Complete the 2025 Local Residential Construction Fees Survey

Tuesday, February 17, 2026/Categories: News Board

The link to the 2025 Local Residential Construction Fees Survey is live and available here:  2025 Local Residential Construction Fees Survey. 

Section 15.2-2209.3 of the Code of Virginia requires localities with populations greater than 3,500 to provide information on fees for processing, reviewing, and permitting of applications for residential land development and construction activities, including fees connected to individual residential developments for the 2025 calendar year (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025).

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and the Commission on Local Government (CLG) are asking the chief administrative officers or designee in each affected county, city, and town to provide essential information about the fee collection policies in the locality. The 2025 survey remains largely unchanged from the 2024 survey. Definitions and additional points of clarification have been added to assist with the completion of the survey. Submitted survey responses will be made available to the public on the DHCD website. The deadline for completing the survey is March 1, 2026.

Please contact DHCD as soon as possible if your locality anticipates difficulties with complying with the March 1 deadline.

DHCD Contact: Joseph Dennie, joseph.dennie@dhcd.virginia.gov