ATTENTION VOTER: Important Information regarding Absentee Voting for the 2019 General Election Begins Friday

Public Notice: Please take note that at the Board of Supervisors regular meeting on October 21, 2019 has been rescheduled for October 28, 2019, beginning at 7:00 pm; a work session beginning at 5:00 pm has been added that night as well. Both meetings will be held in the Boardroom of the Bedford County Administration Office, 122 E. Main St., Bedford, VA.

Public Notice: Please take notice the Board of Supervisors has added a Worksession on October 28, 2019 at 5:00 pm in the boardroom of the Bedford County Administration Office, 122 E. Main Street, Bedford, VA for a presentation regarding the Smith Mountain Lake Center and a discussion regarding CAD RMS software. (The Regular Meeting already scheduled for the same evening at 7:00 pm will still be held as well.)

Public Notice: Please take note the Board of Supervisors November 7, 2019 CIP work session with the School Board has been moved to November 14, 2019, beginning at 5:00 pm. This meeting will be held in the Ground Floor Meeting Room of the Bedford County Administration Building, 122 E. Main St., Bedford, VA.

The entire list of Board meetings for the remainder of the year is as follows:

October 28^th Work session at 5:00 pm; Regular Meeting at 7:00 pm (both meetings will be in the Boardroom) (moved from 10/21)
November 14^th (Thursday) CIP Work Session with School Board– beginning at 5:00 pm (moved from 11/7)
25^th Regular Meeting

December 9^th Regular Meeting (Work Session 5:00 to 6:30 pm)

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Field Inspection & Third Party Inspection Policy

Contractors (and homeowners doing their own work on their homes) must obtain a building permit from the county Building Official when they construct, enlarge, alter, repair, convert, move or demolish any building in Bedford County. Inspectors ensure that construction meets state construction codes as well as county regulations, such as setback requirements.

Applications for all permits are filed in the Building Inspection office and all applications must be approved and fees paid before work can begin. Permits must be displayed before any inspection can be made. A certificate of occupancy must be obtained before a building or structure can be occupied.

The Building Inspections office is a division of Bedford County's Department of Community Development. For question cal (540) 586-7616.

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Field Inspection Policy

Building Inspections will be performed upon request on our voice mail system as directed. requests received prior to 7:00AM. will be scheduled for the same business day. Requests received after 7:00AM will be scheduled for the following business day. If overwhelming work loads prevent an inspector from completing his daily schedule, your inspection will be prioritized & performed the following business day. Individual inspectors are available for questions through the office phone for the first & last hour of their day.

Third Party Inspection Policy

Bedford County is committed to ensure that third party inspections are permitted in occurrence with the terms if this policy & the requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC). Our goal is to secure the minimum safety standards & the intent of the USBC through the proper application & enforcement of this code.