Planning Department Document Titles

When citing Planning Department documents:

Italicize the full title. The year of publication appears (unitalicized) as the first word of the document.
On second and subsequent references, give the document a short name (capitalized) that makes it readily identifiable. Do not italicize the short name.
Example: 1st reference - 2000 Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Addison Road Metro Town Center and Vicinity, 2nd reference - Addison Road Metro Plan

The most commonly cited Planning Department documents are listed below (do not include the publication month and year in brackets as part of a citation):

Sector and Master Plans

Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Addison Road Metro Town Center and Vicinity [October 2000]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Bladensburg-New Carrollton and Vicinity (Planning Area 69) [May 1994]
Approved Bladensburg Town Center Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment [June 2007]
Approved Master Plan for Bowie and Vicinity and Sectional Map Amendment for Planning Areas 71A, 71B, 74A, 74B [February 2006]
Preliminary Branch Avenue Corridor Sector Plan and Proposed Sectional Map Amendment [April 2008]
Approved College Park US 1 Corridor Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment [April 2002]
Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the East Glenn Dale Area for portions of Planning Area 70 [March 2006]
Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Prince George’s County Gateway Arts District [November 2004]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Glenn Dale-Seabrook-Lanham and Vicinity (Planning Area 70) [November 1993]
Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Greenbelt Metro Area [October 2001]
Approved Countywide Green Infrastructure Plan [June 2005]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Heights and Vicinity (Planning Area 76A) [November 2000]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Henson Creek- South Potomac Planning Area [April 2006]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Landover and Vicinity (Planning Area 72) [February 1993 and July 1993]
Preliminary Landover Gateway Sector Plan and Proposed Sectional Map Amendment Approved Master Plan for Langley Park-College Park-Greenbelt and Vicinity and Adopted Sectional Map Amendment for Planning Areas 65, 66, and 67 [October 1989 and May 1990]
Approved Master Plan and Adopted Sectional Map Amendment for Largo-Lottsford, Planning Area 73 [July 1990]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Melwood-Westphalia (Planning Areas 77 and 78) [March 1994]
Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center Metro Areas [May 2004]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Planning Area 68 [May 1994]
Approved Public Safety Facilities Master Plan (March 2008) Approved Town of Riverdale Park Mixed-Use Town Center Zone Development Plan [January 2004]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Subregion I Planning Areas 60, 61, and 62 [March 1990 and October 1990]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Subregion V, Planning Areas 81A, 81B, 83, 84, 85A and 85B [September 1993]
Approved Master Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for Subregion VI Study Area (Planning Areas 79, 82A, 82B, 86A, 86B, 87A, 87B) [Sept. 1993 and May 1994]
Adopted and Approved Master Plan for Subregion VII, Henson Creek (Planning Areas 76A and 76B) and South Potomac (Planning Area 80) [October 1981]
Approved Master Plan for Suitland–District Heights and Vicinity, Planning Areas 75A and 75B [May 1985]
Approved Suitland Mixed-Use Town Center Zone Development Plan [February 2006]
Approved Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment for the Tuxedo Road/Arbor Street/Cheverly Metro Area [April 2005]
Approved Westphalia Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment [February 2007]

Transit Plans

Approved Transit District Development Plan for the College Park-Riverdale Transit District Overlay Zone
The Approved New Carrollton Transit District Development Plan
Approved Transit District Development Plan for the Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Overlay Zone
Approved West Hyattsville Transit District Development Plan and Proposed Sectional Map Amendment for the Transit District Overlay Zone

Other Plans

Approved Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Management Plan: A Functional Master Plan for Heritage Tourism

Prince George’s County Approved General Plan
Prince George’s County Historic Sites and Districts Plan
Illustrated Inventory of Historic Sites, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Prince George’s County Landscape Manual
Park and Recreation Facilities Guidelines
Approved Countywide Map Amendment for the Reserved Open Space (R-O-S) Zone in Prince George’s County
A Technical Manual for Woodland Conservation with Development in Prince George’s County

Internal Documents

In-house reports, written as guidelines for staff, are not italicized. Report titles are in quotation marks.

Some examples are:

“Guidelines for the Analysis of Development Impacts on Police Facilities”

“Guidelines for the Analysis of Development Impact on Fire and Rescue Facilities”

“Guidelines for the Analysis of the Traffic Impact of Development Proposals”

“Prince George’s County Woodland Conservation and Tree Preservation Policy Document”

Ordinances, Regulations, Bills, and Budgets

Woodland Conservation and Tree Preservation Ordinance
Zoning Ordinance
Consolidated Transportation Program (Maryland Department of Transportation)
Capital Improvement Plan (Prince George’s County)

Frequently Cited Publications from Other Agencies

The Standards and Guidelines for Archeological Investigations in Maryland (Schaffer and Cole, 1994)
The Highway Capacity Manual (Transportation Research Board)
Design Guidelines and Standards for Scenic and Historic Roads, Prince George’s County (June 1994)
Ecologically Significant Areas in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties (December 1997)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program
Prince George’s County Soil Survey