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
155 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Counties (24)
Allegany County, MDAnne Arundel County, MDBaltimore city County, MDBaltimore County, MDCalvert County, MDCaroline County, MDCarroll County, MDCecil County, MDCharles County, MDDorchester County, MDFrederick County, MDGarrett County, MDHarford County, MDHoward County, MDKent County, MDMontgomery County, MDPrince George's County, MDQueen Anne's County, MDSomerset County, MDSt. Mary's County, MDTalbot County, MDWashington County, MDWicomico County, MDWorcester County, MD
Cities (131)
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Baltimore, MDBarclay, MD(Queen Anne's County)Barnesville, MD(Montgomery County)Bel Air, MD(Harford County)Bel Air, MD(Harford County)Berlin, MD(Worcester County)Berwyn Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Betterton, MD(Kent County)Bladensburg, MD(Prince George's County)Boonsboro, MD(Washington County)Bowie, MD(Prince George's County)Bowleys Quarters, MD(Baltimore County)Brentwood, MD(Prince George's County)Brookeville, MD(Montgomery County)Brunswick, MD(Frederick County)
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California, MD(St. Mary's County)Cambridge, MD(Dorchester County)Capitol Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Centreville, MD(Queen Anne's County)Charlestown, MD(Cecil County)Charlotte Hall, MD(St. Mary's County)Chesapeake Beach, MD(Calvert County)Chestertown, MD(Kent County)Cheverly, MD(Prince George's County)Chevy Chase View, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase, MD(Montgomery County)College Park, MD(Prince George's County)Colmar Manor, MD(Prince George's County)Columbia, MD(Howard County)Crisfield, MD(Somerset County)Cumberland, MD(Allegany County)
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Manchester, MD(Carroll County)Marlboro, MD(Prince George's County)Martin's Additions, MD(Montgomery County)Middletown, MD(Frederick County)Millington, MD(Kent County)Montgomery, MD(Montgomery County)Mount Airy, MD(Carroll County)Mount Rainier, MD(Prince George's County)Mountain Lake Park, MD(Garrett County)Myersville, MD(Frederick County)
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Savage, MD(Howard County)Scaggsville, MD(Howard County)Seat Pleasant, MD(Prince George's County)Secretary, MD(Dorchester County)Sharptown, MD(Wicomico County)Silver Spring, MD(Montgomery County)Snow Hill, MD(Worcester County)Somerset, MD(Montgomery County)St. Michaels, MD(Talbot County)Sykesville, MD(Carroll County)
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Other Jurisdictions (393)
These places either do not issue building permits directly, or we have no permit office on record for them. Enter your project address to find the correct permitting authority.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground, 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)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)
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Baden, MD(Prince George's County)Bagtown, MD(Washington County)Bakersville, MD(Washington County)Ballenger Creek, MD(Frederick County)Baltimore Highlands, MD(Baltimore County)Bartonsville, MD(Frederick County)Beaver Creek, MD(Washington County)Bel Air North, MD(Harford County)Bel Air South, MD(Harford County)Beltsville, MD(Prince George's County)Benedict, MD(Charles County)Bensville, MD(Charles County)Bethesda, MD(Montgomery County)Big Pool, MD(Washington County)Big Spring, MD(Washington County)Bishopville, MD(Worcester County)Bivalve, MD(Wicomico County)Bloomington, MD(Garrett County)Braddock Heights, MD(Frederick County)Brandywine, MD(Prince George's County)Breathedsville, MD(Washington County)Brock Hall, MD(Prince George's 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)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)
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Cabin John, MD(Montgomery County)Callaway, MD(St. Mary's County)Calvert Beach, MD(Calvert County)Calverton, MD(Montgomery County)Camp Springs, MD(Prince George's County)Cape St. Claire, MD(Anne Arundel 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)Chance, MD(Somerset County)Charlton, MD(Washington County)Chesapeake Landing, MD(Kent County)Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD(Calvert County)Chesapeake, MD(Cecil County)Chester, MD(Queen Anne's County)Chevy Chase Section Five, MD(Montgomery County)Chevy Chase Section Three, 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)Coral Hills, MD(Prince George's County)Cordova, MD(Talbot County)Crellin, MD(Garrett County)Crofton, MD(Anne Arundel County)Croom, MD(Prince George's County)Crownsville, MD(Anne Arundel County)Crumpton, MD(Queen Anne's County)
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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)Derwood, MD(Montgomery County)Detmold, MD(Allegany County)Downsville, MD(Washington County)Drum Point, MD(Calvert County)Dundalk, MD(Baltimore County)Dunkirk, MD(Calvert County)
