Planning Staff Recommends Disapproval of Cafritz Preliminary Plan
The developer's proposal fails to meet several conditions for passage, a new report finds.
Staff for the Prince George's County Planning Board are advising members not to approve the current preliminary plan of subdivision for the Cafritz project, arguing that the proposal fails to meet several conditions required for passage. The Prince George's County District Council authorized the rezoning of the Cafritz property from residential use (R-55) to mixed use (MUTC) in June, allowing for development of the 37-acre parcel of land to begin. Thursday's Planning Board hearing, where the Cafritz team will seek the green light for its preliminary plan of subdivision (PPS), marks the next major hurdle for Calvert Tract, LLC in developing the property. But in a report dated Jan. 10, planning staff recommended "disapproval" of the Cafritz …
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Jim Titus
9:38 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
What on earth were they thinking, to propose that a rail trail make a detour away from the right of way. The whole point of a rail trail is that is it supposed to be straight, so that people can get where they are going. If you want to meander, you have a perfectly good stream valley trail a mile to the east. more ›