Prince George's County, MD Ordinances (2026)

Prince George's County caps ambient sound at fixed decibel levels that vary by zone and time of day, 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA nighttime for residential, 67/62 dBA commercial, and 75…

Motor vehicles on public roads are exempt from Prince George's County's noise ordinance because that noise is governed by state law. The county does regulate off-road recreational…

Prince George's County splits noise enforcement into two clocks, daytime from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and nighttime from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., and drops the residential noise ceiling from 65 dBA…

Prince George's County allows louder construction noise only during daytime work hours. From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. construction may reach 75 dBA, or 85 dBA with an approved…

Prince George's County Code § 19-122(b) makes it illegal to cause or permit noise that is a "noise disturbance," and § 19-122(c)(6) names allowing an animal to create one as an example…

Prince George's County treats any device that 'produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound' as a noise violation once it exceeds the zone's decibel ceiling or creates a disturbance, under…

Prince George's County does not ban leaf blowers or set a special decibel cap for them. Lawn-care equipment is exempt from the objective noise limits when used during daytime hours of…

Prince George's County's noise ordinance does not reach aircraft at all: County Code § 19-123(b)(6) exempts 'aircraft and related airport operations at airports licensed by the…

Prince George's County Code Section 26-127.04 lists where stopping, standing, and parking are prohibited on County streets, including sidewalks, crosswalks, intersections, bike lanes…

Prince George's County Code Section 26-127.05 reserves signed electric-vehicle charging spaces on public and private property for vehicles actively connected for charging. Parking in a…

Prince George's County has no blanket overnight ban on residential streets, but Section 26-122 prohibits leaving any vehicle on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours…

Prince George's County Code Section 26-162 prohibits leaving any abandoned vehicle anywhere in the County. A vehicle is abandoned if it is inoperable, unregistered, or left more than…

In Prince George's County the Director designates loading zones and passenger loading zones and posts signs stating their hours under Section 26-124. Standing in a loading zone is…

Prince George's County restricts heavy commercial trucks (over 10,000 pounds) from parking on County streets overnight under Section 26-123, and bars parking such trucks within 75 feet…

Once the Director of Public Works designates a road as a snow emergency route and posts it, parking there is banned during the emergency and every vehicle using it must run snow tires…

Prince George's County lets residents petition to turn their street into a Residential Parking Permit Area, restricting non-resident parking most hours unless a car displays a permit…

Prince George's County prohibits parking any watercraft on public County streets, roads, highways, or rights-of-way at any time. Boats and RV trailers left on public roadways are…

Prince George's County Code Section 26-127.04 bars stopping in front of a public driveway and standing or parking within three feet of a private driveway without the owner's consent…

Prince George's County restricts parking through official signs and pavement markings rather than a color-coded curb system. The Director is authorized to place roadway markings, and…

Temporary yard sale signage is exempt from a sign permit under the 2022 Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 27-61502(c)(6)). No dedicated size or duration is set, so signs should stay on private…

Political campaign signs are exempt from a sign permit but must sit at least 10 feet behind the street line and 50 feet from the nearest intersection corner. They may go up no more…

Digital billboards are banned countywide except as replacements for existing nonconforming billboards, and even then only outside Residential, Transit-Oriented, and MU-PD zones, with a…

Prince George's County exempts temporary holiday string lighting and displays from a sign permit, but only if they come down within 45 days of the holiday or civic event and are not…

Under the 2022 Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 27-5202), a shed or detached accessory structure may not sit in a required front yard. It may go in a side or rear yard, but any structure over 10…

The 2022 Zoning Ordinance has no 'tiny house' use, and a manufactured home, recreational vehicle, or travel trailer may not be used as a dwelling except a limited transient use. A…

Converting a garage into living space in Prince George's County requires DPIE building permits and must meet the 2022 Zoning Ordinance. Because accessory dwelling units are not…

Open burning of leaves, brush, and trash is tightly controlled in Prince George's County. Maryland's air rules ban open burning county-wide from June 1 through August 31 and require a…

All consumer fireworks are illegal in Prince George's County, including the sparklers and ground-based sparkling devices that Maryland allows statewide. Only a licensed shooter…

