All addresses in Fairfax County are assigned by Bonds and Addressing Center (BAC) staff in compliance with all county codes and regulations. Addresses cannot be added to the Master Address Repository (MAR) by GIS until a PLUS application is submitted. 

Please note, if you currently have a submitted plan in review with the county, the approved address for the plan will be added to MAR once the plan has been approved by the Site Development and Inspections Division (SDID). If a parcel is currently under bond, then an address change must be submitted via a revision to the originally approved site plan. If the address request is the only proposed change, then the submission qualifies as a minor revision that can be reviewed, approved, and issued by BAC staff.

For additional details, including FAQs, see Addressing and Street Names.
 

This information is the most common for how to obtain the necessary approval for your project and is not representative of all the conditions you may encounter.

 

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Property owners or their duly authorized agents, Board of Supervisors, the Department of Public Safety, and other jurisdictions such as Town of Herndon and Town of Vienna may submit address change requests. When an address change is submitted as part of a construction plan or plat, currently bonded or under review with the county, the request must be certified by a design professional licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and meeting the respective code requirements.

 

PLAN AHEAD

Before submitting, ensure you are aware of all applicable regulations and conditions that could affect your project to avoid surprises during the review process. Some of those factors include:

• Zoning Information
• Design Codes and Standards
• Do I Need to Hire a Design Professional?
• Floodplains
• Resource Protection Areas (RPA)
• Grading/Site Plans
• Parking Tabulation
• Types of Soils and Problem Soils
• Researching Site Conditions

To get a detailed description about each regulation and condition, visit our Plan Ahead page.

For additional information specific to addressing, check out the following:

• To learn more about addressing properties in Fairfax County, visit our  Addressing and Street Names page.
• To review relevant code requirements for addressing and street name assignments, enforcement and adoption, see county code Chapter 102 (Streets and Sidewalks).
• To confirm existing addresses, visit the county’s Master Address Repository (MAR), a web application which provides access to addresses and street names.
• Unsure about the validity of a property address or parcel ID? Use The Validator search engine.
• To learn more about a specific property, to include accessing previous record information, visit the county’s Property Information Web page and the county’s Real Estate Assessment website.

 

HOW DO I SUBMIT MY RECORD?

PLUS Application

Apply for your address change online in PLUS under the Site tab. If you are a first-time user, you must first register for an account.

 

Tutorial on Uploading Plans and Documents in PLUS

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Requirements

Depending on the scope of your project, one or more of the following may be required:
 

First Submissions:

• Justification Statement (reason for the request; can be incorporated into a Letter of Permission, if one is required)
• Letter of Permission (required if the Applicant is not the Owner)
• Plans (required)
  • Residential – Building plans or plat
  • Commercial – Building plans, tenant layout for the entire structure, or plat
  • All plans must:
    • Be to scale.
    • Be signed by a licensed design professional using a verifiable digital signature.
    • Show all egress doors (leading to the exterior of the structure).
    • Show all surrounding streets.
  • For plats, refer to Technical Bulletin 18-02
• Notices of Violation and/or Corrective Works Orders (required if there is an open violation related to the address change request)
• Supporting Documentation (optional)
• For Town of Vienna and Town of Herndon, an approved site plan is required for new construction and redevelopment.
• Review fee when submitted as a minor revision with a bonded project or site-related plan under review.

 

Subsequent Submissions:

• Digital signature - verifiable digital signature of the licensed design professional
• Applicant responses - enter responses to all open issues in the PLUS Digital Plan Room
• Review fee when submitted as a minor revision with a bonded project or site-related plan under review.

Helpful Videos:

 Responding to Issues - YouTube

 Upload Corrected Plans - YouTube

 

 

What's Next?

To get a step-by-step guide on PLUS statuses and what they mean, see our What is My PLUS Status? Site Plans Infographic.

 

Review Process

Staff from the Bonds and Addressing Center will review your package for completeness and compliance with applicable codes and county ordinances. You will be notified of any deficiencies. Plan corrections and additional supporting documents may be required.

• Queue Times
• Fees
• Workflow Routing Slip to track review and plan assignment

For a detailed summary of application progress, to include the name(s) of assigned review staff, click on “Reports” in the top-right corner of the PLUS screen, when you are in a specific record, and select “Workflow Routing Slip Report.”

Approval Letter Issuance

Once all reviews are approved, an email notification will be issued by PLUS, containing a link to download the approval letter. GIS will subsequently update the county’s mapping systems and Master Address Repository (MAR). Next, MAR will coordinate updating the new address in all other systems, such as PLUS and iCare. You will see your new address in MAR and PLUS the following business day, however, other county systems could take up to a week to fully update.

Every week, BAC staff issues a report of all new and expired addresses. This report is sent to all county agencies, including Public Safety (or 911), and the U.S. Postal Service. Your approval letter may be used immediately to update personal correspondents, which may include utility companies, telephone companies, banks, and other personal accounts.

Helpful Video:

 Approved Plans - YouTube Video