Permits & licensing in Virginia local government
What Virginia city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about permits & licensing — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
633 Virginia meetings since 2024 covered permits & licensing. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Virginia with the most permits & licensing activity
- Madison, VA (50)
- Danville, VA (32)
- Suffolk, VA (31)
- Pittsylvania County, VA (30)
- Richmond, VA (27)
- Front Royal, VA (26)
- Augusta County, VA (21)
- Middlesex County, VA (19)
- Alexandria, VA (16)
- Scottsville, VA (16)
- Henry County, VA (15)
- Harrisonburg, VA (15)
Latest matching meetings
Planning Commission to hear SUP for two-unit dwelling at 501 East Howell Ave
The Alexandria Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 6, 2026, to consider several land-use items, including special use permits, a subdivision, a development special use permit, and a zoning text amendment. The meeting begins with a work session on parking regulation amendments. Public comment is…
Public hearing on special use permit for 50-site RV campground
The Henry County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing to receive citizen input on a request for a Special Use Permit for a campground with up to 50 RV sites on an 8.5-acre property. The applicant is Jonathan Beckett, and the property is located at 3750 Greensboro Rd in the Ridgeway District, zoned…
Wetlands Board to hear four shoreline construction permit requests
The Westmoreland County Wetlands Board will hold public hearings on four applications for shoreline construction projects, including rip-rap revetments, sills, beach nourishment, and pier replacements. All applications are submitted by Bayshore Design LLC on behalf of property owners. The board will also approve…
Planning Commission to hear six conditional-use permits and a zoning text amendment
The Warren County Planning Commission will meet on September 9, 2026, to conduct a public hearing on six conditional-use permit requests and a zoning text amendment. The meeting includes adoption of minutes, public presentations, and a consent agenda for advertising these permits.
Council to hold public hearings on 2 special use permits, zoning changes, and $22.1M appropriation
The Harrisonburg City Council will hold public hearings on several land-use requests, including special use permits for properties on Monticello Avenue and West Wolfe/West Market Streets, a Comprehensive Plan amendment for the Northeast Neighborhood Small Area Plan, a zoning ordinance amendment to define 'poultry…
Planning Commission to hold public hearing on Berry rezoning for possible family subdivision
The King George County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a request by Thomas and Sandra Berry to rezone approximately 26 acres of their 117.56-acre parcel (Tax Parcel 28-32) from A-1 (Agriculture Preservation) to A-2 (Rural Agriculture) for a possible future family subdivision. The commission will also…
Wetlands Board to hear four shoreline construction applications
The Middlesex County Wetlands Board will hold a public hearing on four applications for shoreline projects within its jurisdiction, including rip rap revetments, stone sills, a seawall, and sand placement. The board will also approve minutes from its August 11, 2026 meeting. Public comments are limited to three…
Danville Planning Commission to review a rezoning and a special use permit
The Danville Planning Commission will meet on September 8, 2026, to consider two new business applications. Commissioners will review a special use permit request for an accessory structure on East Lawn Avenue and a zoning map amendment application to change a portion of 102 North Woodberry Avenue from Urban…
Board to consider zoning amendments restricting data centers to Technology Overlay District
The Goochland County Board of Supervisors will consider two resolutions initiating zoning ordinance amendments: one to clarify that data centers are not permitted outside the Technology Overlay District, and another to update the Technology Overlay District and Comprehensive Plan. The board will also hold public…
Planning Commission to weigh short-term rental overlay, zoning changes
The Norfolk City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on August 27, 2026, to consider several zoning and conditional use permit applications. Key items include a proposed overlay district to restrict new short-term rentals, zoning text amendments for the Airport and Riverview districts, and multiple…
Board to hear two special use permit requests, including 80-site RV campground
The Henry County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold public hearings on two special use permit requests. The first is for an RV campground with up to 80 sites (first phase 40) on agricultural land, and the second is to convert a single-family home into a duplex. The board will receive citizen input before deciding on…
Planning Commission to visit power station, set CUP hearing
The Cumberland County Planning Commission is holding a work session that includes a site visit to the Bear Garden Power Station. The commission will also adjourn to a public hearing on August 31, 2026, for Conditional Use Permit CUP 26-03 for the Cumberland Energy Facility. The agenda is otherwise procedural, covering…
Board to hold 10 public hearings on zoning, special exceptions, and permits
