Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Development Fees
Spotsylvania County | County | Central Virginia, Fredericksburg metro (I-95 corridor south of Fredericksburg) | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (Fredericksburg division)
Spotsylvania County is a county in Central Virginia on the I-95 corridor south of the City of Fredericksburg, in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area. The County administers land-use and building fees through its Community Development Permit Center and Planning Department under a consolidated Fee Schedule (Land Use & Building), effective July 1, 2025, and administers water and sewer availability and connection fees through its Department of Utilities under Code Chapter 22, as amended by Ordinance No. 22-39. This page captures the development-side families from those documents.
Recent Fee Changes
Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2025; utility fees stepped July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026. The consolidated Spotsylvania County Fee Schedule (Land Use & Building) carries a July 1, 2025 effective date and sets the rezoning, special use permit, site plan, subdivision plat, and building fees on this page. Ordinance No. 22-39 (Utility Rates and Fees), adopted by the Board of Supervisors on May 27, 2025, sets the water and sewer availability and connection fees, with tables effective July 1, 2025 and a further step effective July 1, 2026. The amounts on this page are the Effective July 1, 2025 column, with the July 1, 2026 step shown where published. Verify current amounts with the County before relying on them.
On this page
Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Use, Planning, and Building Application Fees | Confirmed | Rezoning $14,000 + $75/disturbed acre over 10 AC; SUP (new development) $7,125; minor site plan $2,000; preliminary plat $1,905 (50 lots or less) | 2025-07-01 |
| Water and Sewer Availability and Connection Fees | Confirmed | Water availability 5/8"x3/4" $5,700 up to 6" $337,400; water connection 5/8"x3/4" $2,950 up to 2" $3,970 (effective July 1, 2025) | 2025-07-01 |
| Impact Fees | Not administered by this jurisdiction | VA Code 15.2-2317 road impact fees are restricted to localities designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board; Spotsylvania County publishes none | - |
| Cash Proffers | Negotiated per project | Conditional-zoning proffers are negotiated per rezoning under VA Code 15.2-2303 and 15.2-2303.4; no standing cash-proffer rate schedule is published | - |
| Special District Fees (CDA / SSD / BID) | Not administered by this jurisdiction | No County-administered Community Development Authority, Special Service District, or Business Improvement District developer-side fee schedule is published | - |
Land Use, Planning, and Building Application Fees
Source: Spotsylvania County Fee Schedule (Land Use & Building), Effective July 1, 2025 (SHA-256 7eb21a93...). The amounts below are a representative selection across the schedule's divisions (Permit Center, Building, Fire, GIS, ESM, and Planning); the full 13-page document enumerates additional line items, including per-fixture plumbing, per-amp electrical, bonding, and third-and-subsequent review fees.
Planning - Land Use Applications
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rezoning | $14,000 + $75 per disturbed acre over 10 disturbed AC + mailing fees |
| Rezoning GDP and Proffer Amendment | $7,565 + mailing fees |
| Rezoning Proffer Amendment - Text Only | $5,345 + mailing fees |
| Special Use Permit (New Development) | $7,125 + mailing fee |
| Special Use Permit (No New Development) and SUP with a rezoning | $4,500 + mailing fee |
| Special Use Condition Amendment, Home Enterprise, Sign SUP, De-minimis rezoning or SUP | $2,200 + mailing fee |
| Minor Site Plan Review | $2,000 |
| Site Plan or Infrastructure Plan Amendment | $1,525 |
| Infrastructure Plan | $2,000 + $60 per disturbed acre over 5 AC |
| Right of Way Vacation or Alteration (VA Code 15.2-2006) | $1,280 |
| Waiver / Exception Request heard by Planning Commission | $210 |
Subdivision Plats
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Preliminary Plat Review (50 lots or less) | $1,905 |
| Preliminary Plat Review (51 or more lots) | $3,310 + $20 per each 5 lots or portion over 56 |
| Record / Final Plat Review (3 lots or less, no infrastructure surety) | $2,115 |
| Record / Final Plat Review (4 lots or more and/or infrastructure surety) | $4,130 + $15 per lot over 10 lots |
| Article 13 Plat Review | $1,840 + $20 per lot over 10 + $600 if includes legal documents + $320 for 3+ reviews |
| Family Division Plat Review | $1,460 |
| Consolidation and Lot Line Adjustment Plat Review | $1,200 |
| Right of Way Dedication and Easement Plat Review | $2,095 |
Building, Fire, GIS, and Stormwater (representative)
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Permit Center Processing Fee (including re-packaging) | $80 |
| Permit Center Over-the-Counter Permit and Processing | $45 |
| Building - Single Family Homes (New Construction) | $0.57 per sq ft Gross Building Area (all trades, construction and plan review); $285 minimum |
| Building - Single Wide manufactured home | $415 |
| Building - Double and Triple Wide manufactured home | $560 |
| Commercial New Construction / Alterations Inspection | Occupancy group factor $0.13-$0.24 per sq ft; $180 minimum |
| Commercial - Electric | $1.30 per amp; $180 minimum |
| Building Code Modification Request - Commercial | $640 |
| Decks (with plan review) | $250 |
| Residential In-ground Pools | $430 |
| Demolition | $100 |
| Building / Structure Relocation | $625 |
| Fire - Commercial Site Plan Review (less than 1 disturbed acre) | $325 |
| GIS - Exhibit Easements | $460 |
| ESM - Single-Family Home Stormwater Plan Review | $200 + $120/hr over 2 hours |
| ESM - Large Scale Land Disturbance (25 acres or less) | $725/month |
Water and Sewer Availability and Connection Fees
Source: Ordinance No. 22-39 (Utility Rates and Fees), amending Spotsylvania County Code Chapter 22; adopted May 27, 2025; fee tables effective July 1, 2025 (SHA-256 ef6cf6a4...). The water availability fee (Code Sec. 22-67) is charged per meter for each new or altered service and recovers capital investment in the County's water and sewer facilities. The water connection fee (Code Sec. 22-68) recovers the physical-connection cost. The schedule carries a further step effective July 1, 2026.
