# Sec. 2-367. Establishment of urban areas; 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. 2-367. Establishment of urban areas; notice

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-367 (2026)

(a) The County Executive shall establish or create within the County or any portion thereof, outside any incorporated town or city, urban areas for the purposes of providing:

  (1) The construction, reconstruction of roads, bridges, alleys, streets, sidewalks, curb and gutters, with storm drainage incident to such construction or improvement;

  (2) Municipal functions and services such as street lights, street signs, street cleaning and maintenance, garbage collection, removal and disposition, acquisition and operation of a site or sites for the disposition of such trash and garbage; and

  (3) Storm drainage systems to construct, maintain and operate a system for the control and disposition of surface waters within the County or any portion thereof.

(b) The improvements, services and functions may be provided for the whole urban area, suburban area or for such portion thereof as the Council may from time to time determine.

(c) Before the County Executive establishes or creates such urban area or areas, notice of its intention to so establish or create shall be published at least once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) newspaper published in the County, which has a circulation in the area affected. The notice shall state the boundaries of the area, the municipal function, or improvement which may be provided, and advising all property owners to appear at a time and place stated in the notice, to show cause, if any there be, why such urban area, the functions, services or improvements should not be provided as proposed.