Permits and Inspections for New Gas Service
The homeowner is responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and scheduling all necessary inspections for new gas service. If the home is in the City of Charlottesville, please contact the department of Neighborhood Development Services at (434) 970-3182 to begin the permitting and inspections process. If the home is in Albemarle County, please contact the County's department of Community Development at (434) 296-5832 to begin the permitting and inspections process.
Inspections
Inspection for new gas service is a two-part process, with an initial and a final inspection.
- The initial inspection checks primary installation and performs pressure testing of the piping inside the home.
- After the inspection the homeowner receives a form from the inspector documenting whether the work has passed inspection or if it has not.
- It is the homeowner's responsibility to schedule the final inspection if the work passes, or to reschedule the initial inspection if the work does not pass.
- The final inspection checks mechanical connections including the tie-in of piping from inside the house into the gas meter.
- After the inspection the homeowner receives a form from the inspector documenting whether the work has passed inspection of if it has not.
- It is the homeowner's responsibility to reschedule the final inspection if the work does not pass. If the work passes the final inspection, the inspections office will send an official notification to Charlottesville Gas.
Unlocking the Gas Meter
Once Charlottesville Gas receives official notification from either the City or County inspections office, the meter will be unlocked by the end of the next business day from the date of receiving notification.*
*Meters cannot be unlocked until Charlottesville Gas receives official notification from the inspection's office.*
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