Building Development Division

Building Development Fees

BUILDING DEVELOPMENT FY24 FEE SCHEDULE: EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2024
BDD FEE SCHEDULE (FY24)

In accordance with Section 36-105 of the Code of Virginia, Prince William County has adopted the Building Development Fee Schedule to defray the cost of enforcement of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. The Building Development activities supported by the fees include: plan intake, plan review, permitting and inspections.

Building Development Fee Schedule

Fee Type

FY23

Adopted Fee

FY24

Adopted Fee

Amusement Devices (Carnival Rides)

a. Kiddie Ride or Moon Bounce, each

(small mechanical ride or inflatable device)

$35.70

$56.10

b. Adult Ride, each

(circular ride, institutional trampoline, or flat-ride less than 20 feet in height)

$56.10

$76.50

c. Spectacular Ride, each

$76.50

$102.00

e. Roller coasters exceeding 60’ height, each

$408.00

f. Go-Karts

i. Per track up to 20 karts

ii. Each kart over 20

$306.00

$10.20

g. Zipline, per line

$153.00

2. JOE Inspections

a. JOE Program with Safety Inspection (Additional fees apply; Fire Marshal Inspection and Certificate of Use and Occupancy)

$116.34

$86.72

b. Reinspection Fee

v. Work not ready for inspection. Not ready is defined as all of the required items for the requested inspection have not been installed and the work is not complete.

$154.73

vi. Work is ready for inspection, but deficiencies are identified. The reinspection fee shall be charged for each inspection over three when the identified deficiencies have not been corrected.

$154.73

FY23 Adopted

FY24 Adopted

Amusement Devices (Carnival Rides)

a. Kiddie Ride, each

Amusement Devices (Carnival Rides)

a. Kiddie Ride or Moon Bounce, each

(small mechanical ride or inflatable device)

b. Adult Ride, each

(circular ride, institutional trampoline, or flat-ride less than 20 feet in height)

d. Roller coasters exceeding 30’ height

d. Roller coasters exceeding 30’ height, each

e. Generators, per event

f. Generators, per event

Exception: Small portable generators serving only cord and plug connected equipment loads are not subject to the fee

5. Smoke evacuation system

iii. Per cubic foot 50,000-400,000 cubic feet plus above fees

5. Smoke evacuation system

iii. Per cubic foot 50,001-400,000 cubic feet plus above fees

Building Development Fee Schedule - Fire Marshal’s Office Fees

(Across the board fee increase of 8.0%)

Fee Type

FY23 Adopted Fee

FY24

Adopted Fee

Permit Fees, Other

2. Minimum Trade Permit Fee

a. Residential R-3, R-4, and R-5 and their accessory structures – A minimum fee shall apply to any permit for which the calculated fee would otherwise be less than the minimum fee.

i. Fire Protection

$99.31

$105.89

b. Nonresidential and R-1, R-2 and R-3 (4 story/2 dwellings) - A minimum fee shall apply to any permit for which the calculated fee would otherwise be less than the minimum fee.

i. Fire Protection

$164.42

$175.33

4. Reinstatement of rescinded construction permit

a. Fire Protection

$147.31

$157.08

5. Reassignment of responsible parties for construction permits

a. Fire Protection

$147.31

$157.08

Plan Review Filing Fees

2. Code Modification Review

b. All other Use Groups, per structure or tenant space, whichever is greater

i. Fire Protection

$164.42

$175.33

2. Plan Review – Resubmission/Revision Fees

a. Plan Resubmission Fee

i. Residential (R-3 [1 Dwelling], R-4, R-5)

1. Fire Protection

$99.31

$105.89

iii. Nonresidential (Includes R-1, R-2, R-3 [4 story/2 dwellings])

1. Fire Protection

$219.82

$234.39

b. Plan Revision Fee

i. Residential (R-3, R-4, R-5), per dwelling unit

1. Fire Protection

$99.31

$105.89

ii. All others, per structure or nonresidential tenant space

1. Fire Protection

$219.82

$234.39

c. Plan Resubmission to Revision Fee

i. Residential

1. Fire Protection

$99.31

$105.89

ii. Nonresidential

1. Fire Protection

$219.82

$234.39

4. Providing approved plans and employee for making copies outside of agency location, base fee (plus copy charge)

a. Fire Protection

$156.75

$169.29

Inspection Fees, Other

1. Inspections

a. After Hours Inspection

i. Fire Protection

$168.20

$179.37

b. Post Concealment Inspection Analysis, per permit.

i. Fire Protection

$99.31

$105.89

c. Inspection Cancellation Fee

ii. After 8:00 a.m. and before the inspector arrives at the site

1. Fire Protection

$39.73

$42.37

iii. Townhouse Multiple Inspections for the same building – Inspector has arrived at the site and rejected the first townhouse inspection. The permit holder wants to cancel the inspections for the remaining units in that same building.

