Commonwealth of Virginia 
State Corporation Commission 
1300 E. Main Street, Tyler Building 
P.O. Box 1197 
Richmond, VA 23209-1197 
Telephone: 804-371-9733 

2. Registration of contractors: 

Building Inspector 
City of Norton 
P.O. Box 618 
Norton, VA 24273 
Telephone: 276-679-1160 

3. To register a restaurant to collect county meals tax 

There is no meals tax collected for the county. To locate 
and register a restaurant within the corporation limits of 
Norton City, Contact: 
 

Commissioner of Revenue 
P.O. Box 347 
Norton, VA 24273 
Telephone: 276-679-0031 

4. Zoning Requirements C-1 etc.--Home based businesses 

Building Inspector 
City of Norton 
P.O. Box 618 
Norton, Va 24273 
Telephone: 276-679-1160 

5. Local IDA addresses and numbers and any other economic developers office in the area 

Wise County Industrial Development Authority 
P.O. Box 570 
Wise, VA 24293 
Telephone: 276-328-2321 

St. Paul Industrial Development Authority 

P.O. Box 1094 
St. Paul, VA 24283 
Telephone: 276-762-5544 

Norton Industrial Development Authority 
City of Norton 
P.O. Box 618 
Norton, VA 24273 
Telephone: 276-679-1160 

Coalfield Economic Development Authority 
P.O. Box 1060 
Lebanon, Va 24266 
Telephone: 276-889-0381 

LENOWISCO Planning District Commission 
P.O. Box 366 
Duffield, VA 24244 
Telephone: 276-431-2208 FAX: 276-431-2208 

6. Is a Certificate of occupancy needed? If so, where to go to register 

Building Inspector 
City of Norton 
P.O. Box 618 
Norton, VA 24273 
Telephone: 276-679-1160 

7. County zoning office: 

Wise County Planning Commission 
Contact: Zoning Administrator 
206 E. Main Street 
P.O. Box 570 
Wise, VA 24293 
Telephone: 276-328-2321 

8. To apply for construction permits: 

Building Inspector 
City of Norton 
P.O. Box 618 
Norton, VA 24273 
Telephone: 276-679-1160 

9. Applying for a business license: 

Commissioner of Revenue 
P.O. Box 347 
Norton, VA 24273 
Telephone: 276-679-0031 

10. Nearest IRS office 

Internal Revenue Office 
Trayer Building 
2426 Lee Hwy 
Bristol, VA 24201 
Telephone: 276-669-5499 or 800-829-1040 

11. Nearest State tax office 

Bristol District Office 
Huff Cook Building, Suite U-3 
1969 Lee Highway 
Bristol, VA 24201 
Telephone: 276-466-3412 

12. Nearest Employment Commission office 

Virginia Employment Commission 
Gary Hale, Manager 
1725 Park Ave.SW. 
P.O. Box 660 
Norton, VA 24273-0660 
Telephone: 276-679-9417 

13. Nearest Immigration and Naturalization office 

Immigration and Naturalization Service 
4420 N. Fairfax Drive 
Arlington, VA 22203 
Telephone: 202-307-1501 

Immigration and Naturalization Services 
200 Granby Mall 
Federal Building, Room 439 
Norfolk, VA 23510 
Telephone: 804-441-3081 

14. Procurement offices for town and counties 

There is no "procurement office" for the City of Norton. 

15. Public libraries: 

Lonesome Pine Regional Library 
24 Library Road, SW 
P.O. Box 1379 
Wise, VA 24293 
Telephone: 276-328-8061 

C. Bascom Slemp Memorial Library 
11 Proctor Street, N. (MECC Campus) 
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 
Telephone: 276-523-1334 

Coeburn Community Library 
P.O. Box 1269 
Laurel Avenue 
Coeburn, VA 24230 
Telephone: 276-395-6152 

J.Fred Matthews Memorial Library 
P.O. Box 1976 
16552 Russell Street 
St. Paul, VA 24283 

Wise County Public Library 
P.O. Box 1379 
124 Library Road, SW 
Wise, VA 24293 
( 276)-328-8061 

16. Bar associations: 

Wise County Bar Association 
Contact: Jewell Morgan, Secretary 
William J. Sturgill & Associates 
P.O. Box 770 
Norton, VA 24273 
(276)-679-4477 

Virginia State Bar Association 
707 E. Main Street, Suite 1500 
Richmond, VA 23219-2803 
Telephone: 804-775-0500 

17. Business associations: 

Appalachia Business Association 
P.O. Box 5 
Appalachia, VA 24216 
(276)-565-4419 
 

Wise Business Association 
P.O. Box 3267 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-2511 

18. Up to date list of taxes to include business license, personal 
property tax vehicle per. property tax, local sales tax, meals 
tax, real estate tax, litter tax, motor vehicle fuel sales tax 

Commissioner of Revenue 
P.O. Box 347 
Norton, VA 24273 
(276)-679-0031 

Norton, City Of 
P.O. Box 618 
Norton, VA 24273 
(276)-679-1160