Roanoke — Third-Party Inspection Matrix

Compiled 2026-08-08 from each jurisdiction's published websites, policy PDFs, permit packets, and ordinances (7 parallel research agents, primary documents fetched and read; every claim below carries its source). Verification labels: VERIFIED = fetched page/PDF; SNIPPET = search result not fetched; INFERRED = from statewide code, not a local document.

Scope: 31 VA jurisdictions + McDowell County WV (tracker counts in TRIAGE_BRANCH_JURISDICTION_RESEARCH_SCOPE_2026-08-08.md). Nelson County → Richmond session.

The statewide frame (applies to all VA jurisdictions)

VUSBC §113.7 / 113.7.1 (13VAC5-63-130) — VERIFIED (law.lis.virginia.gov fetched by the coalfields agent): the building official may accept third-party inspection reports — and must review/approve them (with written denial within two working days) when the BO cannot inspect within two working days or has authorized it in writing — and every building official MUST maintain a written policy setting minimum third-party inspector qualifications, report format/timeframe, and any pre-qualification requirements. Where no policy is published online, one exists on paper — request it.
VCC Ch 17 special inspections (1704/1705): residential R-3/R-5 exempt from mandatory SI unless the BO invokes it — for UP's residential book the operative mechanism is nearly always the §113.7 policy, not Ch 17. Same conclusion as the VB file.
VBCOA region correction (VERIFIED from vbcoa.org region pages) — the scope doc's "Regions III/IV/V = southwest Virginia" assumption is WRONG:
- Region I = far southwest (officers from Wytheville, Washington Co, Russell Co) — covers the coalfields + I-81 SW group. No published documents, no SI template.
- Region II = Roanoke/Lynchburg/New River area (officers from Botetourt, Franklin Co, Roanoke Co; NRV localities per the 2026 VBCOA member guide [SNIPPET]). No published SI template.
- Region III = Shenandoah Valley (Augusta, Rockingham, Highland + Staunton, Harrisonburg, Waynesboro et al.). Only published doc is its by-laws — no regional SI template.
- (Region IV = James Madison BCOA, central VA — publishes a shared SI template, but that's the Richmond session's territory. Region V = NoVA.)
- Bottom line: no shared regional SI template is published anywhere in ROAN territory. Every locality is on its own paper — with one telling exception: Staunton's SSI form cites "Section 9 of HRRSIGP" (VERIFIED citation; expansion INFERRED = Hampton Roads Regional SI Guidelines & Procedures) and reproduces the HR template's "DEEP FOUNDATION/HELICAL PILE FOUNDATION ELEMENTS" and retaining-wall categories verbatim — the Hampton Roads template UP already knows travels well as a model here.
Two de-facto regional patterns replace the missing templates (VERIFIED across fetched documents):
1. "Region 2000" third-party policy DNA — Bedford County, Campbell, and Amherst publish near-identical §113.7.1 policies (same qualification triad incl. the same "VA DHDC" typo, same 5-working-day report deadline, same request-contents list) — a shared Lynchburg-area template in all but name. Roanoke City and Danville share a different common ancestor (identical "If you don't have written confirmation… You Don't Have Approval!" 2-working-day-trigger text).
2. New River Valley outsourced plan review — Radford, Christiansburg, Pulaski Co, and Montgomery Co all publish "approved third-party plan reviewer" vendor lists naming the same private firms (CODEcheck, ECS Mid-Atlantic, IBTS, Tim Hagedorn PE, Balzer…). These localities already pay private engineers to do code work — a receptive environment for PE-based inspection submissions even where no inspection policy is published.
Seven of the eight published policies accept a Virginia DPOR design-professional license as a qualifying credential on its own (Roanoke City, Botetourt, Bedford Co, Campbell, Amherst, Danville, Waynesboro — all VERIFIED). Valerio's VA PE #044764 clears the bar in all seven; reports must carry his seal. The one exception is Highland County: its 2024 policy is written around certified field technicians (DHCD cert + ICC exam + ACI concrete cert "or its equivalency", $1M professional insurance naming the county as additional insured) with NO PE-alternative clause — how a VA PE slots in needs a BO conversation (VERIFIED).

Who actually enforces where (the shared-department map)

The "small counties share officials" hypothesis mostly ran the other way — counties cover their towns, but several towns run their OWN full building departments (jobs inside those limits are separate jurisdictions):

County office covers	Separate town/city departments inside the area
Tazewell Co → Towns of Tazewell, Richlands, Pocahontas, Cedar Bluff (VERIFIED)	Town of Bluefield runs its own office (VERIFIED)
Washington Co → Damascus, Glade Spring, part of Saltville (VERIFIED)	Town of Abingdon own dept (VERIFIED; inspector Rick Statzer SNIPPET)
Franklin Co → Rocky Mount + Boones Mill (VERIFIED — one dept for all three)	—
Giles Co → countywide permits; towns do zoning sign-off only (VERIFIED from form)	—
Montgomery Co → unincorporated areas only	Blacksburg (own dept, 3P forms on portal [SNIPPET]) + Christiansburg (own dept, BO Jerry Heinline) — both VERIFIED
Pulaski Co → county	Town of Pulaski own dept (BO Nathan Smythers, VERIFIED)
Bedford Co → outside town limits	Town of Bedford own dept (BO Jeremy Marquis, VERIFIED — contradicts the "county took over after reversion" assumption)
Wythe Co → county	Town of Wytheville own dept + portal (SNIPPET)
Buchanan Co → county incl. Town of Grundy (VERIFIED, 2017 DHCD directory)	—
Russell Co → county incl. Lebanon, Honaker, Cleveland (VERIFIED, dated)	—
Covington City → its own dept — NOT consolidated with Alleghany Co (VERIFIED; Alleghany's separate office serves county + Iron Gate)	—
Martinsville → still independent, own dept (reversion abandoned Jan 2023 [SNIPPET]; own BO VERIFIED)	—

