• March 28, 2023: District Council Initiation
• April 14, 2023: Release Proposed Minor Plan Amendment and Preliminary SMA to Public
• April 25, 2023: Meeting with the Broad Creek Historic District Local Advisory Committee
• May 16, 2023: Meeting with the Historic Preservation Commission
• June 13, 2023: Joint Public Hearing
• September 14, 2023: Planning Board Action
• November 14, 2023: District Council Action

Documents

• 2006 Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Henson Creek-South Potomac Planning Area (2006 HCSP Master Plan)
• Proposed Minor Plan Amendment to the 2006 HCSP Master Plan (see proposed amendments on pp.4-17)
• Proposed Concurrent Sectional Map Amendment for portions of the HCSP Planning Area
• Rezoning Request packet and forms

Meetings and Events

• District Council Initiation
  • Resolution of Initiation (CR-020-2023) (March 28, 2023) 
• May 16, 2023, Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
  • Recommendation to the Planning Board and District Council on CR-020-2023
• June 13, 2023, Joint Public Hearing
  • Presentation to County Council and Planning Board
• September 7, 2023, Planning Board Work Session
  • Presentation to Planning Board
• September 14, 2023, Planning Board Action
  • PCGPB No. 2023-93 (Minor Plan Amendment Adoption)
  • PCGPB No. 2023-94 (Sectional Map Amendment Endorsement)
• October 24, 2023, District Council Work Session
  • Presentation to District Council
• October 31, 2023, District Council Introduction of Resolutions
  • CR-106-2023 (A Resolution Concerning the Henson Creek-South Potomac Planning Area Minor Plan Amendment-Minor Amendment-Approval)
  • CR-107-2023 (A Resolution Concerning the Henson Creek-South Potomac Planning Area Sectional Map Amendment-Approval)
• November 9, 2023, Planning Board Work Session
  • Presentation to Planning Board

• What is the Henson Creek-South Potomac Minor Plan Amendment and Sectional Map Amendment?
  • The Henson Creek-South Potomac Minor Plan Amendment and Sectional Map Amendment (SMA) is a process to update the 2006 Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Henson Creek-South Potomac Planning Area. This concurrent process is intended to remove and replace certain obsolete development pattern guidelines, policies, and strategies to reflect the County’s current development priorities and rezone certain properties within the Master Plan’s boundaries.
  • These processes will not adjust land uses for or rezone every property within the project area but will only examine land uses and rezonings for specific properties identified in the plan.
• What is zoning?
  • Zoning, broadly speaking, determines what can and cannot be built on a property and the amount of development that can occur. For example, a property in a residential zone typically prohibits the construction of non-residential uses like restaurants and factories.
• Why did I get this notification letter regarding the Henson Creek-South Potomac Minor Plan Amendment and Sectional Map Amendment?
  • You are the owner of a parcel that has been identified for a potential rezoning of your property. The letter is intended to inform you of the Joint Public Hearing scheduled for June 13, 2023 and your opportunity to weigh in on the process by submitting testimony through the hearing.
• What is my new zone?
  • The proposed SMA document that identifies the specific properties identified for potential rezoning will be released for public review on April 14, 2023 on the project webpage.
• Why are you rezoning?
  • The SMA is intended to enable the zoning that reflects the County’s current development priorities and prohibit uses that are deemed inappropriate or obsolete. The SMA is needed to ensure consistency with and implement the recommendations of the master plan, as amended.
• Will this raise my property taxes?
  • In most cases, no.
• Will this SMA change my school district or zip code? 
  • No. An SMA only changes the zoning on specific properties.