List of Acronyms & Abbreviations

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*Asterisk denotes an acronym that is shared by more than one phrase.

Acronym	Full Name	Notes
AADT	annual average daily traffic
ADQ	certificate of adequacy
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
CBP	Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Plan
CDBG	Community Development Block Grant Program
CDE	community development entity
CDP	comprehensive design plan
CIP	Capital Improvement Program
CMRT	Central Maryland Regional Transit
CNC	certificate of nonconforming use
COG	Council of Governments
COPT	Corporate Office Properties Trust	Now known as COPT Defense Properties (real estate investment trust)
CPD	Community Planning Division
CPTED	crime prevention through environmental design
CSP	conceptual site plan
CTP	Consolidated Transportation Program (state of Maryland)
CWPD	Countywide Planning Division
DBED	Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development	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
E	Tree Conservation Plan Exempt
EDC	Economic Development Corporation (Prince George's County)
EDI	economic development incentive
ELA	enterprise license agreements
EPS	environmental planning section
ERM	environmental resources management
*ESD	environmental site design
*ESD	environmentally sensitive design
FAR	floor area ratio
FCI	facility condition index
FIP	Facade Improvement Program (state of Maryland)
Formula 2040	Department of Parks and Recreation Master Plan
FPS	final plat of subdivision
FTE	full-time equivalent
GACA	Greater Accokeek Civic Association
GI Plan	Approved Countywide Green Infrastructure Plan
GSA	U.S. General Services Administration
HARPP	Historic Agricultural Resource Preservation Program
HAWP	Historic Area Work Permit
HIF	Housing Initiative Fund
HPC	Historic Preservation Commission (Prince George's County)
HPS	Historic Preservation Section
HRP	Historic Agricultural Resources Preservation Program
HUD	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IARP	Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
ICC	Intercounty Connector (MD 200)
ILUC	Interim Land Use Control
JLUS	Joint Land Use Study
LEED	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LID	low-impact design
LIHTC	Low Income Housing Tax Credit
LOE	letter of exemption
LOS	level of service
LPA	locally preferred alternative
LRT	light rail transit
MALPF	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
MARC	Maryland Area Regional Commuter rail system	Use acronym only on first reference
MDE	Maryland Department of the Environment
MDNR	Maryland Department of Natural Resources
MDOT	Maryland Department of Transportation
MDP	Maryland Department of Planning
MEDCO	Maryland Economic Development Corporation
MET	Maryland Environmental Trust
M-I-O-Z	Military Installation Overlay Zone
MJD	major departure
M-NCPPC	Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
MND	minor departure
MOU	memorandum of understanding
MPOT 2009	Master Plan of Transportation
MRA	minor mandatory referral
MRF	minor major mandatory referral
MRIS	Metropolitan Regional Information System
MTA	Maryland Transit Administration
M-U-I	Mixed-Use Infill Zone
M-U-TC	Mixed-Use Town Center Zone
M-X-C	Mixed-Use Community Zone
M-X-T	Mixed-Use Transportation-Oriented
NAICS	North American Industry Classification System
NHT	National Historic Trail
NPS	National Park Service
NRI	national resources inventory
NTHP	National Trust for Historic Preservation
PES	Partners for Economic Solutions
PFA	priority funding area
PGCMA	Prince George's County Municipal Association
PHT	Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
PID	Priority Investment District
Plan 2035	Prince George's Comprehensive Master Plan
PPA	priority preservation area
PPS	preliminary plan of subdivision
PUE	public utility easement
PZED	Planning, Zoning and Economic Development
RCP	Countywide Resource Conversation Functional Master Plan
RDA	Redevelopment Authority
RFQ	request for qualifications
ROW	request to build in proposed right-of-way
SHA	Maryland State Highway Administration
SKH	conservation sketch plan
SMA	Sectional Map Amendment
SOI	Subdivision Ordinance Interpretation
SPE	special exception
SPSS	IBM statistics software
SWOT	strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis
TAP	Technical Assistance Panel
TCC	tree canopy coverage (general term, not the ordinance)
TCP1	Tree Conservation Plan 1
TCP2	Tree Conservation Plan 2
TDDP	transit district development plan
TDMD	transportation demand management district
TDOZ	Transit District Overlay Zone
THE	Prince George's County Council Transportation, Housing and Environment Committee	Renamed Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy & Environment Committee in 2019
TIF	tax increment financing
TLC	Transportation Land Use Connections Program (Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments)
TMA	Transportation Management Authority
TMDL	total maximum daily load
TMS	traffic monitoring system
TNI	Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative
TOD	transit-oriented development
T-O-D	Transit-Oriented Development Zone
TPL	the Trust for Public Land
TPS	Transportation Services Section
ULI	Urban Land Institute
VPT	vacation petition
WCO	Woodland Conservation Ordinance
WMATA	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
WRE	water resources element
WSA	water and sewer amendment
WSSC	Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
ZCL	Zoning Certification
*ZMA	Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zoning Map Amendment
*ZMA	planned development map amendment
*ZMA	zoning map amendment
ZOI	Zoning Ordinance Interpretation
Zoning Rewrite	Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations Rewrite Project