Pole barns and barndominiums in Selbyville, Delaware.
Building in Selbyville.
By 1918, Selbyville was the East Coast’s major strawberry supplier, and today a Mountaire Farms poultry plant is among its main employers. The town was founded in 1778 and incorporated in 1902. Doyle’s Restaurant, recognized by the State as Delaware’s oldest operating diner, and the Selbyville Public Library, in the former home of U.S. Sen. John G. Townsend Jr., are local landmarks, and US 113, DE 54 and DE 17 serve the town.
Selbyville is about 56 miles from our Dover office, a drive of roughly 82 minutes, so we plan each site visit to cover the lot, the measurements and your questions in one trip. The drawings then go to Town Hall and the County, and the build follows the Town’s construction hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- County
- Sussex County, Delaware
- Population
- 2,878 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code
- 19975
- From our office
- About 1 hr 22 min (56 miles) by car
- Permits
- Town of Selbyville Town Hall (building permits, inspections and code enforcement)
- Main roads
- US 113, DE 54, DE 17
Permits and rules in Selbyville.
The Town of Selbyville issues its own building permits and charges its own plan-review and per-inspection fees. Permits, inspections and code questions go to the Town of Selbyville Town Hall (building permits, inspections and code enforcement), 1 West Church Street, (302) 436-8314; the permit application lists ext. 104. Sussex County does not inspect in Selbyville, yet it still requires a county permit for all construction, in a municipality or not, so you need both.
The Town’s fee schedule charges residential buildings over 400 square feet $250 plus $65 per required inspection, an unattached building under 400 square feet skips the square-footage inspection, and the permit fee is 1.75% of total construction cost. Permits for an existing residence need a site plan showing the setbacks and the work, the contractor’s contract or invoices and a Town of Selbyville business license. Permits are valid for 12 months.
Who issues the permit
Town of Selbyville Town Hall (building permits, inspections and code enforcement)
- Address
- 1 West Church Street, P.O. Box 106, Selbyville, DE 19975
- Phone
- (302) 436-8314 (permit application lists ext. 104)
- 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 Selbyville.
Selbyville’s farm roots run from strawberries to poultry, and on parcels outside town, equipment sheds, farm shops and storage barns fit that working tradition. In town, a detached garage, workshop or storage building suits a residential lot, and in the Historic District the look of the building goes through historic review before the permit is issued.
Selbyville questions.
Have a question about your property? Call 302-399-4420 and we’ll look it up.
What does historic review in Selbyville look at?
In the Historic District, the permit application asks for samples of paint, roofing, shingles, siding and similar materials, and the Town’s historic certificate form cites review criteria covering compatibility of exterior design, arrangement, texture and materials. We pick materials with that in mind.
Can I build a garage before the house in Selbyville?
Ask Town Hall first. A third-party copy of the Town Code says an accessory building may not be built more than six months before work on the main building begins, or used for more than six months unless the main building is under construction. We confirm the current rule before planning a garage on an empty lot.
How do I find out if my Selbyville lot is in a flood zone?
Start with the Town’s floodplain page, which links to DNREC’s Flood Planning Tool. We check your parcel before design, and if any of it is mapped in a flood zone, we plan the building and the paperwork around it with Town Hall.
How far is Selbyville from Dover?
Roughly 82 minutes by car, about 56 miles from our office at 575 N Dupont Hwy. It is one of our longer trips, and we schedule site visits and build days with that in mind.
Let’s plan your building in Selbyville.
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
- Selbyville and all of Sussex County