Pole barns and barndominiums in Queenstown, Maryland.
Building in Queenstown.
Queenstown is a small town beside the junction of US 50 and US 301, with 705 residents in 2020. In 1813 it was a hub for shipping and receiving, and English troops attacked it on August 13 of that year, during the War of 1812. Bowlingly and Wye Hall are on the National Register, and Queenstown Premium Outlets is here as well. MD 18 and MD 456 also serve the town.
Queenstown is about 43 miles from our office in Dover, a little over an hour at around 61 minutes. Because the Town’s rules for accessory buildings are specific about yards and height, we measure your lot against them before you settle on a size. Then we draw the building, prepare the quote, file with the Town and build, with a project manager keeping you posted.
- County
- Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- Population
- 705 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code
- 21658
- From our office
- About 1 hr 1 min (43 miles) by car
- Permits
- Town of Queenstown Building & Zoning Department (Town Office)
- Main roads
- US 50, US 301, MD 18, MD 456
Permits and rules in Queenstown.
Inside town limits, the Town of Queenstown Building & Zoning Department at the Town Office, 7013 Main St. (410-827-7646), issues zoning and building approval together on its Zoning Certificate / Building Application. The form carries sign-off lines for building, zoning, sediment, Critical Areas and impact fees. A conforming garage or shed can be approved by the Zoning Administrator, who is the Town Clerk, or by the Town’s designated building inspector. Fees are cash or check only.
Some projects go to the Planning Commission instead: anything in the Critical Area, and anything needing a variance, special exception or site plan. Plumbing, electrical and mechanical work need separate permits through MDIA. The Town enforces the 2021 IBC and IRC with its own amendments. Under its zoning chapter, an accessory building goes in the rear yard, covers no more than 40 percent of the required rear yard, sits at least 5 feet from the rear lot line and 3 feet from a side line, and stays no taller than the house.
Who issues the permit
Town of Queenstown Building & Zoning Department (Town Office)
- Address
- 7013 Main St. (mailing: PO Box 4), Queenstown, MD 21658
- Phone
- 410-827-7646
- Website
- Permit information(opens in a new tab)
Where this comes from
- queenstown-md.com (opens in a new tab)
- queenstown-md.com (opens in a new tab)
- queenstown-md.com (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 Queenstown.
On a town lot, those rules point to a modest detached garage or a storage building in the back yard, no taller than the home. Larger pole barns and equipment buildings belong on bigger parcels outside town limits, where Queen Anne’s County rules apply instead. Parts of Queenstown lie in the Critical Area and in a FEMA flood zone, and the Town keeps its own Critical Area map and a Nuisance Flooding Plan adopted in 2024.
Queenstown questions.
Have a question about your property? Call 302-399-4420 and we’ll look it up.
Who approves a garage in Queenstown?
The Town does. File the combined Zoning Certificate / Building Application with the Building & Zoning Department. If the garage conforms to zoning and sits outside the Critical Area, the Zoning Administrator or the Town’s building inspector can approve it; if not, it goes to the Planning Commission.
Can I build a shed near the water in Queenstown?
Only in limited cases. In the Town’s Critical Area Buffer Management Areas, a new accessory structure can go closer to the water only if the Planning Commission finds no other location, and the 2022 zoning text caps such structures at 500 square feet within 50 feet of the water and 1,000 square feet in the Buffer. Later ordinances amended that section, so we confirm the current limits.
Is Queenstown far from your office?
No. It is about 43 miles and 61 minutes from 575 N Dupont Hwy in Dover, and we serve Queenstown along with the rest of Queen Anne’s County for design, permits and construction.
Let’s plan your building in Queenstown.
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
- Queenstown and all of Queen Anne's County