Stormwater Management Facility Submission Requirements

On March 29, 2004, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Stormwater Management Facility Submission Requirement Zoning Ordinance Amendment, which expands the submission requirements for all special permit, special exception, rezoning, and development plan applications. This amendment becomes effective for all such applications submitted after 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2004.

Under the adopted amendment, all plats or development plans will be required to include the location, estimated size of facility footprint in area, and type of all stormwater management facilities, including the full extent of side slopes, embankments, spillways, dams and water surface elevations of design storms. In addition, all applications are required to submit a preliminary stormwater management plan that includes information about the adequacy of downstream drainage, sufficiency of capacity of any storm drainage pipes and other conveyances. Those applications that propose land disturbing activity in excess of 2500 square feet are required to submit additional graphic and narrative information detailed within the text of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment.

The adopted text of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment (PDF) with the Letter to Industry regarding the new stormwater management submission requirements are available via the links highlighted above.

Department of Planning and Zoning
Zoning Administration Division
Ordinance Administration Branch
12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 807
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
Phone: 703-324-1314, TTY 771