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Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Bowie and Vicinity February 2006 Plan This document contains text and maps of the Approved Master Plan for Bowie and Vicinity and the
Sectional Map Amendment for Planning Areas 71A, 71B, 74A,
and 74B. This plan amends the 1991 Approved Master Plan and Adopted Sectional
Map Amendment (SMA) for Bowie-Collington-Mitchellville and Vicinity, Planning
Areas 71A, 71B, 74A, and 74B. It also amends the 2002 Prince George's County
Approved General Plan and other functional master plans. This plan was developed
primarily during a community-wide six-day planning charrette after consultation
with citizen focus groups. The document provides visions, goals, background,
policies and strategies for numerous planning elements. The Development Pattern
element encourages the revitalization of Old Town Bowie and redevelopment of
Bowie Main Street, West Bowie Village, and Pointer Ridge. These four existing
commercial areas are designated as mixed-use activity centers suitable for a wide
array of public, commercial, employment, and residential land uses. The plan
recommends that fl exible zoning regulations be enacted to preserve rural character
and sensitive environmental features. The Area-Wide Infrastructure element
addresses the environment, transportation, schools, fi re, police, library, parks, and
trails. The Community Character element addresses economic development, historic
preservation, and scenic roads. Rural and Developing Tier boundaries designated in
the 2002 General Plan and boundaries of the Bowie Regional Center are redefi ned.
Land use concepts and illustrative sketches are included that encourage development
centered on a future transit hub in the Bowie Regional Center. A Development
District Overlay Zone (DDOZ) containing a regulating matrix, design standards,
and a table of uses are included to facilitate implementation of the plan's land use
recommendations for Old Town Bowie. The sectional map amendment implements
the land use concepts in the master plan.
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