Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>This feature class contains point data representing Federal, State, County and Municipal government facilities. Post offices and schools are excluded.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>This dataset contains locations, names, addresses, and phone numbers for general hospitals in Prince George’s County, Maryland.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset contains public and private school locations, names, addresses, phone numbers, life cycle status, school types, enrollment figures, site acreage, square footage, and facility condition for school facilities within Prince George's County, Maryland. Public and private educational facilities include all those that offer instruction in one or more grades from pre-kindergarten through primary, secondary, and post-secondary levels.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>For reference, here are descriptions of school-related terms involved in this layer:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Public school, defined: "Public schools" means the schools in the public elementary and secondary education system of this State. (MD. CODE ANN. EDUC. (2016) § 1-101 (k))</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Md. EDUCATION Code Ann. § 10-101(g) “Elementary and secondary education” means education and programs of education from and including preschool through the end of high school and their equivalent.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>COMAR Title 13B.01.01.02B (16) "Institution of higher education" means an institution of post-secondary education that generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools, and awards degrees at either the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>COMAR Title 13B.07.01.02B(2)(a) "College" means a public community college or regional community college authorized to operate in Maryland. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>COMAR Title 13B.07.01.02B(6)(a) "County" means: A political subdivision of the State that supports a community college under Education Article, §16-201, Annotated Code of Maryland.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The University System of Maryland (USM) is the state's public higher education system. (In the county, represented by Bowie State, University of Maryland University College, and UMD College Park).</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Maryland State Board of Education is the voice of the public and policy maker for Maryland's public schools, public libraries and vocational rehabilitation services. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) is the State of Maryland's higher education coordinating board responsible for establishing statewide policies for Maryland public and private colleges and universities and for-profit career schools. It is an independent agency created in 1988 and given responsibility for the planning, supervision and coordination of Maryland's postsecondary education system. (COMAR Education Article, §§10-207, 11-105).</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Aid to Community Colleges - (Education Article, §§11-105(c) and 16-305). The Commission (MHEC) administers the formula-based aid program that provides State funding to community colleges. The John A. Cade funding formula for community colleges is calculated based on 25% of the State aid per full-time equivalent student at selected four-year public institutions times the number of community college students. Due to budget constraints, the percentage was decreased to 23.1% for FY 2003 and FY 2004 and 24% for FY 2005. It is scheduled to revert to 25% in FY 2006. The community colleges also receive State funding through a number of grant programs.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Md. EDUCATION Code Ann. § 10-210 (2016)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>§ 10-210. Duties of community colleges </SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN>(a) Provide diverse range of educational services. -- The community colleges of the State shall provide a diverse range of education services, with particular emphasis on community centered programs and programs that afford open access to persons with a variety of educational backgrounds.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;"><SPAN>(b) Curricula, programs, etc. -- The community colleges of the State shall:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN>(1) Provide a core curriculum of general education, including courses in the arts and sciences, that should be available to all students;</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="margin:1 1 1 40;"><SPAN>(2) Provide lower level undergraduate courses, in accordance with credit transfer guidelines set by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, for students who aspire to continue their education at a senior institution;</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:1 1 1 40;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="margin:1 1 1 40;"><SPAN>(3) Provide technical and career education programs;</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:1 1 1 40;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN>(4) Provide training in skills and fields of study of importance to the region's business community;</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN>(5) Provide a wide variety of continuing education programs to benefit citizens of the community;</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN>(6) Provide developmental and remedial education for citizens with needs in these areas; and</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 20;"><SPAN>(7) Provide public services to the community's citizens.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Md. EDUCATION Code Ann.§ 16-101(a). Board of community college trustees - Established in counties with community colleges. -- There is a board of community college trustees in each county that has one or more community colleges.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Md. EDUCATION Code Ann.§ 16-103(b) Establishment and operation. -- With the approval of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, each board of trustees may establish and operate one or more community colleges.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Md. EDUCATION Code Ann.