THE MATRIX

Tier 1 — Published product-specific rules

Jurisdiction	UND	ANC	BRC	SUP	FND	WTR	ENC	RTW	How it works
Botetourt County	●¹	◆	◆	◆	●²	◆	◆	◆	SSI form explicitly names helical pile foundations (1704.10, continuous inspection) + driven/cast-in-place deep foundations. 3P policy (BoS-adopted 1/28/2025) is commercial/industrial only but its eligible-inspection list includes Building Pier Footing / Footing / Foundation / Drain Tile / Slab Prep — and waives 75% of permit fees on 3P-inspected permits. Residential = ask the BO (§113.7).
Pulaski County	●³	◆	◆	◆	◆	●⁴	◆	●⁵	Strongest published SI program in ROAN territory: full SSI package (2/2025) with pile driving records/tip+cutoff elevations, pile load tests, drilled piers, caissons, earth-retaining structures >10 ft — owner-engaged inspectors, PE/GE qualification key, Final Report before CO. Drain tile & waterproofing = required county inspection before backfill.
Montgomery County	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	●⁶	Retaining-wall matrix: permit ≥3 ft; engineered design 4–6 ft; >6 ft height or >4 ft unbalanced fill = VA RDP stamp; >10 ft = Special Inspections Program. Commercial: 3P plan review mandatory, "third party inspector may be required" at plan review. Unincorporated areas only — Blacksburg/Christiansburg separate.
Franklin County VA	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	◇	●⁷	Same retaining-wall ladder (rev. 12/2014): 3–4 ft permit only; >6 ft RDP stamp; >10 ft = "Special Inspections Program" (named but unpublished — request it). One dept serves county + Rocky Mount + Boones Mill.
Lynchburg City	◇	◇	◇	◇	●⁸	◇	◇	●⁹	Published shrink-swell-soils provision: where moderate/high shrink-swell soils exist, "a third-party inspection may be required… a letter of acceptance may be submitted in lieu of a footing or foundation inspection" — the only in-lieu-of acceptance published in ROAN territory. Retaining walls >4 ft (from footing bottom) = RDP-sealed plans. No standalone §113.7 policy published.
Staunton City	●¹⁰	◆	◆	◆	◆	◆	◆	●¹¹	Published 2021-USBC SSI form (Hampton Roads template DNA — cites "HRRSIGP") with a dedicated "DEEP FOUNDATION/HELICAL PILE FOUNDATION ELEMENTS" category — "recording installation torque, pressure, blows per foot, cut off, and tip elevation" = exactly UP's pier-log data — and "Retaining walls" under Special Cases. SER/RDP/SI/BO signature architecture; Final Report before CO. No general 3P policy published (§113.7 — request from BO John Glover).

Tier 2 — Published general third-party policy (all 8 product types eligible, conditions apply)

Jurisdiction	All products	Policy conditions
Danville City	◆	Full §113.7.1 policy + request form published. Triggers: city can't inspect in 2 working days / fast-track / emergency (§108.1). VA DPOR design professional qualifies alone; per-inspection written pre-approval MANDATORY ("If you do not have written confirmation… inspections will not be accepted"); sealed reports within 2 working days on the city form. No insurance requirement stated.
Roanoke City	◆	Procedure #450 (eff. 1/18/2025), same DNA as Danville: capacity-relief only (2-working-day trigger, fast-track, emergency), per-request written approval by the Building Commissioner, DPOR RDP qualifies, sealed reports within 2 working days. Not a standing acceptance program.
Bedford County	◆	Policy pub. 11/18/2022: DHCD cert OR VA design-professional license; written request 2 weeks before inspection; reports within 5 working days (date/time/conditions, code sections, approval status). County = outside town limits only.
Campbell County	◆	2025 policy: RDP license qualifies; conflict-of-interest ban; Section A/B categories are commercial/apartments/townhouses — single-family not listed (ask); finals never 3P; 5-working-day request lead + 5-working-day sealed report; late report = immediate Stop Work. Published commercial SSI form (concrete/steel/masonry only — no soils/deep-foundation rows; county keeps its own pre-pour concrete inspection).
Amherst County	◆	Policy 4/12/2023: RDP license qualifies; 3P mandated for utility-scale solar + elevators, otherwise "when conditions and/or circumstances necessitate"; 5-working-day request lead + 5-working-day report. Most permissive wording of the Region-2000 trio.
Waynesboro City	◆ (cleanest PE fit)	Written policy expressly referencing §113.7.1: VA DHCD cert "-or- Licensed design professional with the Commonwealth of Virginia" — a VA PE qualifies outright. Mandatory pre-approval (Preapproval Form + affidavit, scoped commercial/residential × trade); city-issued form obtained before EACH inspection; reports within 2 business days. Published SSI Agreement too (VCC 1704/1705, prequalification, final report before BO final).
Highland County	◆ (with a catch)	Published "THIRD PARTY POLICY" (2024, §113.7): notify BO before inspection, report within 72 hours; qualifications = DHCD cert + ICC exam + ACI concrete cert "or equivalency" — NO PE-alternative clause — plus $1M professional insurance naming the county as additional insured. How a VA PE slots in ("or its equivalency") needs a BO conversation before relying on it. One-person Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator shop.

