Permit Arlington Center Fee Schedules
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Permit Arlington Center fee schedules provide the range of fees charged for building and land development. Fees include permitting, plan review, enforcement, inspection, service delivery and performance agreements, and conditions.
There are separate fee schedules for the Inspection Services Division (ISD), the Zoning Division and the Department of Environmental Services (DES). Some permits involve fees from more than one schedule. Some fees are a onetime flat payment. Others depend on factors such as the amount of land or floor area involved in a project.
Fee Schedules
How to Pay
Instructions for payment and the total fee amount due is provided to applicants after an application is submitted and reviewed by staff. There are multiple online payment options available:
- eCheck (no fee)
- Credit card (2.35% fee)
- Debit card (2.35% fee, processed as a credit card)
- PayPal (2.35% fee)
- PayPal Credit (2.35% fee)
- Venmo (2.35% fee)
- Google Pay (2.35% fee)
- Apply Pay (2.35% fee)
All Permit Arlington permits can be paid for online through your account in the Permit Arlington customer portal. Watch the video below for a step-by-step walkthrough.
Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing/Gas, Certificate of Occupancy and LDA permits can also be paid without logging into Permit Arlington. Watch the video below for a step-by-step walkthrough.
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Do not attempt to mail or hand-deliver payment to the Treasurer’s Office. Online payment is the only option for LDA/Stormwater permits.
Refunds
You can request a refund in writing for permit expenses under some circumstances, such as cancelation of a project. The time to allow for processing a refund request varies among the three offices involved in permitting.
Inspection Services Division (ISD)
| When Request Submitted |
Refund Percentage |
| 6 months or more after permit application |
No refund possible |
| Before work on project begins |
50% |
| After work begins, within 6 months of permit application (return permit with written request for cancellation) |
Prorate refund of filing fee based on uncompleted work |
* The original filing fee (50% of the total permit fee) will not be refunded if no permit is issued.
Zoning Division
- Zoning refunds must be requested in writing using the Refund Request Form(PDF, 222KB) .
- Submit requests in person, by mail, or by email to contactzoning@arlingtonva.us.
- Allow four to six weeks for refund request processing.
- The amount of a Zoning fee refund depends on the application type and the progress of staff review, as stated in the Zoning Ordinance §15.1.5 and summarized below.
| Application or Permit Type |
Refund Percentage |
When to Request a Refund |
- Site Plan
- Site Plan Amendment
|
50% |
- Request within 90 days of application
- Request prior to any public meeting of Planning Commission or Site Plan Review Committee
|
- Use Permit (excluding new construction)
|
50% |
- Request prior to publication of notice of public hearing
|
- Use Permit (new construction)
- Form Based Code (administratively reviewed)
- Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA)Use Permits
- Variance Applications
|
50% |
- Request within 30 days of application
- Request prior to start of staff review
|
- Administrative Change
- All other permit applications not referenced in ACZO §15.1.5
|
Up to 75% |
- Request prior to start of staff review
|
|
|
100% |
- Request prior to staff’s visit to subject property for inspection
|
* When the Zoning Administrator withdraws an application—meaning it was accepted in error, as in the case of a request that is prohibited under the Zoning Ordinance—100% of Zoning fees are refunded.
Department of Environmental Services (DES)