Loudoun County, VA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing adoption
- Ch. 1410 adopts VUSBC New Construction Code in full
- Issuing agency
- Building Official, Dept. of Building & Development
- Fee basis (new/additions)
- Building Valuation Data Report, updated July 1
- Appeal path
- County Board of Building Code Appeals (§1410.10)
- First-offense penalty
- $100 civil fine (§1410.99)
- Scope
- Unincorporated county; 7 towns permit separately
Summary
Unincorporated Loudoun County requires a building permit for construction, alteration, repair, removal or demolition of a building or structure under Chapter 1410, which adopts the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code's New Construction Code 'in its entirety.' The Building Official in the Department of Building and Development issues permits and bases new-construction and commercial-addition fees on the published Building Valuation Data Report.
For the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the inspection, construction, alteration, repair, removal and demolition of buildings and structures not otherwise regulated in this Chapter - Building and Housing Code, for the installation of equipment, for the establishment of fees and for the imposition of penalties for violations, those portions of that certain building code known as the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, as amended... are hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein... The following portions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code are hereby adopted for enforcement in the County: (1) "New Construction Code," in its entirety;
Full Breakdown
' Subsection (b)(1) adopts the 'New Construction Code' 'in its entirety,' while the adopted Maintenance Code portions are limited to unsafe-structure, exterior-property and occupancy-limitation provisions. 09(c) bases new-building and commercial-addition fees on the Building Valuation Data Report published in the Building Official and Code Administrator Magazine, updated each July 1, with Type R4 fees matched to R3. 10 before any appeal to the State Building Code Technical Review Board. 01(c). This chapter governs the unincorporated county only; Leesburg, Purcellville, Hamilton, Middleburg, Round Hill, Hillsboro and Lovettsville issue building permits under their own town codes.
Violations & Fines
Building without a required permit is a civil violation under §1410.99, $100 for a first offense, $150 for each one after that, or the Code of Virginia maximum, whichever is greater, with every day of a continuing violation a separate offense, limited to one charge per ten-day period and $3,000 total per set of facts. The Building Official can also pursue a civil injunction in repeat or health-and-safety cases, and contested civil summonses proceed to general district court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How is a Loudoun County building permit fee calculated for a new house?
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Sources & Official References
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