§ 28.2-1320. Penalties
A. Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained under this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who violates or fails, neglects, or refuses to obey any Commission or wetlands board notice, order, rule, regulation, or permit condition authorized by this chapter shall, upon such finding by an appropriate circuit […]
§ 28.2-1400. Definitions
A. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Beach” means the shoreline zone comprised of unconsolidated sandy material upon which there is a mutual interaction of the forces of erosion, sediment transport and deposition that extends from the low water line landward to where there is a marked change in […]
§ 28.2-1401. Powers and duties of Commission
A. The Commission may receive gifts, grants, bequests, and devises of coastal primary sand dunes, beaches, and money which shall be held for the uses prescribed by the donor, grantor, or testator and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. B. The Commission shall preserve and protect coastal primary sand dunes and beaches and […]
§ 28.2-1313. When Commission to modify, remand, or reverse decision of wetlands board
The Commission shall modify, remand, or reverse the decision of the wetlands board if: 1. The wetlands board, in reaching its decision, failed to fulfill its responsibilities under the wetlands zoning ordinance; or 2. The substantial rights of the appellant or the applicant have been prejudiced because the findings, conclusions, or decisions of the board […]
§ 28.2-1314. Time for issuance of permit
No permit shall be issued until the period within which a request for review or an appeal to the Commission may be made has expired. If a request for review is made or an appeal is noted, no activity for which the permit is required shall be commenced until the Commission has notified the parties […]
§ 28.2-1315. Judicial review
An appeal from any Commission decision granting or denying a permit or from any Commission decision on the review of or appeal from a board decision may be taken by the applicant, any of the freeholders specified in subsection A of § 28.2-1311, or the county, city, or town where the wetlands are located. Judicial […]
§ 28.2-1316. Investigations and prosecutions
The Commission may investigate all projects, whether proposed or ongoing, which alter wetlands. The Commission may prosecute all violations of any order, rule, or regulation of the Commission or of a wetlands board, or violation of any provision of this chapter. Wetlands boards may investigate all projects, whether proposed or ongoing, which alter wetlands located […]
§ 28.2-1309. Emergency sand grading activities on nonvegetated wetlands located on the Atlantic Shoreline of Virginia Beach
A. As used in this section, “emergency” means a sudden and unforeseeable occurrence or condition of such disastrous severity or magnitude that governmental action beyond that authorized by existing law is required because governmental inaction for the period required to amend the law to meet the exigency would cause immediate and irrevocable harm to the […]
§ 28.2-1310. Commissioner to review all decisions of wetlands boards
The Commissioner shall review all decisions of wetlands boards and request the Commission to review a decision only when he believes the board failed to fulfill its responsibilities under the wetlands zoning ordinance. 1972, c. 711, § 62.1-13.10; 1992, c. 836.
§ 28.2-1311. When Commission to review decision of wetlands board
A. The Commission shall review a decision of a wetlands board when any of the following events occur: 1. An appeal is taken from the decision by the applicant or the county, city, or town where the wetlands are located. 2. The Commissioner requests the review. In order to make the request, the Commissioner shall […]