Prince William County, Virginia - County Development Fees
Prince William County | County | Northern Virginia | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | FIPS 51153
Prince William County is a Northern Virginia county in the Washington Metro region. The Prince William County Department of Development Services umbrella covers the Building Development Division, Land Development Division, and Planning Office. The Planning Office publishes the FY2026 Rezoning and Proffer Amendment Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025, as well as separate Special Use Permit and Countywide Planning fee schedules. Prince William County operates under Virginia's voluntary cash-proffer system per Va. Code Section 15.2-2303 rather than statutory impact fees. Prince William County Service Authority (PWCSA) administers water and wastewater connection charges as a separate authority.
Recent Fee Changes
Prince William County Planning Office FY2026 Rezoning and Proffer Amendment Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025. The fee schedule sets a base rate plus per-acre rate for each zoning district. The Building Development FY26 Fee Schedule applies a 0.0% across-the-board increase per Board of County Supervisors approval. Special Use Permit and Countywide Planning fee schedules are published separately and were not extracted verbatim this pass.
Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rezoning - Suburban Residential (R-2 / R-4 / R-6 / R-16 / R-30 / RU) | Confirmed | $14,053.52 base + $403.87 per acre | July 1, 2025 (FY2026) |
| Rezoning - Mixed Use / Residential Planned Community (PMR / MXD / RPC) | Confirmed | $18,757.55 base + $558.71 per acre | July 1, 2025 (FY2026) |
| Rezoning - Business and Office (B-1 / B-2 / B-3 / O-) | Confirmed | $11,242.81 base + $231.03 to $401.77 per acre by sub-district | July 1, 2025 (FY2026) |
| Rezoning - Industrial (M-1 / M-2 / M/T) | Confirmed | $11,242.81 base + $297.99 to $401.77 per acre | July 1, 2025 (FY2026) |
| Special Use Permit (FY2026 separate schedule) | URL captured, dollars deferred | FY2026 SUP application package URL captured (form template only); SUP-specific dollar amounts pending future-pass extraction | FY2026 |
| Impact Fees (TLGC Chapter 395 statutory) | Not applicable | Virginia jurisdictions do not use statutory impact fees | - |
| Cash Proffers (residential rezoning, voluntary) | Framework Confirmed | Voluntary, case-specific to each rezoning; no fixed schedule published per Va. Code 15.2-2303 / 15.2-2303.4 | - |
| Utility Tap / Availability Fees | Administered separately | Prince William County Service Authority (PWCSA, pwcsa.org) administers water and sewer connection / availability charges as a separate authority | - |
| Special District Fees (Route 234 Bypass / Innovation Park) | Recurring property tax surcharge, not a developer fee | Service Districts levy recurring ad valorem property tax surcharges; outside ZoneFee developer-side one-time fee scope | - |
Rezoning and Proffer Amendment Fee Schedule
Rezoning and Proffer Amendment fees are published in the Prince William County Planning Office FY2026 Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025. Base Rate plus Per-Acre Rate by zoning district. Administered by: Prince William County Department of Development Services - Planning Office.
Agricultural and Residential
| Zoning District | Base Rate | Per-Acre Rate |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Agricultural (without residential) | $11,242.81 | $0.00 |
| A-1 Agricultural (with residential) | $14,053.52 | $0.00 |
| Suburban Residential (R-2 / R-4 / R-6 / R-16 / R-30 / RU) | $14,053.52 | $403.87 |
Mixed-Use and Planned Community
| Zoning District / Action | Base Rate | Per-Acre Rate |
|---|---|---|
| PMR Planned Mixed Residential (initial rezoning) | $18,757.55 | $558.71 |
| PMR Addition | $15,006.04 | $446.97 |
| PMR Amendment | $7,503.02 | $446.97 |
| MXD Mixed Use | $18,757.55 | $558.71 |
| RPC Residential Planned Community | $18,757.55 | $558.71 |
| PBD Planned Business District (initial) | $15,006.04 | $446.97 |
| PBD Addition | $15,006.04 | $446.97 |
| PBD Amendment | $7,503.02 | $446.97 |
| PMD Planned Mixed District | Tiered by acreage (first 500 ac, 501-1000 ac, 1001-1500 ac, 1501+ ac); see official schedule | |
Business and Office
| Zoning District | Base Rate | Per-Acre Rate |
|---|---|---|
| B-1 General Business | $11,242.81 | $274.55 |
| B-2 / B-3 Business | $11,242.81 | $231.03 |
| O(L) Office Low | $11,242.81 | $231.03 |
| O(M) Office Medium | $11,242.81 | $309.69 |
| O(H) Office High | $11,242.81 | $401.77 |
| O(F) Office Flex | $11,242.81 | $309.69 |
Industrial
| Zoning District | Base Rate | Per-Acre Rate |
|---|---|---|
| M-1 Heavy Industrial | $11,242.81 | $356.57 |
| M-2 Light Industrial | $11,242.81 | $297.99 |
| M/T Industrial / Transportation | $11,242.81 | $401.77 |
Source: Prince William County Planning Office FY2026 Fee Schedule for Rezonings and Proffer Amendments (4-page PDF, effective July 1, 2025) extracted verbatim via pdfplumber Stage 4 from the official Planning Office assets host.
