Pole barns and barndominiums in Dagsboro, Delaware.
Building in Dagsboro.
Delaware’s last single-screen theater, the Clayton Theatre, is in Dagsboro, along with Prince George’s Chapel, built in 1755 and listed on the National Register, and the Delaware Botanic Gardens with its Piet Oudolf meadow (opened 2020). The town was founded in 1747 and named for Gen. John Dagworthy, a Revolutionary War militia commander, and US 113, DE 20 and DE 26 all serve it.
Before we draw, we confirm with Town Hall how large an accessory building your lot allows and where it can sit. Then we file with the Town and the County, build, and keep you posted through the County’s final inspection. The trip south from our Dover office to Dagsboro runs about 50 miles, roughly 73 minutes.
- County
- Sussex County, Delaware
- Population
- 870 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code
- 19939
- From our office
- About 1 hr 13 min (50 miles) by car
- Permits
- Town of Dagsboro Town Hall (Code Enforcement & Building Official)
- Main roads
- US 113, DE 20, DE 26
Permits and rules in Dagsboro.
Expect a Town permit and a County permit in Dagsboro. The Town of Dagsboro Town Hall (Code Enforcement & Building Official), 33134 Main Street, (302) 732-3777, issues residential and commercial building permits, while Sussex County’s Building Code Office reviews plans, inspects and issues the certificate of occupancy. The Town fee is the construction cost under current ICC Building Valuation Data times 1%, with a $50 minimum, due when you submit two hard copies and one PDF of the plans plus proof of cost.
Every contractor and subcontractor must be licensed by both the State and the Town. A third-party copy of the Town Code shows accessory building size limits that scale with lot size, and that copy contains two different limits, so we confirm the numbers for your lot with Town Hall before drawing. The Town’s flood-zone page links to FEMA; for a mapped site, the County’s final inspection waits on an elevation certificate and flood-vent certification.
Who issues the permit
Town of Dagsboro Town Hall (Code Enforcement & Building Official)
- Address
- 33134 Main Street, P.O. Box 420, Dagsboro, DE 19939
- Phone
- (302) 732-3777
- Website
- Permit information(opens in a new tab)
Where this comes from
- dagsboro.delaware.gov (opens in a new tab)
- dagsboro.delaware.gov (opens in a new tab)
- dagsboro.delaware.gov (opens in a new tab)
Permit details checked October 2026. Rules change, so we confirm the current requirements for your parcel before anything is drawn.
What people build around Dagsboro.
For a town on the DE 26 beach route, practical outbuildings include a detached garage with room for bikes, coolers and beach gear, or a storage building for a camper or a small boat. On larger parcels outside town, County rules apply, and a pole barn for equipment or a horse barn has the space to fit.
Dagsboro questions.
Have a question about your property? Call 302-399-4420 and we’ll look it up.
Do I need a County permit for a pole barn in Dagsboro?
Yes, along with the Town permit. The County’s sheet on permitting within municipalities, which the Town posts, lists detached garages, pole buildings and agricultural buildings among projects that need a County permit in addition to the town permit, and the County does the inspections.
How big can an accessory building be in Dagsboro?
It depends on the lot. A third-party copy of the Town Code ties the maximum floor area to lot size, from 1,100 square feet on smaller lots up to 2,000 square feet on lots over an acre, but the same copy carries an older 900-square-foot cap. Town Hall has the final word, and we ask before drawing.
How far is Dagsboro from your office?
Our Dover office at 575 N Dupont Hwy is 50 miles away, about 73 minutes by car, and we take Dagsboro projects from the first drawing through the County’s final inspection.
Let’s plan your building in Dagsboro.
Tell us what you’d like to build and where, and we’ll come back with drawings and a free quote.
- info@pbuincde.com
- Office
- 575 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- We build in
- Dagsboro and all of Sussex County