List of Acronyms & Abbreviations

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Acronym	Full Name	Notes
AADT	annual average daily traffic
ADR	average daily rate
ADRDC	Accokeek Development Review District
ADU	accessory dwelling unit
AMI	area median income
APA	aviation policy area
ATHA	Anacostia Trails Heritage Area
BBRP	Business Building Reuse Program
BRAC	Base Realignment and Closure
BTAG	Bicycle and Trails Advisory Group
CASL	Center for Advanced Study of Language
CAST	Purple Line Corridor Access Study
CBCA	Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
CDBG	Community Development Block Grant Program
CDE	community development entity
CDP	comprehensive design plan
CIP	Capital Improvement Program
CMRT	Central Maryland Regional Transit
COG	Council of Governments
COPT	Corporate Office Properties Trust
CPD	Community Planning Division
CPTED	crime prevention through environmental design
CSP	conceptual site plan
CTP	Consolidated Transportation Program
CWPD	Countywide Planning Division
DBED	Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development	This agency is now known as the Maryland Department of Commerce
DoC	Maryland Department of Commerce
D-D-O Zone	Development District Overlay Zone
DDPT	District Department of Transportation
DFIRM	digital flood insurance rate map
DHCD	Department of Housing and Community Development
DPIE	Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement
DPW&T	Department of Public Works and Transportation
DRD	Development Review Division
DSP	detailed site plan
EDC	Economic Development Corporation
EDI	economic development incentive
ELA	enterprise license agreements
EPS	environmental planning section
ERM	environmental resources management