Prince George's County keeps liquid petroleum gas storage outside living spaces. Sec. 11-263 requires customer supply tanks to sit outside buildings with Fire Chief-approved valve…

Prince George's County lets homeowners run gas or propane fire pits at single-family houses and townhouses under Sec. 11-268(f), but only within limits. A pit used on a deck must sit…

Prince George's County requires smoke alarms in every occupied dwelling under Sec. 11-258. Multifamily apartment owners had to install them by July 1, 1978, and hotel, motel and…

Registering a short-term rental with DPIE requires proof of ownership, a homestead tax credit copy, insurance and safety attestations, a list of hosting platforms, and written notice…

Prince George's County exempts settlement occupancy arrangements from its short-term rental licensing rules entirely. When a buyer or seller of a home enters a formal Settlement…

A short-term rental hosting platform that collects a booking fee for an unlicensed Prince George's County host is directly liable for a $1,000 civil fine per violation, and the same…

Prince George's County can suspend or revoke a short-term rental license immediately once the property becomes a 'nuisance' under County Code Sec. 5-174(i), defined as three or more…

Short-term rental stays in Prince George's County owe the county hotel/motel occupancy tax, currently 7% of gross room charges (up to a 10% ceiling), under Subtitle 10, Division 8…

Prince George's County caps short-term rentals at 90 days per calendar year when the property is unoccupied by the owner and 180 days per year when owner-occupied, and no single rental…

Prince George's County limits every short-term rental to a total of eight guests at any one time, and no more than three guests per bedroom. Only registered short-term rental guests…

Prince George's County may immediately suspend or revoke a short-term rental license if operation causes a nuisance or adverse effect on public welfare, including excessive noise. A…

Whether the host is present sets the annual cap in Prince George's County: an owner-occupied rental (host present the entire time) may operate up to 180 days per year, while an…

Prince George's County allows short-term rentals only in the host's permanent residence. Applicants must attest the unit is their primary residence and provide proof of ownership plus…

Prince George's County short-term rental hosts must obtain liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 and provide a copy of a current, valid policy. A hosting platform's liability…

Prince George's County requires every short-term rental host to attest, as part of the license application, that the property offers at least one off-street parking space for every…

In the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area buffer, Prince George's County caps community pier and marina slip counts by shoreline length or lot count and requires marinas to meet state…

No one may grade, disturb land, or connect to a drainage system in Prince George's County without a permit from the Director, and the Prince George's Soil Conservation District must…

New or substantially improved buildings in the Prince George's County floodplain must have their lowest floor at or above the county's "flood protection elevation," which adds one to…

Prince George's County has regulated construction in its 100-year floodplain since joining the National Flood Insurance Program on August 4, 1972. A Department of Permitting…

Prince George's County bars anyone from developing or redeveloping land without meeting the Stormwater Management Ordinance's runoff controls. The Department of Permitting, Inspections…

Prince George's County regulates homeowners associations, condo associations and co-ops through a 15-member Commission on Common Ownership Communities, created by County Code §…

Every HOA, condo association and co-op in Prince George's County must register with the Office of Community Relations by December 31 each year and disclose its elected leadership…

Before an HOA dispute in Prince George's County can go to court, residents must exhaust their association's own remedies, then file with the Commission on Common Ownership Communities…

Prince George's County doesn't referee your HOA's covenants directly, but a rental license can still die because of them. Under Sec. 13-183, once a Common Ownership Community documents…

Prince George's County runs a Commission on Common Ownership Communities to mediate HOA disputes, but Sec. 13-316 draws a hard line: a disagreement over an assessment that was already…

Prince George's County adopts the 2020 National Electrical Code by reference and requires a permit before any electrical work begins. The permit must be posted at the job site, and the…

Prince George's County requires carbon monoxide detectors in nearly every home with a gas heating system, fuel-burning appliance, or attached garage. New residences built since January…

Prince George's County requires a building permit for nearly all construction; Section 4-244 lists the only exemptions. A permit is not needed for accessory structures under 150 square…

Prince George's County does not issue its own plumbing permits; Section 4-202 of the County Code adopts the WSSC Plumbing and Fuel Gas Code to govern all plumbing installation…

