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Building Plans Review Forms and Information
The following forms are used in the Building Plans Review process. All PDF forms will open in a new window.
Important Notices
- Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required for Dwellings That Use Fossil Fuels (PDF)
- FEMA Flood Zone Map Notice (PDF) Effective May 5, 2014
Forms
Codes
- Baltimore County Building and Fire Codes
- Baltimore County 2015 Building Code: Bill 40-15 (PDF)
- Baltimore County Fire Prevention Code
Construction
Energy Conservation Information and Forms
- Residential Energy Conservation Code Introduction
- Energy Efficiency Certificate of Compliance (PDF)
- Notice to all Residential Permit Applicants
- 2015 IECC Code Compliance (PDF): Energy notes to be provided for 1 and 2 family construction plans.
Flood Information
- Floodplain Information and Forms
- Floodplain: Certificate of Acknowledgement (PDF)
- Floodplain: Declaration of Land Restriction (PDF)
- Floodplain: Non-Conversion Agreement (PDF)
- 100-year Floodplain Site Plan Requirements (PDF) Effective immediately for VE and Coastal A flood zones. Effective November 1, 2014 for AE flood zones.
Retaining Wall Information
- Retaining Wall Checklist (PDF)
- Retaining Wall Data Sheet (PDF)
- Retaining Wall: Design Manual (PDF)
- Retaining Wall Permit Process: Professional Engineer Responsibility (PDF)
- Department of Public Works Design Manual
General
- Anchoring Systems for Fuel Tanks (Recommended) (PDF)
- Bulkhead Detail (PDF)
- Excavated Basement: Typical Wall Section (PDF)
- Facts You Should Know for Permit Application (PDF)
- Joists Spans for Grades and Sizes of Species (maximum) (PDF)
- Plans Review Data Sheet (PDF)
- Public Information Act (PIA) Request for Information Form (PDF)
- Structural Certification of Sprinkler Systems (PDF)
- Swimming Pool Requirements: Residential (PDF)
- Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tub Barrier Requirements (PDF)
- Window Wells (PDF)
Revised October 2, 2019
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