Charles County, MD
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2023-04-25
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Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 244 Grading and Sedimentation Control
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Article I Purpose and Authority
- Division 1: Code of Public Local Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Artificial Tanning Devices
- Ch 8 Bond Sales
- Ch 10 (Reserved)
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Building Code
- Ch 17 Building Projects
- Ch 21 Circuit Court
- Ch 24 Code Supplements
- Ch 27 Commissioners, County
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 Dredging Operations
- Ch 37 Elderly Care Homes
- Ch 38 Election Districts
- Ch 41 Electrical Apparatus and Wiring
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 False Alarms
- Ch 48 Fiscal and Administrative Services, Department of
- Ch 51 Firearms
- Ch 54 Volunteer Fire Companies, Rescue Squads, Mobile Intensive Care Units and Dive Rescue Units
- Ch 58 Garbage
- Ch 62 Heritage Commission
- Ch 64 Housing Cooperatives
- Ch 67 Hucksters
- Ch 69 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 70 Human Resources Committee
- Ch 72 Hunting
- Ch 75 Landings, Public
- Ch 77 Land Records
- Ch 79 Massage Establishments
- Ch 80 Medical Treatment and Facilities
- Ch 81 Minimum Livability Code
- Ch 85 Nuisances; Public Health
- Ch 87 Officers and Employees
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 97 Planning and Growth Management, Department of; Facilities, Department of
- Ch 100 Right to Farm
- Ch 104 Roads and Bridges
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 111 (Reserved)
- Ch 114 Scholarships
- Ch 116 Schools
- Ch 119 Self-Liquidating Projects
- Ch 122 Sewers and Drainage Systems
- Ch 125 Sheriff
- Ch 127 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 130 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 133 Trash Disposal
- Ch 136 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Women's Commission
- Ch 145 Zoning
- Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 147 Advocacy Council for Children, Youth and Families
- Ch 148 Affirmative Action
- Ch 150 Appeals, Board of
- Ch 153 (Reserved)
- Ch 158 Clean Energy Loan Program
- Ch 162 Deferred Compensation Program
- Ch 164 Drug Enforcement and Education Special Reserve Fund
- Ch 166 Education Reimbursement Guidelines
- Ch 170 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 175 Grants
- Ch 178 Housing Authority Board
- Ch 180 (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Liability Indemnification
- Ch 187 Mental Health Services
- Ch 189 (Reserved)
- Ch 190 Nursing Scholarship Program
- Ch 192 Occupational Safety and Health
- Ch 197 Personnel Regulations
- Ch 200 Planning Commission
- Ch 203 Purchasing Procedures
- Ch 208 School Crossing Guards
- Ch 209 (Reserved)
- Ch 210 Sheriff's Office
- Ch 211 Substance Abuse Advisory Council
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 215 Agricultural Preservation Districts
- Ch 216 Alarm Systems
- Ch 218 Ambulances, Private
- Ch 224 Building Construction
- Ch 226 Cable Communications
- Ch 227 Car Sales
- Ch 228 Contractors
- Ch 230 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 234 Electrical Standards
- Ch 235 Farming
- Ch 236 Fees
- Ch 238 Flood Damage Control
- Ch 240 Gambling Permits
- Ch 241 Gas Standards
- Ch 244 Grading and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 244 Art I Purpose and Authority
- § 244-1 Purpose and authority; title.
- Ch 245 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 247 Homeowners' Associations
- Ch 249 Impact Fees
- Ch 252 Land Use
- Ch 254 Landfills
- Ch 257 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Courts
- Ch 260 Noise Control
- Ch 265 Real Property Transactions
- Ch 269 Scrap Metal Processors
- Ch 271 Senior Citizens Clubs
- Ch 274 Stormwater Management
- Ch 275 Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
- Ch 276 Streets, Roads and Sidewalks
- Ch 278 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 281 Taxation
- Ch 283 Telephone Access to 911 Emergency Assistance
- Ch 284 (Reserved)
- Ch 287 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 291 Water and Sewers
- Ch 295 Disposable Products
- Ch 297 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 298 Forest Conservation
- Ch 299 Resilience Authority
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard the natural resources
of Charles County by establishing minimum requirements for stripping,
excavating, and filling of land; for control of soil erosion and sediment;
and to establish procedures by which these requirements are to be
administered and enforced. The goal is to minimize soil erosion and
prevent off-site sedimentation by using soil erosion and sediment
control practices designed in accordance with the Code of Maryland
Regulations (COMAR) 26.17.01, the 2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications
(Standards and Specifications) and the Stormwater Management Act of
2007 (Act). Implementing this chapter will help reduce the negative
impacts of earth disturbance on water resources, maintain the chemical,
physical, and biological integrity of streams, and minimize damage
to public and private property.
B.
The provisions of this chapter pursuant to Title 4, Environment Article,
Annotated Code of Maryland are adopted under the authority of the
Charles County Code and shall apply to all grading occurring within
the unincorporated area of Charles County, Maryland. The application
of this chapter and the provisions expressed herein shall be the minimum
grading and erosion and sediment control requirements and shall not
be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other powers granted by state
statute. The Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management
shall be responsible for coordination and enforcement of the grading
provisions of this chapter. The Maryland Department of the Environment,
or its designated County agency or department, shall be responsible
for the coordination and enforcement of the erosion and sediment control
provisions of this chapter.
C.
The provisions of this chapter pursuant to Title 4, Environment Article,
Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of Maryland are adopted under the authority
of the Charles County Code and shall apply to all land grading occurring
within Charles County. The application of this chapter and the provisions
expressed herein shall be the minimum erosion and sediment control
requirements and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any
other powers granted by state statute.
D.
This chapter shall be known as the "Grading and Sediment Control
Ordinance."
