Maine Building Permits
Towns >4k must enforce; others optional.
How Building Permits Work in Maine
The state provides a uniform code but limits its administrative role based on population. The state mandates that towns with more than 4,000 residents must enforce the code, but it does not provide state-level permitting services for smaller towns that choose not to have an inspector.
Model: Local Option (Hybrid)
155 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.
Cities (155)
Alfred, ME(York County)Anson, ME(Somerset County)Ashland, ME(Aroostook County)Auburn, ME(Androscoggin County)Augusta, ME(Kennebec County)Bangor, ME(Penobscot County)Bar Harbor, ME(Hancock County)Bath, ME(Sagadahoc County)Belfast, ME(Waldo County)Berwick, ME(York County)Bethel, ME(Oxford County)Biddeford, ME(York County)Bingham, ME(Somerset County)Blaine, ME(Aroostook County)Blue Hill, ME(Hancock County)Boothbay Harbor, ME(Lincoln County)Bowdoinham, ME(Sagadahoc County)Bradley, ME(Penobscot County)Brewer, ME(Penobscot County)Bridgton, ME(Cumberland County)Brownville Junction, ME(Piscataquis County)Brunswick, ME(Cumberland County)Bucksport, ME(Hancock County)Calais, ME(Washington County)Camden, ME(Knox County)Cape Neddick, ME(York County)Caribou, ME(Aroostook County)Casco, ME(Cumberland County)Castine, ME(Hancock County)Chisholm, ME(Franklin County)Clinton, ME(Kennebec County)Corinna, ME(Penobscot County)Cornish, ME(York County)Cousins Island, ME(Cumberland County)Cumberland Center, ME(Cumberland County)Damariscotta, ME(Lincoln County)Danforth, ME(Washington County)Dexter, ME(Penobscot County)Dixfield, ME(Oxford County)Dover-Foxcroft, ME(Piscataquis County)Dunstan, ME(Cumberland County)Eagle Lake, ME(Aroostook County)East Millinocket, ME(Penobscot County)Eastport, ME(Washington County)Ellsworth, ME(Hancock County)Fairfield, ME(Somerset County)Falmouth Foreside, ME(Cumberland County)Falmouth, ME(Cumberland County)Farmingdale, ME(Kennebec County)Farmington, ME(Franklin County)Fort Fairfield, ME(Aroostook County)Fort Kent, ME(Aroostook County)Freeport, ME(Cumberland County)Fryeburg, ME(Oxford County)Gardiner, ME(Kennebec County)Gorham, ME(Cumberland County)Grand Isle, ME(Aroostook County)Gray, ME(Cumberland County)Greene, ME(Androscoggin County)Greenville, ME(Piscataquis County)Guilford, ME(Piscataquis County)Hallowell, ME(Kennebec County)Hampden, ME(Penobscot County)Hartland, ME(Somerset County)Houlton, ME(Aroostook County)Howland, ME(Penobscot County)Island Falls, ME(Aroostook County)Jonesport, ME(Washington County)Kennebunk, ME(York County)Kennebunkport, ME(York County)Kezar Falls, ME(York County)Kingfield, ME(Franklin County)Kittery Point, ME(York County)Kittery, ME(York County)Lake Arrowhead, ME(York County)Lewiston, ME(Androscoggin County)Limestone, ME(Aroostook County)Lincoln, ME(Lincoln County)Lisbon Falls, ME(Androscoggin County)Lisbon, ME(Androscoggin County)Little Falls, ME(Cumberland County)Littlejohn Island, ME(Cumberland County)Livermore Falls, ME(Androscoggin County)Lubec, ME(Washington County)Machias, ME(Washington County)Madawaska, ME(Aroostook County)Madison, ME(Somerset County)Mapleton, ME(Aroostook County)Mars Hill, ME(Aroostook County)Mattawamkeag, ME(Penobscot County)Mechanic Falls, ME(Androscoggin County)Mexico, ME(Oxford County)Milbridge, ME(Washington County)Milford, ME(Penobscot County)Millinocket, ME(Penobscot County)Milo, ME(Piscataquis County)Naples, ME(Cumberland County)Newcastle, ME(Lincoln County)Newport, ME(Penobscot County)Norridgewock, ME(Somerset County)North Anson, ME(Somerset County)North Berwick, ME(York County)North Windham, ME(Cumberland County)Northeast Harbor, ME(Hancock County)Norway, ME(Oxford County)Oak Hill, ME(Hancock County)Oakfield, ME(Aroostook County)Oakland, ME(Kennebec County)Old Orchard Beach, ME(York County)Old, ME(Penobscot County)Orono, ME(Penobscot County)Oxford, ME(Oxford County)Patten, ME(Penobscot County)Pittsfield, ME(Somerset County)Portland, ME(Cumberland County)Presque Isle, ME(Aroostook County)Randolph, ME(Kennebec County)Rangeley, ME(Franklin County)Richmond, ME(Sagadahoc County)Rockland, ME(Knox County)Rumford, ME(Oxford County)Sabattus, ME(Androscoggin County)Saco, ME(York County)Sanford, ME(York County)Searsport, ME(Waldo County)Skowhegan, ME(Somerset County)South Berwick, ME(York County)South Eliot, ME(York County)South Paris, ME(Oxford County)South Portland, ME(Cumberland County)South Windham, ME(Cumberland County)Southwest Harbor, ME(Hancock County)Standish, ME(Cumberland County)Steep Falls, ME(Cumberland County)Thomaston, ME(Knox County)Topsham, ME(Sagadahoc County)Turner, ME(Androscoggin County)Unity, ME(Waldo County)Van Buren, ME(Aroostook County)Vanceboro, ME(Washington County)Veazie, ME(Penobscot County)Waldoboro, ME(Lincoln County)Washburn, ME(Aroostook County)Waterville, ME(Kennebec County)West Kennebunk, ME(York County)Westbrook, ME(Cumberland County)Wilton, ME(Franklin County)Winslow, ME(Kennebec County)Winter Harbor, ME(Hancock County)Winterport, ME(Waldo County)Winthrop, ME(Kennebec County)Wiscasset, ME(Lincoln County)Woodland, ME(Aroostook County)Yarmouth, ME(Cumberland County)York Harbor, ME(York County)
Other Jurisdictions (16)
These jurisdictions do not issue building permits directly. Enter your project address to find the correct permitting authority.
Androscoggin County, ME(Androscoggin County)Aroostook County, ME(Aroostook County)Cumberland County, ME(Cumberland County)Franklin County, ME(Franklin County)Hancock County, ME(Hancock County)Kennebec County, ME(Kennebec County)Knox County, ME(Knox County)Lincoln County, ME(Lincoln County)Oxford County, ME(Oxford County)Penobscot County, ME(Penobscot County)Piscataquis County, ME(Piscataquis County)Sagadahoc County, ME(Sagadahoc County)Somerset County, ME(Somerset County)Waldo County, ME(Waldo County)Washington County, ME(Washington County)York County, ME(York County)