Pole barns and barndominiums in Pittsville, Maryland.
Building in Pittsville.
Pittsville calls itself the Heartland of Delmarva. The town took its name from Dr. Hillary R. Pitts, president of the Worcester & Pocomoke Railroad around 1868 to 1870, and it incorporated in 1906. It had 1,636 residents in the 2020 Census and is served by US 50, MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road) and MD 353 (Gumboro Road), where Town Hall sits.
Pittsville adopted its zoning ordinance in November 2022, and it is specific about accessory buildings, from how far they sit from the lines to how much floor area they can add up to. We design to those numbers and file with the Town. From Dover, the drive is about 60 miles and takes about 90 minutes, and a project manager keeps you posted between visits.
- County
- Wicomico County, Maryland
- Population
- 1,636 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code
- 21850
- From our office
- About 1 hr 30 min (60 miles) by car
- Permits
- Town of Pittsville Town Hall (Town Manager / Zoning Administrator)
- Main roads
- US 50 (Ocean Gateway), MD 346 (Old Ocean City Road), MD 353 (Gumboro Road)
Permits and rules in Pittsville.
The Town of Pittsville issues building and occupancy permits from Town Hall, 7505 Gumboro Road (410-835-8872). The Town Manager, acting as Zoning Administrator or the Town’s designated building inspector, approves permits for houses and permitted accessory structures such as sheds, garages, decks, pools and fences. A project that needs a special exception, a variance or site plan approval goes to the Planning Commission instead. Each application needs a site plan drawn to scale, in duplicate, and a building permit is valid for one year.
Who issues the permit
Town of Pittsville Town Hall (Town Manager / Zoning Administrator)
- Address
- 7505 Gumboro Road, P.O. Drawer A, Pittsville, MD 21850
- Phone
- 410-835-8872
- Website
- Permit information(opens in a new tab)
Where this comes from
- pittsvillemd.gov (opens in a new tab)
- pittsvillemd.gov (opens in a new tab)
- fema.gov (opens in a new tab)
- dnr.maryland.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 Pittsville.
In town, garages and sheds are the projects the Town Manager can approve directly, as long as they stay out of the front yard and sit at least 3 feet from a side line, 5 feet from the rear line and 10 feet from other structures. In nonresidential districts, accessory buildings stay out of the front yard setback too. For a horse barn or an equipment building on a farm, parcels outside town fall under Wicomico County’s rules.
Pittsville questions.
Have a question about your property? Call 302-399-4420 and we’ll look it up.
Can my garage or shop be bigger than my house?
Not inside town limits. In residential districts, the combined floor area of all accessory structures may not exceed half the dwelling’s square footage, and an accessory building may not be taller than 26 feet or the house itself. Going past either limit would mean a variance from the Planning Commission.
Does Wicomico County issue permits in Pittsville?
Not inside town limits, where the Town issues building and occupancy permits. Outside them, the county’s Permits & Inspections office (410-548-4810) does, and a farm building there needs a county permit and all inspections but pays no county permit fee.
How far is Pittsville from your office?
Count on about 60 miles and about 90 minutes from our office at 575 N Dupont Hwy. If you would rather spread out the cost, our partner HFS Financial offers home-improvement loans that need no home equity, and checking your rate is a soft credit check.
Let’s plan your building in Pittsville.
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
- Pittsville and all of Wicomico County