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 The Applications
Acceptance Branch within the Zoning Evaluation Division
("ZED") of the Department of Planning and Zoning
("DPZ") reviews rezoning, special exception, special permit
and variance applications for compliance with the Fairfax County
Zoning Ordinance’s submission requirements and to identify any
additional applications or waivers that are necessary with the
filing of such applications. The Zoning Ordinance, which is Chapter
112 of the Fairfax County Code, governs the use of land in Fairfax
County. The Zoning Ordinance is adopted to promote the health,
safety and welfare of the public and to implement the adopted
Comprehensive Plan for the County. The following provides you with
general information about the requirements you must fulfill for
acceptance of your application. An application must be accepted
before it can be processed. The County provides application packages,
which are available on the internet, or by contacting the Zoning
Enforcement Division at 703-324-1290, TTY 711.
The rezoning and special exception processes
require a public hearing before the Planning Commission and the
Board of Supervisors with a processing time of approximately 6
months from the official date of acceptance. The special permit and variance processes require a
public hearing before the Board of Zoning Appeals ("BZA")
with a ninety (90) day processing time from the official date of
acceptance, which is the date that all the submission requirements
have been submitted and have been deemed to be acceptable.
In general, the following items, which are detailed in the
Variance application packages, are required:
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A layout plan must be prepared by a
certified architect, landscape architect, engineer, or land
surveyor that is licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
must include information, such as: boundaries of the property;
locations, dimensions and height of existing and proposed
structures; ingress/egress from a public street; parking,
proposed landscaping and screening; stormwater management
facilities; and the presence of any floodplains or Environmental Quality
Corridors ("EQC").
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A written statement detailing the proposed
uses, including operational characteristics, such as hours of
operation.
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An application form. If the applicant is
not the owner of the property, you must provide written
authorization from the owner notifying the County that you have
the authority to file the application. Where a contingency
contract exists, we encourage you to provide a copy of this
contract.
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An affidavit setting forth ownership and
other interests in the proposal.
You may find the following hints and time saving measures helpful
when filing an application:
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Call the Zoning Evaluation Division at
703-324-1290 to determine if a pre-application meeting is
necessary. This meeting can help to provide early identification
of land use, transportation or environmental issues that may have
to be addressed later by the application and/or the plat layout.
To be the most helpful, it is important to schedule a
pre-application meeting as early as you can, for example when you
are contemplating purchasing a particular piece of property. The
Application Acceptance Branch also provides pre-submission
meetings that will assist you with the actual filing of the
application. The pre-submission meetings are encouraged for all
applicants because it will help determine if your application
materials are complete and may avoid delays in the acceptance
process. Please call the Church Ombudsman 703-324-1720 to
schedule both a pre-application meeting and a pre-submission
meeting.
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Establish a key point of contact or
representative within your organization who will be responsible
for the application. This person should be responsible for
obtaining information and relaying it back to all other
interested parties.
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Ensure that all parts of the application
submission are filed at the same time and that the submission is
accurate and complete.
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