Pole barns and barndominiums in Deale, Maryland.
Building in Deale.
Deale is a waterfront fishing village on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Five tidal creeks, led by Rockhold Creek, hold its marinas and most of the local charter-fishing fleet, and the Happy Harbor Restaurant sits on Rockhold Creek. The 2020 Census counted 4,943 residents in the Deale area, which reaches into the Churchton and Tracys Landing ZIP codes. MD 256, MD 258 and MD 2 serve it.
We are about 83 miles from Deale, roughly 125 minutes from our office in Dover, and Anne Arundel County is part of the area we build in. We design the building around what the lot allows, manage the county permit and build it, with a project manager keeping you posted, and you make the final payment after the county’s final inspection.
- County
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Population
- 4,943 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code
- 20751
- From our office
- About 2 hr 5 min (83 miles) by car
- Permits
- Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits, Permit Center
- Main roads
- MD 256 (Deale Road), MD 258 (Bay Front Road), MD 2 (Solomons Island Road)
Permits and rules in Deale.
Deale is unincorporated, so file with the Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits, whose Permit Center at 2664 Riva Road in Annapolis takes calls at (410) 222-7730. Parts of Deale lie in the Critical Area, within 1,000 feet of tidal water or tidal wetlands. There, every shed needs a permit, building in the 100-foot buffer generally takes a variance, and impervious surfaces in the Limited Development and Resource Conservation Areas are capped at 15 to 31 percent of the site.
Under state law, older small lots get more room: a lot of a half acre or less that existed by December 1, 1985 may have 25 percent lot coverage. Parts of Deale are also in a FEMA flood zone, where design starts with the design flood elevation from the county’s Zoning staff and flood vents in any enclosed space below it. Before any digging, post holes included, Maryland requires a Miss Utility ticket.
Who issues the permit
Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits, Permit Center
- Address
- Heritage Office Complex, 2664 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone
- (410) 222-7730
- Website
- Permit information(opens in a new tab)
Where this comes from
- aacounty.org (opens in a new tab)
- aacounty.org (opens in a new tab)
- mdgeodata.md.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 Deale.
In a village whose creeks hold marinas and charter boats, a storage building that keeps a boat, trailer and gear under cover makes sense, and so does a workshop for repairs and off-season projects. On lots near the creeks, the buffer and coverage limits decide the footprint, so we size the building to fit before drawing it in detail. Farther from the water, a larger garage or pole barn has more room.
Deale questions.
Have a question about your property? Call 302-399-4420 and we’ll look it up.
Can I build a boat storage building near the water in Deale?
Yes, with limits. Within the Critical Area, Anne Arundel County protects a 100-foot buffer from tidal water, so the building generally has to sit outside it unless a variance is approved, and its footprint counts toward the lot’s impervious-surface cap.
Does gravel count toward my lot coverage in Deale?
In the Critical Area, yes. Maryland’s Critical Area law counts structures, accessory structures, driveways, gravel and pavers as lot coverage, so a gravel drive or pad for a boat building uses part of the same allowance as the building itself.
Do you serve Deale and the nearby creeks?
Yes. Deale is about 83 miles, roughly 125 minutes, from our office at 575 N Dupont Hwy in Dover, and it is part of our Anne Arundel County service area for design, permits and construction.
Let’s plan your building in Deale.
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
- Deale and all of Anne Arundel County