Prince George's County tightens the International Energy Conservation Code's commercial provisions in Code §§ 4-257, 4-258, and 4-261: window solar heat gain in Climate Zone 4 drops…

Prince George's County Code § 4-118 requires an inspection of every new one-family dwelling and first-sale condominium unit before settlement, ending in a Certificate of Occupancy or a…

Prince George's County Code § 4-203 sends elevator regulation to the state rather than duplicating it locally: every elevator, escalator, and conveying system must meet the Maryland…

Prince George's County Code § 4-245 requires an automatic fire sprinkler system throughout every new one- and two-family dwelling, including modular and manufactured homes installed as…

Prince George's County's amended Housing Code requires every swinging entrance door on an apartment or multifamily dwelling unit to carry a deadbolt lock with at least a 5/8-inch…

Prince George's County's Housing Code requires interior walls, windows, and doors to stay clean and sound, with peeling, chipping, or flaking paint repaired or removed. Sec. 13-120…

Prince George's County regulates child care facilities under County Code Sec. 5-119 and Sec. 5-126, enforced by the County Health Officer. A 'child care facility' is any operation…

Prince George's County requires every towing company to hold a Department of the Environment license, with a separate Level 2 category for non-consensual tows from private property…

Prince George's County charges tobacco shops, electronic cigarette shops, retail tobacco businesses and convenience stores holding a state tobacco retail license a $5,000 Special…

Prince George's County requires anyone buying used goods for resale, including pawnbrokers, to hold an annual Secondhand Dealer or Pawn Dealer's License from the Director of…

Prince George's County requires a police-issued premises license for any adult entertainment club, plus separate licenses for every entertainer and manager. Clubs must close between…

Operating a massage establishment in Prince George's County without a license from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement is unlawful. Annual license fees run…

Prince George's County caps the number of pawn dealer licenses at 31 countywide and requires every secondhand or pawn dealer to be licensed by DPIE, keep detailed transaction records…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance bars tattoo and body-piercing establishments outright from every Rural and Agricultural and Residential base zone. Table 27-5101(c) marks the…

Prince George's County Code Sec. 14-136 makes it unlawful to drink or carry an open container of alcohol on public property, in shopping-center parking lots, or in a parked vehicle…

Prince George's County Code Sec. 14-136.01 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in public unless a place is specifically designated for that purpose, or to do so anywhere a person…

Prince George's County Code Sec. 14-139.03 defines loitering to include blocking a public street or sidewalk after a police officer's warning, or refusing to leave a posted private…

Prince George's County makes it unlawful to skate, skateboard, or ride a coasting device inside any public parking facility run by the County or its Revenue Authority. The Revenue…

Prince George's County Code Sec. 14-102 bars anyone under 17 from being in a public place from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on weeknights, extended to 11:59 p.m. on Friday and Saturday…

Prince George's County requires every food service facility to keep a certified food service manager on staff. Sec. 12-114 mandates at least one certified employee and, absent a narrow…

Prince George's County bans constructing any business building, curb market, or farmer's market that isn't rodent-proof, per Code Sec. 12-137. The Health Officer enforces detailed…

Prince George's County requires every vending machine on County-owned property to display nutritional labeling that meets federal FDA standards, and to price healthier items at or…

Getting a food truck licensed in Prince George's County means clearing both the Health Department and the Fire/EMS Department. Sec. 12-115 requires a complete application with vehicle…

Prince George's County bars pushcart-style food vending almost everywhere. Sec. 12-115(c)(5) prohibits manually propelled mobile food units from vending on public rights of way, and…

Prince George's County bans most sales from the roadway or right-of-way, but carves out specific food items, including baked goods, fruits and vegetables, fish, cooked meat, candy…

Under Prince George's County Code § 3-128(c), any impounded animal that isn't already microchipped must be chipped, at the owner's expense, before it leaves the Animal Services and…

Prince George's County Code § 3-146.01 makes anyone owning, keeping, or harboring a Pit Bull Terrier get an annual special permit and pay a $25 fee to the Department, on top of the…

Prince George's County Code § 3-128(c) requires every impounded dog, cat, or ferret to be spayed or neutered before the Animal Services and Adoption Center releases it back to its…

