Chesterfield County, VA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- New home electrical permit
- $171.00 per unit
- Rough-in addition permit
- $114.00, or $57.00 if pre-existing
- Service change/repair fee
- $57.00 flat
- Commercial electrical fee
- $59 up to $1,000, +$6.60/$1,000 after
- Issuing authority
- County building official
- Unpermitted penalty
- Up to $2,500 fine, 30 days jail
Summary
Electrical work in Chesterfield County needs a permit under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, administered by the county building official. County Code § 5-5(b)(3)(a) sets a $171.00 fee for wiring a new single-family home, $114.00 for an addition needing a rough-in inspection, and $57.00 for a service change, temporary pole, or repair.
a.Electrical: 1.New single-family dwellings, including townhouses and condominiums, per unit .....171.00 2.Industrialized building (modular home) .....114.00 3.Addition, renovation, and conversion: (i)Where rough-in inspection is required .....114.00(ii)Where rough-in inspection is pre-existing .....57.00 4.Temporary poles, relocation, service change, installation, replacements, repairs .....57.00 5.Mobile or manufactured homes on private property .....57.00 6.Mobile or manufactured homes in a mobile home park (hook-ups only) .....No fee
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 80).
Full Breakdown
Chesterfield's building official enforces the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code for all buildings, structures and associated equipment under § 5-1, and every electrical installation needs a permit and inspection before it is energized. 00 for a mobile or manufactured home on private property, with hook-ups only in a mobile home park charged no fee at all. 00 or fraction of it. Every applicant pays the fee to the county treasurer when the permit application is filed with the building official under § 5-5(c), and a change in the scope of the electrical work after the permit issues requires an amendment with possible added fees under § 5-5(a). 00 that needs no other electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing permit, which rarely applies once wiring is involved.
Violations & Fines
Electrical work performed without the required permit is punished under Chesterfield's general penalty in § 1-5, since chapter 5 has no dedicated electrical fine: a fine of up to $2,500.00 and up to 30 days in jail, with each day the unpermitted wiring remains in place counted as a separate offense.
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