MISSION STATEMENT: 

The mission of the Department of Building, Planning and Economic Development is to develop, advocate for, implement strategies and provide services that encourage a desirable balance of natural resource protection, quality of life retention and development which increases the County’s tax base and creates jobs.   

NEWS:

The ACCESS Online Permit portal is active to the public and can be found by clicking HERE.

ATTENTION TO ALL CITIZENS THAT USE THE ACCESS ONLINE PERMIT PORTAL:

The County of Accomack will be upgrading its online permitting system to a new version of the same Tyler software on the evening of October 8th, 2024 beginning at 5PM.  Unfortunately, the system architecture is so different that it won't be possible for the provider to migrate applicant user profiles.
 
What this means for you: 
 
On October 9th you will attempt to login and you will be need to create a new profile/re-register using the exact same email address as you used previously.  Doing so will allow you to link any previous or ongoing permits with the new account. 
 
If you do not use the same email address, you’ll lose access to your legacy permits.
 
If you have any difficulties, please consult the PDF with instructions on how to re-register your account by clicking here.

We apologize for the inconvenience this causes and we appreciate your patience as we upgrade our systems to improve our service to you.  

 

Building Permits

  • You can apply for a permit on our ACCESS Online Permit Portal by clicking here.
  • For Permitting questions please contact us at building@co.accomack.va.us or call us at the numbers listed above and leave a message.

Permit Inspections

Zoning

  • For specific information concerning a parcel (i.e.: property zoning, wetlands, and other information) please visit AccoMap by clicking here, and enter the free site.
  • You can access the Accomack County Code of Ordinance for Zoning Information and Ordinances, here.
  • For Zoning Code questions please contact Sinjin Jones at sjones@co.accomack.va.us or Paul Watson, Deputy Director, at pwatson@co.accomack.va.us. You may also call Sinjin at 757-787-5711.

Code Enforcement

Floodplain Information

  • To check floodplain information on a parcel, please visit AccoMap and enter the free site.
  • For Floodplain questions please contact Tom Brockenbrough at tbrockenbrough@co.accomack.va.us or call him at 757-787-5797.

Economic Development

  • Please continue to visit the Accomack County Website for updates.
  • For Economic Development and other matters please contact Grace Woodworth at gwoodworth@co.accomack.va.us  or call Lee at 757-852-0702.

Building and Permitting:

Permitting

Inspections

Code Enforcement

Fee Schedule

Things You Need to Know about Building in Accomack County

Planning:

Planning Commission

Board of Zoning Appeals

Zoning Ordinance

GIS

Land Use Planning

Subdivisions

Agricultural Forestal Districts

Fee Schedule

Economic Development:

Recruitment

Marketing

Enterprise Zones

Industrial Sites