# Sec. 23-120. Other types of permits

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. 23-120. Other types of permits

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 23-120 (2026)

(a) Utility Permit. Utilities shall be required to apply for and obtain a permit from the Department for all work performed within the public right-of-way related to the repair or modification of their systems. A separate permit may be required for each new installation, major repair, or modification to the system located within the paved portion of the right-of-way. The Director may issue to a utility, at his discretion, a maintenance permit or permits for the performance of work within the right-of-way, and establish the conditions for operation under the permit(s) so issued. Utility construction specifications and a quality control plan for road resurfacing shall be reviewed annually by the Department and submitted with the maintenance permit application.

  (1) Maintenance permits may be issued for a period of up to one year.

  (2) If a contractor has performed work for a utility in the County without a utility permit three or more times within one year, the contractor after written notification of each instance of noncompliance shall be prohibited from performing work in the right-of-way for that utility for a period of up to 12 months. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 23-108 of this Code, there is a right of appeal to the Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement. Decisions of the Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement may be appealed to the Board of Administrative Appeals. Bonding and permit fees for utility permits shall be in accordance with this Subtitle. Utilities performing work without a utility permit may be fined One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per day in accordance with Subtitle 23.

(b) Permit for Overhead Structures. No overpass, bridge, elevated walkway, or roadway may be constructed over a public right-of-way without a permit issued by the Director.

  (1) The Director is authorized to grant permits for the construction and maintenance of bridges, overpasses, elevated walkways, roadways, and any other structure which will occupy in any manner, temporarily or permanently, the air space above any road.

  (2) The construction location or design of said overhead structures shall not in any manner affect any private rights-of-way of any adjacent landowner with respect to light, air, and access to the public highway, nor shall the County be deprived of the right to control and regulate the use of the public highway over which the structure extends to the minimum elevation above the surface of the road in accordance with the applicable standards, including those of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

  (3) Where the Director determines that a proposed overhead structure would reduce the natural illumination of the public road to less than the level required for the safety of the public, he may require the permittee to provide artificial illumination sufficient to meet the requirements for safety to the public. The design of such illumination shall be subject to the approval of the Director.

(c) Driveway Entrance/Access Permit. Any person undertaking to construct or improve an entrance of a driveway, private road, or other vehicular access from an abutting property into a County road shall be required to obtain a driveway entrance/access permit from the Department for all work performed in the public right-of-way. A separate permit may be required for each such entrance; however, this does not prohibit the inclusion of such entrances/access points within a road construction permit when such entrances are within the extent of the road construction covered by said permit.

  (1) The Director may approve or require changes in the type or standard and the width to be required for each such entrance or access point in accordance with the use of the abutting property, its location, the classification and condition of the public road to be entered, and the volume of traffic thereon.

  (2) The Director may deny a permit for an entrance/access point at any location deemed to present a hazard to the users of the public road or to the users of the proposed entrance/access point, provided that a reasonable means of access to the abutting property can be provided at some other, safer location.

  (3) The Director may require such nearby road, roadside, or drainage improvements as are necessary in conjunction with the construction of the entrance to alleviate any hazards, operational and maintenance burdens, or nuisances that would otherwise be created by the existence of the entrance.

(d) Small Wireless Facility Permit.

  (1) Placement of small wireless facilities requires a recommendation of approval from the Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinating Committee as required by Subtitle 5A prior to the issuance of any permits.

  (2) Placement of small wireless facilities in the public right-of-way requires a permit from the Department for all work performed within the public right-of-way related to new installation or the repair or modification of the facility. A separate permit shall be required for each new installation, major repair, or modification to the system located within the improved portion of the public right-of-way.

  (3) The scope of work for a permit for a new installation of a small wireless facilities shall include all work necessary to make the facility ready for the actual provision of telecommunications services. Accordingly, the scope of work that must be completed under a small wireless facility permit shall include, at a minimum, the installation and provisioning of all power and backhaul components necessary for the operation of the facility.

  (4) The Director may issue, at his discretion, but consistent with the Design Manual, a maintenance permit or permits for the performance of maintenance and minor repair work within the public right-of-way, and establish the conditions for operation under the permit(s) so issued. Maintenance permits may be issued for a period of up to one year.

  (5) If a contractor has performed work on behalf of small wireless permittee in the County without a permit three or more times within one year, the contractor after written notification of each instance of noncompliance shall be prohibited from performing work in the public right-of-way for a period of up to 12 months. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 23-108 of this Code, there is a right of appeal to the Director. Decisions of the Director may be appealed to the Board of Administrative Appeals. Bonding and permit fees shall be in accordance with this Subtitle. Persons performing work without a permit may be fined in accordance with Subtitle 23.