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. Nelson County → Richmond matrix.

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. 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; it 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

UP	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 it 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)

UP	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)

UP	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)

UP	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 it).
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)

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).

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.

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.

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).

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.

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].

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.

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.

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

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].

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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].

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].

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

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

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].

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).

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).

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].