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Location: Health & Public Services Building
403 South 7th Street, Suite 210
Denton, Maryland 21629-1335

410-479-8100
410-479-4187 (Fax)

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Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m


No permit applications will be processed after 4:15 PM

Originating as the Department of the Planning and Codes Administration in January 1985, the Department's responsibilities have changed and expanded since. It was reorganized in August of 2008 to become the Department of Planning, Codes and Engineering. In addition to the administration, implementation, and enforcement of a number of ordinances, regulations and codes, the department also performs Section 8 Housing Inspections, Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, and Excise Tax Assessment on new subdivision lots. Planning and Codes is also responsible for compliance with applicable State and Federal Programs.


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Ordinances, Plans, and Laws


Ordinances
  • Agricultural Land Preservation
  • Building Code
  • Electrical Standards
  • Erosion and Sediment Control
  • Forest Conservation
  • Minimum Livability Code
  • Plumbing
  • Road Names and Numbering of Property
  • Salvage Yards and Outside Storage
  • Stormwater Management
  • Subdivision of Land
  • Zoning
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Plans

Note! Plans available on the web may not include recent amendments. Please contact the office for an official copy.

Citizen Guides from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Muncipalities in Caroline County

Denton
Federalsburg
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Henderson
Hillsboro
Marydel
Preston
Ridgely
Templeville


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NOTICES
Caroline County Planning & Codes has prepared a map of Denton, which has been produced by our GIS (Geographical Information Systems) staff.

The Caroline County Commissioners have enacted Ordinance #2007-001, Required Recreational and Open Space within certain Residential Subdivisions; and Optional Fee-in-Lieu-of Dedication. Click here for more information.   ( 134 KB)

Caroline County has created a Burial Sites Preservation Code, which becomes a part of the Code of Public Laws of the county, to foster the protection and preservation of burial sites, cemeteries, burial grounds, and funerary objects within Caroline County; and which sets up a Burial Sites Preservation Board. Enacted October 9, 2007, it became effective November 24, 2007.

Two new laws recently passed by the Maryland legislature pertain to licensed beverage establishments. Read about them here.



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