Return to Graphic Version

Index

Online Services

Our Government

News and Events

Maps, Facts & Stats

State & Federal

Public Facilities Manual and Code Amendments

Listed below are the proposed and recently adopted amendments to the Public Facilities Manual and the County Code.

E-mail Subscription Service:  You can receive e-mail updates about proposed and recently adopted PFM amendments by subscribing to the Letters to Industry email list.

Current Proposed Amendments

Comments

Written comments may be forwarded to: Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Site Code Research and Development, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 608, Fairfax VA 22035-5503, or via email.

Speaker Information

Persons wishing to speak at the public hearings on these topics may call the Office of the Clerk to the Planning Commission, 703-324-2865, TTY 703-324-7951, and the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, 703-324-3151, TTY 703-324-3903, to be placed on the respective speaker's list, or you may appear at a public hearing and be heard.

Sign up for the speaker's list online: Planning Commission | Board of Supervisors

Recently Adopted Amendments

• Conservation Plan for Land Disturbing Activities 2,500 – 5,000 square feet: Adopted amendments to Chapter 104 (Erosion and Sedimentation Control), Chapter 112 (Zoning Ordinance), and Appendix Q (Land Development Services Fee Schedule) of the County Code. The amendments address issues related to requirements for land disturbing activities greater than 2,500 square feet and equal to or less than 5,000 square feet. Learn more.
  
  
• Design of Public Streets and Sidewalks: (Adopted Portion of Amendment to the Public Facilities Manual and Deferred  Remainder Indefinitely)  One provision of the amendment was adopted to allow road geometrics to conform to Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between Fairfax County and Virginia Department.  These MOU  will be established in areas such as Tysons Corner to address context-sensitive situations. Learn more.
  
  

• Public Facilities Manual Amendments and Reprint:  Adopted amendments and reprint of the PFM. The reprint incorporates all amendments adopted to-date by the Board of Supervisors. The amendments include formatting and editorial changes to make the PFM easier to read; removing the metric units and plates; and updating the division and branch names within Land Development Services. Learn more.
  
  

• Adoption of a New County Soils Map: Adopted new County Soils Map and amendments to Chapter 107 (Problem Soils) of the County Code, and Chapter 4 (Geotechnical Guidelines), Chapter 6 (Storm Drainage), and  Chapter 11 (Erosion and Sediment Control) of the Public Facilities Manual. The proposed amendments are necessary to align the County Code and the Public Facilities Manual with the new Soil Survey for Fairfax County. Learn more.
  
  
• Adjustment of the Fees Charged by Land Development Services:  Adopted amendments to Chapters 2 (Property Under County Control), 61 (Building Provisions), 101 (Subdivision Ordinance), 104 (Erosion and Sedimentation Control) and 112 (Zoning Ordinance) of the Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia, in reference to Adjustment of the Fees Charged by Land Development Services for Plan Review, Permits and Inspection Services. Learn more.
  
  
•