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

Commissioner of Revenue 
Wise County Courthouse 
P.O. Box 1278 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-3556 

To register a restaurant to collect county meals tax 

There is no meal tax collected for the county. 

To locate and register a restaurant within a town's corporate limits, 
you should contact that town's manager. 
A list of town managers and town offices is attached. 

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

Each town will have its own zoning requirements. 
A list of town offices is attached. 
See #7 for the address of the county zoning office. 

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 
(276)-328-2321 

St. Paul Industrial Development Authority 
P.O. Box 1094
St. Paul, VA 2428
(276)-762-5544 

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

Coalfield Economic Development Authority 
P.O. Box 1160 
Lebanon, Va 2426
(276)-889-0381 

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

Is a Certificate of occupancy needed? 

If so, where to go to register: 

Wise County Building & Zoning Department 
Contact: Building Official & Zoning Administrator Wise County Courthouse 
P.O. Box 570 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-2321 

County zoning office: 

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

To apply for construction permits: 

Wise County Administrator's Office 
Contact: Building Official & Zoning Administrator 
Wise County Courthouse 
P.O. Box 570 Wise, VA 24293
(276)-328-2321 

Applying for a business license: 

No business license is required to locate a business within the county outside the corporate limits of a town or city. 

The business would be taxed on the amount of inventory held at the end of the year. 

To locate a business within a town's corporate limits, you should call town office. 

Nearest IRS office 
Internal Revenue Office 
Trayer Building 
2426 Lee Hwy Suite 210 Bristol, VA 24201 
Telephone: 
276-669-5499 or 800-829-1040 

Nearest State tax office 
Bristol District Office 
Huff Cook Building, Suite U-3 
1969 Lee Highway Bristol, VA 24201
(276)-466-3412 

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

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 

Procurement offices for town and counties 
Contact the Wise County Courthouse or the town offices 

Public libraries: 

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

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

Coeburn Community Library 
P.O. Box 1269 
Laurel Avenue 
Coeburn, VA 24230 
(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 

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 

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 
Telephone: 276-328-6352

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 1278 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-3556 

Treasurer 
Rita Holbrook 
P.O. Box 1308 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-3666 

County Administrator 
Wise County Courthouse 
P.O. Box 570 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-2321 

Assistant County Administrator 
Shannon Scott 
P.O. Box 570 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-2321 

Clerk of the Court 
Jack Kennedy 
P.O. Box 1248 
Wise, VA 24293 
(276)-328-6111. 

For restaurants, septic systems, and wells: 

Approval must be obtained through the LENOWISCO Health Department 
Environmental Health Division. Call (276) 328-8000.