Proposed Amendments
Authorized for Public Hearing
The following proposed amendments to the Fairfax County PFM and the County Code are scheduled to be authorized or have been authorized for advertisement of public hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. Please note that hearing dates and times may be subject to change.
For the convenience of the public, copies of the Staff Reports for the proposed amendments are available for review in portable document format (PDF) below.
Proposed amendment to the Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia (County Code) to adopt new Chapter 124.1 (Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance) and repeal Chapter 104 (Erosion and Sedimentation Control) and Chapter 124 (Stormwater Management Ordinance) in their entirety.
The amendment proposes to consolidate existing erosion and sediment control requirements, stormwater management requirements, and provisions to satisfy the County’s state-issued municipal separate storm sewer permit into a single ordinance. The proposed ordinance clarifies program requirements, eliminates redundancies, and corrects inconsistencies between the existing ordinances. No substantive changes to existing erosion and sediment control minimum standards or to the post-construction stormwater management technical criteria are proposed. The proposed ordinance will require all land-disturbing activities equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet and land-disturbing activity that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale that disturbs one acre or more to provide erosion and sediment control, water quantity control, and water quality control. An optional provision is included that, if adopted, would exempt land-disturbing activity equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet and less than one acre for construction of single-family detached residential structures not part of a common plan of development or sale meeting certain criteria from providing water quality control.
Authorization:
- Board of Supervisors: May 21, 2024
Public Hearings:
- Planning Commission: June 12, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
- Board of Supervisors: June 25, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
Documents:
Proposed Amendments to Appendix Q (Land Development Services Fee Schedule) of the Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia Regarding Adjustment of the Fees Charged by Land Development Services for Plan Review, Permits and Inspection Services
Authorization: March 5, 2024
Planning Commission Public Hearing: April 3, 2024
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: April 16, 2024
Related Documents and Information:
For additional information about the proposed amendment, please contact Carla Guerra-Moran, Permitting and Code Administration division by email or phone at 703-324-5175, TTY 711.
Proposed Amendment to Section 65-6-6 of The Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia (County Code) Relating to Public Sanitary Sewer Availability
The proposed change is editorial in nature. It amends the sewer availability provisions of Section 65-6-6 of the County Code by adding a reference to the Board-adopted Sewer Policy to clarify that availability of the public sewer service under Section 65‑6‑6 of the County Code is subject to the Sewer Policy.
Authorization:
- Board of Supervisors: Sept. 12, 2023
Public Hearing:
- Board of Supervisors: Sept. 26, 2023, 4 p.m.
Documents: