Shed permit checklist — Virginia Beach, Virginia
Assembled from Virginia Beach’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Virginia Beach requires a permit for a shed.
The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, which is the building code enforced in Virginia Beach, waives the permit application for a detached single-story structure serving as a tool shed, a storage shed, a playhouse or the like, so long as its building area stays at 256 square feet or under and it is not a Group F-1 or H occupancy (13VAC5-63-80, Section 108.2).
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Sources
- shed — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Virginia Beach publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Deck permit checklist
- Fence permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Retaining wall permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Virginia Beach before you build.