Land Development Services

On September 9, 2025, the Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized advertisement of public hearings before the Planning Commission and Board to consider proposed amendments to the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances necessary to implement changes required by changes to the Code of Virginia §§15.2-2259 and 15.2-2260 made by Chapter 100 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of the Assembly (House Bill 2660) and Chapter 594 of the 2025 Virginia Acts of the Assembly (Senate Bill 974), which became effective on July 1, 2025. The amendments: Reduce time from 10 days to 5 days for the county to distribute copies of submitted plans to applicable state agencies Reduce county review time from 60 days to 40 days for 1st submission Reduce county review time from 45 days to 30 days for resubmissions Require the Director, or equivalent official, to review the comments on 3rd or subsequent resubmission within 14 days of receipt Include other minor changes and editorial corrections The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 8, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., in the Board Auditorium at 12000 Government Center Parkway. Information on ways to testify can be found on Ways to Provide Public Hearing Testimony. The Board will hold a public hearing on October 28, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., in the Board Auditorium. Information on the ways to testify can be found on Ways to Provide Public Hearing Testimony. If adopted, the amendments are proposed to become effective October 29, 2025. A copy of the staff report may also be found under the “Proposed Amendments Authorized for Public Hearing” section on the Public Facilities Manual and County Code Amendments | Land Development Services (fairfaxcounty.gov) webpage. For more information contact Jerry Stonefield, Site Code Research and Development, Land Development Services, at 703-324-1791, TTY 711.  

The Land Development Services (LDS) Site Development and Inspections Division (SDID) has updated the following 3rd Party construction inspection checklists and certifications for various stormwater controls. The checklist contents have been updated to reflect the new Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) specification references and to incorporate minor editorial changes. The updated checklists include: 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-BAS-01 Constructed Wetland 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-BAS-02 Wet Pond 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-BAS-03 Extended Detention Pond 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-BAS-04 Rainwater Harvesting 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-CNV-01 Grass Channel 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-CNV-02 Dry Swales 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-CNV-03 Wet Swale 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-01 Rooftop Disconnect 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-02 Vegetated Roof 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-03 Permeable Pavement 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-04 Infiltration Practices 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-05 Bioretention 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-06 Filtering Practices 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-07 Sheet Flow 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - P-FIL-08 Soil Compost Amendment 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - MTD-F Filtering manufactured devices 3rd Party Inspection Checklist - MTD-H hydrodynamic manufactured devices 3rd Party Checklist- Underground Detention (Detention Only) The 3rd Party Construction Inspection Checklists and Certifications for BMP inspection are required for each BMP/stormwater facility constructed per the approved plan. Copies of updated checklists are available at the LDS Forms and Publication Library. The revised checklists may be used immediately but are required for all submissions made on or after September 15, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact the Site Development and Inspections Division at 703-324-1720, TTY 711.