Maryland Building Permits

Counties dominant; Cities may have charter authority.

How Building Permits Work in Maryland

Maryland's state government adopts model codes but delegates the entire permitting process to the counties and cities. The state does not operate a building permit office for private development, allowing each county to determine its own fee structures and inspection schedules.

Model: Local Option

547 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.

Cities (523)

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD(Harford County)Aberdeen, MD(Harford County)Abingdon, MD(Harford County)Accident, MD(Garrett County)Accokeek, MD(Prince George's County)Adamstown, MD(Frederick County)Adelphi, MD(Prince George's County)Algonquin, MD(Dorchester County)Allen, MD(Wicomico County)Andrews AFB, MD(Prince George's County)Annapolis Neck, MD(Anne Arundel County)Annapolis, MD(Anne Arundel County)Antietam, MD(Washington County)Aquasco, MD(Prince George's County)Arbutus, MD(Baltimore County)Arden on the Severn, MD(Anne Arundel County)Arnold, MD(Anne Arundel County)Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD(Montgomery County)Aspen Hill, MD(Montgomery County)Baden, MD(Prince George's County)Bagtown, MD(Washington County)Bakersville, MD(Washington County)Ballenger Creek, MD(Frederick County)Baltimore Highlands, MD(Baltimore County)Barclay, MD(Queen Anne's County)Barnesville, MD(Montgomery County)Bartonsville, MD(Frederick County)Beaver Creek, MD(Washington County)Bel Air North, MD(Harford County)Bel Air South, MD(Harford County)Bel Air, MD(Harford County)Bel Air, MD(Harford County)Beltsville, MD(Prince George's County)Benedict, MD(Charles County)Bensville, MD(Charles County)Berlin, MD(Worcester County)Berwyn Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Bethesda, MD(Montgomery County)Betterton, MD(Kent County)Big Pool, MD(Washington County)Big Spring, MD(Washington County)Bishopville, MD(Worcester County)Bivalve, MD(Wicomico County)Bladensburg, MD(Prince George's County)Bloomington, MD(Garrett County)Boonsboro, MD(Washington County)Bowie, MD(Prince George's County)Bowleys Quarters, MD(Baltimore County)Braddock Heights, MD(Frederick County)Brandywine, MD(Prince George's County)Breathedsville, MD(Washington County)Brentwood, MD(Prince George's County)Brock Hall, MD(Prince George's County)Brookeville, MD(Montgomery County)Brooklyn Park, MD(Anne Arundel County)Brookmont, MD(Montgomery County)Brookview, MD(Dorchester County)Broomes Island, MD(Calvert County)Brown Station, MD(Prince George's County)Brownsville, MD(Carroll County)Brunswick, MD(Frederick County)Bryans Road, MD(Charles County)Bryantown, MD(Charles County)Buckeystown, MD(Frederick County)Burkittsville, MD(Frederick County)Burnt Mills, MD(Montgomery County)Burtonsville, MD(Montgomery County)Butlertown, MD(Kent County)Cabin John, MD(Montgomery County)California, MD(St. Mary's County)Callaway, MD(St. Mary's County)Calvert Beach, MD(Calvert County)Calverton, MD(Montgomery County)Cambridge, MD(Dorchester County)Camp Springs, MD(Prince George's County)Cape St. Claire, MD(Anne Arundel County)Capitol Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Carney, MD(Baltimore County)Catonsville, MD(Baltimore County)Cavetown, MD(Washington County)Cearfoss, MD(Washington County)Cecilton, MD(Cecil County)Cedar Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Cedarville, MD(Prince George's County)Centreville, MD(Queen Anne's County)Chance, MD(Somerset County)Charlestown, MD(Cecil County)Charlotte Hall, MD(St. Mary's County)Charlton, MD(Washington County)Chesapeake