Building Safety in Henrico County, VA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Elevator Maintenance
Building owners in Henrico pay the county an annual certificate-of-compliance fee for every elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter and manlift, due by December 31 for the year ahead. Passenger and freight elevators run $40 for buildings up to ten stories, escalators $40 per floor, and dumbwaiters $25 for ten stories or less.
Henrico Elevator Compliance Certificate Fees
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 6-3(h)
(h) Annual certificate of compliance for elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters and manlifts. (1) Fees for annual certificates of compliance must be paid to the county on or before December 31 of each year for the following year. For passenger elevators, freight elevators and manlifts, the fee is $40.00 for elevators of ten stories or less, plus $4.00 for each additional ten stories or fraction the...
Building Permits
Henrico requires a paid-up permit before any new construction, alteration, removal or demolition begins. A new one- or two-family home runs $680, garages and additions run $100 plus $6 per $1,000 over $5,000, and unpermitted work already started adds a 10 percent, $20 minimum, investigation fee.
When Henrico Requires a Building Permit
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 6-3(a),(g)
Sec. 6-3. Permit fees. (a) Payment required prior to issuance of permit. No permit or permit amendment for new construction, alteration, removal, demolition or other building operations will be issued until the required fees have been paid to the office of building construction and inspections. ... (g) Building permit fee schedule. (1) One- and two-family dwellings. The fee for building attache...
Building Inspections
Henrico's building official administers and enforces Virginia's Uniform Statewide Building Code countywide, deciding what inspections a project needs and issuing certificates of occupancy. Extra inspections beyond the norm on a new house or duplex carry a $75 surcharge, and building-official decisions can be appealed to the county board of code appeals.
How Henrico Enforces Building Code Inspections
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 6-1
Sec. 6-1. Enforcement of building code. (a) The building official administers and interprets the uniform statewide building code, which regulates the construction and maintenance of buildings and structures and provides procedures for its administration and enforcement. (b) For the purposes of this Code and other ordinances and resolutions of the board of supervisors, the uniform statewide buil...
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