Prince George's County requires anyone operating a pet grooming establishment to hold an annual grooming establishment license before opening, under County Code § 3-167. The license…

Prince George's County treats veterinary hospitals and clinics as an Animal Care Use under the Zoning Ordinance, permitted by-right in some zones and only by special exception in…

Prince George's County does not ban retail sale of dogs and cats, but the General Code's Section 3-170 sets detailed animal-welfare and consumer-protection standards for pet shops and…

Prince George's County protects young birds from exploitative sale and mistreatment under Code Section 3-183. The law bars selling, raffling or giving away chicks, ducklings, or other…

Prince George's County Code § 3-133 requires anyone keeping fowl or livestock, commercial or backyard, to keep the animals clean, sanitary, and free of obnoxious odors at all times…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance permits beekeeping by right as an accessory use in every Rural, Agricultural, and Residential zone, from the ROS and AG Zones through RSF-95…

Prince George's County Code § 3-135 bans letting any dog run at large off its owner's property, and § 3-135(h) caps leashes at ten feet, ruling out retractable leashes and electronic…

Prince George's County bars residents from keeping most wild, exotic, poisonous, or native wildlife species as pets. County Code § 3-176 prohibits unlicensed wild or dangerous animals…

Prince George's County limits large accumulations of animals through the hobby-permit cap and prohibits animal cruelty and neglect. Keeping five or more animals without a permit or in…

Prince George's County Code § 3-122(h) protects free-roaming, ear-tipped cats from being impounded just for being outdoors or unlicensed, and directs the County to support…

Prince George's County Code § 2-524 bars County agents and agencies from stopping, detaining, or arresting anyone based on immigration status alone, and from letting ICE use County…

Every single-family and multifamily rental in Prince George's County needs a license from the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement before a landlord can rent it out…

Prince George's County enforces the International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments under Code Sec. 13-118, requiring every rental's exterior kept clean and sanitary…

Each year, Prince George's County's DPIE must publish the countywide annual rent increase allowance by May 1st, ahead of its July 1st effective date, under Code Sec. 13-144(c). The…

Prince George's County limits how much a landlord can raise rent on a regulated unit at lease renewal to the lesser of CPI-U plus 3% or 6% per year, under Code Sec. 13-144(a). Senior…

Any parade, festival, or public event that requires closing a Prince George's County road needs written permission from the Director of Public Works and Transportation under Code Sec…

Mobile food vending on public streets and sidewalks is banned in Prince George's County, but Code Sec. 12-115(c)(5) carves out an exception for vendors at a carnival, festival, fair…

Anyone who wants to close a Prince George's County road for a block party or other event needs written permission from the Director of Public Works and Transportation at least 10…

Prince George's County requires a permit before anyone holds an outdoor picnic, dance, or other public entertainment the general public may attend, under County Code Sec. 5-194. The…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance lets restaurants add or expand outdoor dining without meeting standard setback, build-to-line, or parking minimums, but any dining space added…

Anyone going door-to-door in Prince George's County to sell goods or request donations must first get a solicitor's license from the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and…

Prince George's County's Code Official must inspect rental housing 'in response to citizen or official complaints' under Code Sec. 13-110, and DPIE additionally must inspect every…

Landlords of Prince George's County rental buildings with ten or more units face a mandatory county inspection at least once every three years once the property turns twenty years old…

Prince George's County refunds up to $200 toward a residential security camera and $100 toward its monitoring subscription under the Police Department's Private Security Camera…

When a noise complaint centers on bass or other low-frequency sound between 20 and 200 Hz, Prince George's County lets inspectors switch their meter from the standard dBA scale to dBC…

Prince George's County treats a car alarm or horn sounded on private property as an illustrative violation of its noise ordinance. County Code § 19-122(c)(1) bars sounding a horn or…

Prince George's County's noise ordinance names loading and unloading trucks as an example of a noise-producing act that breaks the law. County Code § 19-122(c)(4) covers loading…

Prince George's County gives residential air conditioning and heat pump equipment its own, more lenient noise ceiling than the general dBA table. County Code § 19-123(b)(13) caps air…

Selling or planting invasive running bamboo anywhere in Prince George's County is illegal under Sec. 13-246.04, and an owner who lets it spread onto a neighbor's land without barriers…