Beach, MD(Calvert County)Chesapeake Landing, MD(Kent County)Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD(Calvert County)Chesapeake, MD(Cecil County)Chester, MD(Queen Anne's County)Chestertown, MD(Kent County)Cheverly, MD(Prince George's County)Chevy Chase Section Five, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase Section Three, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase View, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase, MD(Montgomery County)Chewsville, MD(Washington County)Chillum, MD(Prince George's County)Choptank, MD(Caroline County)Church Creek, MD(Dorchester County)Church Hill, MD(Queen Anne's County)Clarksburg, MD(Montgomery County)Clear Spring, MD(Washington County)Clinton, MD(Prince George's County)Cloverly, MD(Montgomery County)Cobb Island, MD(Charles County)Cockeysville, MD(Baltimore County)Colesville, MD(Montgomery County)College Park, MD(Prince George's County)Colmar Manor, MD(Prince George's County)Columbia, MD(Howard County)Coral Hills, MD(Prince George's County)Cordova, MD(Talbot County)Crellin, MD(Garrett County)Crisfield, MD(Somerset County)Crofton, MD(Anne Arundel County)Croom, MD(Prince George's County)Crownsville, MD(Anne Arundel County)Crumpton, MD(Queen Anne's County)Cumberland, MD(Allegany County)Damascus, MD(Montgomery County)Dames Quarter, MD(Somerset County)Danville, MD(Allegany County)Dargan, MD(Washington County)Darlington, MD(Harford County)Darnestown, MD(Montgomery County)Dawson, MD(Allegany County)Deal Island, MD(Somerset County)Deale, MD(Anne Arundel County)Deer Park, MD(Garrett County)Delmar, MD(Wicomico County)Denton, MD(Caroline County)Derwood, MD(Montgomery County)Detmold, MD(Allegany County)District Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Downsville, MD(Washington County)Drum Point, MD(Calvert County)Dundalk, MD(Baltimore County)Dunkirk, MD(Calvert County)Eagle Harbor, MD(Prince George's County)Eakles Mill, MD(Washington County)East New Market, MD(Dorchester County)East Riverdale, MD(Prince George's County)Easton, MD(Talbot County)Eckhart Mines, MD(Allegany County)Eden, MD(Somerset County)Edesville, MD(Kent County)Edgemere, MD(Baltimore County)Edgemont, MD(Frederick County)Edgewater, MD(Anne Arundel County)Edgewood, MD(Harford County)Edmonston, MD(Prince George's County)Eldersburg, MD(Carroll County)Eldorado, MD(Dorchester County)Elkridge, MD(Howard County)Elkton, MD(Cecil County)Ellerslie, MD(Allegany County)Ellicott, MD(Howard County)Elliott, MD(Dorchester County)Emmitsburg, MD(Frederick County)Ernstville, MD(Washington County)Essex, MD(Baltimore County)Fairland, MD(Montgomery County)Fairlee, MD(Kent County)Fairmount Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Fairmount, MD(Somerset County)Fairplay, MD(Washington County)Fairview, MD(Harford County)Fairwood, MD(Prince George's County)Fallston, MD(Harford County)Federalsburg, MD(Caroline County)Ferndale, MD(Anne Arundel County)Finzel, MD(Garrett County)Fishing Creek, MD(Dorchester County)Flintstone, MD(Allegany County)Flower Hill, MD(Montgomery County)Forest Glen, MD(Montgomery County)Forest Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Forestville, MD(Prince George's County)Fort Meade, MD(Anne Arundel County)Fort Ritchie, MD(Washington County)Fort Washington, MD(Prince George's County)Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD(Washington County)Four Corners, MD(Montgomery County)Franklin, MD(Allegany County)Frederick, MD(Frederick County)Frenchtown-Rumbly, MD(Somerset County)Friendly, MD(Prince George's County)Friendship Heights, MD(Harford County)Friendship, MD(Anne