Cash Proffers (Voluntary, Case-Specific)
Prince William County operates under Virginia's voluntary cash-proffer system per Va. Code Section 15.2-2303 and Section 15.2-2303.4 (HB 770 / 2016 reforms). Residential cash proffers are sharply constrained to impacts attributable to the rezoning itself. Prince William County does not publish a standard cash-proffer schedule because amounts are case-specific to each rezoning application and recorded in proffer statements attached to each approved RZ / PCA. Proffer-amendment APPLICATION fees are captured in the Rezoning Fee Schedule above (PMR Amendment $7,503.02 + $446.97 per acre; PBD Amendment $7,503.02 + $446.97 per acre); those are separate from proffer amounts themselves.
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were not closed via verified primary sources during the 2026-05-06 verification pass. They are disclosed here rather than estimated or omitted silently.
Statutory Impact Fees
Virginia jurisdictions including Prince William County do not use Texas-style statutory impact fees under TLGC Chapter 395. Virginia's growth-cost recovery for residential rezoning operates through voluntary cash proffers under Va. Code Section 15.2-2303 (described above). This is consistent with the Loudoun County and Fairfax County precedents in the ZoneFee repository.
Special Use Permit (SUP) Fee Schedule
The FY2026 Application Package for Special Use Permits PDF URL was captured this pass. The application package is a form template; SUP-specific dollar amounts reside in a separate schedule that was not extracted verbatim this pass. A future ZoneFee verification pass will run Stage 4 pdfplumber extraction on the SUP fee schedule.
Countywide Planning Fee Schedule
A separate FY2026 Countywide Planning fee schedule PDF is referenced from the Planning Office fee-schedule landing. Per-fee dollar values were not extracted this pass.
Building Development Division and Land Development Division Schedules
The Department of Development Services umbrella covers the Building Development Division and the Land Development Division alongside the Planning Office. Their separate fee schedules were not extracted verbatim this pass.
Utility Tap / Availability Fees
Prince William County Service Authority (PWCSA, pwcsa.org) administers water and sewer service-connection and availability fees as a separate authority from the County. ZoneFee tracks PWCSA under a separate authority record (status: seed). The County's DDS / Planning Office / Land Development Division fee schedules cover building, site development, and zoning fees only - no utility connection charges.
Special District Fees
Prince William County's named Service Districts (Route 234 Bypass Service District, Innovation Park Service District) levy recurring ad valorem property tax surcharges within district boundaries. They are not developer-side one-time fees and fall outside ZoneFee's special_district_fees scope (developer-side one-time fees on a permit / plat / site-plan basis). District tax rates are set by the BOCS as part of the County tax rate adoption process and administered by the Department of Finance (Real Estate Assessments).
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| Prince William County Department of Development Services - Planning Office | FY2026 Rezoning / Proffer Amendment Fee Schedule (above), FY2026 Special Use Permit Fee Schedule, FY2026 Countywide Planning Fee Schedule | pwcva.gov/department/planning-office/fee-schedule |
| Prince William County Department of Development Services - Building Development Division | Building permit fees (FY26 schedule, 0.0% across-the-board increase per BOCS approval) | pwcva.gov/department/development-services |
| Prince William County Department of Development Services - Land Development Division | Site and land-development fees | pwcva.gov/department/development-services |
| Prince William County Service Authority (PWCSA) | Water and wastewater connection / availability fees (separate authority) | pwcsa.org |
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Prince William County FY2026 Rezoning and Proffer Amendment Fee Schedule (4 pages, effective July 1, 2025) | Prince William County Planning Office | 2026-05-06 |
| Prince William County Planning Office Fee Schedule landing | Prince William County Planning Office | 2026-05-05 |
| Prince William County FY2026 Application Package for Special Use Permits (form template) | Prince William County Planning Office | 2026-05-06 |
| Prince William County Department of Development Services Fees landing | Prince William County DDS | 2026-05-04 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-05-06. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the Prince William County Department of Development Services Planning Office before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the Prince William County Planning Office FY2026 Rezoning and Proffer Amendment Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. The Planning Office fee schedule is updated annually as part of the County FY budget process. Special Use Permit and Countywide Planning fee schedules are published on separate FY2026 PDFs and were not extracted verbatim this pass; URL is captured. Building Development Division and Land Development Division fee schedules are published separately under the DDS umbrella and are not captured on this page. Virginia jurisdictions do not use Texas-style statutory impact fees; Virginia's growth-cost recovery operates through voluntary cash proffers under Va. Code Section 15.2-2303, with case-specific amounts recorded in proffer statements rather than a published schedule. Prince William County Service Authority (PWCSA) administers water and sewer connection charges as a separate authority. Prince William County's named Service Districts (Route 234 Bypass, Innovation Park) levy recurring ad valorem property tax surcharges, not developer-side one-time fees, and fall outside ZoneFee's special_district_fees scope. Verify all current rates with PWC DDS, PWCSA, and applicable Planning Office schedules before relying on this data for land acquisition, project budgeting, or any financial decision. This page is for research and due diligence reference only - it is not legal or financial advice.