Blue Notices

Blue Notices provide important information about operating procedures and standards from the Department Inspections and Permits.

2025

Guidance on Private Roads for Development Projects - Update #01

IP-25-01
09/09/2025

Checklist Review of Homeowner Association Documents

IP-25-02
08/13/2025

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announce Guidance on Private Roads for Development Projects

IP-25-01
03/13/2025

2024

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announce Bioswales Guidance

IP-24-03
12/26/2024

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces Guidance on Hydrologic and Topographic Site Design

IP-24-02
07/16/2024

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces Updated As-Built Checklist

IP-24-01
05/09/2024

2023

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Provides Guidance on Temporary Stormwater Management

IP-23-04
11/16/2023

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Provides Guidance on Downstream Analyses

IP-23-03
07/21/2023

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces a New Digital Signature Procedure

IP-23-02
02/17/2023

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Revised Blue Notice IP-21-06 Non-Tidal Floodplain Delineation-Development Projects

IP-23-01
01/05/2023

2022

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces Updated Unit Pricing

IP-22-06
12/30/2022

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Issues Updated Erosion Sediment Controls Site Inspection Guidance

IP-22-05
09/15/2022

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Provides Guidance on Low Pressure Sewers

IP-22-03
03/24/2022

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Provides Guidance on Ultra Urban Planter Boxes

IP-22-04
03/24/2022

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Provides Guidance on Inspections of Constructed Bridges

IP-22-02
02/28/2022

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Provides Guidance on Stormwater Warranty Agreements and Security Requirements

IP-22-01
01/31/2022

2021

"Hand-Off" Meetings

IP-21-17
10/25/2021

Update to Traffic Count Guidelines due to COVID-19

IP-21-16
09/22/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits and the Office of Planning and Zoning Announce Requirements for Floodplain Modification Requests

IP-21-15
07/27/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces Modified Service Operations for Reopening Post COVID-19

IP-21-14
07/13/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces Andrew McCarra as Acting Assistant Director of Building Plan Review and Inspections

IP-21-13
07/01/2021

The Department of Inspections and Permits Issues Guidance on Designing Stormwater Maintenance Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Maintenance

IP-21-12
06/17/2021

Raghavenderrao Badami Named Acting Assistant Director in the Department of Inspections and Permits

IP-21-11
05/28/2021

The Department of Inspections and Permits Temporarily Expands Third Party Certification Program Notice to Apply to Become Certified Third Party Inspector

IP-21-09
05/03/2021

The Department of Inspections and Permits Requires Development Projects Ensure Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Standards

IP-21-08
04/09/2021

Non-Tidal Floodplain Delineation - Development Projects

IP-21-06
03/18/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits to Require Third Party Professional Liability Insurance and Hold Harmless

IP-21-05
03/08/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Increases Site Inspection and Enforcement Actions for Offsite Erosion and Sediment Deposition Resulting from Rainfall Events

IP-21-04
02/26/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits will now Require Completion of the Conflict of Interest (COI) Form for Third Party Certifications

IP-21-03
02/17/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Provides Guidance on Vegetation and Mulch in Stormwater BMPs

IP-21-02
02/08/2021

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits to Resume Accepting Third Party Certifications for Footing, Backfill and Slab Inspections During COVID-19 Pandemic Effective February 1, 2021

IP-21-01
01/15/2021

2020

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces Enforcement Efforts to Improve Stabilization of Construction Sites Prior to Wet Weather Events

IP-20-22
11/17/2020

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Shares Department of Public Work Updates to Design Manual

IP-20-20
10/21/2020

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Adopts 2018 International Codes

IP-20-17
10/08/2020

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces Updates to the Department of Public Works Design Manual – Road Section

IP-20-14
08/03/2020

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits Announces a Web Feature for Reporting Diseased Oak Trees

IP-20-13
07/09/2020

Inspections and Permits Announces Updated Stormwater Management Data Form

IP-20-10
05/27/2020

Inspections and Permits Accepting Third Party Backfill and Concrete Slab Certifications during the COVID-19 Pandemic

IP-20-04
04/06/2020

Inspections and Permits Accepting Third Party Footing Certifications during the COVID-19 Pandemic

IP-20-03
03/26/2020

Erosion and Sediment Control Site Inspections, Reporting and Enforcement Actions

IP-20-01
01/10/2020