§ 27-252. Building and grading permits.

(a)

None of the following construction related activities shall take place unless a building permit has been issued for the activity by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement:

(1)

Erecting a building or structure (unless exempted under the Building Code);

(2)

Enlarging, structurally altering, moving, or adding to an existing building or structure; or

(3)

Excavating for any building or structure.

(b)

No building permit shall be required for buildings and structures to be used exclusively for agricultural purposes on land used only for agriculture, except for farm tenant dwellings.

(c)

All development of the property shall be in conformance with the plans approved with the building permit.

(d)

Trailers (designed for human occupancy) and mobile homes used for business purposes in any Commercial or Industrial Zone, and mobile home dwellings, are buildings requiring building permits.

(e)

No building or grading permit shall be issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement until after the expiration of the specified appeal period from a Planning Board decision concerning the subject property of the permit, unless the right of appeal has been waived; nor shall any permit be issued during the pendency of any appeal to, or review by, the District Council.

(f)

No building permit shall be issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement for land that is not a record lot.

(g)

No grading permit shall be issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement for land that is the subject of an approved preliminary plat of subdivision, unless the permit is in conformance with the approved preliminary plat.

(h)

No building permit shall be issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement for land that is within the area of an adopted and approved Area Master Plan which includes a Zoning Proposal that has been prepared pursuant to the provisions of Section 27-225.01, or a Sectional Map Amendment which has been transmitted by the Planning Board to the District Council pursuant to the provisions of Section 27-225, when the lot or parcel of land on which construction is proposed is in a Commercial or Industrial Zone, was proposed by the Planning Board for a less intense zone in which the proposed use is not permitted, is undeveloped, and has been in the same zone for more than ten (10) years, until final action has been taken by the District Council on the Sectional Map Amendment. This Subsection shall not apply to a lot or parcel of land for which a grading permit has been issued by Prince George's County, sediment and erosion control devices have been installed by the permittee, and site grading activities have been initiated by the permittee.

(i)

No grading permit shall be issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement unless a permit for infrastructure improvements including streets, utilities, or stormwater management facilities has been issued for the property. This Subsection shall not apply to an unsubdivided parcel of land containing less than three (3) acres and in a Residential Zone which is not subject to the provisions of Part 3, Division 9, Subdivision 3, or Part 8, Division 4, of the Zoning Ordinance.

(j)

For land located within Priority Funding Areas of the County and subject to a detailed site plan requirement, a grading permit may be issued by the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement authorizing commencement of rough grading activities on the site (including removal of utilities and structures, basic excavation, and installation of temporary stormwater controls) prior to approval of the detailed site plan, provided:

(1)

The detailed site plan application has been accepted by the Planning Board;

(2)

The land is exempt from the requirements of the Woodland and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Ordinance within Division 2, Subtitle 25 of the Prince George's County Code; and

(3)

The permittee provides documentation demonstrating that the subject property contains no regulated environmental features, as defined by Subdivision Regulations within Subtitle 24 of this Code, or the grading permit proposes no disturbance to any such features.

(CB-33-1985; CB-134-1985; CB-87-1988; CB-115-1989; CB-51-1990; CB-84-1990; CB-63-1992; CB-47-1996; CB-32-1998; CB-29-2014; CB-88-2014)