FAIRFAX COUNTY NOTICE

April 22, 2025

Public hearing before the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, to be held in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22035, at which time the Board will consider the following:

FAIRFAX COUNTY NOTICE OF PROPOSED

SEWER AVAILABILITY CHARGES (including the FIXTURE UNIT RATE) AND HAULED WASTEWATER CHARGES - RATE REVISIONS

NOTICE is hereby given that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on:

Tuesday

April 22, 2025

commencing at 3:00 p.m.

on the matter of an amendment to Chapter 67.1 of the Fairfax County Code (Sanitary Sewers and Sewage Disposal), Article 10 (Charges), Section 2. Public hearing before the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia.

Pursuant to the authority of the Virginia Code, Title 15.2., Chapter 21 (including, without limitation, Sections 15.2-2111, 2119, and 2122), the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, proposes to amend Section 67.1-10-2 of the Fairfax County Code by, among other things, updating the availability charge schedule for residential, commercial, and all other users desiring to connect to the County sanitary sewer facilities, the fixture unit rate, and proposed hauled wastewater charge as follows:

AVAILABILITY CHARGE SCHEDULE

Type of Connection

FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030

Single-Family $9,038 $9,218 $9,398 $9,578 $9,759 $9,941

Lodging House, Hotel, Inn $9,038 $9,218 $9,398 $9,578 $9,759 $9,941

or Tourist Cabin

Townhouse $7,231 $7,374 $7,518 $7,662 $7,807 $7,953

Apartment $7,231 $7,374 $7,518 $7,662 $7,807 $7,953

Mobile Home $7,231 $7,374 $7,518 $7,662 $7,807 $7,953

Any other residential $7,231 $7,374 $7,518 $7,662 $7,807 $7,953

dwelling unit

Hotels, Motels, or Dormitory $2,260 $2,304 $2,349 $2,394 $2,440 $2,485

rental unit

The availability charge for all nonresidential uses will be computed as the number of fixture units in accordance with the current Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code times the fixture unit rate with a minimum charge equivalent to one (1) single-family detached dwelling per premises. The revised, five-year rate schedule for the fixture unit charge for nonresidential uses is as follows:

AVAILABILITY CHARGE SCHEDULE

Cost ($) per Quarterly Bill

FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030

Nonresidential per fixture unit $452 $461 $470 $479 $488 $497

HAULED WASTEWATER CHARGE

The hauled wastewater charge will be calculated based on the size of the wastewater hauler’s truck volume capacity as follows:

1. High-strength Waste - $27 per 1,000 gallons for septic tank and restaurant grease waste

2. Low-strength Waste – $7.72 per 1,000 gallons of the hauler’s truck capacity for portable toilet, landfill leachate, or any such

low-strength wastewater.

The public hearings are available to view live on Channel 16 and stream live online at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cableconsumer/channel-16/stream. Live audio of the meeting may be accessed at 703-324-7700. Those wishing to testify may do so in person, or via phone or pre-recorded YouTube video. Speakers wishing to testify via video must register by signing up online below or by calling the Department of Clerk Services at 703-324-3151, TTY 711, and must submit their video no later than 9 a.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Speakers wishing to testify via phone must sign up to testify no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the hearing to be placed on the Speakers List. Speakers not on the Speakers List may be heard after the registered speakers have testified. In addition, written testimony and other submissions will be received by mail at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552, Fairfax, Virginia, 22035 or by email at ClerktotheBOS@fairfaxcounty.gov. More information on the ways to testify can be found at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/clerkservices/ways-provide-public-hear‌ing‌-testimony.

Copies of the full text of proposed ordinances, plans, and amendments, as applicable, and/or possibly other documents relating to the aforementioned subjects, are on file and available for review on the County’s website at www.fairfaxcounty.gov and at the office of the Clerk for the Board of Supervisors, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552, Fairfax, VA (703-324-3151).

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act by making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. See https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/humanrights/notice-under-americans-disabilities-act. All televised government meetings are closed captioned in English and Spanish (los subtítulos en español). Reasonable accommodation is available upon 48 hours advance notice by calling 703-324-3151 or TTY 711.

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