Virginia Beach, VA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

(a)The fee for a permit for electrical work, as required by the building code, shall be as specified in this section.(b)There shall be charged a minimum fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each permit issued.(c)For a permit issued for a temporary service, such as a trailer, house meter or meter loop added to an existing service, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).(d)For a permit for any special condition, such as and including temporary electrical release for construction purposes, buildings moved, swimming pools, carnivals, services relocated but not increased and the like, the fee shall be a minimum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). The fee for a permit for prefabricated buildings for out-of-city use shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).(e)For a permit issued for original construction, the following fees include all equipment outlets only if specifically listed on the application and installed by the permit holder before the final inspection, such fees being based on the maximum current carrying capacity of each set or subset of service conductors installed, to the nearest fifty (50) amperes:(1)Single-phase: Fifty dollars ($50.00) plus twenty dollars ($20.00) for each additional fifty (50) amperes.(2)Three-phase: Eighty dollars ($80.00) plus twenty dollars ($20.00) for each additional fifty (50) amperes.