Arundel County)Friendsville, MD(Garrett County)Frostburg, MD(Allegany County)Fruitland, MD(Wicomico County)Fulton, MD(Howard County)Funkstown, MD(Washington County)Gaithersburg, MD(Montgomery County)Galena, MD(Kent County)Galestown, MD(Dorchester County)Galesville, MD(Anne Arundel County)Gambrills, MD(Anne Arundel County)Gapland, MD(Washington County)Garrett Park, MD(Montgomery County)Garretts Mill, MD(Washington County)Garrison, MD(Baltimore County)Georgetown, MD(Kent County)Germantown, MD(Montgomery County)Gilmore, MD(Allegany County)Girdletree, MD(Worcester County)Glassmanor, MD(Prince George's County)Glen Burnie, MD(Anne Arundel County)Glen Echo, MD(Montgomery County)Glenarden, MD(Prince George's County)Glenmont, MD(Montgomery County)Glenn Dale, MD(Prince George's County)Golden Beach, MD(St. Mary's County)Goldsboro, MD(Caroline County)Graceham, MD(Frederick County)Grahamtown, MD(Allegany County)Grantsville, MD(Garrett County)Grasonville, MD(Queen Anne's County)Green Valley, MD(Frederick County)Greenbelt, MD(Prince George's County)Greensboro, MD(Caroline County)Greensburg, MD(Washington County)Hagerstown, MD(Washington County)Halfway, MD(Washington County)Hampstead, MD(Carroll County)Hampton, MD(Baltimore County)Hancock, MD(Washington County)Havre de Grace, MD(Harford County)Hebron, MD(Wicomico County)Henderson, MD(Caroline County)Herald Harbor, MD(Anne Arundel County)Highfield-Cascade, MD(Washington County)Highland Beach, MD(Anne Arundel County)Highland, MD(Howard County)Hillandale, MD(Montgomery County)Hillcrest Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Hillsboro, MD(Caroline County)Honeygo, MD(Baltimore County)Hughesville, MD(Charles County)Huntingtown, MD(Calvert County)Hurlock, MD(Dorchester County)Hutton, MD(Garrett County)Hyattsville, MD(Prince George's County)Ilchester, MD(Howard County)Indian Head, MD(Charles County)Indian Springs, MD(Washington County)Jarrettsville, MD(Harford County)Jefferson, MD(Frederick County)Jennings, MD(Garrett County)Jessup, MD(Anne Arundel County)Jesterville, MD(Wicomico County)Joppatowne, MD(Harford County)Jugtown, MD(Washington County)Keedysville, MD(Washington County)Kemp Mill, MD(Montgomery County)Kemps Mill, MD(Washington County)Kennedyville, MD(Kent County)Kensington, MD(Montgomery County)Kent Narrows, MD(Queen Anne's County)Kettering, MD(Prince George's County)Kingstown, MD(Queen Anne's County)Kingsville, MD(Baltimore County)Kitzmiller, MD(Garrett County)Klondike, MD(Allegany County)Konterra, MD(Prince George's County)La Plata, MD(Charles County)La Vale, MD(Allegany County)Lake Arbor, MD(Prince George's County)Lake Shore, MD(Anne Arundel County)Landover Hills, MD(Prince George's County)Landover, MD(Prince George's County)Langley Park, MD(Prince George's County)Lanham, MD(Prince George's County)Lansdowne, MD(Baltimore County)Largo, MD(Prince George's County)Laurel, MD(Prince George's County)Layhill, MD(Montgomery County)Laytonsville, MD(Montgomery County)Leisure World, MD(Montgomery County)Leitersburg, MD(Washington County)Leonardtown, MD(St. Mary's County)Lewistown, MD(Frederick County)Lexington Park, MD(St. Mary's County)Libertytown, MD(Frederick County)Linganore, MD(Frederick County)Linthicum, MD(Anne Arundel County)Lisbon, MD(Howard County)Little Orleans, MD(Allegany County)Loch Lynn Heights, MD(Garrett County)Lochearn, MD(Baltimore County)Lonaconing, MD(Allegany County)Long Beach, MD(Calvert County)Luke, MD(Allegany County)Lusby, MD(Calvert County)Lutherville, MD(Baltimore County)Madison, MD(Dorchester County)Manchester, MD(Carroll County)Mapleville, MD(Washington County)Mardela