Applicable Codes
Design and construction of Site/Road infrastructure shall comply with the following codes, standards, manuals and design guidelines for Prince Georges County.
Site/Road Codes
Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 32 – Water Resources Protection & Grading Code
Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 23 – Roads and Sidewalks
Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 24 – Subdivisions
Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 27 – Zoning; Subtitle 27 – Zoning (New Amendments)
Prince George's County Code Part II, Title 17, Subtitle 25 – Trees and Vegetation
Site/Road Standards and Manuals
Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation, "Specifications and Standards for Roadways and Bridges" – latest edition
Prince George's County, "Stormwater Management Design Manual" and Appendices – latest edition
- Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources (Department of the Environment), "Standard Details for Stormwater Management Construction" – January 2001
Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), "2000 Maryland Stormwater Design Manual," with 2009 supplements
Maryland Department of the Environment, "2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control"
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 Revised Application of 24-Hour Rainfall Intensity of 8.5 inches versus 7.4 inches in Computing Discharge for 100-year Storm Events
- 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
- 001-2023 DPW&T New Development LED Street Lighting
- 002-2023 Polypropylene Pipe