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Eagle Harbor, MD(Prince George's County)Eakles Mill, MD(Washington County)East Riverdale, MD(Prince George's 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)Ellerslie, MD(Allegany County)Elliott, MD(Dorchester County)Ernstville, MD(Washington County)Essex, MD(Baltimore County)
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Fairland, MD(Montgomery County)Fairlee, MD(Kent County)Fairmount, MD(Somerset County)Fairplay, MD(Washington County)Fairview, MD(Harford County)Fairwood, MD(Prince George's 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)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)Frenchtown-Rumbly, MD(Somerset County)Friendly, MD(Prince George's County)Friendship Heights, MD(Harford County)Friendship, MD(Anne Arundel County)Funkstown, MD(Washington County)
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Galena, MD(Kent County)Galesville, MD(Anne Arundel County)Gambrills, MD(Anne Arundel County)Gapland, MD(Washington 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)Glenmont, MD(Montgomery County)Glenn Dale, MD(Prince George's County)Golden Beach, MD(St. Mary's County)Graceham, MD(Frederick County)Grahamtown, MD(Allegany County)Grantsville, MD(Garrett County)Grasonville, MD(Queen Anne's County)Green Valley, MD(Frederick County)Greensburg, MD(Washington County)
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Halfway, MD(Washington County)Hampton, MD(Baltimore County)Hancock, MD(Washington 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)Honeygo, MD(Baltimore County)Hughesville, MD(Charles County)Huntingtown, MD(Calvert County)Hurlock, MD(Dorchester County)Hutton, MD(Garrett County)
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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)
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La Vale, MD(Allegany County)Lake Arbor, MD(Prince George's County)Lake Shore, MD(Anne Arundel 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)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)Little Orleans, MD(Allegany 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)
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Madison, MD(Dorchester County)Mapleville, MD(Washington County)Mardela Springs, MD(Wicomico County)Marlboro Meadows, MD(Prince George's County)Marlow Heights, MD(Prince George's County)Marlton, MD(Prince George's 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)Midland, MD(Allegany County)Midlothian, MD(Allegany County)Milford Mill, MD(Baltimore County)Mitchellville, MD(Prince George's County)Monrovia, MD(Frederick County)Morningside, MD(Prince George's County)Moscow, MD(Allegany County)Mount Aetna, MD(Washington County)Mount Briar, MD(Washington County)Mount Lena, MD(Washington County)Mount Savage, MD(Allegany County)Mount Vernon, MD(Somerset County)
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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 Windsor, MD(Carroll County)Newark, MD(Worcester County)Nikep, MD(Allegany County)North Bethesda, MD(Montgomery County)North Kensington, MD(Montgomery County)North Potomac, MD(Montgomery County)
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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)Point of Rocks, MD(Frederick County)Pomfret, MD(Charles County)Pondsville, MD(Washington County)Port Tobacco, MD(Charles County)Potomac Heights, MD(Charles County)Potomac Park, MD(Allegany County)Powellville, MD(Wicomico County)Pylesville, MD(Harford County)
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Randallstown, MD(Baltimore County)Rawlings, MD(Allegany County)Redland, MD(Montgomery County)Reid, MD(Washington County)Reisterstown, MD(Baltimore County)Ringgold, MD(Washington County)Riva, MD(Anne Arundel County)Riverside, MD(Harford County)Riviera Beach, MD(Anne Arundel County)Robinwood, MD(Washington County)Rock Point, MD(Charles 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)
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Sabillasville, MD(Frederick County)Salisbury, MD(Wicomico County)San Mar, MD(Washington County)Sandy Hook, MD(Washington County)Seabrook, MD(Prince George's 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)Silver Hill, MD(Prince George's County)Smith Island, MD(Somerset County)Smithsburg, MD(Washington County)Solomons, MD(Calvert 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)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)
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Tall Timbers, MD(St. Mary's County)Taylors Island, MD(Dorchester County)Temple Hills, MD(Prince George's County)Templeville, MD(Caroline County)Ten Mile Creek, MD(Montgomery County)Tilghman Island, MD(Talbot County)Tilghmanton, MD(Washington County)Timonium, MD(Baltimore County)Tolchester, MD(Kent County)Travilah, MD(Montgomery County)Trego-Rohrersville Station, MD(Washington County)Tyaskin, MD(Wicomico County)
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Waldorf, MD(Charles County)Walker Mill, MD(Prince George's 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)Westphalia, MD(Prince George's County)Whaleyville, MD(Worcester 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)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)