June 24, 2024
REMINDER: Land Development Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2024
Land Development Services fee changes effective on July 1, 2024. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved proposed fee adjustments from Land Development Services (LDS) on April 16, 2024, marking the first significant update since 2015. The new fees will better align with the current costs of providing land development services, which have risen due to increased personnel costs and other inflation-related factors.
Building fees (excluding vertical transportation) will experience a 12.5% increase on July 1, 2024. Site-related fees will increase by 5%. A technology surcharge fee that is normally 4% will increase to 7%. There will also be a new code academy surcharge fee of 1% applied to all building records. New fees will also be introduced for pedestrian bridges and minor revisions to site-related plans. See the infographic below for more details on all the fee changes.
All fee changes will apply only to applications submitted after July 1, 2024. Applications filed before these dates will be subject to the fees that were in place at the time of filing. Read more about these changes. To see the amended fees policy document, review Appendix Q.
For more information about residential fast-track projects, visit the Fast Track Building Plan Review webpage.
April 14, 2025
In 2024, Fairfax County implemented new parking regulations in the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance). To measure the effectiveness and use of the new regulations, county staff created a survey for those who use the parking supply requirements in the Ordinance to determine parking for their projects and site activities. The goal of this survey is to evaluate how industry has adopted the new requirements, whether the requirements have made projects easier to implement, and whether the newly created parking tools are helpful.
The survey will be available until May 31, 2025, and can be accessed at this Parking Survey link. A link can also be found on our LDS Off-Street Parking webpage where other guidance, such as our Parking Calculator and informational videos discussing the new parking requirements, are found.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Davis, Parking Program Manager, in the Site Development and Inspection Division at 703-324-3065, TTY 711.
April 11, 2025
Land Development Services (LDS) recently merged the existing Customer Experience Team counter with the Customer Information Center, creating a unified Permitting and Customer Support Center in Suite 324 of the Herrity building. This customer support center is staffed to respond to general queries about the building and site-related permitting process, to address engineering-related inquiries with the building and site engineer of the day, and to assist in depositing checks and money orders for LDS-related services. Previously, these services were dispersed throughout three locations in the building. Customers will find this new central location to be conveniently located with ample directional signs throughout the first floor and third floor.
Permitting and Customer Support Center operating hours:
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Mon-Thurs); 9:15 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Fri)
Please note that visitors may not be added to in-person queues past 3:45 p.m. Please plan to arrive before that time.
If you prefer the convenience of calling, emailing or meeting virtually from the comfort of your home or office, our virtual customer service options are detailed on our Meet With Staff web page or you can call us at 703-222-0801, TTY 711.