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LDS & Fairfax County Acronyms

Listed are some of the acronyms Fairfax County and Land Development Services (LDS) uses on our website.

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A

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
A	Area
AC	Acre(s)
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG	Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
ADD	Address Change (PLUS Record Type)
ADU	Affordable Dwelling Unit
AHI	After-Hours Inspections (PLUS Record Type)
AGREEO	New Agreement (PLUS Record Type)
ALTC	Commercial Alteration (PLUS Record Type)
ALTR	Residential Alteration (PLUS Record Type)
AMUSE	Amusement Device (PLUS Record Type)
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
ARB	Architectural Review Board
ASTM	American Society for Testing Materials

B

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
BAC	Bonds and Agreements Center
BATH	Bathymetric Survey (PLUS Record Type)
BBCA	Board of Building Code Appeals
BD	Building Division
BLDC	Commercial New Building (PLUS Record Type)
BLDG	Building
BLDR	Residential New Building (PLUS Record Type)
BMP	Best Management Practice
BO	Building Official
BOND	New Bond (PLUS Record Type)
BOS	Board of Supervisors
BZA	Board of Zoning Appeals

C

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
CAP	Capital Facilities
CBPO	Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance
CCT	Code Change Training
CDAPPL	Code Appeal (PLUS Record Type)
CDMOD	Code Modification (PLUS Record Type)
CET	Customer Experience Team
CEX	County Executive
CIC	Customer Information Center
CIPP	Cast in Place Pipe
CIR	Circle
CNTCT	Update Contact (PLUS Record Type)
CO/NonRUP	Certificate of Occupancy/Non-Residential Use Permit (PLUS Record Type)
COE	U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
CON	Conservation Plan (PLUS Record Type)
CRIT	Critical Structures (PLUS Record Type)
CTSC	Customer and Technical Support Center
CY	Calendar Year

D

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
DCC	Department of Code Compliance
DEMOC	Commercial Demolition (PLUS Record Type)
DEMOR	Residential Demolition (PLUS Record Type)
DEQ	Department of Environmental Quality
DGRP	Damage Report (PLUS Record Type)
DHCD	Department of Housing and Community Development
DIA	Diameter
DPD	Department of Planning and Development
DPE	Designated Plan Examiner
DPW	DPWES Plan (PLUS Record Type) (See below for definition of DPWES)
DPWES	Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
DU/AC	Dwelling Units per Acre

E

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
E&S	Erosion and Sedimentation
ECERT	Electrical Underground Certification (PLUS Record Type)
EDA	Economic Development Authority
ELEC	Commercial Electrical (PLUS Record Type)
ELER	Residential Electrical (PLUS Record Type)
ELEVI	Elevator Installation (PLUS Record Type)
ELEVM	Elevator Maintenance (PLUS Record Type)
EOD	Engineer of the Day
EP	Easement Plat (PLUS Record Type)
ERC	Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance Exception Review Committee
ESA	Environmental Site Assessment (PLUS Record Type)
ESI	Engineers and Surveyors Institute
ESRC	Engineering Standards Review Committee
EVCS	Electric Vehicle Charging Station

F

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
FAC	Facilitation and Addressing Center
FCON	Forest Conservation Branch
FCWA	Fairfax County Water Authority
FDOT	Fairfax County Department of Transportation
FDOTS	FDOT Stormwater Review (PLUS Record Type)
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIRM	Flood Insurance Rate Map
FMO	Fire Marshal's Office
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
FPUD	Floodplain Use Determination (PLUS Record Type)
FRD	Fire and Rescue Department
FT	Foot for Feet
FY	Fiscal Year

G

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
GAL	Gallon(s)
GEM	Geographic Exploration & Mapping
GFA	Gross Floor Area
GIS	Geographic Information System
GRB	Geotechnical Review Board

H

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
HAPL	Household Appliance (PLUS Record Type)
HIC	Home Improvement Contractor License (PLUS Record Type)
HOA	Homeowner Association
HT	Height
HTCERT	Building Height Certification (PLUS Record Type)
HVAC	Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

I

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
IBC	International Building Code
ICC	International Code Council
ID	Inside Diameter
IEBC	International Existing Building Code
IECC	International Energy Conservation Code
IFC	International Fire Code
IFGC	International Fuel Gas Code
IMC	International Mechanical Code
IN	Inches
INF	Infill Lot Plan (PLUS Record Type)
INV	Invert
IPC	International Plumbing Code
IPMC	International Property Maintenance Code
IRC	International Residential Code
ISPSC	International Swimming Pool & Spa Code
IT	Information Technology

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
KW	Kilowatts
KWH	Kilowatt Hours

L

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
LB	Pound(s)
LDIH	Land Development Information History
LDS	Land Development Services
LED	Light-emitting Diode
LEED®	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LS	Land Surveyor
LTI	Letter to Industry
LV	Lot Validation (PLUS Record Type)