Tier 3 — No published policy (§113.7 written policy exists by law — request it)

Jurisdiction	Status	What IS known
Roanoke County	◇	No 3P policy published, but the most complete SI paperwork of the region (full 2021-USBC SI forms suite) + published Retaining Wall Guidelines, Expansive Soils Policy, Professional Seal Requirements. BO Morgan Yates (long-tenured). High-function office — request the policy.
Russell County	◇*	Leaning ALLOWED: county demonstrably accepts 3P reports in a published workflow (tiny-house sheet: "a third party inspection report… submitted to the Building Official"). Permit app captures retaining-wall height. BO Josh Stinson (named on the current form).
Craig County	◇	Nothing published; permit packet has Alteration/Repair class + waterproofing/draintile hold points; "additional… engineering may be required depending on scope." BO Brandon King. Small relationship-driven office.
Covington City	◇	Own dept (NOT Alleghany). Permit app has REPAIR class + the 7 USBC minimum inspections. BO Eric Tyree (seated since ≥2017). Nothing else published.
Radford City	◇	Commercial 3P plan review mandatory + published vendor list — no inspection policy. BO Chris Childress.
Christiansburg (town)	◇	Own dept, BO Jerry Heinline; commercial 3P plan review + vendor list; no inspection policy published.
Blacksburg (town)	◇*	Own dept; town says "3rd party inspection forms" live on its OpenGov portal [SNIPPET — behind login]. Possibly the only working 3P intake in the NRV — verify by phone.
Giles County	◇	Nothing published (checked 20+ PDFs). County permits countywide, towns zoning-only. BO Anna Welch.
Floyd County	◇	Nothing published (13 PDFs text-searched). BO Mark Bolt. Town of Floyd adds an extra town step (nature unknown).
Pittsylvania County	◇	Nothing published. CBO Otis Vaughan, permits@pittgov.org.
Henry County	◇	Nothing published; fee schedule (read in full) has no 3P/SI line items. BO Charles Campbell.
Martinsville City	◇	Still independent (reversion dead since 1/2023); nothing published. BO Kris Bridges, kbridges@ci.martinsville.va.us.
Wythe County	◇	Nothing published. BO Kyle Taylor. Town of Wytheville separate.
Bland County	◇	Smallest web presence — one-official shop (BO Joel Cagle, CBO); only a permit application online.
Smyth County	◇*	No BO named on the official site; county tells applicants to use "an approved certified plan reviewer" (3P plan review accepted). Contact Clegg Williams (Asst. Co. Admin – Development).
Tazewell County	◇	Nothing published; site is code-cycles stale (still says 2012 USBC). BO Gary Jackson covers county + 4 towns (not Bluefield).
Washington County VA	◇	Nothing published; publishes a "Foundation" permit type (early-start for new construction, not repair [SNIPPET]). BO Jason McCall. Abingdon separate.
Buchanan County	◇	Nothing published; county site search returns zero building content. Contact Bart Chambers (title unconfirmed; 2017 directory BO = Larry Scott Jackson). Active floodplain office (Todd Vanmeter).
Harrisonburg City	◇	No general 3P policy published — but a published third-party elevator inspection program (reports through the LAMA portal) proves the office already administers 3P reports. Sealed drawings required for assembly/institutional/apartment uses. BO Jeremy C. Dean.
Augusta County	◇	Nothing 3P/SI published (checked 6 pages incl. plan checklist + both permit processes). "Permits must be obtained to construct, enlarge, alter, repair…" Plan checklist requires pier size/spacing on foundation plans (support-pier sense). NB: county keeps permit records only 3 years after completion — keep our own. BO name unpublished; bi@co.augusta.va.us.

Tier 4 — No building-code enforcement (WV local-option)

Jurisdiction	Status	Finding
McDowell County WV	○	No county building department, permit office, or code-enforcement function exists (VERIFIED — county commission site lists none) and no evidence the county ever adopted the WV State Building Code (87 CSR 4, local-option). City of Welch likewise publishes no building/permits function (VERIFIED). But floodplain permitting DOES exist: Judy Heath, (304) 436-8558, is the NFIP floodplain manager for the county AND every municipality incl. Welch (VERIFIED — wvinsurance.gov roster). Practical rule: no building permits or municipal inspections; engineer letters serve client/lender/insurer purposes only — EXCEPT work in a mapped floodplain (very common in these creek valleys), which needs a floodplain development permit through Heath's office, where PE elevation/floodproofing documentation is the standard NFIP instrument. Confirm non-adoption with one call (Fire Marshal keeps the adopters registry offline).

Footnotes (Tier 1):

