RESOURCES FOR STARTING A NEW BUSINESS IN DANVILLE OR PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY
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CITY OF DANVILLE BUSINESS LICENSE
For questions, contact:
Bryan D. Gibson
Business License Inspector
Email: gibsobd@danvilleva.gov
Physical Address Mailing Address
311 Memorial Drive P.O. Box 480
Danville, VA 24541 Danville, VA 24543
Phone: 434-799-5145 Hours
Fax: 434-799-5148 Monday through Friday
8:30 am to 5 pm
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE
Physical Address Mailing Address
1 Center Street P.O. Box 426
Chatham, VA 24531 Chatham, VA 24531
Phone: 434-432-7700
Only select business types are required to obtain a business license to operate a business in Pittsylvania County. Click below to learn more.
Any business locating or planning to do business in the towns of Chatham, Gretna, or Hurt must check with the town office for any license fees.
CITY OF DANVILLE PLANNING & ZONING
All businesses located in the city of Danville must have zoning approval for the business location from the Planning Division.
Physical Address
427 Patton Street Room 207
Danville, VA 24541
Phone: 434-799-5260
53 N Main Street
Chatham, VA 24531
Community Development
Phone: 434-432-1767
Fax: 434-432-7919
Building Inspections
434-432-7755
Zoning
434-432-1767
All businesses (except for corporations that are currently registered with the State of Virginia) must register the business name with the VA State Corporation Commission
APPLY FOR YOUR FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN)
If you are forming a legal entity (LLC, partnership, corporation or tax exempt organization), form your entity through your state before you apply for an EIN. If you don’t form your entity with your state first, your EIN application may be delayed.
FOOD, ALCOHOL & RETAIL BASED BUSINESSES
FOOD PERMIT
This includes restaurants, food trucks/mobile vendors, grocery, and convenience stores, must have a health permit from the local Virginia State Health Department.
Phone: 434-766-9828
ABC LICENSE
All businesses dealing with alcoholic beverages must have an ABC permit from the ABC Board.
Phone: (800) 552-3200
Any business serving prepared food and beverages must sign up for Meals Tax at the Commissioner of the Revenue Office
Physical Address:
Charles Harris Financial Building
311 Memorial Drive
Danville, VA 24541
Phone: 434-799-5145
Effective September 1, 2021 the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors enacted a 6% meals tax to be collected by all food establishments.
Physical Address:
1 Center Street
Chatham, VA 24531
Phone: 434-432-7700
CITY OF DANVILLE FOOD TRUCK GUIDELINES
- Food truck vendors please see the link below for mobile food guidelines.
- In addition all food trucks must be inspected by the City of Danville Fire Department.
Contact Shelby Irving at 434-799-5226 to schedule your food truck inspections.
RETAIL BUSINESSES
All businesses selling retail must register with the Virginia Department of Taxation.
Phone: 804-367-8037
