Land Development Services

County staff continue to implement additional improvements to the Planning and Land Use System (PLUS) to serve you better. Check out these new PLUS fixes for Land Development Services (LDS) customers.   PLUS Enhancement LDS Customer Benefit Updates to Building Updated global invoice language and associated notification. Invoices updated to include standard language about the third-party processor service fee when paying by credit card. Updated commercial electrical records. A new data field has been added to commercial electrical records to capture the number of electrical vehicle charging stations (EVCS) included under the application.  Updates to Site Allow plan revisions when the base site record status is “Pending Customer.” Customers will now be able to submit revisions using the “Make Changes” link in PLUS when the base site record has a status of “Pending Customer” whereas previously, the option was not available for this record status. This will allow revisions to be submitted to address comments obtained by other agencies through separate permitting processes such as VDOT or design changes to the architectural drawings submitted under the building permit.   Updated waiver (WAIV) records to add updated code reference at Application Submittal. WAIV records have been updated to include reference code 118-3-3(d)(3) for invasive and non-native vegetation removal and the removal of dead, diseased or dying vegetation in the Resource Protection Area (RPA) when the area of disturbance is less than 2,500 square feet, meeting the criteria of a walk-through submission reviewed by the Minimum Submission Review (MSR) team in the Customer and Technical Support Center. “Pending Customer” status available on additional site record types. Staff will now be able set the site record status to “Pending Customer” when all site record types have achieved technical approval, but additional conditions are outstanding. An automated notification will in turn be issued to the applicant informing them of the outstanding items and necessary coordination.    Added new notification for all minor plan type revisions. A notice has been added to minor plan type revisions to inform the applicant when there is an active conservation escrow on the parent record, that additional replacement documentation or escrow may be required if ownership has changed.   We welcome your feedback on future PLUS enhancements. If you have ideas to improve the system, please take a moment to enter them here: LDS Customer PLUS Feedback Form.  

County staff continue to implement additional improvements to the Planning and Land Use System (PLUS) to serve you better. Check out these new PLUS fixes for Land Development Services (LDS) customers.   PLUS Enhancement LDS Customer Benefit Updates to Building Added help text to residential and commercial building record applications. Added help text to building record applications to better direct customers on what is required when completing the “estimated cost of construction” and “estimated cost of materials” fields as part of the permit application process. Updated the Building Records Issued Report. Added the 2024 reporting year to the existing Building Records Issued report dropdown criteria, allowing customers to view permits issued during the 2024 calendar year. Updated the Critical Structures record. Updated the logic for critical structures records to allow for submission while an amendment or revision is being processed under the parent building permit. Launched the Elevator Revision record.   Allows elevator customers to amend, revise and extend their existing elevator record. Update to Site Updated how conditional fees are assessed and invoiced for minor plan records.    Fees associated with minor plan records approval conditions such as pro rata share, stormwater permits and conservation escrow deposits will be calculated and assessed during application submittal but not invoiced until technical plan approval (i.e., log out). The fee amounts will still be published under the Conditions tab in PLUS. This allows customers to pay resubmission fees on subsequent submissions, without being required to pay their associated approval condition fees when their plan is not yet approved. Minor plan records include conservation plans (CON), infill lot grading plans (INF), rough grading plans (RGP) and minor site plans (MSP). Parcel validation required at application submittal. Customers will be required to enter valid parcel numbers to submit site record applications. Help text is included as is a search option to help find the valid parcel number. This will ensure accurate project information and eliminate errors related to invalid parcels. Created deck stamp for plats related to bonded grading plans. In accordance with Technical Bulletin 24-01 , staff will review standalone deck applications for residential projects associated with an active (i.e., bonded) grading plan and approve with a specialized stamp noting the associated approval conditions.   Created adjoining property notice approval condition, when applicable. Updates have been made to the appropriate record workflows to ensure Adjoining Property Notice requirements are noted in PLUS. A Pre-Approval Condition has been added to provide clarity for customers.   Updated the Site Records Approved Report. Added the 2024 reporting year to the existing Site Records Approved report dropdown criteria, allowing customers to view approved site-related plans under the 2024 calendar year.   We welcome your feedback on future PLUS enhancements. If you have ideas to improve the system, please take a moment to enter them here: LDS Customer PLUS Feedback Form.