Council affirms planning board on Bailey's Village CDP amendment, reduces retail/office minimums
September 14, 2026 | Prince George's County, Maryland
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On Sept. 14, 2026, the Prince George's County District Council affirmed the planning board's approval of an amendment to Comprehensive Design Plan CDP-9306-06 for Bailey's Village Lot 10 and referred the matter to county staff to prepare an order of approval with conditions.
Emery Huang of the county planning staff summarized the applicant's request to reduce the minimum required nonresidential square footage in the local activity center (LAC) from the originally approved ranges to a combined 6,000–10,000 square feet and to update the site plan and text. Huang told the council the tree conservation plan and woodland requirements have been met and that the planning board recommended approval with conditions.
Opponents, led by registered person of record Randy Griffin, argued the planning board had not shown that the proposal remains compatible with the established residential community that has grown up around Lot 10 in the decades since the original approvals. Griffin said the board's resolution "does not provide a sufficiently reasoned answer" about present-day compatibility and asked the council to remand or reverse the decision for additional findings.
Applicant counsel Nate Foreman told the council the request is narrow and justified because only 1.64 acres remain available in Bailey's Village. "We requested and received approval to reduce this number to between 6 and 10000 square feet of combined office and retail space," Foreman said, arguing the reduction reflects the built environment and will reduce pressure on public facilities compared with the larger nonresidential allowances authorized decades earlier.
Stan Brown of the People's Zoning Council described the case as a "musical chairs" zoning problem in which past approvals for townhouses and single-family homes left only 1.6 acres for the originally planned commercial uses; he told the council he concurred with staff and the planning board that the applicant's request is reasonable under the circumstances.
After discussion about compatibility, economic development potential and limits on the council's ability to change existing zoning, Councilmember Harrison moved — and Ms. Ivy seconded — to refer the case to staff to prepare an order of approval with conditions consistent with the planning board's decision. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll-call vote.
The council's referral directs staff to draft the formal approval documents and conditions; no rezoning was enacted and the council did not alter the underlying 1993 legislative zoning, which remains in place.
Emery Huang of the county planning staff summarized the applicant's request to reduce the minimum required nonresidential square footage in the local activity center (LAC) from the originally approved ranges to a combined 6,000–10,000 square feet and to update the site plan and text. Huang told the council the tree conservation plan and woodland requirements have been met and that the planning board recommended approval with conditions.
Opponents, led by registered person of record Randy Griffin, argued the planning board had not shown that the proposal remains compatible with the established residential community that has grown up around Lot 10 in the decades since the original approvals. Griffin said the board's resolution "does not provide a sufficiently reasoned answer" about present-day compatibility and asked the council to remand or reverse the decision for additional findings.
Applicant counsel Nate Foreman told the council the request is narrow and justified because only 1.64 acres remain available in Bailey's Village. "We requested and received approval to reduce this number to between 6 and 10000 square feet of combined office and retail space," Foreman said, arguing the reduction reflects the built environment and will reduce pressure on public facilities compared with the larger nonresidential allowances authorized decades earlier.
Stan Brown of the People's Zoning Council described the case as a "musical chairs" zoning problem in which past approvals for townhouses and single-family homes left only 1.6 acres for the originally planned commercial uses; he told the council he concurred with staff and the planning board that the applicant's request is reasonable under the circumstances.
After discussion about compatibility, economic development potential and limits on the council's ability to change existing zoning, Councilmember Harrison moved — and Ms. Ivy seconded — to refer the case to staff to prepare an order of approval with conditions consistent with the planning board's decision. The motion passed on a 7-0 roll-call vote.
The council's referral directs staff to draft the formal approval documents and conditions; no rezoning was enacted and the council did not alter the underlying 1993 legislative zoning, which remains in place.
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