The mission of the Permits and Inspections Division is to administer the Uniform Statewide Building Code and associated laws and ordinances of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the City of Virginia Beach in a courteous, responsive, and professional manner in order to contribute to the health, safety, and welfare of the community.
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In October 2011 Permits & Inspections Introduced a new Enhanced Automated Permitting System named ACCELA. This system enables customers to obtain permits over the Internet, schedule their inspections and view the results. ACCELA also allows Permits and Inspections to accept most major credit cards (Mastercard, American Express, and Discover). In order to use these features you must first Register for an Account. Then you can Schedule an Inspection Online. The system is available 24/7.
Routine Maintenance is performed on the Permits and Inspections Online Permitting and Inspection System on Wednesday mornings from 6:45AM to 7:30AM. Please note that if transactions are not completed by 6:45AM or are submitted during this outage window, they will be lost once the system recycling begins.