Springs, MD(Wicomico County)Marlboro Meadows, MD(Prince George's County)Marlboro, MD(Prince George's County)Marlow Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Marlton, MD(Prince George's County)Martin's Additions, MD(Montgomery County)Marydel, MD(Caroline County)Maryland Park, MD(Prince George's County)Maryland, MD(Worcester County)Maugansville, MD(Washington County)Mayo, MD(Anne Arundel County)Mays Chapel, MD(Baltimore County)McCoole, MD(Allegany County)Mechanicsville, MD(St. Mary's County)Melwood, MD(Prince George's County)Mercersville, MD(Washington County)Middle River, MD(Baltimore County)Middleburg, MD(Carroll County)Middletown, MD(Frederick County)Midland, MD(Allegany County)Midlothian, MD(Allegany County)Milford Mill, MD(Baltimore County)Millington, MD(Kent County)Mitchellville, MD(Prince George's County)Monrovia, MD(Frederick County)Montgomery, MD(Montgomery County)Morningside, MD(Prince George's County)Moscow, MD(Allegany County)Mount Aetna, MD(Washington County)Mount Airy, MD(Carroll County)Mount Briar, MD(Washington County)Mount Lena, MD(Washington County)Mount Rainier, MD(Prince George's County)Mount Savage, MD(Allegany County)Mount Vernon, MD(Somerset County)Mountain Lake Park, MD(Garrett County)Myersville, MD(Frederick County)Nanticoke Acres, MD(Wicomico County)Nanticoke, MD(Wicomico County)National Harbor, MD(Prince George's County)National, MD(Allegany County)Naval Academy, MD(Anne Arundel County)New Carrollton, MD(Prince George's County)New Market, MD(Frederick County)New Windsor, MD(Carroll County)Newark, MD(Worcester County)Nikep, MD(Allegany County)North Beach, MD(Calvert County)North Bethesda, MD(Montgomery County)North Brentwood, MD(Prince George's County)North Chevy Chase, MD(Montgomery County)North East, MD(Cecil County)North Kensington, MD(Montgomery County)North Laurel, MD(Howard County)North Potomac, MD(Montgomery County)Oakland, MD(Garrett County)Ocean Pines, MD(Worcester County)Ocean, MD(Allegany County)Ocean, MD(Allegany County)Odenton, MD(Anne Arundel County)Oldtown, MD(Allegany County)Olney, MD(Montgomery County)Overlea, MD(Baltimore County)Owings Mills, MD(Baltimore County)Owings, MD(Calvert County)Oxford, MD(Talbot County)Oxon Hill, MD(Prince George's County)Paramount-Long Meadow, MD(Washington County)Parkville, MD(Baltimore County)Parole, MD(Anne Arundel County)Parsonsburg, MD(Wicomico County)Pasadena, MD(Anne Arundel County)Pecktonville, MD(Washington County)Peppermill, MD(Prince George's County)Perry Hall, MD(Baltimore County)Perryman, MD(Harford County)Perryville, MD(Cecil County)Pikesville, MD(Baltimore County)Pinesburg, MD(Washington County)Piney Point, MD(St. Mary's County)Pittsville, MD(Wicomico County)Pleasant Grove, MD(Allegany County)Pleasant Hills, MD(Harford County)Pocomoke, MD(Worcester County)Point of Rocks, MD(Frederick County)Pomfret, MD(Charles County)Pondsville, MD(Washington County)Poolesville, MD(Montgomery County)Port Deposit, MD(Cecil County)Port Tobacco, MD(Charles County)Potomac Heights, MD(Charles County)Potomac Park, MD(Allegany County)Potomac, MD(Montgomery County)Powellville, MD(Wicomico County)Preston, MD(Caroline County)Prince Frederick, MD(Calvert County)Princess Anne, MD(Somerset County)Pylesville, MD(Harford County)Quantico, MD(Wicomico County)Queen Anne, MD(Queen Anne's County)Queen Anne, MD(Queen Anne's County)Queensland, MD(Prince George's County)Queenstown, MD(Queen Anne's County)Randallstown, MD(Baltimore County)Rawlings, MD(Allegany County)Redland, MD(Montgomery County)Reid, MD(Washington County)Reisterstown, MD(Baltimore County)Ridgely, MD(Caroline