# Sec. 5-200. Denial, suspension, revocation

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. 5-200. Denial, suspension, revocation

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-200 (2026)

(a) The Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement in consultation with the Police Department and the Fire/EMS Department, as appropriate, shall have the authority to deny, suspend, or revoke any application or license under the provisions of this Division and upon a violation of this Division.

(b) The Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement or their designee, in consultation with the Chief of the Police Department or their designee, and the Chief of the Fire/EMS Department or their designee, as appropriate, shall notify in writing, the applicant or licensee, and providing the reasons for said denial, suspension, or revocation. The written notice shall be served by delivery of said notice to all parties by registered or certified mail.

(c) Any party aggrieved by a decision or action of the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement with respect to approval, denial, suspension, or revocation of an application or license shall have the right to appeal any such decision to the Board of Appeals for Prince George's County within ten (10) calendar days after the date of such decision. If the license is for, or exists on, premises located inside or within one-half mile of a municipality, the municipality shall automatically be a party to any related proceeding and administrative hearing and have the right to appeal therefrom. Additionally, the Board of Appeals for Prince George's County shall notify, in writing, all adjacent property owners and any person who has filed a written complaint against the applicant or licensee.

(d) In addition to the provisions of Section 5-200.01, the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement, in consultation with the Police Department and Fire/EMS Department, as appropriate, shall have the authority to deny, suspend, or revoke a license if it is determined that exercise of the license proximately causes, gives rise, or substantially contributes to a situation wherein the quiet enjoyment or use of property of persons in the vicinity of the adult dance hall or teen dance hall is unreasonably obstructed or interfered with by arriving or departing patrons of the adult dance hall or teen dance hall so as to constitute a continuing public nuisance or a repeated disturbance to the public peace.

(e) Notwithstanding Sections 5-200(b), (c) and (d), the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement, the Police Department, and the Fire/EMS Department shall have the right to take all immediate and necessary action to cease and desist the operation of an adult dance hall and a teen dance hall when an activity is found to pose a threat to the peace and health, safety, and welfare of the public. Immediate and necessary action by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement, the Police Department, the Fire/EMS Department shall include, but is not limited to: entering the building, structure, and land; securing the building, structure, and land; removing the occupants of the building, structure, and land; and padlocking the building, structure, and land. The Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement, the Police Department, and the Fire/EMS Department shall be authorized to temporarily or permanently close an establishment pursuant to Section 5-200(e) pending an administrative hearing by the Administrative Board and any judicial appeal.