<- [[:charlottesville|Charlottesville Regulatory Process Guide]] | Process 02 -> ====== Building Permit Process ====== Governed by **Chapter 5 (Building Regulations; Property Maintenance)**. Any new construction, addition, structural repair, or change of occupancy requires a building permit reviewed by the Building Inspections Division of NDS. Projects in historic districts additionally require a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) from the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) before a permit can be issued. Flow_bp1 Flow_bp1Flow_bp2 Flow_bp2Flow_bp_historicFlow_bp_not_historic isHistoric Flow_bp_historicFlow_bp_bar_done Flow_bp_not_historicFlow_bp_bar_doneFlow_bp3 Flow_bp3Flow_bp4 Flow_bp4Flow_bp_permit_issuedFlow_bp_corrections isApproved Flow_bp_correctionsFlow_bp_resubmit Flow_bp_permit_issuedFlow_bp5 Flow_bp5Flow_bp6 Flow_bp6 **Key links:** * [[https://library.municode.com/va/charlottesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_CH5BUREPRMA|Chapter 5 — Building Regulations (Municode)]] * [[https://www.charlottesville.gov/161/Building-Inspections|Building Inspections Division]]