Apply through our Online Permit Portal

Commercial Building Plans Minimum Submission Requirements:

• Provide a copy of the VA State Contractor’s License for work performed by a Contractor. This is the license issued to a contractor by Virginia DPOR. If the work is going to be done by the property owner, then the owner exemption statement will be filled out within the Portal application.
• All attachments, including plans, licenses, calculations, and other supporting information, should be submitted in PDF format as a single PDF file.  Plans should be submitted as a single PDF file rather than as separate sheets. There is an Attachments page where you will upload your documents.
  • The electronic drawings are required to be sealed, signed, and dated when prepared by a registered design professional. Plans are required to be submitted as (1) PDF document per discipline. Do not submit in a PDF Binder.
• Make sure to check with the Zoning Department to see if they require any additional documents for this project that may need to be included before submitting. They can be reached at Zoning@fairfaxva.gov or 703-385-7820.
• Commercial Permits require the full fee be paid upfront. There will be a fee assessed for every submission after the first resubmission.
• Commercial Permit Types: 
  
  • Addition, Alteration/Addition, Alteration/Interior Demo, Footing & Foundation, Interior Framing, Relocatable Building, Shell Building, Structure Demolition, Tenant Build-Out, New Structure
  • Electrical, Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing
• Fire Protection Permit Types:
  • Alternate Fire Extinguishing System, Fire Alarm, & Sprinkler
• Code Modifications
• Building Signage
  • Sign applications will start in the Zoning Office. The Portal will autogenerate a Building Sign Permit and you will receive an invoice after Zoning approval.

• Plan submittals require the full fee to be paid upfront starting February 1st 2022

• Each application should be accompanied by a copy of the VA State Contractor’s License for work performed by a Contractor. This is the license issued to a contractor by Virginia DPOR. If the work is going to be done by the property owner, then the owner exemption statement must be completed by the owner and submitted instead of a contractor’s license.

• All documents to include the application, plans, license, calculations, or other supporting information must be in a PDF format and be separate attachments.

• • The electronic drawings are required to be sealed, signed, and dated when prepared by a registered design professional. Plans are required to be submitted as (1) PDF document per project. Do not submit in a PDF Binder.
• Make sure to check with the Zoning Department to see if they require any additional documents for this project that may need to be included before submitting. They can be reached at Zoning@fairfaxva.gov or 703-385-7820.
• Would you like to check if the address is in the City of Fairfax? Please follow this link and type in your address. If it is a Commercial Property, only type in the street name. You can also call our office at 703-385-7830 to see if the property is in our jurisdiction.