Submission Process
Please follow the instructions below to submit a Waiver for a Resource Protection Area (WRPA) Application for Facilitation and Addressing Center’s (FAC) review in Planning Land Use System (PLUS).
Please note, if it has been determined that a Floodplain Use Determination (FPUD) is required for the project then the FPUD must be approved before the WRPA can be approved. Site Development and Inspections Division (SDID) reviews and approves all FPUD submissions. FPUD reviews are a separate application submission than the WRPA Application. To begin the FPUD submission process please fill out the Floodplain Use Determination Request Form and submit it through PLUS under the “Site” Module Tab under “Studies” for processing and review. For questions regarding the form please contact LDSSDIDAdmin@fairfaxcounty.gov.
WRPA Application Submission Process:
- Fill out the appropriate WRPA Form for your project: Exception Request & WQIA-Minor Additions Form or Removal of Vegetation in a RPA Form
- Create the WRPA Application in PLUS under the “Site” Module Tab under “Waivers”
- Fill out the Location and People Tab
- Fill out the Application Detail Tab
- Project Name: Name your project
- Project Description: WRPA for FAC Review and description of work
- Waiver Type: Resource Protection Area (WRPA)
- Waiver of: County Code
- Code Reference: 118-3-3(D)
- Code Reference for Parent Plan: County Code – Chapter 104 Grading Plans
- Waiver Category: None
- Total Number of Lots: 1
- Review the Application Information on the Review Tab
- Click “Continue to Payment” on the Associated Forms Tab (no payment is required for this application)
- Receive the Receipt/Record Submittal (your WAIV Record Number has been created for tracking)
- Upload the completed applicable form(s) from Step #1 and a scaled plat under your Waiver Application (WAIV) in the Digital Plan Room. For more information on submitting plats please visit Submitting House Location Plats.
- Validate and Version your Plan Sheets
- Once the WRPA approval and FPUD approval (if applicable) are issued, resubmit your Building Permit (BLDR) Record in PLUS under “My Records” in your “Building” Module for Permit Application Center’s (PAC) review and approval
- PAC (ldsbuildingpermits@fairfaxcounty.gov) will review and approve the Site Review on your Building Permit Application.
For more information on RPAs to include forms, a RPA guidance map, and FAQS, see the county’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance Webpage.
Please contact LDSFAC@fairfaxcounty.gov for WRPA status inquires and LDSSDIDAdmin@fairfaxcounty.gov for FPUD status inquires.