Prince George's County, MD
As stated in the Local Government Annual Reporting, “Section 1-208(e) of the Land Use Article, Annotated Code of Maryland (Maryland Code), requires the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) to report on the smart growth goals, measures, and indicators submitted by each jurisdiction with planning and zoning authority. The indicators provide an annual snapshot of growth-related changes, and the amount of permit activity within the state’s identified investment areas, Priority Funding Areas (PFAs), along with remaining development potential and local farmland preservation.”
Additionally, Maryland House Bill 131 (HB131) requires “local jurisdictions with at least 150,000 residents to report certain information for each building or development permit application that includes a residential housing component as part of the development to the [Maryland] Department of Housing and Community Development and the [Maryland] Department of Planning on or before July 1 each year.”
Per the state