Prince George's County Planning Department

A Glossary of Zoning Terms for Transit-Oriented Development Related Links

This glossary provides brief explanations of planning and zoning terminology related to Transit Oriented Development in Prince George's County. For a whole list of Glossary of Zoning Terms, visit Glossary of Planning Terms.

RESIDENTIAL ZONES

R-O-SReserved Open Space
O SOpen Space
R RRural Residential
R 80One Family Detached Residential
R 55One Family Detached Residential
R 35One Family Semidetached, and Two Family Detached, Residential
R TTownhouse
R 20One Family Triple Attached Residential
R 30Multifamily Low Density Residential
R 30CMultifamily Low Density Residential- Condominium
R 18Multifamily Medium Density Residential
R 10Multifamily High Density Residential

MIXED USE/PLANNED COMMUNITY ZONES

M X TMixed-Use Transportation

COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN ZONES

R MResidential Medium Development
L A CLocal Activity Center
M A CMajor Activity Center

COMMERCIAL ZONES

C OCommercial Office
C S CCommercial Shopping Center
C MCommercial Miscellaneous

INDUSTRIAL ZONES

I 1Light Industrial
I 2Heavy Industrial
I 3Planned Industrial/Employment Park

CHESAPEAKE BAY CRITICAL AREA OVERLAY ZONES

R C OResource Conservation Overlay

UNDEVELOPED

Properties within one-half mile of the Metro station that have less than $15,000 of improvements. (Source-January 2003 Prince George's County Land Data File.)

UNDERDEVELOPED

Properties within one-half mile of the Metro station where improvements are less than 20 percent of the property's total value. (Source-January 2003 Prince George's County Land Data File.)