# Sec. 23-157. Procedures

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. 23-157. Procedures

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 23-157 (2026)

(a) Where users of the road or portion of road to be closed will not be denied access to any property or area which was previously accessible, the County Executive may authorize the closing upon the certification of such facts by the Director of Public Works and Transportation.

(b) Where the closing of the road will deny access to public users to areas or properties accessible from the road to be closed, or will take from abutting or nearby property owners the only direct access to a public road, or the Director of Public Works and Transportation finds or is advised that there is potential local objection to the closing, the Director of Public Works and Transportation shall first hold a public hearing. If the Director of Public Works and Transportation finds that local opposition to the closing is unlikely, he may notify the property owners served by the road, in writing, and post notices, in accordance with the following procedure, offering the opportunity to request a hearing; and, if no request is received, he may proceed as in Subsection (a), above. The purpose of the hearing shall be to take testimony to determine that reasonable or alternative means of access exist to property formerly accessible by the road to be closed, and that the road is no longer needed as a public way or that other public needs outweigh the need for the road as a public way. Each property owner as shown on the assessment books of the County abutting a portion of the road to be closed or any utilities which may gain access to their facilities by means of the portion of the road to be closed shall be notified in writing of the closing and of the date, time, and place a hearing will be held. In addition thereto, a notice shall be posted in such manner and size to give reasonable notice to the users of the road of the intended closing and time and place of hearing.