Sources & References

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Every dollar amount published on PermitPrice traces to an official government source. This page lists the primary sources by jurisdiction. Per-page citations stay with the figures they support.

Virginia - state level

• Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), 13VAC5-63 - Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
• Virginia Code Title 36 (Housing) and Title 15.2 (Counties, Cities, and Towns), Chapter 22 - building regulation authority and surcharge framework.
• State Building Code Technical Review Board fee schedule provisions.

Virginia - jurisdictions covered

• Fairfax County - Department of Land Development Services, current published building permit fee schedule.
• Loudoun County - Department of Building and Development, fee schedule (effective July 2022 schedule cited on page).
• Chesterfield County - Building Inspection Department fee schedule.
• Henrico County - Building Inspections fee schedule.
• Richmond City - Department of Planning and Development Review fee schedule.
• Virginia Beach City - Planning Department / Permits and Inspections fee schedule.
• Norfolk City - Department of City Planning permit fee schedule.

Washington, D.C.

• Washington, D.C. - Department of Buildings (DOB) permit fee schedule and DCRA / DOB permit operations references.

Source document library

For the full index of cited fee schedules with effective dates, last-verified dates, and direct links to every official .gov source document, see the Source Document Library.

How to read a citation

Each jurisdiction page shows the source document title, the publishing agency, the effective date, and a direct link to the document. Where the document is a PDF, the link points to the PDF. Where a fee is set by ordinance, the link points to the municipal code section.

Source freshness

Most jurisdictions publish a new fee schedule annually, often tied to fiscal-year budgets. PermitPrice tracks the document on file at the time of last verification. If the gap is meaningful, the page discloses it. See Methodology for the verification cadence.

Why aggregator sources are not used

Aggregator sites, contractor blogs, and paid lead-generation pages frequently quote outdated or invented numbers. They are not used as primary sources on PermitPrice. If a fee cannot be tied to an official document, the page is not built.