Winery addition for Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery
An addition tied into the existing winery, with a barrel room, a laboratory, a bottling room and offices, and a lean-to on each side of the 50-foot main building to keep it symmetrical.
Pole barns and barndominiums in Frankford, Delaware.
In Frankford, the County reviews your plans before the Town will issue its permit. We design garages, pole barns and storage buildings and handle both steps.
Building in Frankford.
After the Pennsylvania Railroad arrived, Frankford grew into a commercial and cultural center with a hotel and an opera house. The town on US 113 was founded in 1808 and incorporated in 1937, railroads still meet here at the interchange between the Delmarva Central Railroad and the Maryland and Delaware Railroad, and the Capt. Ebe Chandler House of 1880 is on the National Register.
We cover the 52 miles from our Dover office to Frankford in about 76 minutes; US 113 is the only significant highway serving the town. Our designers draw the building, we assemble the County and Town paperwork in the right order, and once the permits are issued our crews build while your project manager keeps you posted.
- County
- Sussex County, Delaware
- Population
- 790 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code
- 19945
- From our office
- About 1 hr 16 min (52 miles) by car
- Permits
- Town of Frankford Town Hall
- Main roads
- US 113
Built in Frankford.
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Permits and rules in Frankford.
Sussex County’s Building Code Office handles plan review and inspections in Frankford, which means a County certificate of occupancy at the end. The Town of Frankford Town Hall, #9 Main Street, (302) 732-9424, issues its own building permit as well, and it requires the Sussex County Building Code Review Letter/Permit first, so the County review comes before the Town permit. Along with that letter, the Town asks for two copies of the plans and specifications, a property survey and Frankford business licenses for every contractor and subcontractor.
For new construction, the Town also inspects the stake-out, checking placement and setbacks before the building goes up, and makes a final certificate-of-occupancy inspection after completion. Town fees are due at submission: a $50 application fee, and for new construction a permit fee of the square footage times the ICC Building Valuation Data cost per square foot times 1%, plus a $500-per-EDU building impact fee and a fire and ambulance impact fee of 0.50% of project cost.
24 inFrost line depth36 inPost-frame footing
Who issues the permit
Town of Frankford Town Hall
- Address
- #9 Main Street, P.O. Box 550, Frankford, DE 19945
- Phone
- (302) 732-9424
- Website
- Permit information(opens in a new tab)
Where this comes from
Permit details checked October 2026. Rules change, so we confirm the current requirements for your parcel before anything is drawn.
What people build around Frankford.
Frankford’s in-town lots suit a detached garage, a workshop or a storage building for a camper or trailer, placed where the stake-out inspection will confirm the setbacks. On larger parcels outside town, a pole barn for equipment or a horse barn fits under County rules. If any part of the site is in a mapped flood zone, the County will want the final elevation certificate and flood-vent certification before its final inspection.
Frankford questions.
Have a question about your property? Call 302-399-4420 and we’ll look it up.
Which comes first in Frankford, the County or the Town?
The County review. The Town requires the Sussex County Building Code Review Letter/Permit before it issues its own permit, and the County then inspects the construction. The Town adds its stake-out inspection and its final certificate-of-occupancy inspection.
Does a barndominium in Frankford need anything extra?
A few things. The Town wants a water service application for a new home, and plans submitted to the County after April 10, 2026 must be designed to the 2024 IECC with a REScheck report. Because a barndominium is a home, its living space has to meet single-family dwelling requirements.
Do your crews work in Frankford?
They do. The drive to Frankford takes roughly 76 minutes from our office at 575 N Dupont Hwy in Dover, about 52 miles, and we cover the town from design through the final inspection.
Let’s plan your building in Frankford.
Tell us what you’d like to build and where, and we’ll come back with drawings and a free quote.
302-399-4420
- 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
- Frankford and all of Sussex County