Inspections licenses permits
DILP Portal Upgrade & Fees
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Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses & Permits manages building codes, permits, and licensing, and transitioned online payment processing to Paymentus Corporation.
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Portal downtime start — Citizen Access Portal downtime begins
From Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:00 p.m.
Portal downtime end — Citizen Access Portal downtime ends and Paymentus begins processing
until (at the latest) Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
FEMA preliminary FIRMs appeal deadline — Appeal period for FEMA preliminary flood maps concludes
concludes exactly 90 days later on December 28, 2026
Steps
☐ 1. All fees including Excise, MIHU Fee-in-lieu and PSFS are invoiced during the review process, with an option to defer payment.
☐ 2. If deferred, fees are voided from the invoice and reassessed later.
☐ 3. A notice is placed on the permit requiring Excise tax and impact fees to be paid before final inspection.
☐ 4. Inspectors verify remaining fees have been paid prior to conducting final inspections.
☐ 5. Staff verify all fees are paid prior to issuing the Use and Occupancy certificate.
Source quotes (12)
DILP responsibilities — “responsible for the approval and issuance of various permits, licenses and the enforcement”
Portal downtime start — “From Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:00 p.m.”
Portal downtime end — “Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.”
Credit and debit card convenience fee — “2.35% of transaction”
eCheck convenience fee — “$0.49 per transaction (flat fee)”
Fee invoicing — “All fees including Excise, MIHU Fee-in-lieu and PSFS will be invoiced”
Fee deferral processing — “appropriate fees will be voided from the invoice, will be reassessed”
Permit notice — “Excise tax and impact fees must be paid before the final inspection”
Inspector verification — “inspectors will verify remaining fees have been paid before conducting final inspections”
Certificate issuance verification — “DILP staff will verify all fees have been paid, before issuing”
Fee deferral policy scope — “developments with 25 or more units”
FEMA preliminary FIRMs appeal deadline — “concludes exactly 90 days later on December 28, 2026”
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- ▸Applies to new apartment buildings and townhouse developments with 25 or more units, or large-scale single-family developments of 25 houses or more.
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