Sec. 4-190. Special Inspections and Tests; Section 1705, Required Soils
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 § 4-190 (2026)
Sec. 4-190. Special Inspections and Tests; Section 1705, Required SoilsLinkCopy Citation
Section 1705.6, Soils. The special inspections for existing site soil conditions, fill placement and load bearing requirements shall follow Division 2 of Subtitle 32 of the County Code entitled, "Grading, Drainage and Erosion and Sediment Control.
Section 1706.19, Fire Inspections. A third party inspection is required for fire protection system work under the Third-Party Inspections Program (TPIP).
This includes all new buildings other than single family dwellings. In all cases, the determination for inspection responsibility is made in writing prior to the issuance of a building permit for the structure or alteration. Owners of projects that are subject to the Third-Party Inspections Program (TPIP) must submit, as part of the permit application, a Statement of Third-Party Inspections (STPI). The STPI shall identify the names of all design professionals of record, Third-Party Inspectors of Record (TPIR), and the Inspection and Testing Agency retained by the Owner to provide inspections and/or testing services. An individual's signature on the STPI certifies that they have read and understand their role under the TPIP.
Small tenant work is not normally included in the TPIP program and is generally inspected by County inspection personnel. The owner may elect, or the County inspector may require, a third party Certification on small systems at their discretion based on system size or complexity. The format of these third party inspections shall be the same as utilized for TPIP compliance.
(1)
It is the responsibility of the owner to engage and pay for the third party fire protection system inspection. Please notice that no contractor may utilize a person of their own employment to inspect the construction work of their own firm.
(2)
All work on fire protection systems is subject to inspection regardless of the number of heads or devices involved. All suppression systems and alarm systems (suppression monitoring, fire and voice alarm) require a valid fire protection system permit.
(3)
All pressurized fire protection systems shall undergo hydrostatic testing after any work on the pressurized part of the system is completed. County inspection personnel may waive the hydrostatic testing of altered fire sprinkler systems of less than 50 added or relocated heads where the workmanship is without question, the existing piping appears to be in good condition, and no pipe larger than two and one-half (2 1/2) inches in diameter is altered.
(4)
A third party inspector shall submit the fire protection system Certification form in accordance with TPIP. On small projects outside the scope of the TPIP, the third party inspector shall submit the Certification form to the County inspector. In all cases the Certification form shall be accompanied by inspection documentation as outlined in the appropriate National Fire Protection Association Standard (i.e. Contractor's Material and Test Certification - NFPA 13, Inspection and Testing Form - NFPA 72, etc.) or similar.
Where a specific format does not exist for a fire protection system, a submission shall be made to the Fire Code Official and the Inspection division for approval. The submission shall document compliance with the important aspects and testing of the proposed system.