# Sec. 32-124. Purpose

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. 32-124. Purpose

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 32-124 (2026)

The purpose of this Division is to prevent property damage, protect living resources and prevent environmental degradation to safeguard the public's health, safety, welfare and economic well-being by establishing minimum requirements for grading, reforestation, woodland conservation, drainage, erosion control and pollution discharge and control on land and to watercourses within Prince George's County, Maryland, and to establish procedures by which these requirements are to be administered and enforced. It is the further purpose of this Division to implement the provisions of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 26.17.01, the 2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (Standards and Specifications) and the Stormwater Act of 2007 (Act). Implementing this Ordinance will help reduce the negative impacts of land development on water resources, maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of streams, and minimize damage to public and private property.

The provisions of this Ordinance pursuant to Title 4, Subtitle 1 of the Environment Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland are adopted under the authority of the County Code and shall apply to all land grading occurring within the County. The application of this Ordinance and the provisions expressed herein shall be the minimum erosion and sediment control requirements and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other powers granted by State statute.