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Any individual who sells goods or services door-to-door or from a temporary location in Fairfax County is required to have a Solicitors License. Solicitors may sell goods including, but not limited to, books, magazine subscriptions, flowers, firewood, coupon books, frozen meat, ice cream, or ready-to-eat hot foods. They may also offer services such as tree work, driveway sealing, high-speed internet and cable service, free estimates for home improvements, or home security alarm systems. 

Title 57, Chapter 5 of the Code of Virginia, requires any organization that solicits donations in Virginia to register with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) unless otherwise excluded or exempted from registration requirements under § 57-48 or § 57-60.

This guide provides information for prospective contractors in Fairfax County.

Any project valued at $1,000 or more must be performed by a contractor licensed to work in Virginia.

Journeyman and Masters (electricians, plumbers or mechanical contractors) can do work under $1,000 per contract without a state contractor’s license.

This guide provides information for prospective vendors at Fairfax County farmers markets.

The purpose of this guide is to provide information about necessary permits and approvals to operate a mobile food unit in Fairfax County. 

Mobile food units offer ready to eat foods (no cooking or food preparation), as well as food items with preparation or cook-on service.

Home-based food production is a specific type of home-based business that has its own application. Home-based businesses also require a Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL). 

Home-based food production businesses require both:

• approval by the Virginia Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services and
• a Home-based Business Permit from the Department of Planning & Development.

Only certain types of foods may be produced in a home, and all food items prepared in a home must be registered annually with the Fairfax County Health Department using the Cottage Food Product Registration Form.

This guide will help you open a restaurant in Fairfax County.

It contains information about key steps needed to:

• build a new restaurant or
• take over or move into an existing restaurant space.

Short-term Daily Rental Tax is levied on all tangible personal property (except daily rental of passenger vehicles) held for rental and owned by a person engaged in the short-term rental business. Fairfax County levies a 1% tax on the total gross proceeds of these rentals. (Code of Virginia, §58.1-3510.6). This tax does not include rental dwellings also known as short-term property rental or short-term lodging (STL).

Short-term lodging (STL), also known as short-term rental (STR), is any occupancy of a dwelling for a period of less than 30 days. Prior to the adoption of the Short-Term Lodging Amendment, the Zoning Ordinance did not permit such uses in any dwelling unit. 

Sample Resolution

Whereas, the safety of our community is of great interest to our association, and

Whereas, our residents enjoy walking, bicycle riding, and playing in their yards, and

Whereas, the safety and enjoyment of our community is diminished by drivers who speed through the neighborhood, and

Whereas, the Fairfax County Police inform us that the majority of speeding in a neighborhood is done by its own residents, and

Whereas, our __________District Supervisor, ___________, and the entire Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, has made combating speeding a district and county priority, and

Whereas, our voluntary adherence to the speed limit and safe driving practices will provide an important means of addressing this issue,

Be it now resolved, that the members of the [community] home owners/civic association hereby declare [name of community] to be a "Safe Driving Community" in Fairfax County, and call on all members of our community to slow down, obey the speed limit, and employ  safe driving practices for the safety and quite enjoyment of our residents.

Approved this ________ day of ___________, 2022.

Slow down! You live here. We live here.

As we know, speeding is a major issue in our neighborhoods. A recent Fairfax County survey showed that 80 percent of respondents believe speeding is a problem, and Fairfax County police have found that on certain roads, 82 percent of motorists travel 10+ mph over the posted limit. What if children, pets or bicyclists suddenly dart in your path?

That’s why Fairfax County and the Board of Supervisors has created new public awareness campaign called “Slow down! You live here. We live here.” The initiative is comprised of a vigorous awareness campaign asking drivers to voluntarily slow down in neighborhoods and includes community education events throughout the fall. Neighborhoods can declare themselves a “safe driving community” by passing a resolution through their board.

This robust campaign is a collaborative endeavor between the Board of Supervisors, the County Office of Public Affairs and the Fairfax County Police Department.