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County staff proposes stormwater-threshold change to Design Standards Manual to align with state code
Fauquier County Board of Supervisors (work session) · February 19, 2026
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Summary
Staff presented a text amendment to Fauquier County’s Design Standards Manual to align local stormwater thresholds (currently triggered at 10,000 sq ft) with the Code of Virginia’s 1-acre standard, saying the change reduces confusion and administrative burden for small landowners.
Planning staff (Speaker 5) told supervisors that the current DSM drainage standards are more restrictive than the Code of Virginia, applying stormwater requirements at 10,000…
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