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DCSM, Letters to Industry and Technical Memos

Overview
The Design and Construction Standards Manual (DCSM) provides technical and administrative requirements for land development in the City of Manassas. Amendments (Letters to Industry and Technical Memos) serve as interpretations, corrections, and updates between DCSM adoptions.

Category	Article	Adopted Amendments
General Information	Article 1
Site Plan & Subdivision Submission Process	Article 2	LTI 001 Plan Coversheets LTI 015 Letters of Credit LIT 016 Submission of Plans for Review LTI 017 Conditions & Requirements for Permit Release
Historic Preservation, Landscaping, Fencing, and Screening Requirements	Article 3
Erosion Control Requirements	Article 4
Water Distribution System	Article 5	LTI 002 Bacteriologic Testing LTI 003 Leak Testing LTI 004 Detail W-4.0 LTI 006 Water Main Separations (Sec 5-120) LTI 007 Water Main Separations (Sec 5-330) LTI 009 Hydrostatic Testing
Fire Service Systems	Article 6	LTI 005 Detail FS-1.1
Sanitary Sewer Systems	Article 7	LTI 008 Water Main Separations
Storm Drain Systems	Article 8	LTI 022 Storm Systems
Transportation Standards and Specifications	Article 9	LTI 019 Mathis Avenue Streetscape LTI 020 Street Lighting
Geotechnical Guidelines	Article 10
Miscellaneous Standards and Specifications	Article 11	LTI 010 Final Grading and Soil for Repair
Cross-Connection and Backflow Prevention	Article 13
Storm Drainage Exhibits	Appendix A
Standard Forms Plan Review	Appendix B	LTI 018 Unit Price List Update
Standard Forms of "legal" Agreement	Appendix C

DCSM Amendments
Amendments to the DCSM will be released for a minimum 30-day comment period prior to becoming effective. Comments on amendments can be submitted to dcsmrevisions@manassasva.gov

Article	Summary & Draft Documents
Storm Drain Systems	Updates to Chapter 8, Storm Systems of the City of Manassas and Construction Standards Manual (DCSM) to replace the existing chapter and LTI #11 & LTI #12. These changes are effective as of July 1, 2021.