Water Availability Fee (Code Sec. 22-67, by meter size)
| Meter Size | Effective July 1, 2025 | Effective July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 5/8" or 5/8" x 3/4" | $5,700 | $5,870 |
| 3/4" | $7,700 | $7,930 |
| 1" | $17,400 | $17,920 |
| 1.5" | $34,600 | $35,640 |
| 2" | $53,100 | $54,700 |
| 3" (nonresidential) | $105,100 | $108,250 |
| 4" (nonresidential) | $168,700 | $173,760 |
| 6" (nonresidential) | $337,400 | $347,500 |
| Greater than 6" | Determined by County Administrator | - |
For institutional assisted living, the water availability fee is the greater of $1,425 per bedroom (effective July 1, 2025) or the meter-size amount per Code Sec. 22-67(b).
Water Connection Fee (Code Sec. 22-68, by meter size)
| Meter Size | Effective July 1, 2025 | Effective July 1, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 5/8" or 5/8" x 3/4" (standard install) | $2,950 | $3,100 |
| 3/4" | $3,200 | $3,360 |
| 1" | $3,570 | $3,750 |
| 1.5" | $3,610 | - |
| 2" | $3,970 | - |
| Deep, road-crossing, or long-run (over 45 ft) service | 125 percent of actual installation cost | - |
A standard connection is under 45 feet, under 10 feet deep, with no road crossing. User- or developer-installed connections approved by the County carry no connection fee. Sewer availability and connection fees (Code Secs. 22-307 and 22-308, Article IV) are set within the same Ordinance No. 22-39 and follow the same tiered effective-date structure; the dollar amounts above are the water schedule captured verbatim. Confirm the sewer-specific amounts directly with Spotsylvania County Utilities.
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were not closed via confirmed fee amounts on this page. They are disclosed here rather than estimated or omitted silently.
Impact Fees
Under Va. Code 15.2-2317, road impact fees are restricted to localities designated by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Spotsylvania County does not publish a road impact-fee schedule, and the consolidated Fee Schedule (Land Use & Building) contains zero impact-fee line items across all divisions. A scan of the County's published pages surfaced only an environmental Water Quality Impact Assessment (a Chesapeake Bay Preservation review), not a development impact fee. Closed-search outcome: not administered by this jurisdiction.
Cash Proffers
Spotsylvania County accepts conditional-zoning proffers offered at the applicant's initiative under Va. Code 15.2-2303, but no published standing cash-proffer rate schedule was located. The Fee Schedule publishes only proffer-amendment application-processing fees (the $7,565 general development plan and proffer amendment and the $5,345 text-only proffer amendment, both captured under the land use fees above), not a per-unit cash-proffer rate. Post-2016 Virginia proffer reform (Va. Code 15.2-2303.4) constrains residential cash proffers to individually negotiated, capped amounts. Closed-search outcome: unavailable via official sources.
Special District Fees (CDA / SSD / BID)
No Spotsylvania County-administered Community Development Authority (CDA), Special Service District (SSD), or Business Improvement District (BID) developer-side fee schedule was located. The consolidated Fee Schedule contains zero special-district or service-district fee line items across all divisions. Closed-search outcome: not administered by this jurisdiction.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania County Community Development - Permit Center / Building | Building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire-review, demolition, and moving permits | spotsylvania.va.us |
| Spotsylvania County Planning Department | Rezoning; special use permits; site plans; subdivision plats; infrastructure plans; proffer-amendment processing; right-of-way vacation | spotsylvania.va.us |
| Spotsylvania County Department of Utilities | Water and sewer availability (capital recovery) fees; water and sewer connection fees | spotsylvania.va.us |
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Fee Schedule (Land Use & Building), Effective July 1, 2025 (13 pages; SHA-256 7eb21a93...) | Spotsylvania County, VA - Community Development / Board of Supervisors | 2026-06-08 |
| Ordinance No. 22-39 - Utility Rates and Fees, adopted May 27, 2025 (33 pages; SHA-256 ef6cf6a4...) | Spotsylvania County, VA - Board of Supervisors / Department of Utilities | 2026-06-08 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-06-08. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with Spotsylvania County before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the Spotsylvania County Fee Schedule (Land Use & Building), Effective July 1, 2025 (SHA-256 7eb21a93...), and Ordinance No. 22-39 (Utility Rates and Fees), adopted May 27, 2025 (SHA-256 ef6cf6a4...). ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. The water and sewer availability and connection fees carry a tiered effective-date structure; the amounts shown are the Effective July 1, 2025 column, with the July 1, 2026 step shown where published. Spotsylvania County does not administer road impact fees, publishes no standing cash-proffer rate schedule (proffers are negotiated per rezoning under Va. Code 15.2-2303 and 15.2-2303.4), and administers no CDA, SSD, or BID developer-facing special-district fee. Verify all current rates directly with Spotsylvania County 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.