Driveway and paving rules in Maryland

Maryland requires a license from the Maryland Home Improvement Commission for home improvement work, and the state's definition names building or replacing a driveway on land next to a home (Business Regulation 8-101). The license covers residential work only and has no trade classes.^1-2 Check a license with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission.

Anyone reaching a state highway from a residential property needs a residential entrance permit from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, approved by the district engineer.³

In the limited development and resource conservation areas of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, lot coverage, which counts driveways, gravel, pavers and permeable pavement, is limited to 15% of a lot, or 25% for lots of half an acre or less that existed on or before December 1, 1985 (Chesapeake) or June 1, 2002 (Coastal Bays) (Natural Resources 8-1802 and 8-1808.3). Statewide, an erosion and sediment control plan is needed for earth moving that disturbs 5,000 square feet or more, or 100 cubic yards or more.^4-6

In Maryland, failing to give a door-to-door buyer a completed contract and the cancellation statement is an unfair or deceptive trade practice (Commercial Law 14-302).⁷