Flooding closes Baltimore City Health Department headquarters downtown
Flooding shut the city health department’s downtown headquarters and Permits Office, redirecting license work online and, if needed, to Eastern Health Clinic.
Flooding shut the Baltimore City Health Department headquarters at 1001 E. Fayette Street downtown on Tuesday, taking the Permits Office offline with it. The closure disrupted food licenses, waste hauler licenses and applications for aquatic facilities and tattoo establishments, and the department directed people to use online renewal options while the building was closed.
Staff assigned to the flooded location were told to implement alternative work-site protocols. If repairs took longer than expected, the Permits Office was set to temporarily operate from Eastern Health Clinic at 1200 E. Fayette Street, keeping the licensing function on the same East Fayette corridor in downtown Baltimore.
All other BCHD offices and locations remained open for regular business hours during the shutdown at 1001 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Baltimore City Health Department listed the closure in a July 7, 2026 news update.
Victoria Minka was listed as the press release contact for the closure. The department’s contact page also lists the headquarters mailing address at 1001 E. Fayette Street.
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