Botetourt Statement of Special Inspections form (Rev. 01/22, read in full): checklist includes Soils/Footing 1704.7, Driven deep foundations 1704.8, Cast-in-place deep foundations 1704.9, Helical pile foundations 1704.10 — "Inspection continuously performed during installation with site-specific soils report" — the only local form in ROAN territory naming helical piles. RDP-sealed; county keeps its own slab-prep + grounding-electrode inspections.
Botetourt Third Party Inspection Policy (BoS 1/28/2025): commercial/industrial permits only; DHCD cert OR DPOR design-professional license OR BO-accepted alternate; bi-weekly progress reports; written full-compliance certification before final CO; 75% of permit fees waived on 3P-inspected permits; attached list of 37 eligible inspections includes "Building Pier Footing," "Building Footing," "Building Foundation," "Building Drain Tile," "Building Slab Prep."
Pulaski County SSI schedule (2021 VCC, form 2/2025): Soils & Foundations rows cover bearing at bottom of footing excavations, bottom of caissons (1810.7), pile driving records, tip & cutoff elevations (1704.8/1808/1809), pile load tests (1808.2.8.3), drilled pier foundations — exactly UP's pier-log data. Inspectors engaged by the Owner, never the contractor; BO acceptance signature; Final Report before CO. (Applicability to residential R-5 jobs only if the BO invokes Ch 17 — INFERRED.)
Pulaski required-inspections sheet: drain tile and waterproofing inspected before backfill (county hold point).
Pulaski SSI schedule category "EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES >10 FT. UNBALANCED FILL."
Montgomery Co Retaining Wall Guidelines: <3 ft exempt; 3 ft+ permit; 4–6 ft engineered design (manufacturer standards OK to 6 ft ht/4 ft fill); >6 ft height or >4 ft unbalanced fill = VA RDP stamp; >10 ft = "the requirements of the Special Inspections Program"; itemized minimum plan content.
Franklin Co VA Retaining Wall Guidelines (rev. 12/2014): <3 ft unbalanced fill exempt (unless surcharge/liquid); 3–4 ft permit no design; manufacturer designs to 6 ft; >6 ft VA RDP stamp; >10 ft = Special Inspections Program (program doc itself not published — request).
Lynchburg Building Plans Submittal Procedure: moderate/high shrink-swell soils → engineered foundation plans + "A third-party inspection may be required in these circumstances, in which case a letter of acceptance may be submitted in lieu of a footing or foundation inspection."
Lynchburg: retaining walls over 4 ft measured from bottom of footing require RDP-prepared and sealed plans.
Staunton SSI form (2021 USBC, read in full): "DEEP FOUNDATION/HELICAL PILE FOUNDATION ELEMENTS" — materials review, test piles, installation ("monitor drilling, placement, plumbness, driving of piles, including recording installation torque, pressure, blows per foot, cut off, and tip elevation"), load tests — VCC 112.3, 1705.7–1705.10. SSI submitted as a condition of permit issuance; SI qualifications subject to BO approval; Final Report + BO approval before final/CO. (Residential R-5 enters this machinery only if the BO invokes it — INFERRED.)
Staunton SSI form, Special Cases: "Retaining walls — Field review of installation of pre-manufactured structural components, drainage, and compaction" (VCC 113.4, 1705.1.1).

Per-jurisdiction dossiers (sources + contacts)

Roanoke City

Building Safety / Building Inspections, 215 Church Ave SW Rm 170; 540-853-2000; BO Tommy Hahn (tommy.Hahn@roanokeva.gov), Deputy Nancy Morgan (VERIFIED)
Procedure #450 Third Party Inspections (1/18/2025, 12 pp read): https://www.roanokeva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1679/Third-Party-Inspections
SI forms suite (2018+2021 SSI, Final Report, Log, Periodic) + Retaining Wall Guidelines + Wall Bracing Guidelines listed: https://www.roanokeva.gov/1157/Documents
Dept/scheduling: https://www.roanokeva.gov/1003/Building-Safety · /1145/Inspections · /1006/Permit-Center
Gap: form pages inside the policy PDF partially garbled; wall-guideline PDFs not opened.

Roanoke County

Office of Building Safety, 5204 Bernard Dr; 540-772-2065, permit@roanokecountyva.gov; Building Commissioner Morgan Yates (myates@roanokecountyva.gov) (VERIFIED)
Full 2021-USBC SI forms suite + Retaining Wall Guidelines/Details, Expansive Soils Policy, Professional Seal Requirements listed: https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/313/Documents-Online-Forms
Dept: https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/301/Building-Safety
Gaps: no 3P policy anywhere; the expansive-soils + seal-requirements PDFs worth pulling before quoting foundation work here.

Botetourt County

Development Services — Building Inspections, 57 S. Center Dr, Daleville; 540-928-2070 / 540-473-8248. Current BO name unpublished (2017 directory: Jeffrey E. Scott — confirm).
Third Party Inspection Policy (BoS 1/28/2025, read): https://www.botetourtva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5252/
SSI form naming helical piles (Rev. 01/22, read): https://www.botetourtva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/731/Statement-of-Special-Inspections-PDF
Permitting/inspections: https://www.botetourtva.gov/553/Permitting · /554/Inspections
NB: county "Underpinning" inspection type = manufactured-home skirting sense, not pier underpinning — don't over-read it (VERIFIED).
Gap: whether the BO extends 3P to residential case-by-case (policy silent) — ask.

Craig County

Building & Zoning, 108 Court St, New Castle; 540-864-5010, permits@craigcountyva.gov; BO Brandon King (bking@craigcountyva.gov) (VERIFIED)
Full permit packet (Rev. 06/23, 10 pp read; Alteration/Repair class, waterproofing/draintile hold points, "additional… engineering may be required"): https://www.craigcountyva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/112/Full-Building-Permit-Packet-PDF---New-Houses-or-Businesses
Dept: https://www.craigcountyva.gov/190/Building-Zoning

Covington City (+ Alleghany County note)

Development Services, 340 E. Walnut St; (540) 965-6356, devservices@covington.va.us; BO Eric Tyree (seated since ≥2017) (VERIFIED)
Permit application (REPAIR class, 7 USBC minimum inspections, read): https://covington.va.us/assets/development-services/building-permit.pdf
Dept: https://covington.va.us/covington-departments-and-services/development-services.html
NOT consolidated with Alleghany County — county's separate office serves county + Iron Gate only: https://www.co.alleghany.va.us/public-works/building-inspections/
Gap: city says permits/applications being updated — call to confirm process.

