Reference Materials

Building Inspections

• Residential Building Inspection Requirements
• Residential Footing Inspection - Approved Agencies

Planning

• 2026 Land Use Plan Map >>PDF, 1.7 M. Note - this is a large file.
• 2026 Major Thoroughfare Plan >>PDF, 778 kb
• 2010 Major Thoroughfare Plan >>PDF, 1.85 M. Note - this is a large file.
• Buildable Areas for Single-Family Dwelling
• Zoning Ordinance
• Detailed County Map. >>PDF, 2.14 M. Note - this is a large file.
• West Broad Street Overlay Ordinance and Guidelines. >>PDF, 5.5 M. Note - this is a large file.
• Landscape Manual >>PDF, 698 kB

Public Utilities

• DPU Standards for Design and Construction

Public Works

• Curb and Gutter/Details in AutoCad format.
• Design Manual
• Environmental Manual
• Henrico County Code - Environmental Chapter 10 - Environmental. Opens in a new window.
• Henrico County Minimum Design Standards for Erosion Control Drawing. From this page you can download the AutoCad files.
• POD Cover Sheet Drawing in .dwg format
• POD Cover Sheet Drawing in .tiff format
• Stormwater Management Guidelines>>PDF, 1.46 M Note - this is a large file.

• Typical Road Sections in AutoCad format.

• Typical Road Cross Sections >>PDF, 3.5 M Note - this is a large file.

Other Henrico County Links

• Commercial inspection by Division of Fire
• Groundwater and Wells
• Plan Review Guidelines - Division of Fire >>PDF, 17 kB
• Water Supply and Sewage Disposal

Links Off-Site

• Henrico County Ordinances

• Applicable Codes for Accessibility (wheelchair access, etc.)
• Useful Building Inspections links
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality