As a service to residents, a Town of West Point building official is available to handle building and property maintenance questions. Residents may pick up and drop off building permits in the reception area of Town Hall. Property maintenance and building inspections are conducted daily. The Building Official, handles permit processing and inspections. If questions arise before your next construction project, please call (804) 843-3426.
Plans approved by the Town of West Point must be available on every job site. The building permit, building permit number and site address must be posted within public view. In compliance with Section 311 of the International Plumbing Code - 2003, toilet facilities shall be provided for construction workers and such facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. Construction workers toilet facilities of the non sewer type shall conform to ANSI Z4.3.
To request an inspection you must provide:
All inspections must be requested prior to 4:30 pm to be scheduled for the next business day. While we will make every effort to perform the inspection on the scheduled date, please allow two business days for completion of each inspection requested. Please note: Arrival can be requested for footings (one hour timeframe), floor joists inspections (am or pm) and inspections that require entry into an occupied structure (am or pm). Requests not meeting these criteria will not be accommodated.
Separate permits are required for plumbing, mechanical and electrical work. Applications for these permits are included in your building permit package, may be obtained by your general contractor or download here.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print permit forms.
For all applications that fail twice or fail due to incomplete work, a $50.00 re-inspection fee is required. Payment must be received prior to requesting a re-inspection to be scheduled.