Zoning Hearing Examiner, March 18, 2026
Deferred: Special Exception 23003 - Meridian Hill Planned Retirement Community
What happened
On March 18, 2026, Prince George's County deferred Special Exception 23003 - Meridian Hill Planned Retirement Community.
The Prince George's County Zoning Hearing Examiner held an evidentiary hearing on Special Exception 23003, a request to develop 43.73 acres in the AR (formerly RA) zone at 6505 Johensu Drive, Upper Marlborough as a 126-unit age-restricted (55+) planned retirement community known…
- Jurisdiction
- Prince George's County, MD
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Deferred
Projects in this meeting (1)
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Special Exception 23003 - Meridian Hill Planned Retirement Community
Evidentiary hearing on a special exception to develop 43.73 acres in the AR (formerly RA) zone at 6505 Johensu Drive, Upper Marlborough as a 126-unit age-restricted (55+) planned retirement community with clubhouse. Owner/applicant is Meridian Hill Partners LLC; Lennar (US Home LLC) is the...
Key Decisions (1)
Special Exception 23003 - Meridian Hill Planned Retirement Community
Development Activity (1)
Meridian Hill Planned Retirement Community
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Market analyst testified over 50% of households in the defined…
Commercial Demand
Comparable age-restricted product is scarce and sells rapidly: Traditions at…
Infrastructure
Residents cited chronic gaps in senior services, snow removal, and…
Sentiment
Neighborhood sentiment is mixed: two Melwood Springs residents opposed the…
Who spoke
11 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Witness, 1 Chair, 2 Attorney, 3 Public, 1 Unknown.
Identified name roles: 4 Witness, 1 Chair, 2 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Maureen McNeil, Chair.
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Zoning terms (10)
76 recorded timestamps
- zoning (17 timestamps)
- subdivision (25 timestamps)
- approved (17 timestamps)
- land use (3 timestamps)
- plat (3 timestamps)
- residential (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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