Montgomery County of Maryland

Non-Conforming Use Certificates (Department of Permitting Services)

Name: Non-Conforming Use Certificates (Department of Permitting Services)
Creator: Montgomery County of Maryland

Records of land uses in Montgomery County, MD, that do not conform to current zoning regulations. Each record lists the non-conforming business name, city, state, and zip code.

Example records

Namebrand	Cityaddress	Stateaddress	ZIP Codeaddress	Application Typeclassification	Permit Numberregistration	Work Typeclassification	Added Datetemporal	Issue Datetemporal	Final Datetemporal	Statusstatus
Parcel P877 and Parcel 873The Non-Conforming Use c	ROCKVILLE	MD	20855	NON CONFORMING USE CERTIFICATE	371167	INSPAP	09/06/2019	09/06/2019	09/06/2019	Finaled
NON-CONFIRMING USE TO ALLOW GRAVEL PARKING  L	POTOMAC	MD	20854	NON CONFORMING USE CERTIFICATE	365217	INSPAP	09/21/2018	10/15/2018		Issued
Two Unit Dwelling	KENSINGTON	MD	20895	NON CONFORMING USE CERTIFICATE	253002	ALTER	05/22/2007	05/24/2007		Issued

Use cases

Commercial Property Underwriting Flag

A commercial real estate insurer evaluating a property in Montgomery County checks whether the site operates under a non-conforming use certificate, because an expired or lapsing certificate could mean the current use cannot be legally resumed after a loss event, materially changing the replacement cost and insurability of the property.

NameStreet NumberStreet NameStatusExpired Date

KYB Address Verification for Zoning-Sensitive Businesses

A fintech lender onboarding a small business applicant whose registered address falls in a residential or agricultural zone cross-checks whether the business holds a valid non-conforming use certificate, since operating without one could expose the borrower to code enforcement action that disrupts revenue and collateral value.

NameStreet NumberStreet NameZIP CodeStatus

Site Selection Screening for Competing Operators

A commercial real estate broker advising a retail or industrial tenant uses the dataset to identify parcels in target zip codes that already carry non-conforming use approvals, because those sites offer a faster path to occupancy than parcels requiring a new variance application.

ZIP CodeCityStatusIssue DateLatitude