Brandon Bellamy believes a proposed zoning change at Hampton Park in Capitol Heights near Interstate 95 would affect current construction of an office building slated to include Prince George’s County’s Office of Aging.
Bellamy, chief executive officer for Velocity Companies in Greenbelt that helped redevelop the mall, said the industrial employment designation doesn’t fit with the land currently zoned for mixed-use transportation. (The property includes an IHOP, Dunkin Donuts and Home Depot.)
However, he said the mall could be rezoned under the new “commercial, general office” designation. A summary shows that the zone which he recommends “provides for a broad and diverse range of retail, business, civic and mixed-use development at major intersections and other highly-visible and accessible locations.”
“This is the zone that is most similar to the zone we have right now and is most reflective of the existing, proposed development,” Bellamy said during a more than four-hour public hearing on Monday, Sept. 13.
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