County)Ringgold, MD(Washington County)Rising Sun, MD(Cecil County)Riva, MD(Anne Arundel County)Riverdale Park, MD(Prince George's County)Riverside, MD(Harford County)Riviera Beach, MD(Anne Arundel County)Robinwood, MD(Washington County)Rock Hall, MD(Kent County)Rock Point, MD(Charles County)Rockville, MD(Montgomery County)Rohrersville, MD(Washington County)Romancoke, MD(Queen Anne's County)Rosaryville, MD(Prince George's County)Rosedale, MD(Baltimore County)Rosemont, MD(Frederick County)Rossville, MD(Baltimore County)Sabillasville, MD(Frederick County)Salisbury, MD(Wicomico County)San Mar, MD(Washington County)Sandy Hook, MD(Washington County)Savage, MD(Howard County)Scaggsville, MD(Howard County)Seabrook, MD(Prince George's County)Seat Pleasant, MD(Prince George's County)Secretary, MD(Dorchester County)Severn, MD(Anne Arundel County)Severna Park, MD(Anne Arundel County)Shady Side, MD(Anne Arundel County)Shaft, MD(Allegany County)Sharpsburg, MD(Washington County)Sharptown, MD(Wicomico County)Silver Hill, MD(Prince George's County)Silver Spring, MD(Montgomery County)Smith Island, MD(Somerset County)Smithsburg, MD(Washington County)Snow Hill, MD(Worcester County)Solomons, MD(Calvert County)Somerset, MD(Montgomery County)South Kensington, MD(Montgomery County)South Laurel, MD(Prince George's County)Spencerville, MD(Montgomery County)Spring Gap, MD(Allegany County)Spring Ridge, MD(Frederick County)St. George Island, MD(St. Mary's County)St. James, MD(Washington County)St. Leonard, MD(Calvert County)St. Michaels, MD(Talbot County)Stevensville, MD(Queen Anne's County)Still Pond, MD(Kent County)Stockton, MD(Worcester County)Sudlersville, MD(Queen Anne's County)Suitland, MD(Prince George's County)Summerfield, MD(Prince George's County)Swanton, MD(Garrett County)Sykesville, MD(Carroll County)Takoma Park, MD(Montgomery County)Tall Timbers, MD(St. Mary's County)Taneytown, MD(Carroll County)Taylors Island, MD(Dorchester County)Temple Hills, MD(Prince George's County)Templeville, MD(Caroline County)Ten Mile Creek, MD(Montgomery County)Thurmont, MD(Frederick County)Tilghman Island, MD(Talbot County)Tilghmanton, MD(Washington County)Timonium, MD(Baltimore County)Tolchester, MD(Kent County)Towson, MD(Baltimore County)Trappe, MD(Talbot County)Travilah, MD(Montgomery County)Trego-Rohrersville Station, MD(Washington County)Tyaskin, MD(Wicomico County)Union Bridge, MD(Carroll County)University Park, MD(Prince George's County)Upper Marlboro, MD(Prince George's County)Urbana, MD(Frederick County)Vale Summit, MD(Allegany County)Vienna, MD(Dorchester County)Waldorf, MD(Charles County)Walker Mill, MD(Prince George's County)Walkersville, MD(Frederick County)Washington Grove, MD(Montgomery County)Waterview, MD(Wicomico County)West Denton, MD(Caroline County)West Laurel, MD(Prince George's County)West Ocean, MD(Allegany County)West Pocomoke, MD(Somerset County)Westernport, MD(Allegany County)Westminster, MD(Carroll County)Westphalia, MD(Prince George's County)Whaleyville, MD(Worcester County)Wheaton, MD(Montgomery County)White Marsh, MD(Baltimore County)White Oak, MD(Montgomery County)Whitehaven, MD(Wicomico County)Wildewood, MD(St. Mary's County)Willards, MD(Wicomico County)Williamsport, MD(Washington County)Williston, MD(Caroline County)Wilson-Conococheague, MD(Washington County)Woodland, MD(Allegany County)Woodlawn (Baltimore County), MD(Baltimore County)Woodlawn (Prince George's County), MD(Prince George's County)Woodmore, MD(Prince George's County)Woodsboro, MD(Frederick County)Worton, MD(Kent County)Yarrowsburg, MD(Washington County)Zihlman, MD(Allegany County)