Contact Information:
Building Safety/Permits Division
101-E Mounts Bay Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
P: 757-253-6626
F: 757-259-4038
Hours of Operation
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Inspector's Hours:
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Email:
buildingsafetyandpermits@
jamescitycountyva.gov
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ePermit website Find permits information,
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Citizen Information about Chinese Drywall
James City County (JCC) residents who believe they may have Chinese drywall in their home may visit the following link for answers to commonly asked questions.
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT -
Division of Building and Fire Regulation -
Amendments to the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code for Defective Drywall
- Sen. Warner asks for new look at rules for Chinese drywall
- Response Document 2 - 02-10-11
- Response Document 1 - 02-10-11
- Letter from Reps Wittman, Rigill, Bachusto CDC
- CPSC Final Remediation Signed Letter
- 11-17-10 RJW to Tenebaum CPSC
- 12-10-10 RJW to USTR on China Meeting
- 1-7-11 RJW to President Obama on State Visit
- IRS Provides Relief for Homeowners with Corrosive Drywall
- Local homes with Chinese drywall to set bar for remediation- Pilot Online
- May 27, 2010 - Letter
- 2-12-10 Drywall Letter
- Federal officials expected to hear from residents affected by Chinese drywall - Daily Press
- CPSC Identifies Manufacturers of Problem Drywall from LBNL Study
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Letter to Wittman
- Chinese Drywall: Judge awards $2.6 Million to 7 local homeowners
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News Release: HUD and CPSC Issue Guidance on Repairing Homes With Problem Drywall, April 2, 2010
- Executive Summary of April 2, 2010 Release on Investigation of Problem Drywall
- Interim Remediation Guidance for Homes with Corrosion from Problem Drywall, April 2, 2010
- Wittman Toxic Drywall Bill
- Letter to Fire Administrator in Reference to Chinese Drywall March 18, 2010
- Investigation of Imported Drywall Status Update, February 2010
- Letter of information
- Questions and Answers
- Frequently asked Questions Associated with Drywall imported from China
If you suspect that you have Chinese drywall in your home, the Virginia Department of Health recommends that you first contact your home’s builder. Individuals may also call the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s toll-free consumer hotline at 1-800-638-2772 or the Virginia Department of Health at 808-864-8182 for more information about Chinese drywall.
The Virginia Department of Health continues to monitor the evolving Chinese drywall issue and any potential impacts on public health. New information will be posted to the Virginia Department of Health Web site, www.vdh.virginia.gov, as it becomes available.
Another good source of information is the US Consumer Product Safety Commission web site: http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/drywallstatus07092009.pdf
If a JCC resident does not feel that they have received an appropriate response from their home builder, they may contact the JCC Building Safety and Permits Division at 757-253-6620 to discuss their concerns. Once determined by a Building Safety and Permits Division inspection that defective drywall product has been installed in their home, and the home is less than two years old, the Building Safety and Permits Division will contact the home builder requiring corrective action. Section 115.2.1 of the Uniform Statewide Building Code states…..When violations are discovered more than two years after the certificate of occupancy is issued or the date of initial occupancy, whichever occurred later, or more than two years after the approved final inspection for an alteration or renovation, a notice of violation shall only be issued upon advice from the legal counsel of the locality that action may be taken to compel correction of the violation. The JCC attorney’s office has determined that the issue is beyond the statute of limitation for prosecutions under the Uniform Statewide Building Code. Consequently, the County cannot legally initiate a case under the USBC and no Notice of Violation should be issued.