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    Retaining Wall Permits

    Metadata Updated: April 12, 2026

    A permit is required to install a retaining wall if the height of the wall measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall is over 48 inches unless supporting a surcharge. A permit application for a retaining wall installed on the private property line must be accompanied by a letter of approval from the adjacent property owner. Occasionally, lot conditions require approvals from other agencies such as easement holders, or homeowner associations. Any dispute as to whether a Retaining Wall has extended into a neighbor’s property or questions about the location of property lines is a legal matter to be resolved by the property owners. Any Retaining Wall installed within the County right of way will not be permitted and will be required to be removed Update Frequency : Daily

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from montgomerycountymd json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2026
    Publisher data.montgomerycountymd.gov
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/api/views/gzxt-dxxx
    Data First Published 2019-12-18
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-07
    Category Licenses/Permits
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 30418929-21fa-4878-a7c1-e2991f1e3a31
    Harvest Source Id 8d269e22-ff3d-45d8-b878-47ef2aba7851
    Harvest Source Title montgomerycountymd json
    Homepage URL https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/d/gzxt-dxxx
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 452987a2030b8997a3cf1466ac033770fd09fdde13454a82098361c3913d6df6
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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