Decks in Fairfax Station, VA

A Fairfax Station deck is on the county list of new additions that need a permit. A Fairfax Station mailing address alone does not establish town jurisdiction. Check the parcel’s District field before applying town rules. The mailing address does not establish whether separate town approval applies; verify the parcel before filing the Fairfax County building record. We confirm the parcel before we set the posts.

For Fairfax County building-permit questions, contact Land Development Services at 703-222-0801. If the parcel is within Clifton or Vienna, the county also requires the applicable town approval to be uploaded to the PLUS record. The office is at 12055 Government Center Pkwy, Suite 324. Fairfax County requires a permit for a new addition, and that includes decks. In PLUS, a deck is filed as Additional Square Footage. If the project includes electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work, separate trade permits may be required. Real Elite does not take electrical work.

If the parcel is inside the Town of Clifton, the county requires separate town approval documentation for a project inside Clifton. Ask the Town Clerk which town approvals apply to this deck. The county addition and alteration record says that town approval is uploaded to the PLUS record. The price is a free written estimate after a site walk.