Building permit data

Available

Waynesboro city, Virginia building permits

20,688 permits from Waynesboro city’s building department since 2014 — type, status, job value, contractor, dates and parcel id. Full history for $250, or the past 12 months for $45/mo.

Permits
20,688
Permit history
2014–2026
Past 12 months
2,157
Last collected
Oct 19, 2026

Permits by year

By issue date (application date where no issue date), 2014–2026.

01.3K2.5K
2.1K
20142017202020232026*
* 2026 is year to date.
View as table
YearPermits
20141,418
20151,690
20161,774
20171,465
20181,562
20191,639
2020665
20211,342
20221,602
20231,929
20241,761
20252,069
2026 (YTD)1,772

Field coverage

Share of records with each column populated.

  • Permit numberpermit_number100%
  • Permit typepermit_type0%
  • Work descriptionwork_description94%
  • Statuspermit_status0%
  • Application dateapplication_date100%
  • Issue dateissue_date81%
  • Completion datecomplete_date38%
  • Expiration dateexpiration_date55%
  • Site addressaddress99%
  • Parcel identifierparcel_id100%
  • Job valuevaluation0%
  • Contractorcontractor0%

Parcel identifier kinds

  • Parcel number 20.7K

Sample records

8 real records from the file — its fullest, newest first.

Permit #Work descriptionAppliedIssuedAddressParcel IDID kind
GASR-2026-0552Installing gas line for generatorSep 29, 2026Oct 1, 20261541 B ST Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298048-1-161-14Parcel number
ELER-2026-2378Install Kohler 20kW generator and 200 amp ATSSep 14, 2026Oct 1, 20261541 B ST Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298048-1-161-14Parcel number
FIRE-2026-0208Install Fire Suppression System for kitchen exhaust hoodSep 1, 2026Sep 24, 2026414 W MAIN ST Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298045-3-13BParcel number
ELEC-2026-0454Tenant UpfitJul 13, 2026Sep 23, 2026901 W BROAD ST R Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298045-2-23Parcel number
MECC-2026-0249RTU replacement Like for Like 10 tonSep 4, 2026Sep 22, 20261235 W BROAD ST Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298044-3-X5Parcel number
ELER-2026-2367Installation of 19 solar panels mounted and flush with the roof as well as a back up battery.Sep 1, 2026Sep 16, 2026324 WALSH LN Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298015-8-122Parcel number
GASC-2026-0108Tenant Upfit - new gas line to roof top unit. 1.25 to 1", 1" yo .75 at the meterSep 10, 2026Sep 10, 2026901 W BROAD ST R Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298045-2-23Parcel number
MECC-2026-0248Tenant Upfit MechanicalAug 21, 2026Sep 10, 2026901 W BROAD ST R Waynesboro VA 22980, Waynesboro, VA, 2298045-2-23Parcel number

Sources

Collected from one dataset published by Waynesboro city.

  • Tyler EnerGov CSS anonymous permit search (city of Waynesboro Building & Zoning permits: B*/E*/P*/M*/ACCS/BLDR/ELER etc.)energov css listing · historical archive20,688 rows
Why rows, not permits?

A department can publish the same permit in more than one dataset — a current feed and an archive, or one row per inspection. The permit count above counts each permit number once.

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