# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 20. Maryland-Washington Regional District

### Subtitle 5. Building Codes and Permits

#### Section 20-515

The county or a unit of the county responsible for issuing grading permits shall place conditions on a grading permit issued under Subtitle 4, Division 3 of the Prince George's County Code (2007 Edition) if: 

(1) the permit involves at least 10 acres of land in the county portion of the regional district; and

(2) the county or the unit finds there is or would be an adverse effect, as a result of noise or traffic, on the safety, health, or welfare of the residents in the immediate area of the land that is the subject of the grading permit.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)