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Residential Buildings, Structures, and Additions
Information on the process and requirements for the constructing new residential buildings and additions:
Residential Plan Review Requirements
Residential Walk-Through Building Plan Review:
This process is for the review of a Residential Deck without any roof covering. Reviews are conducted 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Monday through Friday.
All building plans are required to be submitted via Prince William County’s ePortal system. Consult the Customer Electronic Plan Review (ePlans) Guide for information on how to prepare and submit documents for electronic plan review and the electronic plan review guide for building ePlan submission guidelines
Residential Expedited Plan Review Process:
Engineer/Architect Waiver Form
Single Family Dwelling, Townhouse & Additions Cover Sheet
For Building a Residential Deck with Prince William County's Typical Residential Deck Design, plans are reviewed between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Policies:
Master File Plan Program (Policy 3.1.5)
Framing Plans for Conventional Lumber and I-Joist (Policy 3.1.3)
Climatic and Geographic Design Criteria(Policy 3.1.1)
Structural Slabs (Policy 3.2.2)
Framing Plans for Wood Trusses Metal Plate Connected (Policy 3.1.4)
Protection from Ice Damming (Policy 4.2.4)
Story Above Grade Plane (Policy 1.15)
Additional Resources:
Building an Addition or Garage