Building & Licensing

 

Address:

306 Rehoboth Ave.
Rehoboth Beach, DE  19971

Contact Information:

Phone (302) 227-4504  
Fax (302) 227-3336

Mission

The Mission of the Building & Licensing Department of the City of Rehoboth Beach is to provide the highest quality public service to the community while being ever mindful of our duty to protect the public's life, health and welfare in the built environment.  This department provides timely and comprehensive professional services in the area of plan review, field inspections, code enforcement and administration.  We are committed to working as a team, uniting with other City Departments to accomplish our goal of protecting and serving the citizens of The City of Rehoboth Beach.

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Services/Responsibilities

The Building and Licensing Department is responsible for the enforcement of the City Municipal Code.  We issue permits for all construction, demolition, tree removal, signs and licenses for all business conducted in the City.  In conjunction with the issuance of permits, we perform the review and approval of plans for code compliance and perform onsite inspections.  We process all requests and submit the necessary documentation to the appropriate commissions and boards for:  variances, special exceptions, permits of compliance, partitionings and subdivisions.  This department maintains all files related to building permits as well as records of the Mayor and Commissioners, Board of Adjustment, Planning Commission and advisory committees.  In addition, we receive and attempt to resolve complaints filed by City residents that pertain to code compliance.

Dept. News/Projects

The City of Rehoboth Beach has just built us a beautiful new facility at 306 Rehoboth Ave.

Employee Directory

Terri Sullivan - Chief Building Inspector
Steve Kordek - Assistant Building Inspector
Walter Onizuk - Code Enforcement Officer/City Arborist
Ann Womack - City Secretary
Joanne Perry - Building and Licensing Secretary