Contact Information:

 

Building Safety/Permits Division

101-E Mounts Bay Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185

Directions - Directory

P: 757-253-6626
F: 757-259-4038

 

Hours of Operation

 

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday-Friday

 

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Inspector's Hours:
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Email:

 

buildingsafetyandpermits@
jamescitycountyva.gov

 

Additional phone numbers

and e-mails

 

Resources

• Division Home Page
• Citizen Information about Chinese Drywall
• Contact Information
• Commercial Certificates of Occupancy
• Daily Inspection Updates
• ePermit website Find permits information, request inspections, check inspections status and more
• FAQs
• Forms
• Helpful Links
• How to request an inspection?
• Independent Inspections
• Inspector Safety
• Message Boards
• Miss Utility Buried Line Regulations
• Mold Information
• Oil storage tank removal and abandonment memo
• Permit/Inspection Fees
• Permit Procedures
• Problem Solving
• Referenced Codes
• Residential Final Electrical Violations
• Residential Rough-in - Electrical Violations
• Spl. Inspection Guidelines
• State Building Codes

 

 

Referenced Codes

 

Codes Information

 

Plans for James City County are reviewed with the following Codes as referenced by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code:

 

1. 2009 Edition of the Uniform Statewide Building Code, March 1, 2011, effective date.
2. 2009 International Building Code, Chapters 2-35
3. 2009 International Plumbing Code
4. 2009 International Mechanical Code
5. 2009 International Fuel Gas Code
6. 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
7. 2008 National Electrical Code
8. 2009 International Residential Code

 

PLEASE NOTE: The adopted model codes are subject to amendment by the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC). Please review the USBC Technical Amendments to determine if the pertinent code citation has been amended by the USBC. The USBC 2009 Virginia Construction Code and related DHCD 2009 Code books can be read in its entirety elsewhere on this site, or on www.vbcoa.org  in PDF format.