§ 16-103(c) General control; rules and regulations. -- Each board of trustees shall exercise general control over the community college, keep separate records and minutes, and adopt reasonable rules, regulations, or bylaws to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Private school defined -</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Section 27-107.01. Definitions. Prince George's County code</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:1 1 1 40;"><SPAN>(a)(206) School, Private: A private school or training institution which offers a program of college, professional, preparatory, high school, middle school, junior high school, elementary, kindergarten, or nursery school instruction; or any program of trade, technical, professional, or artistic instruction. A private school is not a "Home Occupation." </SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:1 1 1 100;"><SPAN>The term does not include:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 80;"><SPAN>(A) Any institution which is under the jurisdiction of the Prince George's County Board of Education; or</SPAN></P><P STYLE="text-indent:20;margin:1 1 1 80;"><SPAN>(B) Any activity offering instruction which is carried on by a single teacher, tutor, or instructor having a total enrollment of less than six (6) students.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>(CB-23-1988)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Private Career Schools - (Education Article, §§11-201-11-205). The MHEC Commission serves as the State's regulator of private career schools. It sets academic and financial standards and takes legal action when necessary to protect students. It posts Private Career School performance to this website. No private career school may operate in Maryland without Commission approval. Currently, more than 150 private career schools operate in Maryland. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>COMAR Title 13B.01.01.02B (21) "Private career school" means a privately owned and privately operated institution of post-secondary education, other than an institution of higher education, that furnishes or offers to furnish programs, whether or not requiring a payment of tuition or a fee, for the purpose of training, retraining, or upgrading individuals for gainful employment as skilled or semiskilled workers or technicians in recognized occupations or in new and emerging occupations. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Md. EDUCATION Code Ann. § 10-101(d) (2016) For-profit institution of higher education. -- "For-profit institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education that generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools, awards degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level, and is not a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Md. EDUCATION Code Ann. § 10-101(g) Independent institution of higher education. -- "Independent institution of higher education" means a private nonprofit institution of higher education that generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools, serves a public purpose, and awards degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level.</SPAN></P><P /><P><SPAN>Enrollment information is added on an as able basis, after the Prince George's County Board of Education releases their enrollment report at: </SPAN><A href="http://www1.pgcps.org/pasb/index.aspx?id=20160"><SPAN><SPAN>http://www1.pgcps.org/pasb/index.aspx?id=20160</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer contains locational property address identifiers for the numbered thoroughfare addresses within Prince George’s County, Maryland. The main purpose of the layer is to provide address reference and searches, to support the county’s 911 service, and the production of cartographic products.Positioning: For the most part, the address points are positioned at the center of each building’s footprint, or near the center of each addressed portion of a building. Other points are placed near the center of unimproved lots. Sources of address information: The state’s tax account information, address maps and guidance from the M-NCPPC’s Development Review Division staff, and other address authorities such as the cities of Laurel and Greenbelt. Standards: The address data largely follows the Federal Geographic Data Committee’s United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard, though additional fields are maintained for specialized needs. Further, it follows the National Emergency Number Association’s Standard Data Formats For 9-1-1 Data Exchange & GIS Mappingand postal delivery standards from the United States Postal Service. Future enhancement: A number of fields are included for possible use in future work, such as to support the creation of cartographic products or other analyses using the address information. To this end, this layer contains a sample set of landmark addresses, unit numbers, and data for labeling hundred blocks, address ranges, and miscellaneous address notes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>This layer contains the public street centerlines and address ranges for all streets, except for medians, in Prince George's County, Maryland. The line work was originally created from the 1993 1FT aerial imagery and the attributes were entered by CENTECH Inc. This layer is maintained by Prince George's County Office of Information Technology and is used to support the emergency response 911 system. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Noted that CDPL and CDPR attributes have been replaced with COMMNUNITYNAMEL and COMMUNITYNAMER to provide an accurate description of the communities and segments they are within. Municipalities are delineated as “CITY OF” or “TOWN OF”. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Access to this information must receive the approval of OIT-GIS Manager (301) 883-5343.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This coverage provides the current boundaries of the Planning Areas. This coverage was compiled at a scale of 1" = 1000', rectified to the Planning Department's Thematic Base and verified by The Community Planning Division of the Prince George's Planning Department. Planning Area boundaries are defined in Subtitle 27, Part 13, Division 3 of the County Code at </SPAN><A href="https://library.municode.com/md/prince_george's_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_27ZO_PT13ARMAPLGEPLFUMAPLSEPLPLAR_DIV3PLARBO"><SPAN>https://library.municode.com/md/prince_george's_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_27ZO_PT13ARMAPLGEPLFUMAPLSEPLPLAR_DIV3PLARBO </SPAN></A></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset contains buildings within Prince George's County. Building ruins, buildings under construction, and parking garages are also included. Overhead rooftops, or canopies, are shown with a separate feature code and features running under are not clipped out. Each feature is attributed with height in feet and roof type of either gable or flat. This data was captured for use in general mapping at a scale of 1:1200.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This coverage represents the Board of Elections approved boundaries of the Prince George's County election precincts. The boundaries are defined and their representation approved by the Board of Elections. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>DPIE Districts are based off of DPIE Inspector areas into a North, Central and South Districts.