Sec. 23-105. Authority of the Director
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.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 23-105 (2026)
Sec. 23-105. Authority of the DirectorLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director shall administer and enforce this Subtitle except as specifically provided otherwise. In addition, the Director is authorized and empowered to make, adopt, and amend such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to implement the requirements and purpose of this Subtitle, and to fully exercise the authority of Article 25A of the Annotated Code of Maryland and the County Charter, to protect the public safety and health with respect to public roads under the jurisdiction of the County.
(b)
The Director shall review the Design and Construction Standards and may recommend amendments or revisions as he deems necessary, from time to time, except as otherwise specifically prohibited. Prior to implementing a revision to the Design and Construction Standards, the proposed revision shall be made available to the public for input.
(c)
The Director may disapprove the issuance of a permit for all or part of the proposed road construction where the work will interfere with the access to adjacent properties or the abutting lots, will not provide adequate traffic safety or circulation or continuation of the road, or the road construction may have an adverse effect on the public roads or nearby properties.
(d)
At any time prior to acceptance of the completed road construction under a permit issued by the Department, the Director may find that the limits or details of the work called for in the permit will not provide proper grading, will interfere with access to adjacent properties or the abutting lots, or will not provide adequate drainage or traffic circulation or continuation of the road, and for these and other reasons indicating that the road construction may have an adverse effect on the public roads or nearby properties may:(1)Alter the permit requirements to extend, reduce, or modify the extent or details of the road construction; or(2)Revoke the permit where work has not started pursuant to the procedures contained herein.
(e)
Where the Director finds that road construction has been performed by an owner, occupant, or developer of property abutting a road, or by another person, whether the work was under a permit or not, and a situation has been created which constitutes or creates a hazard or interference to the users of the road, results in a nuisance, or is otherwise not in compliance with the County Code or the Design and Construction Standards, the Director may order the owner or developer of the abutting properties, or the person who created the situation, to correct or remove the construction or correct the situation within a specified period of time. If the owner or developer of the abutting property fails to take corrective action as specified in the order within the designated period of time, in conformance with this Subtitle, the Director may cause the necessary corrections to be made, and the costs of this action may be assessed to the owner in accordance with the provisions of Section 23-109. If a person who is not the owner, developer, or representative of same for the abutting property creates a situation, as set forth above, which the person fails to correct when notified by the Department, the Department may perform the necessary corrective action and the person who created the situation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(f)
The
Director of Public Works and Transportation shall establish and apply standards for the maintenance of all County roads.
(g)
(1)
The Director is authorized to waive, defer, or accept payment in lieu of compliance with the requirements of this Subtitle (except as provided in Subsection (h)), in whole or in part, where construction of road improvements is not practicable or desirable due to scattered ownership of lots in the area, insufficient right-of-way, or other factors determined by the Director to constitute an unreasonable hardship to the applicant or permittee, or hazard or nuisance to the public. Nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the Director to waive or reduce any private right-of-way or easement standards set forth in Subtitle 24 of this Code, but the Director may increase these standards when deemed appropriate.
(2)
As relates to a small wireless facility permit only, upon an Applicant's showing that enforcement of a requirement found in this Subtitle or in the Design Manual for Small Wireless Facilities and this Subtitle would conflict with any applicable law, the Director is authorized to waive any such requirement but only to the minimum extent required for compliance.
(h)
The Director must verify for land located within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, that any and all proposed grading and/or construction is in accordance with the requirements of the Conservation Manual and Subtitles 4, 5B, 24, and 27 of the County Code prior to the approval or issuance of any permit within the Critical Area. The Director may not waive or grant a variance from this Subsection.
(i)
Notwithstanding Section 23-105 of this Division, if the Director disapproves a permit complying with Urban Street Design standards, they shall provide formal findings with full documentation that includes detailed evidence, analysis, and justification for a permit disapproval. These findings shall be published within the annual report.