LIS

Virginia Law

Administrative Code

Creating a Report: Check the sections you'd like to appear in the report, then use the "Create Report" button at the bottom of the page to generate your report. Once the report is generated you'll then have the option to download it as a pdf, print or email the report.

Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission
Chapter 360. Criteria for the Siting of Marinas or Community Facilities for Boat Mooring
11/21/2024

4VAC20-360-70. Specific siting guidelines.

A. For community piers and marina facilities which are appurtenances to residential developments, the number of slips will not necessarily be predicated by the number of units on the property.

B. The dredging of access channels should be limited to the minimum dimensions necessary for navigation and should avoid sensitive areas such as wetlands, shellfish grounds and seagrass beds.

C. Dredged material disposal areas for initial as well as future disposal needs should be clearly defined and designated.

D. Dredged areas should be no more than one foot deeper than controlling depths in the waterway and should be connected to natural channels of similar depth.

E. Piers and wharves crossing vegetated wetland and seagrass areas should be limited to the minimum necessary for water access.

F. Where vegetated areas are crossed, the height of the pier above the substrate should be equal to one foot less than its width with a three foot minimum required.

G. Site specific stormwater management BMP's are required (such as buffer strips, grassed swales, wet detention ponds and permeable parking surfaces).

H. A solid waste disposal and recovery plan with facilitated marina user access shall accompany marina development plans.

I. Sanitary facilities and pumpout facilities convenient to marina users should accompany development plans.

J. All fuel facilities shall incorporate automatic shutoff valves and shall have spill contingency plans.

K. Methods of insuring against the discharge of wastes, gray water, fuels, bilge wastes and the use of TBT paints shall be provided.

L. Facilities incorporating boat maintenance operations shall include plans for the efficient collection and removal of sand blasting material, paint chips and other by-products of maintenance operations.

Statutory Authority

§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-1204 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR450-01-0047 § 7, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 21, eff. August 17, 1988.

Website addresses provided in the Virginia Administrative Code to documents incorporated by reference are for the reader's convenience only, may not necessarily be active or current, and should not be relied upon. To ensure the information incorporated by reference is accurate, the reader is encouraged to use the source document described in the regulation.

As a service to the public, the Virginia Administrative Code is provided online by the Virginia General Assembly. We are unable to answer legal questions or respond to requests for legal advice, including application of law to specific fact. To understand and protect your legal rights, you should consult an attorney.