Norfolk Right of Way Permit Records with Geographic Coordinates

Norfolk's Right of Way Management Division provides daily-updated records for permits involving excavations, driveway entrances, street closures, and other temporary uses of public space. The dataset includes permit details such as Issue Date, Start Date, End Date, Applicant Name, Contractor, Permit Kind, Fee, and geographic Coordinates. It is maintained by data.norfolk.gov and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of street closures by aggregating permits by Start Date, End Date, and Type.
• Map the density of excavation permits using Coordinates and Civic League fields to identify high-activity neighborhoods.
• Assess contractor activity by counting permits grouped by Contractor and Permit Kind.
• Forecast permit fee revenue by analyzing trends in the Fee column over time.
• Identify applicants with frequent permits by analyzing Applicant Name and Permit Number frequency.

Strengths

• Updated daily on weekdays, ensuring current operational data.
• Contains geographic Coordinates for spatial analysis of permit locations.
• Includes multiple key permit attributes such as Type, Kind, Fee, and dates.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of dataset scale.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data quality checks difficult.
• License terms are unspecified, which may restrict certain uses.

Provenance

Source

Right of Way Management Division, City of Norfolk (data.norfolk.gov).

Collection Method

Administrative records from permit issuance processes.

Freshness

Updated daily on weekdays.

Geography

City of Norfolk, Virginia, USA, as indicated by Civic Leagues and US Counties columns.