Contractor's Connection

Contractors

• Appeals Board
• City Code
• City Maps (Interactive)
• City of Newport News Supplement to WAPM (PDF)
• Construction Standards & Special Provisions
• Design Criteria Manual (DCM) (PDF)
• International Code Council Family of Codes (ICC)
• Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
• Planning Commission
• Site and Subdivision Office
• Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC)
• Virginia Work Area Protection Manual (WAPM)
• Wetlands Board

Fees

• Business Tax Rate Schedules
• Mapping and Drafting Room Fees
• Sewer Tap Fee

Permits

• Building Permits (PDF)
• Demolition Permit Requirements (PDF)
• Electrical Permit Application - Commercial (PDF)
• Electrical Permit Application - Residential (PDF)
• Mandatory Minimum Inspections Guidelines (PDF)
• Mechanical Permit Application - Commercial (PDF)
• Mechanical Permit Application - Residential (PDF)
• Modification Request Form (PDF)
• Online Land Disturbance Permit
• Online Over Dimensional Permit
• Online Right-of-Way Permit
• Performance Bond for Right-of-Way (PDF)
• Registered Contractor Guidelines (PDF)
• Residential Building Permit Checklist (PDF)
• Soil Removal and Land Disturbance Activities Performance Bond (PDF)

Applications

• Asbestos Certification Form (PDF)
• Contractor's Statement of Release Form (PDF)
• Site Plan Check List Class 1 Application (PDF)
• Site Plan Check List Class 2 Application (PDF)
• Subdivision Ordinance Exception Form, Petition and Instructions (PDF)
• Third Party Inspection Procedure (PDF)

Tax & Real Estate Information

• Business License Tax
• Business Property Tax
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Land Records (Clerk of The Circuit Court)
• Personal Property Tax
• Real Estate Assessment
• State Income Tax
• Tax Forms from the Virginia Department of Taxation
• Various Business Taxes

Starting a New Business

• Certificate of Assumed or Fictitious Name Trade Name - Form 1050
• Contractor Application and Forms
• Contractor Certification of Insuring Liability for Workers' Compensation in Virginia - Form 61A (PDF)
• Low Interest Loans
• Real Estate Site Selection Assistance
• Score (How to Start Your Own Business)
• Site Selections
• Small Business Administration
• Starting a Business
• Zoning

Important Phone Numbers & Links

• Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District: Phone: 757-201-7606
•  Better Business Bureau of Greater Hampton Roads: Phone: 757-531-1300
•  BFI Waste Systems: Phone: 757-898-5488
•  Dominion Virginia Power Company: Phone: 888-667-3000
•  Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce: Phone: 757-622-2312
•  Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC): Phone: 757-262-0094
•  Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD): Phone: 757-926-1000
•  Miss Utility: Phone: 800-552-7001
•  Petrochem Recovery Services: Phone: 757-627-8791
•  Poquoson Disposal: Phone: 757-868-9711
•  Tidewater Builders Association: Phone: 757-420-2434
•  Urban Service Systems Corporation: Phone: 202-543-2000
•  US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
•  Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
•  Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ): Phone: 800-592-5482
•  Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC): Phone: 757-247-2200
•  Virginia Natural Gas (VNG): Phone: 886-229-3578
• Water (Public Utilities): Phone: 757-926-1080