Outdoor Living in Fairfax Station, VA

A screened porch in Fairfax Station is on the county addition list. A Fairfax Station mailing address alone does not establish town jurisdiction. Check the parcel’s District field before applying town rules. Clifton Road is a local landmark; check the parcel 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 read the parcel before we frame the roof.

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 counts sunrooms and screen porches as a new addition that needs a permit. Screened porches and sunrooms are filed as Additional Square Footage. A detached gazebo is on the detached-structures list. 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 town FAQ says an addition needs a certificate of appropriateness, and a use permit is required to build an addition to an existing structure. That town approval is uploaded to the county PLUS record. The price is a free written estimate after a site walk.