Permits & licenses in Washington County.
Washington County runs its own permitting counter, its own fee schedule, its own review queue — Maryland is county home rule, and no two counties read a plan set the same way. What passed next door can bounce here, and knowing the difference is the job.
- On July 1, 2025 the Division took fire plan review and fire inspections over from the Maryland State Fire Marshal; stand-alone fire permits now issue from the same system as building permits.
- Inspection scheduling and permit status run through an automated line at 240-313-2488, open 24 hours.
Talk to a permit specialist — for your Washington County project.
county seat: Hagerstown
Washington County · drawn from Census boundaries
What we clear here
- Building permits — new construction, fit-outs, renovations
- Trade permits — electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical
- Use & occupancy and the inspections behind it
- Business & contractor licensing
- Signs, site work, and right-of-way
How it moves
Your package is reviewed against the current Washington County submission requirements before it's filed — forms, editions, scales, signatures. Then it's tracked in the queue and carried through comments. A resubmittal means the back of the line; the pre-filing review is there to help keep you out of it. The habit comes from volume: the team has processed 400+ permits annually across Maryland, D.C., and Virginia counters.
Straight answers
Who issues building permits in Washington County?
Washington County Division of Permits and Inspections — with the trade, health, and fire reviews that attach depending on the project.
Does DaKa work in Washington County?
Yes — Washington County is inside our Maryland home turf. Call (240) 344-5075, or send the project over, and we'll lay out your project's permits and licenses, in order, with what each review will take.
Talk to a permit specialist
Ten minutes on your project. You leave knowing the approvals it needs, in what order, and what each review will take. Or send the address, scope, and plans and we start from there.