# Sec. 32-156. Fill — Classes

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. 32-156. Fill — Classes

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 32-156 (2026)

(a) The grading plans and specifications shall specify and delineate the use and extent of fills in accordance with the following classifications:

  (1) Class 1 fill — Load-bearing fills proposed for support of buildings, walls, and other structures, the function thereof which would be especially impaired by settlement.

  (2) Class 2 fill — Load-bearing fills proposed for support of roadways, pavements, rigid utility lines, house connections, and structures which would not be especially impaired by moderate settlement.

  (3) Class 3 fill — Common fills proposed for lawns, landscape plantings, or for other nonload-bearing usage.