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on ten planning items, including requests for special exceptions for accessory family housing units, rezoning, proffer amendments, conditional use permits for a school, warehouses, and a solar energy facility. The board will also hear citizens' comments…
Board to weigh sheriff deputy salaries, Verizon copper landline phase-out
The Madison County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on one-time bonuses and discuss sheriff deputy salaries, Verizon's phase-out of copper landlines, fireworks permits, and large-scale event permits for Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges' Apple Harvest Festival. The board will also consider consent agenda…
Council to vote on Liberty University fiber optic license in Candlers Mountain Road
The Lynchburg City Council will hold a public hearing to consider adopting a resolution approving a license agreement for Liberty University, Inc. to maintain fiber optic lines in Candlers Mountain Road. The agenda also includes approving minutes from five previous meetings and recognizing local high school athletic…
Planning Commission to consider 138-lot rezoning and animal permit
The Campbell County Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting to consider two public hearing items scheduled for the October 6, 2026 Board meeting. They will review a request to rezone a property at Depot Road and English Tavern Road from Agricultural to Residential Single-Family for a 138-lot subdivision, and a…
Planning Commission to review conditional use permit for Cumberland Energy Center
The Cumberland County Planning Commission is holding a work session to review Conditional Use Permit CUP 26-03 for the Cumberland Energy Center. The commission will also adjourn to a special called meeting on August 26, 2026, for a site visit to Bear Garden Power Station in New Canton, Virginia.
Council to vote on stormwater utility fee ordinance
The Salem City Council will hold a work session on the Architectural Review Board, then a regular session. The main action is a second-reading vote on a stormwater utility fee ordinance, along with a decision on a use permit for outdoor gatherings at 1936 West Main Street. The agenda also includes routine items like…
Planning Commission hears two use permits and subdivision ordinance amendment
The Hampton Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two use permit applications: one for a private school at 100 Blackburn Lane by Faith Baptist Church, and one for a pawn shop at 1531 E Pembroke Avenue by Shevan Sindy. The commission will also consider an ordinance amending Chapter 35 (Subdivisions) to align…
Planning Commission to consider skeet shooting range CUP and high energy use committee
The Goochland County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a conditional use permit for a skeet shooting range and indoor recreation facility on Old Fredericksburg Road, and will consider establishing a committee on high energy use facilities. The meeting includes routine items like minutes approval and…
Planning Commission to hold public hearing on conditional use permit CUP26-004
The Farmville Planning Commission is meeting to consider a conditional use permit (case CUP26-004) in a public hearing. They will also discuss dimensional standards in the zoning ordinance (Sec. 29-22(b), Table 2). The agenda includes routine items like approval of minutes and public comment.
Board to consider rezoning, cell tower permit, and multiple contract awards
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors will hold a regular meeting with public hearings on a rezoning request and a conditional use permit for a wireless tower, and will consider several contract awards for emergency services and equipment. The agenda also includes a consent agenda with claims and an MOU, reports…
Planning Commission to weigh 100-unit multifamily at 1209 Overbrook Road
The Richmond Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and vote on a consent agenda of 16 items, mostly special-use permits for housing, plus three final reviews of public works projects. The regular agenda includes three larger special-use requests, notably a 100-unit multifamily building at 1209 Overbrook Road…
Board to rule on appeal of denied RV housing permit extension
The Board of Zoning Appeals will decide whether the Planning and Zoning Administrator correctly denied an additional extension of a Temporary Housing Permit for an RV on Tax Map 15-10 in Agricultural (A-1) zoning. The permit, issued in December 2025, expired in June 2026 after the owner failed to submit building plans…
Board to consider zoning text amendments and multiple conditional use permits
The Warren County Board of Supervisors will hear a presentation on zoning text amendments, hold public hearings on several conditional use permits (short-term rentals and private-use camping), and consider consent agenda items including grants and contracts. The meeting also includes public comment, board reports, and…
Wetlands Board to hear public case for shoreline project at Wilton Woods Dr
The Westmoreland County Wetlands Board will hold a public hearing on a request to construct a rip-rap sill, beach nourishment, and revetments at 563 Wilton Woods Dr, Hague. The board will also consider extending two previously approved projects, including a dredging and bulkhead project and an armor stone revetment…
