Decks in Haymarket, VA

Prince William asks for a building permit when a residential deck is built, altered, given structural work, or fitted with a replacement guardrail. If the whole walking surface stays within 16.5 inches of finished grade, that building permit is skipped unless the deck also carries a heavier load such as a hot tub, and zoning approval still applies to that low Haymarket deck.

Inside the town, zoning approval comes first, and the county will not take the building application until the town has issued that zoning approval. A simple residential deck plan can be reviewed the same day by a residential plan reviewer when the applicant reaches the counter by 10:30 in the morning. The county typical deck design may be used for that simple plan and may not be used for a custom deck. Decks that miss that morning review go through ePortal. A Haymarket mailing address outside the town does not use the town step.

Prince William County Development Services issues the construction, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits after the transfer dated January 15, 2018. Real Elite coordinates those three trades for a Haymarket deck and does not perform the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing work.