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Forms & Required Documents
General Permit Forms & Applications
- Third Party Footing/Slab Inspection Report for 1 & 2 Family Dwellings (PDF)
- Affidavit - Contractor Exemption (PDF)
- BPA Installation Property Owner Acknowledgement Form (PDF)
- Building Code Modification Application (PDF)
- Building Permit Submission Requirements for Single Family Site Plans (PDF)
- Change of Occupancy from Single-Family Dwelling to Short-Term Rental Lodging House (PDF)
- Declaration of Covenants - Inspection/Maintenance of Retaining Wall (PDF)
- Permit Agreement in Lieu of a Stormwater Plan for a Single-Family Detached Residential (PDF)
- Permit Agreement in Lieu of Erosion and Sediment Control Plan-Single Family In Subdivision (PDF)
- Residential Accessory Project Site Plan Checklist (PDF)
- Residential Construction Minimum Required Inspections (PDF)
- Tent Submittal Documents (PDF)
Commercial Forms & Applications
- Commercial CO Checklist (PDF)
- Commercial Electrical Plan Checklist (PDF)
- Commercial Inspections Required (PDF)
- Commercial Plan Review Check Sheet (PDF)
- Path of Travel Accessibility Compliance for Commercial Alterations and areas of Public Accommodation (PDF)
- Shell Building Requirements (PDF)
- Special Inspection Guidelines and Procedures (PDF)
Plan Review Forms & Applications
- 2015 USBC Design Criteria (PDF)
- 2015 Wall Bracing Form - Classic (Excel)
- 2015 Wall Bracing Form - Simplified (Excel)
- Building Permit Submission Requirements for Single-Family Site Plans (PDF)
- Changes to Office Procedures (PDF)
- Changes to Office Procedures-Soil Testing (PDF)
- Deck Guide James City County (PDF)
- Expedited Third Party Commercial Building Plan Review Program (PDF)
- Friction Rate Worksheet (PDF)
- Illustrated Example-Furnace and Air Conditioner (PDF)
- Illustrated Example-Heat Pump (PDF)
- Inflatable Checklist (PDF)
- JCSA Plan Review for Geothermal Wells (PDF)
- Permit Residential Plan Review Check Sheet for Manufactured Homes and Industrialized Bldgs. (PDF)
- Permit Residential Plan Review Check Sheet for Manufactured Homes Located in a Manufactured Home Park (PDF)
- Pool, Spa, Hot Tub Plan Review Check Sheet (PDF)
- Residential Plan Review Check Sheet for Additions (PDF)
- Residential Plan Review Check Sheet for Decks and Screen Porches (PDF)
- Residential Plans Examiner Review Form-HVAC Load Calculations (PDF)
- Residential Plans Examiner Review Form-HVAC System Design (PDF)
- Revision Form E (PDF)
- Single-Family Home Required Documents (PDF)
- Steps for Residential Mechanical Plan Review (PDF)
- Superior Walls Approval Procedure (PDF)
- Understanding and Using the HVAC Design Review Form (PDF)
Specialty & Miscellaneous Forms
- Asbestos Inspection Certification (PDF)
- Checklist for Accessible Features in Model Homes and Sales Offices (PDF)
- Chimney Certification for Installation Replacement of Fuel Fired Equipment in Buildings (PDF)
- Complaint Form (PDF)
- Defective (Chinese) Drywall Remediation (PDF)
- Farm Structure Exemption Policy (PDF)
- FEMA Floodplain (PDF)
- Grinder Pump Agreement and Specs (PDF)
- Hypothermia Shelter Policy (PDF)
- JCSA Pre-Construction Courtesy Inspection Flyer (PDF)
- Permitting and Inspections Policy for Helical Piles and Driven Piles (PDF)
- Policy Regarding Approval of Third-party Inspectors and Agencies (PDF)
- Residential Energy Inspection Report (PDF)
- Solar Systems Installation Guideline (PDF)
- Temporary Tent Permits and Inspection Procedures (PDF)
- Vinyl Patio Enclosure Panels (PDF)
- Well Permits Memorandum (PDF)
Policy & Procedures Documents
- Abandonment Procedures for Below Ground Residential Heating Oil Tanks (PDF)
- Crawl Space Encapsulation Plan Review and Inspection Requirements (PDF)
- Permit and Inspection Requirements for Oil Storage Tank Removal and Abandonment (PDF)
- Retaining Walls Permitting and Inspections Policy (PDF)
- Single-Family Home Required Documents (PDF)
- Superior Walls Required Inspection (PDF)
- Swimming Pool Required Inspections (PDF)