R-PDResidential Planned Development (R-PD)

Prince George's County, MD · Prince George's County Zoning Ordinance

The Residential Planned Development (R-PD) Zone is a Planned Development zone established for a specific property by a Planned Development Zoning Map Amendment (Sec. 27-3602). Its standards and permitted uses are NOT set by a countywide table: the District Council adopts a PD Basic Plan and PD Conditions of Approval by ordinance, and Sec. 27-3602 makes those documents the zoning text for the zone. Two properties in the same R-PD Zone can therefore carry different height, density and use permissions. To learn what applies to a specific parcel, obtain that parcel's approved PD Basic Plan and Conditions of Approval from M-NCPPC. PD zones are described generally at Sec. 27-4301 and the residential PD zones at Sec. 27-4302.

Development standards in R-PD

Maximum height	Set by the PD Basic Plan and PD Conditions of Approval approved by the District Council for this property (Sec. 27-4301(d); adopted by ordinance under Sec. 27-3602) — see Sec. 27-4302
Maximum lot coverage	Set by the PD Basic Plan and PD Conditions of Approval approved by the District Council for this property (Sec. 27-4301(d); adopted by ordinance under Sec. 27-3602) — see Sec. 27-4302
Minimum lot size	Set by the PD Basic Plan and PD Conditions of Approval approved by the District Council for this property (Sec. 27-4301(d); adopted by ordinance under Sec. 27-3602) — see Sec. 27-4302
Minimum lot width	Set by the PD Basic Plan and PD Conditions of Approval approved by the District Council for this property (Sec. 27-4301(d); adopted by ordinance under Sec. 27-3602) — see Sec. 27-4302
Max density	Set by the PD Basic Plan and PD Conditions of Approval approved by the District Council for this property (Sec. 27-4301(d); adopted by ordinance under Sec. 27-3602) — see Sec. 27-4302

A standard shown as "set by" is banded in the ordinance — it depends on what you build or on the lot itself, so no single figure is true for the whole zone. The cited table is the authority; read the tier that matches your intended structure.

Read from Prince George's County, MD Zoning Ordinance (Subtitle 27), effective through 2026-01-05.

Permitted uses in R-PD

ConditionalPer approved PD Basic Plan and PD Conditions of Approval
The specific principal, accessory and temporary uses allowed in an individual R-PD Zone are established in that property's PD Basic Plan. Consult the approved plan and Sec. 27-4302.

"Conditional" means the use generally requires a public hearing or special-exception approval — a very different timeline and risk profile from a by-right permit.

This is the zone. What about the parcel?

Zone rules are the starting point — the answer for a specific property also depends on lot size, overlays, existing improvements and site conditions. Run a free address lookup to see what applies to one property.

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Sources

Prince George's County Zoning Ordinance — read the ordinance
M-NCPPC / Prince George's Planning — official zoning map / authority

Other Prince George's County zones

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