# Sec. 32-120. Fee Schedule

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. 32-120. Fee Schedule

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 32-120 (2026)

(a) Fees for work performed in connection with the Grading, Drainage and Pollution Control Division shall be set by the Director in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website.

  (1) General. No permit to begin work for new grading shall be issued until the fees have been paid to Prince George's County, nor shall an amendment or revision to a permit necessitating an additional fee be approved until the additional fee has been paid. The minimum fee for a grading permit shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website. A nonrefundable filing fee for grading, storm drainage and stormwater management systems shall be one-third (1/3) of the estimated cost of the permit prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website, and shall be applied to the permit fee if the permit is actually issued within six (6) months of the date of the application; otherwise, the permit application shall expire and the filing fee shall be forfeited.

  (2) Grading, Storm Drainage, Stormwater Management and Pollution Control Permit Fees: Fees for permits for grading, drainage, pollution control and other site work shall be based upon that site area disturbed due to land grading, clearing and construction. The grading permit fee shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website and calculated based on square foot for disturbed land area as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website. Fees for permits that include public and private storm drain and stormwater management systems shall include storm drainage and stormwater management permit fees based upon ten percent (10%) of the construction cost of the work, as estimated by the Department. The estimated cost for this purpose shall not include the contingency allowances.

  (3) Fee for Sediment Control Site Plan Review by Soil Conservation District for Area to be Disturbed in Excess of 5,000 Square Feet - Initial application fee shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website. There is no fee required for plan review if the land shown in the submitted site plan to be disturbed is 5,000 square feet or less.

    (A) Certification by Soil Conservation District (SCD) of field review in conjunction with Erosion and Sediment Control plan review: There is no certification fee required if the land to be disturbed is 5,000 square feet or less. Certification fee shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website for the first acre or portion thereof of land, in excess of 5,000 square feet, proposed to be disturbed in the submitted plan.

    (B) Certification by SCD of field review in conjunction with SCD plan review: Certification fee shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website for each additional acre not to exceed five (5) acres proposed to be disturbed in the submitted plan.

    (C) Certification by SCD of field review in conjunction with SCD plan review: Certification fee for acreage in excess of five (5) acres shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website for each additional acre.

    (D) Concept Sediment Control Plan will pay a flat fee of as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website. All subsequent site development plans shall pay one-half of fees required in Section (3)(A), (B) and (C) above.

    (E) Certification by SCD of field review in conjunction with SCD plan review: Certification fee for acreage in excess of 300 acres shall be prorated based on actual costs of review by SCD in excess of the revenue received from the sediment control fees imposed for the first 300 acres of the subject. Mining and landfill areas in excess of 500 acres shall be prorated.

    (F) The fee system imposed in this Subsection shall conform to the provisions of Section 4-103(c) of the Environmental Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.

  (4) Bond Reduction Fee. A nonrefundable fee as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website for administrative expenses shall be paid for each request for a partial release of the monies posted as guarantee pursuant to Section 32-135 of this Code.

  (5) Bond Recall Fee. Whenever the Director requests payment of monies posted as guarantee pursuant to Section 32-135 of this Code, a nonrefundable fee as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website for administrative expenses shall be paid.

  (6) Fee for Modification of Permit. Except for stormwater management facilities, the fee for processing a minor modification of a permit or application shall be a minimum of that as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website. If an extensive plan review is required, the fee shall be sufficient to offset the cost of plan review and services as determined by the Director.

  (7) Refunds. Except for stormwater management facilities, in any case where permits have been issued and no work has begun hereunder, the person who has paid the fee for said permit may return said permit for cancellation, and, upon the cancellation thereof, there will be refunded to him/her the amount of said fees less the actual expenses (not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the fee paid, but not less than the filing fee) incident to the issuance of said permit as determined by the Director; provided the application for such refund shall be made within six (6) months after the issuance of said permit, after which time no refund may be made. No filing fee of any kind shall be refunded.

