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Building Permits
Residential - New Building Construction

 

What items are required to complete the building permit process?

1. Land Disturbance License **
2. Mechanics Lien Agent
3. Commonwealth of Virginia Contractor’s License
4. City of Chesapeake Business License
       (if the contract value is more than $25,000.00)

** Items #1-3 are REQUIRED for ALL applicants

How much does the permit cost?

The following fees must be paid at the time of permit issuance:

• The minimum fee is $35.00. The permit fee is based upon square footage of the structure. The minimum fee is an administrative fee of $35.00 for issuing each permit, plus an additional $6.00 per 100 square feet or fraction thereof.

  For example: A new residential construction with 2200 square footage, the fee will be 2200 ÷ 100 = 22, 22 x 6 = $132.00 + $35.00 (administrative fee) = base fee $167.00.

• Building Plan Review Fees:

  For residential one and two-family structures or detached garage, the plan review fees are follows:

  0 to 1,999 sq. ft - $15.00
  Over 2,000 sq. ft - $20.00

• Land Disturber Registration fee is $30.00 (for new construction only)

• Zoning Review of residential plans, the fee is $5.00

• City Water Fee (if applicable) is $3,258.00

• City Sewer Fee (if applicable) is $2,702.00

• Certificate of Occupancy fee - $30.00 will be included to the building permit fee.

• Driveway permit fee (if applicable) is $30.00

• 1.75-% state levy is assessed to each fee by the State of Virginia excluding City water and sewer fees

• Technology Fee is $5.00

• Hampton Road Sanitary Disposal (HRSD) fee is $1,607 and will be paid separately from other fees.

New Residential Fee Schedule

Plan Review Fee Schedule

What other permits are required?

After obtaining the building permit, the electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas (if applicable) are required.

Electrical Permitpdf format
New procedures 3/5/07


Plumbing Permit pdf format
Mechanical and Gas Permit pdf format

Permits are also available online in other formats.
See Forms & Permits.

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