M

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
MAX	Maximum
MECHC	Commercial Mechanical *(PLUS Record Type)*
MECHR	Residential Mechanical *(PLUS Record Type)*
MFILE	Masterfile *(PLUS Record Type)*
MIN	Minimum
MISCC	Commercial Miscellaneous *(PLUS Record Type)*
MISCR	Residential Miscellaneous *(PLUS Record Type)*
MOA	Memorandum of Agreement
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MS4s	Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
MSA	Methods of Soil Analysis
MSMD	Maintenance and Stormwater Management Division
MSP	Minor Site Plan *(PLUS Record Type)*
MTD	Manufactured Treatment Devices

N

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
NAHB	National Association of Home Builders
NAIOP	National Association for Industrial and Office Parks
NEC	National Electric Code
NGVD	National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NonRUP	NonResidential Use Permit
NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NVBIA	Northern Virginia Building Industry Association
NVSWCD	Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District

O

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
O/O	Outside to Outside
OCA	Office of County Attorney
OD	Outside Diameter
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
PACA	Permitting and Code Administration
PC	Planning Commission
PE	Professional Engineer
PFM	Public Facilities Manual
PI	Public Improvement Plan (PLUS Record Type)
PKS	Parking Study *(PLUS Record Type)*
PL	Preliminary Plan *(PLUS Record Type)*
PLBC	Commercial Plumbing *(PLUS Record Type)*
PLBR	Residential Plumbing *(PLUS Record Type)*
PLUS	Planning and Land Use System
POD	Planner of the Day
PSI	Pounds per Square Inch

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
QA/QC	Quality Assurance/Quality Control

R

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
R	Radius
RDP	Registered Design Professional
RGP	Rough Grading Plan *(PLUS Record Type)*
RMA	Resource Management Area
RP	Record Plat *(PLUS Record Type)*
RPA	Resource Protection Area *(also a PLUS Record Type)*
RTAP	Fairfax County Residential Traffic Administration Program
RUP	Residential Use Permit
RWHS	Rainwater Harvesting System
R/W or ROW	Right of Way
RZ	Rezoning

S

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
SAC	Site Application Center
SCRD	Site Code Research & Development Branch
SD	Subdivision Plan *(PLUS Record Type)*
SDGP	Subdivision Grading Plan *(PLUS Record Type)*
SDID	Site Development and Inspections Division
SEER	Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating
SEPRT	Separation *(PLUS Record Type)*
SFD	Single Family Dwelling
SFP	Floodplain Study *(PLUS Record Type)*
SFPC	Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code
SIP	Sports Illumination Plan *(PLUS Record Type)*
SIP	Special Inspections Program
SOLARC	Commercial Solar *(PLUS Record Type)*
SOLARR	Residential Solar *(PLUS Record Type)*
SP	Site Plan *(PLUS Record Type)*
SR	Geotechnical Report *(PLUS Record Type)*
SRV	Site Records Viewer
STREET	Street Name Change *(PLUS Record Type)*
STW	Stormwater Management Program
SWMP	Solid Waste Management Program
SWOD	Stormwater Ordinance Determination *(PLUS Record Type)*
SWPD	Stormwater Planning and Monitoring Division
SWPPP	Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

T

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
TB	Technical Bulletin
TRUSS	Truss Submission *(PLUS Record Type)*
TSA	Transit Station Area

U

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
UFMD	Urban Forest Management Division
UP	Utility Company Operations Permit *(PLUS Record Type)*
UPS	Unit Price Schedule
USACE	United States Army Corps of Engineers
USBC	Uniform Statewide Building Code
USCS	Unified Soil Classification System
USGS	United States Geological Survey
USNVCS	United States National Vegetation Classification System

V

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
VA	Virginia
VAC	Virginia Administrative Code
VADR	Virginia Amusement Device Regulations
VBCA	Virginia Building Code Academy
VBCOA	Virginia Building and Code Officials Association
VCC	Virginia Construction Code
VDOT	Virginia Department of Transportation
VEBC	Virginia Existing Building Code
VECC	Virginia Energy Conservation Code
VFGC	Virginia Fuel Gas Code
VFOIA	Virginia Freedom of Information Act
VMC	Virginia Mechanical Code
VPC	Virginia Plumbing Code
VPDES	Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
VPMC	Virginia Property Maintenance Code
VPSC	Virginia Pool and Spa Code
VRC	Virginia Residential Code
VSMP	Virginia Stormwater Management Program

W

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
WACEL	Washington Area Council of Engineering Laboratories
WAIV	Waivers *(PLUS Record Type)*
WALLC	Commercial Retaining Wall *(PLUS Record Type)*
WALLR	Residential Retaining Wall *(PLUS Record Type)*
WQIA	Water Quality Impact Assessment *(also a PLUS Record Type)*
WS (WSPOD)	Water Supply Protection Overlay District

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
YD	Yard(s)
YR	Year(s)

Z

ACRONYM	DEFINITION
ZAD	Zoning Administration Division
ZED	Zoning Evaluation Division
ZMOD	Zoning Ordinance Modification
ZO	Zoning Ordinance

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