Anne Arundel County Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

Anne Arundel County’s Department of Inspections and Permits (I&P) processes county building, grading, and trade permits and performs building, site, and code-compliance inspections. The county’s service is for county-controlled property; confirm the parcel’s municipal authority when a project is inside Annapolis or another incorporated municipality with its own permitting process.

Anne Arundel County permits and Land Use Navigator

The county Permit Center accepts building, grading, and trade permits. The official permits page directs applicants to Land Use Navigator (LUN), the county’s online system for applications and permit services. Homeowners may apply for ordinary work on an owner-occupied dwelling, while separate electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits and county-licensed trades may be required for associated work.

Inspections and final occupancy

The county says a permit must be active for 24 hours before the first inspection can be requested. Approved construction drawings and grading plans must remain on site, and final building inspections generally require associated trade finals and, for commercial or tenant-improvement work, the Fire Marshal’s final approval. I&P’s inspectors check work against approved plans and the Anne Arundel County Building Code.

Zoning, plan review, and code compliance

I&P’s code-compliance functions investigate non-permitted development complaints and conduct building-permit site-review inspections. Plan review can involve building, grading, stormwater, forest-conservation, critical-area, and other county requirements. The county publishes adopted building and fire codes and amendments; verify zoning and municipal requirements before submitting a county application.

Official Anne Arundel County contact information

Maryland’s local-code directory lists the Codes Enforcement Administration at 2664 Riva Road, MS 6201, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, while the county lists Permit Center questions at (410) 222-7730. Building Inspections lists (410) 222-7790 and explains that applicants without internet access can call (410) 222-7784 for inspection scheduling assistance.