The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) provides service to our customers from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Planners of the Day (POD) from the various divisions are available to answer questions from members of the public by phone or email. Contact information for the POD and the types of questions each POD can answer are available below.
If you have questions regarding the Comprehensive Plan, Plan Amendments, the SSPA Process, historic and heritage resources, environmental planning, or public facilities planning, please contact the:
- Planning Division POD at 703-324-1380 or dpzpd@fairfaxcounty.gov
If you have questions about the Zoning Ordinance, on what a use may be, applicable yards or setback requirements, if a proposed use or structure is allowed in a specific zoning district and under what permissions, and other general zoning-related questions, please contact the:
- Zoning Administration Division POD at 703-324-1314 or ordadmin@fairfaxcounty.gov
If you have questions regarding previously approved entitlements (rezoning, special exception, special permit, or variance), entitlements currently under consideration, or the entitlement process, please contact the:
- Zoning Evaluation Division POD at 703-324-1290 or dpzzed@fairfaxcounty.gov
If you have questions or concerns regarding your zoning permit application or submission, please contact the:
- Zoning Permits Section POD at 703-222-1082 or DPZMailforZPRB@fairfaxcounty.gov
If you have questions regarding urban design and land use planning in Tysons or Reston, community revitalization or urban design guidelines, please contact the:
- Community Revitalization POD at 703-324-9300 or revitalization@fairfaxcounty.gov
- Urban Centers POD at 703-324-9300 or urban.centers@fairfaxcounty.gov