The Street Light Developer Program provides for the installation of streetlights by developers as part of the land development process. Some key benefits of this program are reduced installation cost, no restoration work is required on yards and enhanced public safety

Since July 1988, new land developments in the County are required to install streetlights as a condition for plan approval. After installation, these streetlights are owned, operated, and maintained by the utility companies in Fairfax County. The County pays the utility company to operate and maintain these streetlights. The specific requirements for the installation of streetlights are contained in Section 7.1000 of the Fairfax County Public Facilities Manual.