Ellsworth Code Enforcement Department

Depending on the project you are undertaking, permit may be required. The following activity may trigger the need for a permit, prior to the commencement of your project:

1. Building
2. Electrical
3. Internal Plumbing
4. Road Opening
5. Changing the use of a property and/or structure (Site Development)
6. Demolition and/or removal
7. Alterations
8. Public Sewer or Subsurface Wastewater
9. Shoreland Zoning
10. DEP Permit-by-Rule
11. Sign
12. Subdivision
13. Business License
14. Floodplain

To find out permit fees, refer to the Permit Fee Schedule.

The Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code is available on the Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Building Codes & Standards website.

Ellsworth City Hall office hours are Monday thru Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ellsworth City Hall is closed for the following holidays:

• New Year’s Day January 1
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 3rd Monday in January
• President’s Day 3rd Monday In February
• Memorial Day Last Monday in May
• Independence Day July 4
• Labor Day First Monday in September
• Columbus Day Second Monday in October
• Veteran’s Day November 11
• Thanksgiving 4th Thursday & Friday in November
• Christmas December 25

A holiday that falls on a Saturday will be observed on the preceding Friday.

A holiday that falls on a Sunday will be observed on the following Monday.