Wicomico County, Maryland - County Development Fees
Wicomico County Department of Public Works, Engineering Division | Salisbury (county seat) | Lower Eastern Shore Maryland / US-13 / US-50
Wicomico County is a Lower Eastern Shore county in Maryland, on the US-13 and US-50 corridors, with its county seat and principal city at Salisbury. The County administers development-review fees through the Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, under the Wicomico County Subdivision and Land Development Regulations. Unlike the larger high-growth Maryland counties (Montgomery, Howard, Frederick, Prince George's) that levy development impact taxes or school-facilities surcharges, Wicomico County levies no development impact or excise fee. Water and sewer service is provided by the City of Salisbury and by county sanitary sub-districts, each of which sets its own connection fees, rather than by a single county-wide developer tap-fee schedule. Maryland does not use Virginia-style cash proffers. The amounts below are drawn from the County's Developmental Review Fees schedule, which is dated July 1, 2010 and remains the current published schedule linked from the County's Land Development page (see the currency note below). Verify current amounts with Wicomico County before relying on them.
Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Review Fees (DPW Engineering Division) | Confirmed | Site Plan $1,000 base + $50/disturbed acre; Subdivision $2,000 base + $50/lot; Concept $400; Flood Plain Permit $150 | July 1, 2010 (still the current published schedule) |
| Impact Fees | Not administered | Wicomico County levies no development impact fee or school excise fee (unlike the larger high-growth Maryland counties); its Developmental Review Fees schedule contains no impact or excise line item | - |
| Utility Tap Fees (water and sewer) | Not administered by the County | Water and sewer service is provided by the City of Salisbury and county sanitary sub-districts, each of which sets its own connection fees; the County's schedule carries only a $200 Water & Sewer Plan Amendment review fee, not a developer tap fee | - |
| Special District Fees | Not administered | County sanitary sub-districts are utility service areas funded through user charges and benefit assessments, not developer-phase application fees; no special-district developer fee appears on the County's development-fee surfaces | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Maryland has no cash-proffer regime; Maryland counties use Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances (APFO) and, in some counties, impact taxes rather than Virginia-style proffers | - |
Development Review Fees
Source: Wicomico County Department of Public Works, Engineering Division - Developmental Review Fees, effective July 1, 2010, set under the Wicomico County Subdivision and Land Development Regulations. The figures below are captured verbatim from that schedule. See the currency note below regarding the schedule date.
| Application Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Concept | $400.00 |
| Waiver (no fee aside from Concept) | $400.00 |
| Site Plan | $1,000.00 base + $50 per disturbed acre or portion thereof; $100 for each re-review |
| Subdivision | $2,000.00 base + $50 per lot; $200 for each re-review |
| As-built / Record Plan - Site Plan | $200.00 |
| As-built / Record Plan - Subdivision | $600.00 |
| As-built / Record Plan - Standard Plan | $50.00 |
| Flood Plain Permit | $150.00 |
| Water & Sewer Plan Amendment | $200.00 base + advertising |
Fee authority: Wicomico County Department of Public Works, Engineering Division. Site Plan review is $1,000 base plus $50 per disturbed acre (or portion), and Subdivision review is $2,000 base plus $50 per lot, each with a per-re-review charge. Concept and Waiver reviews are $400 each. Building permit fees are administered separately. The Water & Sewer Plan Amendment fee ($200 base plus advertising) is a plan-review charge, not a developer water or sewer connection (tap) fee.
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were either closed by official-source review as not administered by the County, or point to the separate authority that administers them rather than being estimated or omitted silently. These items remain under limited-coverage review until these gaps are closed.
Currency caveat - schedule dated July 1, 2010
The Wicomico County Developmental Review Fees schedule states it is "effective as of July 1, 2010." At the time of this review it is still the current published fee document: it is the only fee schedule linked as "Wicomico County Review Fees" from the County's active Land Development page, and the document was re-downloaded and confirmed unchanged on the last-verified date below. Because the schedule is dated 2010, developers should confirm the current governing fee amounts directly with the County's Department of Public Works, Engineering Division before relying on these figures.
Impact Fees
Wicomico County, a Lower Eastern Shore county, levies no development impact fee or school excise fee. Unlike the larger high-growth Maryland counties such as Howard County, which levy development impact taxes or school-facilities surcharges, Wicomico County's Developmental Review Fees schedule contains zero impact-fee or excise line items. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered by this jurisdiction.
Water and Sewer Tap Fees
Water and sewer service in Wicomico County is provided by the City of Salisbury and by county sanitary sub-districts, each of which sets its own connection and tap fees. The County's Developmental Review Fees schedule carries only a $200 Water & Sewer Plan Amendment review fee, not a developer connection or tap fee, and no county-wide developer tap-fee schedule is published on the County's development-fee surfaces. City and sanitary-district connection fees are out of scope for this County jurisdiction page. Closed-search outcome: utility tap fees are not administered at the County level.
Special District Fees
Wicomico County's sanitary sub-districts are utility service areas funded through user charges and benefit assessments, not developer-phase application fees. No special-district developer application fee appears on the County's development-fee surfaces. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered by this jurisdiction.
Proffers
Maryland does not use Virginia-style cash proffers. Cash proffers are a Virginia conditional-zoning instrument (Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303.4); Maryland counties instead use Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances (APFO) and, in some high-growth counties, development impact taxes or school-facilities surcharges. Wicomico County levies neither a proffer nor an impact or excise fee. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| Wicomico County Department of Public Works - Engineering Division | Site plan review, subdivision review, concept and waiver review, as-built / record plan review, flood plain permit, and water & sewer plan amendment fees | wicomicocounty.org |
| City of Salisbury and Wicomico County sanitary sub-districts (water and sewer) | Water and sewer connection and tap fees, set at the city or sanitary-district level (not a county-wide developer tap-fee schedule) | wicomicocounty.org |
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Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Developmental Review Fees - "Wicomico County Review Fees" (effective July 1, 2010; 1 p) | Wicomico County Department of Public Works - Engineering Division | 2026-08-31 |
| Land Development page (links the current "Wicomico County Review Fees" document; confirms currency) | Wicomico County Department of Public Works | 2026-08-31 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-08-31. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the Wicomico County Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, or with the City of Salisbury or the applicable sanitary sub-district for water and sewer fees, before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the Wicomico County Department of Public Works, Engineering Division Developmental Review Fees schedule (effective July 1, 2010), which was re-downloaded and confirmed still current as of the last-verified date above. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change, and this schedule carries a 2010 date - confirm current amounts with the County. Water and sewer connection fees are administered by the City of Salisbury and county sanitary sub-districts, not by a county-wide schedule, and are not covered on this page. Wicomico County charges no development impact or excise fee and no Virginia-style cash proffer, and its sanitary sub-districts are assessment-funded service areas rather than a developer application fee. Verify all current rates directly with Wicomico County before relying on this data for land acquisition, project budgeting, or any financial decision. This page is for research and due-diligence reference only - it is not legal or financial advice.