Montgomery County VA (unincorporated)

Building Inspections, 755 Roanoke St Ste 1D, Christiansburg; 540-382-5750, mcbuildingsinspections@montgomerycountyva.gov (site: montva.com). BO name unpublished.
Retaining Wall Guidelines (read): https://montva.com/docs/default-source/building-inspections/guidelines/retaining-wall-detail.pdf?sfvrsn=356a7b42_4
Commercial construction guideline (3P plan review mandatory; "third party inspector may be required… at plan review"): https://montva.com/docs/default-source/building-inspections/guidelines/commercial-construction.pdf?sfvrsn=cd2486b_4
Structural design criteria (SDC B, 110 mph, 30 psf, 24" frost, shrink-swell "moderate"): …/structural-design-criteria.pdf
Dept + guidelines index: https://montva.com/1/departments-services/building-permits-inspections
Town of Blacksburg — own Building Safety Division, 540-443-1325; "3rd party inspection forms" on its OpenGov portal [SNIPPET — behind login; the strongest 3P-intake hint in the NRV]. Residential-renovation PDF fetched but unreadable (scanned).
Town of Christiansburg — own dept, 540-382-6120 x1152, BO Jerry Heinline (jheinline@christiansburg.org); Professional Services 2026 vendor list: https://www.christiansburg.org/DocumentCenter/View/18565/PROFESSIONAL-SERVICES---2026

Radford City

BO Chris Childress, 540-267-3179, Chris.Childress@radfordva.gov, 10 Robertson St (VERIFIED)
Dept page (commercial 3P plan-review rule, all-caps): https://www.radfordva.gov/177/Building-Official
Professional Services List (~19 firms): https://www.radfordva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5322/Professional-Services-List
Residential inspections checklist (zero 3P/SI content, grep-verified): https://www.radfordva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3963/Required-Residential-Building-Inspections

Pulaski County

Building Dept, 143 Third St NW, Pulaski; 540-980-7710; BO Scott Macdonald, MCP, CBO (smacdonald@pulaskicounty.org) (VERIFIED)
SSI form + 2021 VCC SI schedule (full text read): https://www.pulaskicounty.org/documents/building/applications/statement-of-special-inspections-2025.pdf
Approved 3P plan-review + geotech vendor list: https://www.pulaskicounty.org/documents/building/applications/approved-3rd-party-plan-review-2025.pdf
Required inspections (drain tile/waterproofing before backfill): https://www.pulaskicounty.org/documents/building/applications/pulaski-county-required-inspections-2020.pdf
Town of Pulaski separate: BO Nathan Smythers (nsmythers@pulaskitown.org), 540-994-8615: https://www.pulaskitown.org/departments/building_department/index.php
Gaps: referenced "Pulaski County SI Guidelines" doc not found online; a SNIPPET about residential 3P-inspection agencies before CO could not be sourced — treat cautiously; Town of Dublin arrangement unknown.

Giles County

Building Dept / P&Z, 1 Taylor Ave Ste 2, Pearisburg; 540-921-2527; BO Anna Welch (awelch@gilescounty.org) (VERIFIED; site: virginiasmtnplayground.com)
Building application (town zoning checkboxes — county permits countywide): http://virginiasmtnplayground.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Giles-County-Building-Application.pdf
1&2-family plan requirements (piers in footing plans = new-construction masonry sense; waterproofing method required): http://virginiasmtnplayground.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/planrequirements-residential.pdf
Gap: remodeling handout is a scan (unreadable).

Floyd County

Dept of Inspections, 202 E. Main St, Floyd; BO Mark Bolt (mbolt@floydcova.gov), 540-745-9358; scheduling 540-745-9359 (24-hr notice) (VERIFIED; site: floydcova.gov)
Dept + 13 permit PDFs text-searched — zero 3P/SI hits: https://www.floydcova.gov/building-inspections
Gap: several unlabeled Wix PDFs unopened; Town of Floyd extra permit step of unknown nature.

Lynchburg City

Inspections Division, 900 Church St; 434-455-3910; BO Douglas Saunders, 434-455-3925; Code Administrator Denise Donigan 434-455-3897 (VERIFIED — staff directory)
Plans Submittal Procedure (shrink-swell 3P letter-of-acceptance provision + RTW >4 ft RDP rule): https://www.lynchburgva.gov/258/Building-Plans-Submittal-Procedure
Permits: https://www.lynchburgva.gov/261/Obtain-a-Building-Permit · /264/What-Requires-a-Building-Permit · /223/Inspections
Gaps: no §113.7 policy PDF, no SSI form published — request from Saunders/Donigan, citing their own published letter-of-acceptance precedent.

Bedford County (+ Town of Bedford)

Division of Building Inspections, 122 E. Main St Ste G-03, Bedford; (540) 586-7616. Staff page lists Will Goodwin "Building Official" AND Keith St. Clair "Chief Building Codes Official" x1306 — dual titling as published; confirm who holds §113.7 authority (VERIFIED via render proxy; direct fetches 403).
Third Party Inspections Policy (11/18/2022, read): https://www.bedfordcountyva.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/9904/638043665152330000
Permit FAQ (structural = permit; RTW >3 ft = permit): …/do-i-need-a-permit
Town of Bedford runs its own office — BO Jeremy Marquis, (540) 587-6024, building@bedfordva.gov: https://www.bedfordva.gov/1331/Building-Permits-and-Inspections
Gap: no SSI/Ch-17 docs; town's own 3P policy unresearched.

Campbell County

Building Inspections, 85 Carden Ln Ste A, Rustburg; (434) 332-9596, buildinginspections@campbellcountyva.gov; BO Jamie Mallow (VERIFIED). Policy letterhead: (434) 332-9780.
3rd Party Inspection Policy 2025 (read, via SmartGov portal): https://co-campbell-va.smartgovcommunity.com/Public/DocumentsView/Download/34f2181a-f5dd-4a72-9d85-acd000f5fc4c
SSI (Commercial) form (read): https://co-campbell-va.smartgovcommunity.com/Public/DocumentsView/Download/ed20d49f-633d-435a-ba08-ab06011fdbc7
Permits: https://www.campbellcountyva.gov/158/Building-Permits · /154/Permits-Inspections
Caution: policy categories exclude detached single-family — ask BO about SFD foundation-repair acceptance; finals never 3P.

