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Roofing Permitting Authorities in Virginia
Virginia licenses contractors through the state Board for Contractors — a job over $1,000 needs at least a Class C licence, and roofing is a licensed specialty — and the Uniform Statewide Building Code supersedes local building codes, so a city or county enforces the state code rather than writing its own roofing rules — always confirm the current requirements with the authority before starting work. 69 permitting authorities in Virginia, each linked to its own sourced record.
Counties (46)
Accomack County - Building and Zoning Office
Amherst County - Building Safety & Inspections
Arlington County - Inspection Services Division
Botetourt County - Development Services Division
Campbell County - Building Inspections Office
Caroline County - Building Inspections Office
Carroll County - Office of the Building Official
Chesterfield County - Building Inspection Department
Dinwiddie County - Office of Building Inspections
Fairfax County - Land Development Services
Fluvanna County - Building Inspections
Franklin County - Building Inspections Office
Gloucester County - Building Inspection Department
Goochland County - Department of Building Inspection
Greene County - Building Inspections Department
Halifax County - Building Code Enforcement
Hanover County - Building Inspections Department
Henrico County - Department of Building Construction and Inspections
Henry County - Building Inspection Department
Isle of Wight County - Department of Community Development, Inspections
James City County - Building Safety and Permits Division
King George County - Building Inspections, Department of Community Development
Loudoun County - Department of Building and Development
Louisa County - Building Inspections Division
Mecklenburg County - Building Inspection Office
Montgomery County - Building Inspections Office
New Kent County - Building Development
Orange County - Building Inspections
Pittsylvania County - Community Development, Building Inspections
Powhatan County - Building Inspections Department
Prince George County - Building Inspections Division
Prince William County - Building Development Division
Pulaski County - Building Office
Roanoke County - Office of Building Safety
Rockbridge County - Building Department
Rockingham County - Building Services
Russell County - Building Official
Shenandoah County - Building Inspection
Smyth County - Building & Zoning Department
Spotsylvania County - Building Safety Office
Stafford County - Building Division, Department of Development Services
Tazewell County - Building Department
Warren County - Building Inspections Department
Washington County - Department of Building & Development Services
Wise County - Building & Zoning Department
York County - Division of Building Safety
Cities, towns and townships (23)
City of Alexandria - Department of Code Administration
City of Charlottesville - Building Inspections
City of Chesapeake - Department of Development and Permits
City of Danville - Inspections Division
City of Fairfax - Office of Code Administration
City of Fredericksburg - Building Services Division
City of Hampton - Community Development Department, Development Services Center
City of Harrisonburg - Building Inspections Division
City of Hopewell - Division of Building Code & Property Maintenance
City of Lynchburg - Inspections Division
City of Manassas - Community Development, Planning & Development
City of Newport News - Department of Codes Compliance
City of Norfolk - Department of City Planning, Permits and Inspections
City of Petersburg - Code Compliance Division
City of Portsmouth - Department of Permits and Inspections
City of Richmond - Bureau of Permits and Inspections
City of Roanoke - Permit Center (Planning, Building and Development)
City of Salem - Community Development, Building Inspections
City of Suffolk - Community Development Division
City of Virginia Beach - Permits & Inspections Division
City of Waynesboro - Building Division
City of Winchester - Building Inspections and Enforcement
Town of Christiansburg - Building Inspections Department