Here We Grow! The Department of Code Compliance (DCC) is pleased to welcome employees from the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement branch to DCC.

With the addition of employees from the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (ECE) branch, previously in Land Development Services, DCC brings under its purview another land use topic of common concern to residents. Below are details. 

Now part of DCC, these employees investigate resident reports and issue Notices of Violation and/or Stop Work Orders related to the following.

• Unpermitted land-disturbing activities, such as disturbing more than 2,500 square feet of land without an approved site-related plan
• Failure to maintain private stormwater facilities in accordance with County stormwater management regulations
• Unauthorized encroachments into a Resource Protection Area (RPA)
• Unpermitted improvements within a floodplain.

While these responsibilities are essentially unchanged, bringing this additional code enforcement expertise in under DCC's purview allows for more opportunities for collaboration on issues that may span multiple codes. For example, on a property where there is excessive land disturbance, sometimes there is also construction occurring without the required building and zoning approvals. Rather than having one department investigate land disturbance while another handles the building and zoning issues, DCC will now be the lead agency for all of these.

The Department of Code Compliance (DCC) is here to help – if you have questions, want to make a report, or if you are the subject of enforcement and need to contact us. You can report problems online, learn about what happens during an investigation, reach us via email, phone (703-324-1300 / TTY 711), or visit us in person at 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 1016, Fairfax, VA 22035.