Applicable Codes
Site/Road Codes
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Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 32 – Water Resources Protection & Grading Code
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Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 23 – Roads and Sidewalks
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Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 24 – Subdivisions
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Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 27 – Zoning; Subtitle 27 – Zoning (New Amendments)
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Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 25 – Trees and Vegetation
Site/Road Standards and Manuals
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Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation, "Specifications and Standards for Roadways and Bridges" – latest edition
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Prince George's County, "Stormwater Management Design Manual" and Appendices – latest edition
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Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources (Department of the Environment), "Standard Details for Stormwater Management Construction" – January 2001
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Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), "2000 Maryland Stormwater Design Manual," with 2009 supplements
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Maryland Department of the Environment, "2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control"
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Prince George's Soil Conservation District, "Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Pond Safety Reference Manual" – July 2013
Techno-grams
In addition, the County issues techno-grams and bulletins to update and/or clarify design requirements. The site/road related techno-grams are as follows:
- 001-2013 Changes for Plan Submittal
- 001-2016 Required Stormwater Management for Redevelopment Projects per Prince George’s County Code, Section 32-175(c)
- 002-2016 Grandfathering of Stormwater Management Approvals
- 003-2016 Construction Cost and Associated Permit Fees for Private Storm Drainage and Stormwater Management Systems
- 004-2016 Grandfathering of Stormwater Management Approvals
- 005-2016 Setting Basement Elevation above the Groundwater Table
- 007-2016 Application of 24 Hour Rainfall Intensity of 7.4 inches vs. 8.5 inches in Computing Discharge of 100-year Storm Event
- 001-2017 Required Automatic Sprinklers for Family Daycare
- 001-2018 Establish Standards for Residential Three-Car Front-Entry Garage Driveways and Driveway Aprons and to Clarify Residential Driveway Spacing Requirements
- 002-2018 Roadway Improvements in Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) Rights-of-Way
- 003-2018 Third-Party Inspection Program – Residential (TPIP-R) Construction
- 004-2018 Revised Geotechnical Requirements for Stormwater Management Devices
- 005-2018 Geotechnical Guidelines for Soil Investigations and Reports
- 006-2018 Single Lots As-Builts on Residential Lots
- 008-2018 Streamlined Processing for Residential Infill Lots and Attachments
- 001-2019 Required Stormwater Management for Redevelopment Projects
- 002-2019 Revised 100-Year Stormwater Management Quantity Control
- 001-2020 Site Road Sheet Naming Convention
- 002-2020 Site Road ePlan Revisions
- 003-2020 Site Plan Requirement
- 004-2020 Floodplain Requirements and Procedures
- 001-2021 Topsoil Certification
- 002-2021 Retaining Walls (Reference corresponding document, "Declaration of Easement for Retaining Wall(s) – SAMPLE.")
001-2022 Rational Method Runoff Coefficient C Factors and New Zoning
002-2022 Signing and Sealing Permit Documents (Electronic Signatures)
003-2022 Roadway Underdrains