  (8) Stormwater Management Facility Plan Review Fees. The fee for review of stormwater management concept plans, public and private storm drain systems, and public and private storm drain pipes shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees. The fee for special drain permits shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website per connection. The fee for major revisions shall be 25% of the original permit fees. The fee for minor revisions shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website. If a storm drain permit is not obtained within a twenty-four (24) month period after technical approval of the plans, a fee as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website shall be charged for updating the plans. The fee for as-built submittals shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees. The review fee charge for tax-exempt properties, including non-profit organizations, and churches shall be one half of the fees recited in this subsection. All Prince George's County affiliated public services, chartered cities and municipalities will not be charged.

  (9) Stormwater Management Fee-In-Lieu. The fees-in-lieu authorized in Section 32-179(b) of this Code shall be as follows:

    (A) The standard fee shall be as set forth in the table below, which is based upon the percentage area which typically becomes impervious to infiltration when the property is developed as zoned, multiplied by $16,000.

    TABLE 2

    | Zone | Percentage ofImpervious | Fee/Dwelling Unit | Fee/Acre(Special Exceptions) |
    | --- | --- | --- | --- |
    | AG | 1.0 | — | $160 |
    | AR | 1.5 | — | 240 |
    | RE | 12.0 | $750 | 1920 |
    | RR | 18.0 | 750 | 2880 |
    | RSF-95 | 22.0 | 750 | 3520 |
    | RSF-65 | 26.0 | 750 | 4160 |
    | RSF-A | 50.0 | 750 | 8000 |
    | RMF-12 | 50.0 | 750 | 8000 |
    | RMF-20 | 55.0 | 750 | 8800 |
    | RMF-48 | 75.0 | 250 | 12,000 |
    | IE | 80.0 | — | 12,800 |
    | IH | 80.0 | — | 12,800 |
    | CN, CS, CGO | 90.0 | — | 14,000 |

    (B) Fees for any other zones not included in this Table 2 will be the fees for the zone(s) that most closely approximates the proposed land use.

    (C) Fee Reduction and Credits.

      (i) A one-third reduction in the assessed fee will be made for each of the following on-site stormwater measures that the applicant is required to provide:

        (aa) Water quality management; or

        (bb) One year extended detention; or

        (cc) Flood control facilities (10-year or 100-year stormwater management).

      (ii) The Director may adjust the fee:

        (aa) To an amount based on the actual impervious area if the site plan approved by the Planning Board and/or District Council provides that the impervious area of the development will be less than the maximum allowed under the County's zoning regulation and the applicant demonstrates that future increases in the impervious area are unlikely. For residential zones, the fee reduction will be proportioned on a dwelling unit basis at a maximum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) per dwelling unit. The fee reduction will be calculated using the formula of Actual Impervious Acreage × $16,000.00;

        (bb) To reflect the cost of land which the applicant agrees to provide for a regional stormwater facility;

        (cc) To exclude undeveloped area (i.e., floodplains) or areas requiring a subsequent stormwater management concept plan from the fee computation for industrial and commercial developments; or

        (dd) To the actual cost of providing on-site controls to the extent that the applicant can demonstrate such actual costs to the satisfaction of the Director.

  (10) Woodland Conservation Fees-in-Lieu: If required by an approved Type 2 Tree Conservation Plan, the woodland conservation fee-in-lieu as provided for in Subtitle 25 shall be collected by the County prior to the issuance of the first permit. Fees will be collected by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement prior to the issuance of a permit.

  (11) Floodplain Review and Service Fees: Review of floodplain study performed by Engineer/Consultant shall be as prescribed in the Table of Fees, section 2-253.63, Attachment A and as published on the DPIE website. For conducting the floodplain study using the County's GIS based floodplain models and providing floodplain information to the public shall be $2,500.00 for existing channel condition only, $3,500.00 for both existing and proposed channel conditions, $250.00 for a single lot and $50.00 for any floodplain inquiry.

  (12) Extra Review Cycle Fee for Site Road Applications: If the permittee has not addressed all County review comments in the first three plan review cycles, such that the approval or permit is not issued on the 4th cycle, the permittee shall pay an extra review cycle fee as identified in the Table of Fees in Subtitle 2-253.63 for each extra review cycle prior to the approval and issuance of the permit. This extra review cycle fee applies to site development concepts, street grade establishments, street construction permits, site development rough grading permits, site development fine grading permits, and 100-year floodplain delineation approval.