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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9. Environment
Agency 25. State Water Control Board
Chapter 875. Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation
11/6/2024

9VAC25-875-80. Land-disturbing activities in a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area.

A. Localities subject to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act shall regulate runoff associated with land-disturbing activities in a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area that are equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet but less than one acre in accordance with the following:

1. After June 30, 2014, such land-disturbing activities shall not require completion of a registration statement or require coverage under the General VPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities (9VAC25-880 et seq.) but shall be subject to the technical criteria and program and administrative requirements set out in 9VAC25-875-740.

2. A local land disturbance approval, as applicable, shall be provided for the land-disturbing activity.

3. The locality shall regulate such land-disturbing activities in compliance with the:

a. Program requirements in 9VAC25-875-100;

b. Plan review requirements in 9VAC25-875-110 with the exception of subsection D of 9VAC25-875-110 or as allowed in subsection A of 9VAC25-875-750;

c. Long-term stormwater management facility requirements of 9VAC25-875-130;

d. Inspection requirements of 9VAC25-875-140 with the exception of subdivisions A 3 and A 4 of 9VAC25-875-140;

e. Enforcement components of 9VAC25-875-150;

f. Hearing procedures in effect in the locality;

g. Exception conditions of 9VAC25-875-170, excluding subsection A of 9VAC25-875-170, which is not applicable; and

h. Reporting and recordkeeping requirements of 9VAC25-875-180 with the exception of subdivision B 3 of 9VAC25-875-180.

B. A locality subject to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act shall adopt an ordinance that incorporates the components of this section.

C. As authorized by § 62.1-44.15:28 of the Code of Virginia, a locality may collect a fee as specified in 9VAC25-875-1400.

Statutory Authority

§ 62.1-44.15:28 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 8, eff. July 1, 2024.

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