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This polygon layer identifies the location of all police beats throughout Prince George's county and is accurate to 1:2400. Police beats are used to assign patrol car areas. There are about 7 Police beats per Police Sector. This feature data is maintained by Prince George's County OITC.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="font-size:16ptmargin:7 0 7 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Maintained by OITC. This coverage represents the boundaries of Police Reporting Sectors within Prince George's County. </SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>Police Districts for Prince George's County, MD.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This coverage represents the official boundaries of the twenty-eight municipalities in Prince George's County. This information is suitable for presentation at a scale of 1:2,400 and is actively maintained by the Planning Department. More information is available at </SPAN><A href="http://www.mdmunicipal.org/103/Prince-Georges-County"><SPAN>http://www.mdmunicipal.org/103/Prince-Georges-County</SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>The Proposed_Zoning_Py feature class is based on the “Prince George’s County Countywide Sectional Map Amendment (CMA); </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprincegeorgescountymd.legistar.com%2FLegislationDetail.aspx%3FID%3D3920082%26GUID%3D32B86750-E697-4550-ADA6-057B70AEC013%26Options%3DID%257cText%257c%26Search%3D&data=02%7C01%7CPaul.Patnode%40ppd.mncppc.org%7Cdf4b1d0f40544e6edb4208d73ddf2c36%7Ca9061e0c24ca4c1cbeff039bb8c05816%7C0%7C0%7C637045901037849142&sdata=tvWn18AaiENaD33KP1rg9W6CzFQvsvmQPP0r3pbWbDM%3D&reserved=0"><SPAN><SPAN>CR-27-2019 (DR-2)</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>, </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprincegeorgescountymd.legistar.com%2FView.ashx%3FM%3DF%26ID%3D7549452%26GUID%3DBAE8BF15-32F0-4F03-8FA0-51B950222CB0&data=02%7C01%7CPaul.Patnode%40ppd.mncppc.org%7Cdf4b1d0f40544e6edb4208d73ddf2c36%7Ca9061e0c24ca4c1cbeff039bb8c05816%7C0%7C0%7C637045901037849142&sdata=BiqCWsAHd6MHhpGWvazvBaBpLheeaLQB1IKqRCIZ6mQ%3D&reserved=0"><SPAN><SPAN>Attachment C: Approved Guide to New Zones</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>(“the Guide”) approved on 7/23/2019, applied to the County’s Existing Zoning Map as of June 1, 2019. Classes of Zones are attributed to this feature class under the Field Name "CLASS", using the same abbreviated format as appears in the adopted new Zoning Ordinance, section 27-4102. This feature class is comprised of six subtypes: (“Rural and Agricultural Base Zones”; “Residential Base Zones”; “Nonresidential Base Zones”; “Transit‐Oriented/Activity Center Base Zones”; “Other Base Zones”; and “Planned Development Zones”. The Subtypes are attributed to the feature class under the Field Name "ZONE_TYPE" using the same abbreviated format as appears in the new Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 27-4103. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>Zoning boundaries at rights-of-way are graphically delineated to follow property boundaries that run along those rights-of-way; however, boundaries of zones should always, unless explicitly cited, be interpreted to follow the centerlines of those rights-of-way. Polygons of this featureclass represent regions of like zoning unbroken by parcel boundaries. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>A number of features are have their CLASS set to "Not Assigned" and are typically the result of processing issues derived from the older zoning data, certain rights-of-way, or properties where the account information is currently unknown. Please contact M-NCPPC with any questions or additional information you may have.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This feature data was approved in CR-136-2021, but </SPAN><SPAN>is not currently made available for download until the effective date of April 1, 2022.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This data set approximates the boundaries of United States Postal Service (USPS) ZIP code delivery areas within Prince George's County, Maryland. The polygon boundaries are based on actual delivery areas used by mail carriers and captured to follow parcel boundaries wherever possible, with some following street centerlines, political boundaries, and topographic features. Since neither the U.S. Postal Service nor the U.S. Census Bureau maintains official ZIP code boundary files or maps, the M-NCPPC created this file in order to be able to map data aggregated by ZIP code. Planning Department staff relied on the official USPS website database and regional post office staff to delineate areas within which letter carriers delivered mail with the same ZIP code. </SPAN><SPAN>This data set includes all the standard type ZIP codes, as well as the unique ZIP codes for the NASA Goddard Space Center, the University of Maryland College Park, the Southern Maryland Processing and Distribution Center, and the Washington Bulk Mail Center</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size:14pt">. </SPAN><SPAN>Where the P.O.-box-only type of ZIP code differs from the surrounding standard ZIP codes, they are captured symbolically at each post office as a circular shape ten feet in diameter.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>To display the tax map pages in Prince George's County, Maryland. This grid was developed for tax purposes to be used on the printed tax maps.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer contains locational property address identifiers for the numbered thoroughfare addresses within Prince George’s County, Maryland. The main purpose of the layer is to provide address reference and searches, to support the county’s 911 service, and the production of cartographic products.Positioning: For the most part, the address points are positioned at the center of each building’s footprint, or near the center of each addressed portion of a building. Other points are placed near the center of unimproved lots. Sources of address information: The state’s tax account information, address maps and guidance from the M-NCPPC’s Development Review Division staff, and other address authorities such as the cities of Laurel and Greenbelt. Standards: The address data largely follows the Federal Geographic Data Committee’s United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard, though additional fields are maintained for specialized needs. Further, it follows the National Emergency Number Association’s Standard Data Formats For 9-1-1 Data Exchange & GIS Mappingand postal delivery standards from the United States Postal Service. Future enhancement: A number of fields are included for possible use in future work, such as to support the creation of cartographic products or other analyses using the address information. To this end, this layer contains a sample set of landmark addresses, unit numbers, and data for labeling hundred blocks, address ranges, and miscellaneous address notes.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>