Driveway and paving rules in Virginia

Virginia's Board for Contractors licenses asphalt paving and sealcoating under PAV, which names driveways, and concrete under CEM. A Class C license covers single contracts over $1,000 and under $30,000, Class B from $30,000 to under $150,000, and Class A above that.^1-3 Check a license with Virginia's Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

Building a permanent entrance, or upgrading an existing one, needs a land use permit from the Virginia Department of Transportation (24VAC30-151-30).^4-5

In Virginia, a state erosion and stormwater plan applies at 10,000 square feet of land disturbance, or 2,500 square feet in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas, and localities may set lower thresholds. Construction permit coverage under VPDES starts at 1 acre.^6-7

Under Virginia's Home Solicitation Sales Act, the buyer can cancel until midnight of the third business day (Va. Code 59.1-21.3).⁸