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Building Permit Process 4301 Willow Lane Tel: 301-654-7144 |
Building Permit ProcessFollowing is a sequential overview of the Town's building permit and inspection process. Links to additional information are provided for your convenience. The Town's Community Relations Committee also has prepared a brochure entitled "Ten Things to Know Before Renovating or Building in the Town of Chevy Chase." Additionally, a flow-chart detailing the Town's permit review process can be found here.
Pre-Permit Application Consultation:
Prior to filing a building permit application for a new building in excess of 500 square feet or for one or more addition(s) or alteration(s) that individually or cumulatively increases the square footage of any floor of an existing building by more than 500 square feet, the Town requires a consultation with Town officials for purposes of exchanging information, receiving feedback, and making and considering non-binding recommendations. All persons subject to such a consultation shall file, with the Town Manager, a preliminary plan including at least the following:
Ten days prior to the Pre-PAC meeting, the Town will post information about the meeting on the applicant's property and on the Town website. The Town also will send a notice of the consultation to abutting and confronting neighbors. Contact: Ted Pochter, 301-654-7144
Permit Application:
A town building permit application may be filed at any time following a pre-permit application consultation, if required; however, no town building permit shall be issued unless and until a County building permit for the same work has been issued and the applicant has held a site management meeting (see below), if required. All permit applications must be accompanied by:
* The plat shall be prepared by a licensed Maryland surveyor within the last five years, prepared to scale, showing the location of existing improvements. The proposed construction shall be overlayed on the plat clearly and accurately showing the distances to the front, rear and side lot lines. If the proposed structure is to be located within one (1) foot of a setback line, a boundary survey, with accompanying plat, showing the distances of all existing structures from all boundaries with a margin of error of one inch or less, is required. The location of a proposed structure must be determined by measuring from the boundary line to the proposed structure. A plat more than five (5) years old may be used if it is the most recent surveyor's plat available, is otherwise prepared as above, and includes the property owner's representation that the plat accurately represents the current condition of the property with respect to the Contact: Ted Pochter, 301-654-7144
Permit Review:
Once the Town has received a complete building permit application, the Town staff performs a thorough evaluation of each element of the permit, including the construction plans, the tree protection plan and the water drainage and tree removal plans, if applicable. If any element of a building permit application does not meet Town development standards, the Town staff will notify the applicant to discuss how to bring the application into compliance with the Code. Site Management Meeting:
Prior to issuing a building permit for a new building in excess of 500 square feet or for one or more addition(s) or alteration(s) that individually or cumulatively increases the square footage of any floor of an existing building by more than 500 square feet, the Town requires a mandatory consultation with Town officials for purposes of discussing site management issues and assisting the Town Manager in establishing site management conditions to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Among the site management conditions that may be imposed are:
Ten days prior to the site management meeting, the Town will post information about the meeting on the applicant's property and on the Town website. The Town also will send a notice of the consultation to abutting and confronting neighbors. Contact: Ted Pochter, 301-654-7144 Permit Issuance:
The permit will be issued in the name of the property owner who may authorize, in writing, an agent to represent the owner in connection with the application and any permit issued by the Town Manager.
Once the permit has been issued, it is unlawful to modify or alter any plans or specifications without the prior approval in writing of the Town Manager. Work on buildings or alterations or additions must be commenced within six (6) months of date the permit is issued and must be completed by the time stated in the application but not later than twelve (12) months from date the permit is issued, or the permit shall be void, unless an extension is granted in writing by the manager.
Contact: Ted Pochter, 301-654-7144
Inspections:
During the course of construction, Town officials are involved in four inspections that are performed at the same intervals as those required by the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services. All inspections shall be requested 48 hours prior to the date the inspection is needed. A set of approved plans stamped by the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services must be available for the inspector's review.
Contact: Ted Pochter, 301-654-7144 |
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