A Prince George's County farm or forestry operation that has run for at least a year without being a nuisance, and that follows generally accepted agricultural practices, cannot be…

Land inside a Prince George's County Agricultural Preservation District keeps a guaranteed right to run farm machinery at any reasonable hour, follow good husbandry practices, and sell…

Developers who sign a Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit agreement in Prince George's County can build 20% more for-sale housing than their zone otherwise allows, plus get fee waivers and…

Prince George's County's Historic Preservation Commission can classify a property as a Historic Site or Historic District when it carries cultural significance, such as a tie to a…

Prince George's County requires every outdoor pool, spa, or hot tub, public or residential, to be surrounded by a compliant barrier under Section 4-209 of the County Code. The barrier…

Prince George's County requires a DPIE building permit to construct almost any residential swimming pool. Section 4-244 exempts only small prefabricated above-ground pools under 24…

Prince George's County runs a Countywide recycling program under the Department of the Environment, aiming for a waste-stream recycling rate of 45% by 2015, 55% by 2018 and 60% by…

Prince George's County's Western Branch yard waste composting facility has refused plastic-bagged yard waste since January 1, 2014. Yard waste means branches, leaves, brush, grass…

Prince George's County has no ordinance forcing households to sort food scraps from the trash. County Code Sec. 21-142(i) instead directs the Department of the Environment to run and…

Prince George's County requires residents to place carts curbside no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before collection and to remove them from the curb on the collection day after service…

Prince George's County provides curbside trash collection to about 180,000 homes through the Department of the Environment's Sustainable Waste Management Division. Containers may go…

Prince George's County prohibits dumping, depositing, or leaving solid waste or recyclable material on public or private property. County Code Section 21-103.01 makes illegal dumping…

Dumping furniture, appliances, or an abandoned vehicle anywhere in Prince George's County outside a state- or county-designated disposal site is a misdemeanor under Sec. 13-265(c)…

Prince George's County runs a countywide recycling program under County Code Subtitle 21, Division 4. The County collects recyclables curbside from single-family and multifamily homes…

Prince George's County's Woodland and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Ordinance forces a mandatory variance review before a development can clear trees, plants, or vegetation on state or…

Prince George's County requires developers to plant roadside trees within permit areas at their own cost and bars anyone from damaging trees in the road right-of-way. The Department of…

Prince George's County singles out its biggest and most significant trees for extra protection under the Woodland Conservation Ordinance. A 'specimen tree' is any tree 30 inches or…

Prince George's County requires a DPIE building permit for solar energy systems under Section 4-210 of the County Code, which layers the 2021 International Fire Code and NFPA 70 and…

Prince George's County property owners and lessors must clear snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their land within 48 hours after snow falls or ice forms. The Police Department or…

Prince George's County enforces exterior property-maintenance standards countywide under County Code Subtitle 13, Division 7. Property that is unclean, littered with rubbish or…

Prince George's County requires vacant and unimproved lots to be kept free of litter, debris, and overgrown weeds. DPIE's Enforcement Division investigates unimproved lots (no…

Prince George's County requires a Department of Public Works and Transportation permit before any sign, structure, or private object goes into the county right-of-way. County Code…

Prince George's County bans a specific list of signs and objects from its rights-of-way, including anything that blocks a sidewalk, crosswalk, or building entrance. County Code Section…

Prince George's County runs red-light, speed, school-bus, and stop-sign camera programs under separate County Code authorizations tied to Maryland's Transportation Article. The…

Prince George's County makes it illegal to stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a bike lane or bikeway. County Code Section 26-127.04(b)(11) folds bike lanes into the same…

When a Tree Conservation Plan is required for development in Prince George's County, every required planting must use native plant species rather than ornamental or exotic stock. The…

Trimming trees on your own private property in Prince George's County generally needs no county permit. But any tree in a public road right-of-way is protected: Maryland's Roadside…

Prince George's County pays $2 per gallon of stored capacity for rain barrels and cisterns under its Stormwater Management and Residential Resilience Retrofit Program, up to a $6,000…

Prince George's County's property-maintenance code excludes yard and lawn clippings from the legal definition of "rubbish" as long as they sit in an established compost pile. Sec…

