How long Virginia Beach permits take

Calendar days from application to issue, by permit type · applications 2023-01-01 to 2026-08-21 · release 1.1.0

Median = half of permits were issued within this. Slowest quarter / slowest tenth = the 75th and 90th percentile, nearest rank. Only cells with at least 30 permits are shown.
Permit typeMedianSlowest quarterSlowest tenthPermits
Building2 days10 days26 days16,963
Electrical1 day3 days7 days14,830
Mechanical1 day4 days8 days13,388
Plumbing1 day2 days6 days9,792
Gas1 day3 days9 days5,240
Elevator8 days14 days24 days209
How this is measured

Calendar days from the application date the city recorded to the issue date the city recorded, computed by BidBro from the City of Virginia Beach's published Building Permits Applications records. This is permit review time only — not construction time, and not total project time. It makes no claim about why any figure is what it is. Addresses, permit numbers, parcels and applicants are never requested or published.

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