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Reston is the one place in our service area where the county permit is only half the paperwork. Almost every exterior change on a Reston Association property — additions, screened porches, sunrooms, decks, fences, exterior colour, even tree removal — has to be approved by the RA Design Review Board before work can start.
That catches people out. A cluster board cannot approve an exterior change on the DRB's behalf, and you are required to notify at least three of the most affected neighbours as part of the application. We start the DRB submission early, because design approval realistically needs to be settled before anyone pays for permit-ready drawings.
What Reston homeowners ask us for most
Kitchen Remodeling
Custom kitchens designed around how you cook, gather and entertain.
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Full gut renovations, tub to shower conversions and luxury primary baths.
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Home theaters, in-law suites, offices and gyms, finished to code.
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Second story, kitchen, bathroom and in-law suite additions.
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- Lake Anne
- Hunters Woods
- South Lakes
- North Point
- Reston Town Center
Fairfax County + Reston Association DRB
Reston runs two separate approval tracks and neither substitutes for the other: the Fairfax County building permit, which is a legal requirement, and Reston Association Design Review Board approval, which is a covenant requirement under the Deed of Dedication. We file the permit application, coordinate the drawings, and schedule every inspection so you are not chasing the county between site visits. On the DRB side we prepare the application, handle the neighbour notifications, and wait for the written decision before any work begins.
Tysons, McLean, Vienna, Oakton, Great Falls, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Reston and Herndon in Virginia, plus Bethesda and Potomac in Maryland.
Reston questions
Yes, for anything that changes the exterior. They are independent: Fairfax County issues the building permit, and the RA Design Review Board approves the exterior change under the Reston covenants. Approval from one is not approval from the other.
It depends on the level of review. Smaller items handled by Covenants staff are usually decided within a few days. Larger work — additions, screened porches, sunrooms, pools — goes to a DRB panel or the full board, and the decision follows about a week after the meeting. Plan on starting the application roughly a month before you want to break ground.
No. The Reston covenants do not give clusters that authority — only the Design Review Board can approve exterior alterations and additions. The DRB does generally follow cluster standards when it reviews an application.
Once approved, work has to begin within six months and be substantially complete within eighteen. We schedule around that window rather than letting an approval lapse.
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