PRELIMINARY PLAT

I) Pre-Application Meeting A pre-application meeting with County staff and review agencies is required.

• If the project will be served by the Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority (FCWSA), a pre-design meeting is required. Contact FCWSA directly at (540) 349-2082 or visit the website at www.fcwsa.org.

II) Engineers and Surveyors Institute (ESI) Completeness Review

• Please visit Engineers and Surveyors Institute Web Site for detailed instructions..
• Jurisdictions- Fauquier County
• You will need the following forms in order to submit for ESI review:
• ESI Preliminary Plat Checklist
• ESI Review Program Application
• 1 copy of plat
• If project to be served by FCWSA utilities, concurrent ESI completeness review is required.

III) Community Development Submission Requirements

   1st Submission:

• Approval Letter from ESI
• ESI Preliminary Plat Checklist
• Land Development Application (DOC or PDF)
• Fee Calculation Sheet
• Fee check
• VDOT Preliminary Subdivision and Site Plan Check list
• Preliminary SWM/BMP Checklist - 6 lots or less are exempt
• 17 copies of Preliminary Plat (folded)
• 17 copies of 11"x17" reductions of Preliminary Plat

   Additional Submission Requirements:

• Any additional requirements specified on the blue pre-application sheet provided at the pre-application meeting.
• Projects Served by Individual Septic - a complete application for Certification of a Drainfield by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), including all supporting documentation, must be submitted with this first submission. Contact the Fauquier office of VDH at (540)347-6363 or visit the office of Environmental Health at 98 Alexandria Pike, Suite 41 and 42 , Warrenton, VA. .
• Projects Served by Public Water and/or Sewer through FCWSA - Concurrent FCWSA and Community Development submissions are required. FCWSA checklist and submission requirements can be found at the www.fcwsa.org website under "Engineering, Construction and Planning."
  

   NOTE: All submissions of Preliminary Plats and supplemental information shall be made directly to Fauquier County Community Development. Incomplete submissions will be rejected and returned to the applicant.

   2nd Submission:

• No Fee
• 1 Comment/Response Letter for each review agency with comments
• 1 copy of revised plan for each review agency with comments, plus 2 additional copies
• FCWSA submission requirements can be found at the www.fcwsa.org website under "Engineering, Construction and Planning".

   3rd & Subsequent Submissions:

• $400 Flat Fee
• 1 Comment/Response Letter for each review agency with comments
• 1 copy of revised plan for each review agency with comments, plus 2 additional copies
• FCWSA submission requirements can be found at the www.fcwsa.org website under "Engineering, Construction and Planning".

IV) Additional Information

• Preliminary Plat Soil Report Fact Sheet
• Interpretive Guide to Soils
• Type 1 Soil Report