Following a pause due to COVID-19 in-person restrictions, The City of Frederick’s
One-Stop Shop permitting will resume on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
The One-Stop Shop occurs every Tuesday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m at the City’s Annex Building (140 W Patrick Street). One-Stop Shop provides SAME-DAY permitting for certain small projects, including tenant fit-out and sign permits.
Walk in with a completed application and all necessary documentation —-and walk out with your permit!
PERMIT TYPES LISTED BELOW ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ONE-STOP SHOP PROCESS:
Re-roofing
Tenant fit-out (existing tenant space, 5,000 sq. ft. max., no structural changes, no change-of-use as defined in the Building Code or Land Management Code, no hazardous conditions)
Temporary Trailers (construction, portable classrooms with engineering drawings, sales, etc.)
Signs
Zoning Applications
Basement finishes (cannot create new dwelling unit)
Residential Interior Renovation (no increase in habitable space or structural changes)
Fences
Decks
Sheds
Pools/Hot Tubs/Spas (residential /non-public)
Residential Garage/carport
Residential Paving for Driveway/Parking areas when required (pavers, cement, asphalt, etc.)
Retaining walls not over 5’ high
Demolition (accessory structures w/no utilities)
Permit applications that are eligible for the One-Stop Shop permitting process that are also required to have Historic Preservation Commission approval, must be accompanied by the HPC Certificate of Approval including all supporting documentation. Any conditions of approval must be met PRIOR to submitting the permit application. For information on the Historic Preservation Commission approval process, please call the Planning Department at 301-600-1499 or visit www.cityoffrederick.com/preservation.
For additional questions about the One-Stop Shop or the City’s permitting process, contact the City’s Building/Permits Department at 301-600-3808.
Cover Photo Credit: Justin Tsucalas