Only NDS Customers may enter the Market Street entrance between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. All other customers need to enter City Hall through the Downtown Mall entrance.
Payments for permits and permit applications are accepted from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday thru Friday.
Building Inspections staff require four (4) full sets of plans and four (4) sets of plat showing the distance from the property line for new construction and additions, and two (2) sets of Plans for alterations.
Charlottesville has a rich historic and cultural legacy. This heritage not only creates the City’s unique sense of place, but also represents one of its primary economic and cultural assets.
We are responsible for upholding and enforcing Charlottesville’s Code of Ordinances and the Virginia Maintenance Code, both of which promote clean, safe, and attractive neighborhoods.
The City has started the process of updating the Zoning Ordinance, the first major action to implement the newly adopted Comprehensive Plan and Affordable Housing Strategy. Read on...
