Forms and Applications

The City of Richmond is pleased to offer a Citizen Portal for our citizens, businesses, and visitors to access government services online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To help you understand what is required for commercial submittals, please see our Commercial Plan Review Application in the list below.

The City of Richmond utilizes this program for the permitting process, including plan review and all residential and commercial permits. This streamlines the process in an open and accessible manner.

Permit and License Applications

All permit and license applications are available online through the Accela Portal. However, if you require a paper application or form, please use the links below.

Building:

• Blasting Permit Application
• Certificate of Occupancy Application
• Commercial Building Permit Application
• Commercial Plan Review Application
• Commercial Electrical Permit Application
• Commercial Mechanical Permit Application
• Demolition Permit Application
• Residential Electrical Permit Application
• Residential Building Permit Application
• Residential Mechanical Permit Application
• Short-Term Rental Registration
• Storage Container Permit Application

Planning and Zoning:

• Annexation Application
• Conditional Use Permit Application
• Roadside (Seasonal) Sales Permit Application
• Sign Permit Application
• Variance and Waiver Application
• Zone Change Application

Licensing:

• ABC License Application
• Business License Application
• Home Occupation Application
• Fireworks Tent Application

Forms, Templates, and Brochures

The City of Richmond is pleased to offer additional documents and brochures a on a variety of topics. These can be found using the links below.

Construction Brochures and Guidelines:

• ADA Bathroom Guidelines
• ADA Ramp & Handrail Guidelines
• Decks
• Draft-Stopping & Fire-Blocking
• Drilling and Notching
• Emergency Escape
• Floor Framing
• Footers
• Foundation
• Hazardous Glazing
• Light, Ventilation, and Heating
• Silt Fence
• Smoke Detector
• Stairs, Handrails & Guards
• Stone and Masonry Veneer
• Wall Construction

Additional Information and Templates:

• Building Permit Fee Schedule
• Blank Cross Section Template (Basement)
• Blank Cross Section Template (Crawl Space/Slab)
• Required Inspection List – Commercial
• Required Inspection List – Residential