Amherst County

Community Development — Building Safety & Inspections, 153 Washington St, Amherst; (434) 946-9302; contact email nmyoung@countyofamherst.com (BO name Nathan Young per 211 directory [SNIPPET], consistent with the email)
Third Party Inspection Policy (4/12/2023, read via proxy — direct fetches 403): https://www.countyofamherst.com/egov/documents/1681326004_32938.pdf
Division pages: https://www.countyofamherst.com/department/index.php?structureid=14 · division.php?structureid=106
Town of Amherst: own zoning office, but building runs through the county (VERIFIED).

Danville City

Division of Inspections, 427 Patton St Rm 208; 434-799-5260. Director/BO Charles Fulcher [SNIPPET via 211 directory, corroborated VERIFIED by the policy's request email fulchcw@danvilleva.gov]
Third Party Inspections Policy + request form (5 pp read): https://www.danville-va.gov/DocumentCenter/View/25260/Third-Party-Inspections-Policy
Division/forms: http://www.danville-va.gov/424/Inspections · /476/Forms-Applications (no SSI form exists)
City's own hangar RFP shows SI procured from private firms when the city is owner [SNIPPET].

Pittsylvania County

Building Inspections, 53 N. Main St, Chatham; 434-432-7755, permits@pittgov.org; CBO Otis Vaughan (VERIFIED)
Pages: https://www.pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/237/Building-Inspections · /238/Residential-Projects · /242/Building-Permits — nothing 3P/SI anywhere.

Franklin County VA

Development Services — Building Inspections, 1255 Franklin St Ste 103, Rocky Mount; 540-483-3047; contact Janie Doss (no BO name published). Serves county + Rocky Mount + Boones Mill (VERIFIED).
Retaining Wall Guidelines (rev 12/2014, read): https://www.franklincountyva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/337/Retaining-Wall-Guidelines-PDF
Dept + FAQ: https://www.franklincountyva.gov/204/Building-Inspections · faq.aspx?TID=15
Gap: the "Special Inspections Program" its own guidelines cite is not published — request it with the §113.7 policy.

Henry County

Planning, Zoning & Inspection, 3300 Kings Mountain Rd, Martinsville (mail: PO Box 7, Collinsville); 276-634-4615; BO Charles Campbell (VERIFIED)
Fee schedule (read in full — repairs priced at 3¢/sq ft, no 3P/SI lines): https://www.henrycountyva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/196
Dept: https://www.henrycountyva.gov/200/Building-Inspection
NB: county office has a Martinsville mailing address — don't confuse with the city dept.

Martinsville City

Community Development — Inspections, 55 W. Church St Rm 217; 276-403-5173; BO Kris Bridges (kbridges@ci.martinsville.va.us, 276-403-5171) (VERIFIED)
Pages: https://www.martinsville-va.gov/378/Inspections · /642/Permits
Reversion to town status abandoned (council vote 1/10/2023) — permanent standalone jurisdiction [SNIPPET, corroborated by the live independent dept].

Wythe County (+ Town of Wytheville)

Building Inspection, 290 S. Sixth St Ste 350, Wytheville; 276-223-4505; BO Kyle Taylor (krtaylor@wytheco.org, 276-223-4511) (VERIFIED)
Pages: https://www.wytheco.org/182/Building-Inspection · /189/Building-Permit-Requirements — nothing 3P/SI.
Town of Wytheville has its own building dept + portal [SNIPPET — wytheville.org/building; not fetched].

Bland County

Building, Planning & Zoning (one-official shop), 612 Main St Ste 204, Bland; (276) 688-4622; BO Joel Cagle, CBO (jcagle@bland.org) (VERIFIED)
Dept: https://blandcountyva.gov/departments/building_planning_and_zoning/index.php — only a permit application published.

Smyth County

Building & Zoning, 121 Bagley Cir Ste 120, Marion; contact Clegg Williams, Asst. Co. Admin – Development (276-706-8315, cwilliams@smythcounty.org); code enforcement officers Stacy Barrett / Brian Thompson. No one titled "Building Official" on the official site (VERIFIED) — ask who holds the appointment.
Dept ("send your plans to an approved certified plan reviewer" = 3P plan review accepted): https://www.smythcounty.org/departments/building___zoning/index.php
Forms (12, none 3P/SI; incl. Local Board of Building Code Appeals app): …/forms.php

Tazewell County (+ Town of Bluefield)

Building Inspections, 173 Main St, Tazewell; 276-385-1215; BO Gary Jackson; inspectors Richardson/Beaty (VERIFIED)
County issues permits for the county + Towns of Tazewell, Richlands, Pocahontas, Cedar Bluff; Town of Bluefield runs its own office (VERIFIED)
Pages: https://tazewellcountyva.org/departments/buildinginspections/ (+ /about-building-safety/, /do-i-need-a-permit/, /bs-applications-and-forms/)
Caution: site stale on code editions (still cites 2012 USBC) — the 2021 USBC governs regardless.

Washington County VA (+ Town of Abingdon)

Building & Development Services, 1 Government Center Pl Ste A, Abingdon; (276) 525-1340, buildhelp@washcova.com; BO Jason McCall (VERIFIED)
Covers county + Damascus, Glade Spring, part of Saltville; Town of Abingdon separate (own dept VERIFIED; inspector Rick Statzer [SNIPPET])
Dept (publishes a "Foundation" permit type — early-start for new construction per SNIPPET, not repair): https://www.washcova.com/building-development/
Gaps: application PDFs 404 (relocated); Abingdon detail blocked (ecode360 403).

Buchanan County

Building Code office, 1240 Almarine Dr, PO Box 950, Grundy; 276-935-5872; contact Bart Chambers (bart.chambers@buchanancounty-va.gov; title unconfirmed — 2017 DHCD directory BO was Larry Scott Jackson) (VERIFIED)
Floodplain Administration: Todd Vanmeter, 276-935-6512 (VERIFIED)
Directory: https://buchanancountyvirginia.gov/government-directories/ — county site search returns zero building content; eCode360 + Town of Grundy site 403-blocked. Town of Grundy defers to county (2017 directory).
eCode inspection stages (pre-pour excavation / rough-in / final) [SNIPPET].

Russell County

Building Dept, 137 Highland Dr, Lebanon; 276-889-8012, build@russellcountyva.us; BO Josh Stinson (named on the current permit application) (VERIFIED)
Permit application (New/Addition/Alteration-Remodel/Demo classes; retaining-wall height field): https://russellcountyva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1003/Building-Permit-Application
Tiny-house sheet documenting 3P-report acceptance in practice: https://russellcountyva.us/DocumentCenter/View/1440/Tiny-House-information
Dept: https://russellcountyva.us/152/Building-Official — Lebanon/Honaker/Cleveland defer to county (2017 directory).

McDowell County WV (+ City of Welch)

No building department at any level (VERIFIED): county commission site (mcdowellcountycommission.com) lists no building function; cityofwelch.com lists Police/Fire/Water only. County Administrator Jennifer Wimmer (jennifer.wimmer@mcdowellcountywv.gov); Commission 304-436-8548; Welch City Hall 304-436-3113.
No evidence of WV State Building Code adoption (87 CSR 4 local-option); Fire Marshal's adopters registry is not published online — confirm by phone (VERIFIED absence).
Floodplain permits exist countywide: Judy Heath, (304) 436-8558, jheath@citlink.net — floodplain manager for the county AND Welch, War, Iaeger, Keystone, Kimball, Northfork, Davy, Gary, Bradshaw, Anwalt (VERIFIED — wvinsurance.gov roster PDF).
Aggregator lists "Welch City Permits… 304-436-3421" [SNIPPET — unconfirmed; small towns can issue simple municipal permits under W.Va. Code §8-12-13 without the WVSBC].

Harrisonburg City

Building Inspections Division, 409 S Main St 2nd Fl; 540-432-7700, permits@harrisonburgva.gov; BO Jeremy C. Dean (Jeremy.Dean@harrisonburgva.gov), Deputy Christopher Eads (VERIFIED). LAMA permit portal.
Dept (sealed-drawings rule for assembly/institutional/apartment uses): https://www.harrisonburgva.gov/building-inspections · staff: /contact-community-development · permits: /building-permit · /permits
3P elevator program (the office's existing 3P intake): https://www.harrisonburgva.gov/elevator-permit
Gaps: no general 3P policy, no SSI docs anywhere — request from Dean.

Staunton City

Building Services, City Hall 3rd Fl, 116 W. Beverley St; 540.332.3862, permits@ci.staunton.va.us; BO John Glover (also Floodplain Administrator), Deputy David Smithgall (VERIFIED — via Wayback; live site Akamai-403s datacenter IPs)
SSI form (2021 USBC, helical-pile + retaining-wall categories, read): https://www.ci.staunton.va.us/home/showpublisheddocument/12763/638893999161170000
Final Report of Special Inspections (read): https://www.ci.staunton.va.us/home/showpublisheddocument/12765/638993200321170000
"When do I need a permit?" brochure (structural = permit; foundation plans must show pier locations/beam sizes): https://www.ci.staunton.va.us/home/showpublisheddocument/1834/636559450093870000
Division/forms (via Wayback): https://www.ci.staunton.va.us/departments/building-services-divison · /government/permits
Gaps: the "City of Staunton Special Inspection Guidelines and Procedures" its SSI cites is not posted (request it); no general 3P policy published; COVID-era news implied 3P where virtual inspection unacceptable [SNIPPET].

Waynesboro City

Building & Zoning, 250 S. Wayne Ave Ste 206 (letterhead; web page says 230 — minor discrepancy); 540-942-6628; BO Mark Graver (VERIFIED)
Third Party Inspection Written Policy (§113.7.1, read): https://www.waynesboro.va.us/DocumentCenter/View/11483/Third-Party-Inspection-Written-Policy
3P Inspector Preapproval Form (read): https://www.waynesboro.va.us/DocumentCenter/View/11484
SSI Agreement (VCC 1704/1705, 5 pp read): https://www.waynesboro.va.us/DocumentCenter/View/3283
Division/forms/inspections: https://www.waynesboro.va.us/132/Building-Division · /142/Building-Forms-Applications · /747/Required-Inspections
Gap: the per-inspection 3P report form is office-issued only (not posted); no SI schedule naming deep foundations (unlike Staunton).

Augusta County

Building Inspection Dept, 18 Government Center Ln Ste 1106, Verona; 540.245.5717, bi@co.augusta.va.us. BO name unpublished (gwiseman@co.augusta.va.us surfaced in a search summary [SNIPPET — do not rely on it]). All pages via Wayback (live site Akamai-403s).
Dept (permit triggers incl. "repair"; USBC 108.2 exemptions incl. RTW <3 ft fill): https://www.co.augusta.va.us/government/departments-and-offices/building-inspection
Plan checklist (pier size/spacing + beams on foundation plans): …/building-inspection/check-list-for-plans
Non-residential process ("Engineering may be required upon review"): …/non-residential-building-permit-process · residential: /residents/home-and-property/home-building-permit-process · applications: …/printable-permit-applications
NB: county retains permit records only 3 years after completion (USBC 105.4) — UP must keep its own record set.

Highland County

Building & Zoning (one-person Building Inspector/Zoning Administrator), 30 Spruce St / PO Box 188, Monterey; 540-468-2323; jsimmons@highlandcova.org (name implied "J. Simmons" — INFERRED from the address only). Site: highlandcovabz.org. Runs its own enforcement — no sharing/contracting found (VERIFIED).
"THIRD PARTY POLICY" 2024 (read): https://storage.googleapis.com/production-ipage-v1-0-9/609/361609/72PAdQKV/ae4ad1f739594f799a1875ed8e5c0149?fileName=Third%20Party%20Policy%202024.pdf
Building page (codes list stale at 2015 editions; policy says "current edition"): https://highlandcovabz.org/building · forms: /permits-forms
Gaps: BO name; whether a VA PE satisfies the DHCD+ICC+ACI stack via the "or its equivalency" clause — ask before relying; Required Inspections PDF not read.

