Fairfax County has adopted a Stormwater Management Ordinance in response to state regulations requiring localities to adopt ordinances and take over reviews and inspections for Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) general permits relating to stormwater runoff from construction sites effective July 1, 2014. The ordinance and related code amendments implement the Virginia Stormwater Management Act (Va. Code Ann. § 62.1-44.15:24, et seq.) and Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) Permit Regulations (9 VAC 25-870 et seq.).
Related county codes and ordinances:
- Chapter 124, Stormwater Management Ordinance
- Amendment to Chapter 124 (effective date March 4, 2015)
- Chapter 101, Subdivision Provisions
- Amendment to Chapter 101 (effective date April 1, 2015, except that Final Subdivision Plats submitted to the DPWES prior to April 1, 2015, and approved prior to Oct. 1, 2015, shall be grandfathered)
- Chapter 104, Erosion and Sediment Control
- Chapter 112, Zoning Ordinance
- Chapter 118, Chesapeake Bay Preservation
- Appendix Q, Land Development Services Fee Schedule
- Public Facilities Manual Chapter 6, Storm Drainage | Plates
- Public Facilities Manual Chapter 12, Tree Conservation | Plates
County Design Guidance
Technical Bulletins and Notices
- 20-01 (issued January 21, 2020)
Required Format for Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) - 19-05 (issued March 27, 2019)
Expiration of Grandfathering Status Under the Stormwater Management Ordinance - 15-01 (issued May 28, 2015)
Stormwater Management Ordinance - Use of Nutrient Credits to Meet Water Quality Control Requirements for Time Limits and Grandfathered Projects and Infill Grading Plans in the Water Supply Protection Overlay District (WSPOD) - 14-13 (issued Aug. 7, 2014)
Stormwater Management Ordinance Guidelines for Implementation, Part 2 - 14-11 (issued June 25, 2014)
Stormwater Management Ordinance Common Plan of Development or Sale - 14-10 (issued June 24, 2014)
State Permit Requirements for Construction of Single-Family Detached Residential Structures; and Stormwater Management Requirements in Residential and Non-Residential Subdivisions - 14-08 (issued May 6, 2014)
Stormwater Management Ordinance Guidelines for Implementation - 14-13 (issued Aug. 7, 2014)
Stormwater Management Ordinance Guidelines for Implementation, Part 2 - 14-06 (issued March 24, 2014)
Stormwater Management Ordinance Procedures for Requesting Grandfathered Projects and Time Limits Determinations - 14-04 (issued Feb. 19, 2014)
Stormwater Management Ordinance Requirements for Grandfathered Projects and Projects with State General Permit Coverage - Updated Water Quality Compliance Spreadsheets (May 26, 2016)
- Rough Grading Plans - Stormwater Management Ordinance Compliance (April 10, 2015)
- Use of Certain BMPs, Requiring Director Approval, Restricted on Single-Family Residential Lots (April 10, 2015)
- Manufactured Treatment Devices approved for use in Fairfax County (Nov. 26, 2014)
- Stormwater Ordinance Interpretations (June 10, 2014)
- Clarification of Rough Grading Plan Submittal Requirements (April 28, 2014)
- New Stormwater Management Requirements Take Effect July 1, 2014 (April 21, 2014)
- Stormwater Management Plan Completeness Checklist
- Waiver/Modification/Exception Application Form
Ordinance Flow Charts
- Does Chapter 124 Apply
- Grandfathering Private Plans
- Grandfathering Public Plans
- Which Technical Criteria Apply
- Water Quality Requirements
- When is BMP Required for Single Family Detached Dwellings
- Offsite Compliance Options
- Channel Protection Requirements
- Flood Protection Requirements
Important Links
- Chapter 124, Stormwater Management Ordinance
- Public Facilities Manual Chapter 6, Storm Drainage
- Appendix Q, Land Development Services Fee Schedule
- Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse
- Draft 2013 BMP Standards and Specifications
- DEQ Virginia Runoff Reduction Method Spreadsheets
- Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Volumes I & II (First Edition, 1999)
- 2013 Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook (Second Edition, DRAFT)
- Floodplains Adopted by Ordinance (Code Appendix A)
- NOAA Atlas 14 Interactive
- Virginia Nonpoint Source Nutrient Credit Registry
Design Criteria for Plans Subject to Grandfathering or Time Limits
VPDES General Permit Guidance and Administration
Technical Bulletins
- Expiration of VPDES Construction General Permit
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14-12R (issued Sept. 3, 2014)
Guidance for Obtaining State General VPDES Permit Coverage for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities
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General Permit Coverage Forms
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Flowcharts
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Important Links
