The application packages below contain information about the Planning Commission application process as well as details on required information and materials to be submitted with the application. Applications are accepted on the first business day of every month. The actual application forms to be filled out and turned in are usually located on the last four pages of the document. The preceding pages are to be kept for your use.
The Adobe .PDF files can be printed out and completed by hand or viewed, filled out on your computer, and printed using Adobe Reader. (In order to save the form on your computer, you must have
Adobe Acrobat). Note we cannot accept applications via the internet or email. You must print out the last four pages of the application package to submit with your application materials.
If you have questions about the Planning Commission application process, contact the Planning Department at (757) 385-4621 and ask to speak to a Current Planner. If you need one of the application forms in Microsoft Word format or if you have any problems, suggestions, or comments about the application forms, please send an email to
planadmn@vbgov.com.
* The costs of the public notice sign(s), legal advertisements in the Virginian-Pilot/Beacon, and the postage for mailing of requirement notices to property owners adjacent to the subject site is required in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Most recently notification fees were variable and based on the number of signs required, number of adjacent property owners and the amount of text in the legal notice and could not be assessed and paid until after the application fee was paid. Effective October 1, 2017, a flat fee for Planning Commission public notifications will be implemented and will be paid at the same time as the application fee.