1. Fire Protection

$39.73

$42.37

d. Reinspection Fee

i. Work not ready for inspection. Not ready is defined as all of the required items for the requested inspection have not been installed and the work is not complete.

1. Fire Protection

$147.31

$157.08

ii. Work is ready for inspection, but deficiencies are identified. The reinspection fee shall be charged for each inspection over two when the identified deficiencies have not been corrected.

1. Fire Protection

$147.31

$157.08

e. Code Compliance Inspection requested by customer. Fee shown is per hour.

i. Fire Protection

$147.31

$157.08

III. Building Fire Suppression Fees

A. Plan Review

1. Sprinkler Express

$507.37

$541.00

2. Sprinkler Master Review

$216.06

$230.40

3. Sprinkler Limited Area

$279.18

$297.69

4. Sprinkler Light Hazard - Occupancy - minimum fee

$507.37

$541.00

a. 1-100 heads, fee per head

$9.70

$10.34

b. 101-300 heads, fee per head

$7.29

$7.78

c. 301-500 heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

d. 501 + heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

5. Sprinkler Ordinary Hazard and Rack Storage - minimum fee

$507.37

$541.00

a. 1-100 heads, fee per head

$9.70

$10.34

b. 101-300 heads, fee per head

$7.29

$7.78

c. 301-500 heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

d. 501 + heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

6. Sprinkler Extra Hazard - minimum fee

$507.37

$541.00

a. 1-100 heads, fee per head

$9.70

$10.34

b. 101-300 heads, fee per head

$7.29

$7.78

c. 301-500 heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

d. 501 + heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

7. NFPA 13D systems - fee per system

$216.06

$230.40

8. NFPA 13R systems - minimum fee

$507.37

$541.00

a. 1-100 heads, fee per head

$9.70

$10.34

b. 101-300 heads, fee per head

$7.29

$7.78

c. 301-500 heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

d. 501 + heads, fee per head

$4.85

$5.18

9. Dry pipe systems add on (per dry pipe valve)

$216.06

$230.40

10. Sprinkler with stand pipe on (per standpipe riser)

$145.66

$155.32

11. Standpipe systems only - base fee plus

$386.08

$411.67

Each additional riser after one

$110.84

$118.19

12. Fire pumps, per pump

$441.12

$470.37

13. Underground fire line, per line

$434.57

$463.38

14. Carbon dioxide extinguishing system (per system)

$330.70

$352.62

15. Clean Agent extinguishing system (per system)

$216.06

$230.40

16. Dry chemical system (per system)

$216.06

$230.40

17. Wet chemical systems (per system)

$216.06

$230.40

18. Fire Safety/Evacuation Plan Review

$81.44

$86.83

B. Plan Review – Resubmission/Revision Fees

Fire Plan Intake Quality Control Denial Fee (third or greater)

1. Residential

$38.19

$40.62

2. Nonresidential

$76.38

$81.24

IV. Electrical Fees

B. Non Residential

7. Fire Alarm Systems (total fee – no base plus)

a. Fee for systems up to first 10 devices

$288.87

$308.03

b. For each additional device

$7.29

$7.78

V. Mechanical Fees

B. Non Residential

2. Hoods

c. Hood fire suppression, per system

i. Fire Protection

$464.03

$520.95

Refunds

1. All requests for refunds must be made in writing to the Building Official. An administrative fee for processing the refund request will be deducted from the refund.

a. Fire Protection

$99.31

$105.89

Payment Methods

Payment can be made using cash, checks, or credit/debit cards for all development related fees. However, credit card payments for bonds and/or escrows (including lot escrows) will not be accepted (cash or separate check only). Checks should be made payable to ‘Prince William County’ or ‘PWC’. Only the following credit/debit cards will be accepted for land development fees: Master Card, Visa, and Discover.

Special Inspection Program Fee Criteria

In order to determine which fees will be applied to Special Inspection Projects “project(s)” are defined below. The bulk of projects will fall into a “project' category. However smaller jobs may fall into the 'itemized' category. Please refer to the Building Development Fee Schedule for the current fees associated with the Special Inspections Program (SIP).

The various items for Building Projects will include but not be limited to the following:

Controlled fill
Footing and foundation
Structural concrete
Masonry
Structural shell/pre-engineered building
Spray-on fire-proofing
Smoke control
Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS)
Other

The various items for Retaining Walls will include but not be limited to the following:

Footing and foundation
Backfill
Concrete
Compaction testing
Reinforced earth and geogrid
Masonry
Geometry
Layout
Guard rail

Other Related Fee Schedules

The Planning Office has adopted fees for rezoning and special use permit applications.
The Development Services Land Development Division has adopted fees for the review of land development applications and site inspections.
The Fire Marshal’s Office has adopted fees for fire protection inspections and operational use permits.