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DPNR Division of Permits, St. Thomas and St. John District

Government officesSt. ThomasLast verified October 28, 2026

Visit the website Call (340) 774-3320

Around St. Thomas

The curved white-sand beach and turquoise water of Magens Bay seen from the hills of St. Thomas

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Magens Bay, St. Thomas
Sailboats anchored in Long Bay below the hillside homes of Charlotte Amalie

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Long Bay, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Wooded Hassel Island across the turquoise water of St. Thomas Harbor, with a red boat at the waterfront below

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St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie

The Division of Permits, part of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, enforces and regulates the local and national building codes used in the Virgin Islands. Its work is divided into administration, plan review and inspections, and it also oversees floodplain management, the National Flood Insurance program and the tropical energy code. The page lists the codes in use as the 2024 International codes, the 2023 National Electrical Code and the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code. This office at Tutu Park Mall serves the St. Thomas and St. John district. Anyone planning to build, renovate, demolish or add solar will likely need its permits, and buyers may want to ask whether past work on a home was permitted and inspected. Applications go through the e-permitting portal, and the forms page includes building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, flood hazard and earth change applications.

Services

  • Plan review
  • Inspections
  • Building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permit applications
  • Demolition permit applications
  • Certificate of use and occupancy
  • Flood hazard permits
  • Earth change permit applications
  • Renewable energy permit applications
  • E-permitting

How we checked

Last verified on October 28, 2026. The business has not reviewed this listing.

Source: Department of Planning and Natural Resources website, https://dpnr.vi.gov/division-of-permits/, https://dpnr.vi.gov/division-of-permits/forms-applications/ and https://dpnr.vi.gov/contact/, accessed 2026-10-28. Hours are published once for both DPNR offices.

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