Board to decide on two conditional use permits for equine supply store and RV park
The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold joint public hearings on two conditional use permit applications: one for an Equine and Farm Supply Business on Jeb Stuart Highway and one for an Extended Stay RV Park on Union Cemetery Road. After the hearings, the Planning Commission will…
Board to decide two conditional use permits for equine supply and campground
The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold joint public hearings on two conditional use permit applications: one for Wilkinson Equine & Farm Supply and one for Court House Campground. After the hearings, the Planning Commission will make recommendations, and the Board will vote on the…
Planning Commission to hold public hearing on Green Acres rezoning
The Ashland Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Green Acres rezoning request (REZ25-1014 / ORD2025-13) and consider a conditional use permit renewal for RMC Modular Housing on Center Street. The meeting also includes citizen input, approval of minutes, and committee reports. No unfinished or new…
Planning Commission to hear 4 public hearings, including 2 special use permits
The Harrisonburg Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two special use permit requests, a Comprehensive Plan amendment for the Northeast Neighborhood Small Area Plan, and a Zoning Ordinance amendment to define 'poultry hatchery.' It will also consider a variance request for a subdivision ordinance at 704…
Planning Commission to hold public hearing on Green Acres rezoning
The Ashland Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Green Acres rezoning (REZ25-1014/ORD2025-13) and consider renewal of a conditional use permit for RMC Modular Housing. The agenda also includes approval of minutes, citizen input, and committee reports.
Public hearing on special use permit for towing service/auto impound yard at 126 & 128 Production Drive
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a special use permit request by M D C Enterprises LLC to operate a towing service and auto storage/impound yard on two parcels totaling 1.1 acres at 126 and 128 Production Drive, zoned Limited Industrial. The meeting also includes approval of July 8, 2026 minutes…
Planning Commission to hold public hearings on 5 conditional use permits and zoning text amendment
The Warren County Planning Commission will hold public hearings on five conditional use permit requests, including two short-term tourist rentals, a private-use camping site, a guesthouse modification, and a proposed zoning text amendment for an Aging In Place Community. The commission will also consider authorizing…
Public hearing on Wetlands Application #2026-1320 for filter cloth at Fishing Bay
The Middlesex County Wetlands Board will hold a public hearing on Wetlands Application #2026-1320 submitted by Harry Oliver. The applicant seeks permission to place filter cloth and rip‑rap over a 25‑by‑15‑foot area at Fishing Bay on Tax Map Parcel #46(2)25.791, Stove Point Rd. The hearing will include staff and…
Wetlands Board to hold public hearing on Lavelle Court permit
The James City County Wetlands Board will hold a regular meeting with a public hearing on a wetlands permit application (WJPA-26-0005) for 8 Lavelle Court. The board will also consider minutes from the July 8, 2026 meeting and take public comment.
Board to hear 9 zoning appeals including shooting range, kennel, ATV trails
The Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on nine cases: four special-use permits (shooting range, dog kennel, ATV trails with camping, outdoor display) and five variance requests (campground standards, yard setbacks, accessory building placement). The board will also vote on July meeting minutes and any…
Planning Commission to consider code amendment for Entertainment and Gaming District
The Danville Planning Commission will hold a regular meeting to consider a code amendment to the Unified Development Code regarding the Entertainment and Gaming District and a special use permit for indoor commercial recreation at 616 North Main Street. The agenda also includes a review of a subdivision plat at Sandy…
ACES to review junkyard permit, expand membership, plan events
The Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability (ACES) will review a special use permit application for an automobile graveyard (junkyard) at 508 Kendrick Lane, discuss formalizing its operations (including recorded meetings and online agendas), and consider increasing appointed members from three to five plus…
Planning Commission to hear two special use permit applications
The Orange County Planning Commission will meet on August 6, 2026, to consider two special use permit applications: one for an automatic carwash facility on Route 3 in Locust Grove and another for an automotive repair garage on Spotswood Trail in Gordonsville. The meeting will also include discussions on the…
Board to weigh special use permit for weddings & events on Stuarts Draft farm
The Board of Zoning Appeals will hold public hearings on seven special use permit requests, including proposals for short-term rentals, contractor offices, a repair business, office conversion, weddings/events, and amendments to decommissioning plans. Additionally, the board will consider a six-month extension for a…