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City of Hagerstown - Permits and Inspections Division

The City of Hagerstown Permits and Inspections Division, in the Department of Engineering & Permits on the third floor of City Hall, One E. Franklin St., issues building permits in Hagerstown. The Maryland Building Performance Standards apply in Hagerstown as they do in every Maryland town. This listing covers the office's contact details and the rules state law sets for every Maryland town; it does not cover Hagerstown's own permit rules.

Jurisdiction
City of Hagerstown, Maryland
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
One E. Franklin St., 3rd Floor, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Contact
  • url: https://www.hagerstownmd.org/755/Permits-and-Inspections
  • phone: 301-739-8577 ext. 123
Permit portal
Permit portal
Contractor registration required
Required
Adopted code
The 2021 International Residential Code, as adopted by the State in the Maryland Building Performance Standards. COMAR 09.12.51.04A incorporates the "2021 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings," and COMAR 09.12.51.05A provides that "The IBC, IRC, and IECC, as modified in Regulation .04 of this chapter, shall constitute the Maryland Building Performance Standards," effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407). The State's changes to the residential code are to its scope and appendices, its energy chapter, and notes removing mechanical, plumbing and electrical work from the Standards; none touches Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies. The State also points work on existing buildings to the Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code, the 2021 International Existing Building Code (COMAR 09.12.58.03A). The Standards are enforced in every part of the State: "Each local jurisdiction shall implement and enforce the most current version of the Standards and any local amendments to the Standards" (Public Safety Article 12-505(a)(1)(i)), and "the county in which a building or structure is located shall implement and enforce the Standards for that building or structure" unless a municipality does so itself (12-505(b)). A county or city may change them: "A local jurisdiction may adopt local amendments to the Standards," provided the amendments do not weaken the energy provisions, the automatic fire sprinkler provisions for townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings, or the "wind design and wind-borne debris provisions contained in the Standards" (12-504(a)(1)), and "If a local amendment conflicts with the Standards, the local amendment prevails in the local jurisdiction" (12-504(c)). A local jurisdiction must enforce a new State edition within 12 months after the State adopts it (12-505(a)(1)(ii)). The State proposed adopting the 2024 editions in the Maryland Register of June 26, 2026 (53:13 Md. R. 593); that proposal had not been adopted when this record was checked. This record did not read the local amendments of this jurisdiction except as stated here. Everything above is Maryland state law, the same everywhere in the State. In Hagerstown the city enforces the code itself: its Permits and Inspections Division takes all permit applications at City Hall. The city's Building Standards, Chapter 64, Article I of the City Code (sections 64-1 and 64-2, applicable beginning January 1, 2024), adopt the 2021 International Building Code and provide that one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses "shall comply with International Residential Code, 2021 edition, including Appendices AE, AF, AH, AO, and AQ," with the amendments in section 64-2.B. Those residential amendments replace Chapter 1, amend sections in Chapters 2 through 6 and Table R301.2(1), delete Chapters 11 through 28 and 30 through 43 (energy, mechanical, fuel gas, plumbing and electrical) and amend Chapter 29, and name no section of Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, so they make no change to Chapter 9.
Sales & use tax
6% Maryland sales and use tax, with no county or city sales tax added on roofing materials. On a reroof the roofer pays the tax on the materials when buying them. The statute sets the tax at "6 cents for each exact dollar" of a taxable price of $1 or more (Tax-General Article 11-104(a)(2)), and "A county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or other political subdivision of the State may not impose any retail sales or use tax" except a tax in effect on January 1, 1971, taxes on fuels, utilities, space rentals and certain controlled substances, and a code county's tax on food and beverages (11-102(c)). The Comptroller's rule says "a person who constructs, improves, alters, or repairs real property shall pay the tax on all materials purchased, which will be incorporated into real property in such a manner that the materials will lose their identity as tangible personal property" (COMAR 03.06.01.19A), and wording in the contract such as "tax included" or "tax exempt" does not change that (03.06.01.19B). The rule treats repair and replacement alike. Everything above is Maryland state law, the same everywhere in the State.

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Roofing questions: Hagerstown, MD

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Hagerstown, MD?

Yes.

What building code does Hagerstown, MD use?

The 2021 International Residential Code, as adopted by the State in the Maryland Building Performance Standards. COMAR 09.12.51.04A incorporates the "2021 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings," and COMAR 09.12.51.05A provides that "The IBC, IRC, and IECC, as modified in Regulation .04 of this chapter, shall constitute the Maryland Building Performance Standards," effective May 29, 2023 (50:10 Md. R. 407). The State's changes to the residential code are to its scope and appendices, its energy chapter, and notes removing mechanical, plumbing and electrical work from the Standards; none touches Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies. The State also points work on existing buildings to the Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code, the 2021 International Existing Building Code (COMAR 09.12.58.03A). The Standards are enforced in every part of the State: "Each local jurisdiction shall implement and enforce the most current version of the Standards and any local amendments to the Standards" (Public Safety Article 12-505(a)(1)(i)), and "the county in which a building or structure is located shall implement and enforce the Standards for that building or structure" unless a municipality does so itself (12-505(b)). A county or city may change them: "A local jurisdiction may adopt local amendments to the Standards," provided the amendments do not weaken the energy provisions, the automatic fire sprinkler provisions for townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings, or the "wind design and wind-borne debris provisions contained in the Standards" (12-504(a)(1)), and "If a local amendment conflicts with the Standards, the local amendment prevails in the local jurisdiction" (12-504(c)). A local jurisdiction must enforce a new State edition within 12 months after the State adopts it (12-505(a)(1)(ii)). The State proposed adopting the 2024 editions in the Maryland Register of June 26, 2026 (53:13 Md. R. 593); that proposal had not been adopted when this record was checked. This record did not read the local amendments of this jurisdiction except as stated here. Everything above is Maryland state law, the same everywhere in the State. In Hagerstown the city enforces the code itself: its Permits and Inspections Division takes all permit applications at City Hall. The city's Building Standards, Chapter 64, Article I of the City Code (sections 64-1 and 64-2, applicable beginning January 1, 2024), adopt the 2021 International Building Code and provide that one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses "shall comply with International Residential Code, 2021 edition, including Appendices AE, AF, AH, AO, and AQ," with the amendments in section 64-2.B. Those residential amendments replace Chapter 1, amend sections in Chapters 2 through 6 and Table R301.2(1), delete Chapters 11 through 28 and 30 through 43 (energy, mechanical, fuel gas, plumbing and electrical) and amend Chapter 29, and name no section of Chapter 9, Roof Assemblies, so they make no change to Chapter 9.