Prince George's County has no permanent lawn-watering schedule. Water is supplied by WSSC Water, and in humid Maryland outdoor watering is unrestricted in normal conditions. Watering…

Clearing 10,000 square feet or more of woodland on a Prince George's County lot triggers the Woodland and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Division and requires an approved Tree…

In Prince George's County, grass or weeds over 12 inches tall is a violation of the County Code. Owners get a written notice and 10 calendar days to cut before DPIE has the property…

Prince George's County zoning caps how much traffic a home-based business can generate. Under Sec. 27-5203(b)(6) of the Zoning Ordinance, a home occupation cannot bring significantly…

A home occupation in Prince George's County may show no exterior evidence of the business other than a single permitted sign, under Zoning Ordinance Section 27-5203(b)(6)(D). The…

Family child care in a Prince George's County home is licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care under COMAR 13A.15. A provider must hold a…

Prince George's County allows home occupations as an accessory use under Zoning Ordinance Section 27-5203(b)(6). The business must stay within the dwelling, use no more than 25 percent…

Selling homemade food from a Prince George's County home follows Maryland's cottage food law (COMAR 10.15.03), overseen by the Maryland Department of Health. A cottage food business…

A digital billboard in Prince George's County cannot shine more than 0.3 foot candle above ambient light and must carry a light-sensing device that automatically dims the display as…

The 2022 Zoning Ordinance limits light spillover across property lines. Illumination measured at a lot line abutting residential use or vacant land in Rural, Agricultural, and…

The 2022 Zoning Ordinance requires all exterior luminaires, including security lighting, to be full cut-off fixtures directed downward, with no light directed above a horizontal plane…

Prince George's County's Subtitle 27 Zoning Ordinance caps lot coverage in the RSF-65 zone, the single-family detached zone that governs most standard-lot subdivisions, at 35% of net…

Prince George's County limits principal structures in the RSF-65 zone, its standard single-family subdivision zone, to 40 feet under Section 27-4202(e); detached accessory buildings…

In Prince George's County's RSF-65 zone, the standard single-family subdivision zone, Section 27-4202(e) sets minimum yard depths of 25 feet in front, 8 feet on each side, and 20 feet…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance treats a qualified data center as a principal use with its own site plan, buffer, and screening standards. In the RR Zone the use needs at…

Before Prince George's County will permit a qualified data center, Subtitle 27's Zoning Ordinance requires a professional acoustical study proving the facility will not exceed the…

Prince George's County channels environmental-code complaints, including illegal dumping and litter, through a dedicated hotline inside the County's 3-1-1 call system. Sec. 13-277…

Prince George's County does not publish a fixed response-time guarantee for illegal-dumping complaints; instead, Sec. 13-279 requires the Department of the Environment to report…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance keeps outdoor cannabis grower operations 300 feet from residential zones, M-NCPPC parkland, and pre-existing schools or licensed childcare…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance keeps a Cannabis Dispensary at least 100 feet from residential zones, 500 feet from schools, childcare, and parks, and 1,000 feet from any…

Prince George's County caps residential and rural-zone fences at 4 feet in front yards, corner-lot side yards facing the street, and build-to zones, rising to 6 feet in every other…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance allows fences on the shared property line and requires the finished side to face outward. Fence style, materials, and color must be uniform…

Prince George's County's Zoning Ordinance limits retaining walls to 6 feet in height from finished grade, allowing up to 10 feet only for foundations, driveways, or as expressly…

Prince George's County requires fences and walls to use masonry, ornamental metal, treated or rot-resistant wood, composite, vinyl, or living-wall cladding under Zoning Ordinance Sec…

Prince George's County requires a building permit for any residential fence above four feet, per County Code Sec. 4-111(a)(1)(d). Fences four feet or shorter are exempt unless the lot…

Charcoal smokers and other charcoal-fired cooking appliances cannot be used or stored inside a building, trailer, or other confined space in Prince George's County. Sec. 11-270 bans it…

Apartment and condo dwellers in Prince George's County cannot grill on a balcony or patio. Sec. 11-269 bans charcoal, other fuel-burning, or electric cooking equipment outside a…