Administrative overview · FIPS 51051
Dickenson County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Dickenson County Building Department
For a project in or near Dickenson County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
276-926-1673
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
818 Happy Valley Drive, Clintwood, VA 24228; mailing address: P.O. Box 733, Clintwood, VA 24228
Operating hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
Review expectation
After health-department or DEQ approval, the county FAQ says completing the permit application takes about 15-30 minutes and the permit can usually be issued in approximately 15 minutes once the application is complete.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Dickenson County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Dickenson County Building Department is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact 276-926-1673 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
After health-department or DEQ approval, the county FAQ says completing the permit application takes about 15-30 minutes and the permit can usually be issued in approximately 15 minutes once the application is complete.
How are inspections scheduled?
Call the Dickenson County Building Department at 276-926-1673 during office hours to request or coordinate an inspection. The department performs residential and commercial building, manufactured/modular-home, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, gas, erosion-and-sediment, amusement-device, blower-door, duct-blaster, and asbestos inspections. No online inspection scheduler or locally published request cutoff was found.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Parts I and II of the 2021 Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the 2021 Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, with Virginia amendments. The USBC incorporates the 2021 Virginia Construction, Residential, Existing Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes and the 2020 National Electrical Code; applicable statewide manufactured-home, industrialized-building, and amusement-device regulations also apply. The county's published FAQ says a permit is required for a structure over 150 square feet or whenever structural changes are made; smaller nonstructural projects may therefore be exempt, but applicants should confirm with the Building Official because current Virginia USBC provisions include project-specific conditions. State exemptions also include ordinary minor repairs and cosmetic work; qualifying low-voltage work; certain fences, small pools, tents, retaining walls, flagpoles, and temporary residential ramps; and qualifying farm structures. Dickenson County reports that it has no county zoning ordinance, although floodplain, erosion, health-department, utility, subdivision, or town requirements may still apply.