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Moving Buildings or Structures
Phone: 757-382-8454 | Fax: 757-382-8448 | Email: develop-permits@cityofchesapeake.net |
Address: 306 Cedar Road, City Hall 2nd Floor, Chesapeake, VA 23322 |
Regulations
- Applicant will submit a House Moving Application to the code official when moving an existing dwelling or other building into or within the city.
- Building must meet the standards of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- The code official will determine if new location of the building would seriously increase the fire hazard of the surrounding buildings.
Fee
For issuing each permit, the fee is $40. Additional fees are:
- For the moving of any building from one location to another location on the same lot or parcel of land when such move does not require it be moved in the street, the fee shall be $50.
- For the moving of any building from one location in the City to another location in the City, the fee shall be $250.
- For the moving of any building through the City from a location outside the City to another location outside the City, the fee shall be $250.
- For the moving of any building from a location inside the City to a location outside the City, the fee shall be $250.
- For the moving of any building from a location outside the City to a location inside the City, the fee shall be $500.