Glossary of Planning Terms

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Keyword

Term
General Plan
The approved plan for the physical development of the Regional District for that portion of the District in Prince George’s County. (See Section 27-2500 of the Zoning Ordinance.) The current General Plan is Plan Prince George's 2035 (Plan 2035).
Geocode
To assign a street address or other location coordinates to a place.
Geographic Information System (Gis)
An organized collection of computer hardware, software and geographic data designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze and display all forms of geographically referenced information.
Gis
Geographic Information System. An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information.
Green Area
An area of land associated with, and located on the same parcel of land as, a building for which it serves to provide light and air, or scenic, recreational, or similar purposes. (See Section 27-2500 of the Zoning Ordinance.)
Green Building
Practices that consider the impacts of buildings on the local, regional, and global environment, energy and water efficiency, reduction of operation and maintenance costs, minimization of construction waste, and eliminating the use of harmful building materials.
Green Corridor
A network of large undisturbed land areas (hubs) connected by designated pathways for the movement of wildlife and humans (green corridors).
Green Hub
A network of large undisturbed land areas (hubs) connected by designated pathways for the movement of wildlife and humans (green corridors).
Green Infrastructure
A network of large undisturbed land areas (hubs) connected by designated pathways for the movement of wildlife and humans (green corridors).
Greenways
Areas of protected open space that follow natural and manmade linear features for recreation, transportation and conservation purposes and link ecological, cultural and recreational amenities.
Grid
A geographic data model representing information as an array of equally sized square cells arranged in rows and columns. Each grid cell is referenced by its geographic x,y location.
Gross Floor Area (Gfa)
The total number of square feet of floor area in a building.