# Sec. 2-242. Public hearing; notice

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 2-242. Public hearing; notice

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-242 (2026)

(a) After having made the determination to provide a benefit or improvement set out in Sections 2-235 and 2-237, the Council shall cause a public notice thereof to be published not fewer than four (4) times at not less than weekly intervals in three (3) newspapers of general circulation in the area to be affected, briefly and accurately describing the location and the improvement to be provided or function to be performed and the approximate cost thereof. The public notices shall specify a time and place at which a public hearing will be held by the Council. In addition, the Council shall cause to be erected within the area to be affected a sign or signs facing in such a manner so as to be readily seen by the public designating the time, place and purpose of such hearing. The bottom of the sign or signs shall be not less than two and one-half (2-1/2) feet from the ground. The sign or signs shall have a length and width not less than two (2) and three (3) feet, respectively, and shall bear conspicuous lettering in black on a yellow background not less than four (4) inches in height.

(b) The hearing shall be set for not less than fifteen (15) days after the fourth publication. If, after the hearing, the Council determines that the public health and welfare requires said improvement or function it shall proceed therewith by proper ordinance, to construct, operate or maintain the public improvement or function either by contract, publicly advertised or by its own force, or under its own supervision as it deems desirable and more economical.