Sec. 23-143. Improvements to County-maintained roads
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 § 23-143 (2026)
Sec. 23-143. Improvements to County-maintained roadsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person who desires to develop land abutting a County-maintained road, or other public road, shall be responsible for providing all work required to improve a road maintained by the County to conform to the applicable standards for alignment and cross-section when the person proposes to develop the property adjacent thereto. Where a County road is not in conformance with the applicable standards, the person will be responsible for improvements, including, but not limited to, curb and gutter, sidewalks, trails, and street lights on that portion of the road adjacent to his property.
(1)
Where the property proposed for development has a frontage of less than three hundred (300) feet:
(A)
Traffic Hazard. If the existing County-maintained road is not constructed to an approved line and grade, such that the required construction would constitute a traffic hazard, as determined by the Director, the person will be required to submit plans for approval for the construction of a special rural design consistent with the existing roadway features. Such rural design may include road widening, shoulder widening, side ditches, driveway entrances, and such other design features as the Director determines.
(B)
No Traffic Hazard. If the existing County-maintained road is not constructed to an approved line and grade, but required construction would not constitute a traffic hazard as determined by the Director, the person will be required to perform the work, including the construction of curb and gutter, in accordance with the Design and Construction Standards. The person shall provide pavement tying in the curb and gutter and existing pavement.
(2)
Where the property proposed for development has a frontage of greater than three hundred (300) feet:
(A)
If the alignment and grade of the existing County road is satisfactory, construction as described in Subsection (a)(1)(B), above, will be required.
(B)
If the circumstances set forth in Subsection (a)(1)(B), above, are not feasible, the person may be required to regrade the road and do all construction to provide a minimum of thirty (30) feet of pavement for primary residential streets and higher class roadways, or twenty four (24) feet of pavement for secondary residential streets. If the person is required to regrade the road, the County will assist in obtaining the necessary rights-of-way beyond the extent of lands owned or controlled by the person for which the person has been unable to obtain right-of-way. The County will be responsible for acquiring and providing these rights-of-way only after the person has submitted evidence satisfactory to the Director of a bona fide effort to obtain or negotiate such rights-of-way. The person will reimburse the County for all expenses experienced by the County while acquiring said rights-of-way on behalf of the person.
(3)
Where the road adjacent to the property proposed for development is already constructed to an approved line and grade, but where all elements of the standard cross-section or existing intersections have not been constructed, the person will be required to provide that construction necessary to complete the road to the applicable standards for that cross-section and/or intersection.