Strategy read (opinion, labeled as such)

This is not Hampton Roads. No published regional SI template, no roster programs, and only 8 of 32 jurisdictions publish any third-party policy at all. The published policies that DO exist are mostly capacity-relief valves (2-day trigger, per-inspection pre-approval), not standing acceptance channels. The ROAN playbook is therefore phone-first: request the legally-mandatory §113.7.1 written policy from each named BO, and pre-qualify Valerio once per office.
Anchor jurisdictions: Staunton (published SSI naming helical piles + retaining walls, HR-template DNA), Pulaski County (published deep-foundation SI schedule = our pier logs are literally their form rows), Botetourt (helical piles named + 75% fee waiver on 3P commercial), Waynesboro (cleanest PE fit — RDP license qualifies outright, 2-day reports), Danville + Roanoke City (real published policies with PE prong covering the two biggest cities), Lynchburg (published letter-of-acceptance-in-lieu-of-inspection precedent to cite everywhere else).
The citable precedents for BO conversations: Lynchburg's "letter of acceptance in lieu of a footing or foundation inspection," Staunton's + Botetourt's helical-pile SSI rows, Pulaski's pile-driving-records SI rows, and Russell County's published tiny-house 3P-report acceptance. Together they show SW VA offices already accept exactly what UP produces. Staunton's HRRSIGP citation is the bridge argument: the Hampton Roads program UP already works under has been adopted as a model this far west.
Watch the town carve-outs: a job's street address decides the jurisdiction — Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Town of Pulaski, Town of Bedford, Wytheville, Bluefield, Abingdon all run their own offices inside counties UP might assume cover them.
Region-2000 trio (Bedford/Campbell/Amherst) share template policies — one qualification package + cover letter works for all three (mind Campbell's commercial-only category list and no-3P-finals rule, and Bedford's 2-week lead time).
McDowell WV: no code regime — deliver engineer letters as the product; screen every address for floodplain (Judy Heath's permit is the only trigger).
Soils flag: Roanoke County (Expansive Soils Policy) and Lynchburg (shrink-swell provisions) both regulate expansive-soil foundation work specially — pull those docs before quoting FND work there.

Phone-call worklist

Priority calls (policy requests + pre-qualification), all citing §113.7.1:

Roanoke County — Morgan Yates, 540-772-2065 — 3P policy + Expansive Soils Policy + Professional Seal Requirements PDFs
Lynchburg — Douglas Saunders, 434-455-3925 — §113.7 policy; cite their own shrink-swell letter-of-acceptance provision
Botetourt — 540-928-2070 — current BO name; residential §113.7 position beyond the commercial policy
Pulaski Co — Scott Macdonald, 540-980-7710 — "Pulaski County SI Guidelines" doc; residential 3P practice
Blacksburg — 540-443-1325 — the OpenGov "3rd party inspection forms" (only NRV 3P intake hint)
Campbell — Jamie Mallow, (434) 332-9780 — single-family scope of the 2025 policy
Bedford Co — (540) 586-7616 — who holds BO authority (Goodwin vs St. Clair); SFD 3P practice
Town of Bedford — Jeremy Marquis, (540) 587-6024 — town's own 3P policy
Danville — fulchcw@danvilleva.gov — pre-qualify Valerio under the published policy
Roanoke City — Tommy Hahn — pre-qualify under Procedure #450
Waynesboro — Mark Graver, 540-942-6628 — submit Preapproval Form (PE qualifies outright); get the office-issued per-inspection report form
Staunton — John Glover, 540.332.3862 — §113.7 policy + the unpublished "City of Staunton SI Guidelines and Procedures"; confirm HRRSIGP lineage
Harrisonburg — Jeremy Dean, 540-432-7700 — §113.7 policy (elevator 3P program shows the intake exists)
Augusta — bi@co.augusta.va.us, 540.245.5717 — §113.7 policy + BO name
Highland — 540-468-2323 — whether a VA PE satisfies "or its equivalency"; $1M additional-insured requirement
Franklin Co VA — 540-483-3047 — the named-but-unpublished "Special Inspections Program" + §113.7 policy
Craig — Brandon King, 540-864-5010 · Covington — Eric Tyree, (540) 965-6356 · Radford — Chris Childress, 540-267-3179 · Christiansburg — Jerry Heinline, 540-382-6120 x1152 · Giles — Anna Welch, 540-921-2527 · Floyd — Mark Bolt, 540-745-9358 · Pittsylvania — Otis Vaughan, 434-432-7755 · Henry — Charles Campbell, 276-634-4615 · Martinsville — Kris Bridges, 276-403-5171 · Wythe — Kyle Taylor, 276-223-4511 (+ Town of Wytheville) · Bland — Joel Cagle, (276) 688-4622 · Smyth — Clegg Williams, 276-706-8315 (who is the BO?) · Tazewell — Gary Jackson, 276-385-1215 (+ Bluefield carve-out) · Washington Co — Jason McCall, (276) 525-1340 (+ Town of Abingdon separately) · Buchanan — Bart Chambers, 276-935-5872 (who is the BO?) · Russell — Josh Stinson, 276-889-8012 — all: request the §113.7.1 written policy
McDowell WV — Judy Heath (304) 436-8558 (floodplain process) + WV Fire Marshal (confirm non-adoption) + Welch City Hall 304-436-3113 (any municipal permit)