February 23, 2026

LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Letters to Industry

LDS Closed Feb. 23

Fairfax County Government, including Land Development Services (LDS), is closed on Monday, Feb. 23, due to inclement weather.

The Planning and Land Use System (PLUS) will remain accessible to customers, but staff will not be available to respond to questions in person or via phone or email.

LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Letters to the Industry

Technical Bulletin #26-01, 2.12.26

Subject: Process Change – VDOT Review Transition from PLUS

Summary:

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has made the decision to transition away from using the Planning and Land Use System (PLUS) for plan reviews. Instead, VDOT will manage reviews using its internal systems. In response, Fairfax County Land Development Services (LDS) will adjust our land development submission and review process to align with this change. This supersedes Technical Bulletin 25-07 with an updated process for plans submitted prior to September 22, 2025, that are still being reviewed by VDOT in PLUS.

Effective Date:

Immediately.

Background:

Since the launch of PLUS in October 2022, VDOT has encountered challenges integrating the system with its operational review processes. Following an internal assessment, VDOT determined that PLUS does not correlate with VDOT's practices for reviewing plans, obtaining and recording input from its subject matter experts (SMEs), the internal tracking of projects, and its processes for communicating information to development teams and engineers. As a result, VDOT has chosen to continue using its own systems for development plan reviews. LDS is updating our process to support this transition and ensure continuity in service.

If you have any questions, please contact Kirsten Munz, Director, Site Development and Inspections Division at Kirsten.Munz@fairfaxcounty.gov or 703-324-7523, TTY 711.

Technical Bulletin 26-01:

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/landdevelopment/sites/landdevelopment/files/Assets/documents/26-01-vdot-review-transition-from-plus.pdf

February 11, 2026

LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Letters to Industry

2026 Comprehensive Unit Price Schedule

The 2026 Unit Price Schedule (UPS) will go into effect on March 1, 2026. This formulaic change reflects a 2.8% increase linked to inflation as published in the Engineering News-Record 2026 Construction Cost Index (published in February 2026). Affected submittals include the following: 

• New bond requests.
• Replacement bond requests. 
• Bond extension requests.
• Bond reduction requests.
• New conservation deposit requests.
• Replacement conservation deposit requests. 
• Future construction deposit requests.

In the case of development agreement extension and replacement requests, if the estimated value using the 2026 UPS exceeds the existing posted amount, the county will require supplemental security before approval of the request. As noted above, all bond reductions must be calculated using the 2026 UPS.  

The 2026 UPS will be available at the Forms & Publications Library on March 1, 2026.  

If you have any questions, please contact Morgan Wolfe in the Bonds and Agreements Center at 703-324-1519, TTY 711. 

When a land development project is initiated in Fairfax County, improvements to the public infrastructure, such as streets, sidewalks, utilities and other bondable items, may be required. Learn more about Bonds and Agreements.

February 9, 2026

LAND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Letters to Industry

Revised Sewer and/or Water Service Agreement

Land Development Services (LDS) Building Division (BD) has updated the Sewer and/or Water Service Connection Agreement to align with the requirements of the Code of the County of Fairfax.

These updates clarify when a single sewer and/or water service connection may serve more than one building or business establishment on a lot and ensure that all such arrangements are properly documented, legally enforceable, and consistent with County Code provisions.

The updated Sewer and/or Water Service Connection Agreement is available directly at the link below:

Click here for a copy of the Sewer and/or Water Service Agreement Form

The document is also available through the LDS Forms and Publication Library.

Applicants and design professionals should begin using the updated agreement immediately for all applicable projects.

If you have any questions regarding when this agreement is required or how it applies to your project, please contact the Fairfax County Building Division at (703) 222-0801, TTY 711.