General Information

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND REQUESTED PHONE NUMBERS

Where do I go to pay a traffic ticket?
General District Court - 382-3119

Where do I obtain a marriage license?
Circuit Court - 382-3000

Where do I obtain a divorce?
Circuit Court - 382-3000

Where do I obtain a building permit?
Inspections Department, City Hall Building, 2nd floor, 382-6018

How do I pay my City taxes?
Treasurer's Office - 382-6281

Where do I go to obtain a concealed weapons permit?
Circuit Court Building - 382-3000

Where do I obtain a business license?
Commissioner of the Revenue, 382-6738

Where do I obtain a yard sale permit?
Commissioner of the Revenue, 382-6738

How do I request a bulk trash pick-up?
Fill out the online form or call 382-CITY during business hours.

Where do I pay for an extra trashcan?
Treasurer's Office - 382-6281

Where do I pay my water bill?
Public Utilities, City Hall building, 2nd floor, 382-6352 or here.

Frequently requested phone numbers:
Adult Probation & Parole (808 Live Oak Drive)............................. 424-6760
Airport Authority........................................................................... 382-8040
Better Business Bureau................................................................ 531-1300
Chamber of Commerce (Chesapeake Div.) ...................................664-2591
Chesapeake Arboretum ................................................................382-7060
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel ....................................................331-2960
Chesapeake Care Free Clinic ........................................................545-5700
Chesapeake Clipper .....................................................................222-5200
Chesapeake General Hospital ......................................................312-8121
Chesapeake Humane Society .......................................................490-4357
Chesapeake Jubilee ......................................................................482-4848
Chesapeake's Museum & Information Center ...............................494-0577
Chesapeake Planetarium ..............................................................547-7827
Chesapeake Regional Airport .......................................................432-8110
Consumer Protection Agency.............................................. (804) 786-2042
Chesapeake Extension Office .......................................................382-6348
Cox Communications ....................................................................222-1111
Department of Motor Vehicles (toll free) .............................1-866-368-5463
Division for Child Support Enforcement ........................................ 548-2390
Federal Communications Commission (toll free) .................1-888-225-5322
Hampton Roads Airport .................................................................465-0260
Hampton Rds Sanitation District & HR Utility Billing Service........... 460-2261
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) .......................................................222-6100
Medical Examiner (Tidewater District) ...........................................683-8366
Miss Utility...........................................................................1-800-552-7001
Poison Control Center.........................................................1-800-552-6337
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia ......................................461-9481
Social Security Administration..............................................1-800-772-1213
SPSA (Chesapeake Transfer Station) ............................................547-1114
Southeastern Public Service Authority (Recycling) ........................548-2256
Southeastern Public Service Authority (Regional Landfill)............. 539-9373
Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) ...............................420-4700
Tidewater Community College (Switchboard) ...............................822-5100
Tidewater Legal Aid Society ..........................................................547-8603
U.S. Post Office (Battlefield Blvd. Office) .............................1-800-275-8777
Verizon .............................................................................. 1-800-483-3000
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) ..............................494-2451
Virginia Employment Commission ..................................................547-9717
Virginia Natural Gas ......................................................................466-5550
Dominion Virginia Power......................................................1-888-667-3000
Virginia Retirement System.................................................1-888-827-3847
Virginia State Police ......................................................................424-6820
Water Quality Hotline ...................................................................382-6360
Water Treatment Plant .................................................................382-3550