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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 24. Transportation And Motor Vehicles
Agency 30. Department of Transportation
Chapter 151. Land Use Permit Regulations
12/24/2025

24VAC30-151-620. Roadside management, landscaping.

Placement and maintenance of plant materials by individuals or organizations may be allowed under a single use permit in accordance with VDOT specifications as set forth in the terms of the permit, § 33.2-265 of the Code of Virginia, and the Comprehensive Roadside Management Program (24VAC30-121). The permittee shall maintain any altered roadside area for the duration of the permit. All related permit applications shall be accompanied by a corresponding maintenance agreement. If permit conditions, including the maintenance agreement, are violated at any time, VDOT may revoke the permit and restore the roadside area to its original condition or otherwise establish turf in accordance with VDOT standards and specifications. The costs of reclamation and restoration activities shall be paid by the permittee. Tree pruning or removal may be allowed on right-of way for maintenance purposes for utility facilities or as part of a roadside beautification project sponsored by the local government or to daylight an outdoor advertising structure or business in accordance with Vegetation Control Regulations on State Rights-of-Way (24VAC30-200).

All pesticide applicators shall meet the applicable requirements established by the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services in Regulations Governing Pesticide Product Registration, Handling, Storage, and Disposal under Authority of the Virginia Pesticide Control Act (2VAC5-670). Pesticide activities shall comply with all applicable federal and state regulations.

Permits for volunteer mowing or litter pickup shall be issued only under conditions that ensure reasonable safety for all participants and other highway users and that will not cause unreasonable interference with normal traffic flow. All volunteer mowing operations on highway segments with speed limits greater than 45 mph shall be performed only by licensed, bonded, and insured persons. A copy of the permit and all safety requirements included in the permit must be maintained at the mowing site. No lane closures will be allowed for mowing, and the mower operator and mowing equipment shall not encroach into the travel way while in operation. Participants of a one-time litter pickup shall be adults or shall be supervised by an adult. The ratio shall be one adult per no more than six children. No participants 10 years of age or younger will be allowed to participate. All participants must view an Adopt-a-Highway safety video prior to participating.

Statutory Authority

§ 33.2-210 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 26, Issue 12, eff. March 17, 2010; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 7, eff. December 31, 2014; Volume 42, Issue 5, eff. November 19, 2025.

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