General Information
Phone Numbers
302-378-1171
Fax: 302-378-5675
Emergencies: Dial 911
Location
19 W. Green Street
Middletown,
DE
19709

Hours
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (in person)
Calls taken until 4:30 p.m.

Permits - Licensing - Inspections

If you are planning any new home improvements, be sure to contact the Permits/Inspections Department to obtain a building permit. These are required for:

  • Building or installing patios, decks or patio covers; chimneys; garages; ventilation, heating or air-conditioning supply or exhaust systems; swimming pools; and tool or storage sheds.

  • Adding or changing rooms, dormers, windows or wall openings, circuits or other parts of electrical systems; walls to a porch; and garages to a livable area.

  • Replacing or repairing roofing, termite damage, porches, existing stone, brick or concrete.

  • Demolishing any structure or part of a structure affecting a building on your property.

    A building permit ensures that work is done in compliance with the International Building Code and Code of the Town of Middletown and ensures that each phase of work is inspected by the town code official. Contractors hired to perform building or reconstruction work must be licensed with the town.

Inspections - Each non-occupant owner of a residence who rents or leases to another person is required to have the property inspected prior to an occupancy.


PERMIT PACKS

Basement Permit Pack

Commercial Tenant Fit-Out Permit Pack

Deck Permit Pack

Demo Permit Pack

Irrigation System Permit Pack

New Construction Permit Pack

Paver _ Concrete Patio - Walkway - Driveway Permit Pack

Residential Exterior Plaster Repair Permit Pack

Shed Permit Pack

Sidewalk Replacement Permit Pack

Sign Permit Pack

Swimming Pool Permit Pack


ALL PERMITS

Business License Application

Business License Questionnaire (Home Businesses)

Commercial Building Permit

Complaint Form

Conditional Use Permit Application and Instructions

Construction Trailer Application

Deck Permit 

Demolition Permit Application

HVAC Permit Application

Permit Extension Request Form

Plumbing Permit Application

Residential Building Permit

Shed Permit 

Sign Permit Application

Swimming Pool Permit

Water Meter Application

Zoning Compliance Form