§ 28.2-1411. 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 by the county, city or town where the dunes are located. 2. The Commissioner requests the review. In order to make the request, the Commissioner […]
§ 28.2-1408. Standards for use of coastal primary sand dunes
No permanent alteration of or construction upon any coastal primary sand dune shall take place which would (i) impair the natural functions of the dune, (ii) physically alter the contour of the dune, or (iii) destroy vegetation growing thereon unless the wetlands board or the Commission, whichever is applicable, determines that there will be no […]
§ 28.2-1408.1. Expired
Expired.
§ 28.2-1408.2. Exemptions
A. Notwithstanding the requirements of § 28.2-1408 or any other provision of this Code, the Virginia Beach Wetlands Board shall make an ongoing determination in the Sandbridge Beach Subdivision to determine which structures or properties are in clear and imminent danger from erosion and storm damage due to severe wave action or storm surge. The […]
§ 28.2-1409. Emergency sand grading activities on sand dunes 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 […]
§ 28.2-1406. Permits required for certain activities; issuance of permits by Commission
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct any activity which would require a permit under a coastal primary sand dune zoning ordinance without such a permit. Until the county, city or town in which a person proposes to conduct an activity which would require a permit under the ordinance adopts the ordinance, […]
§ 28.2-1407. Administrative procedures
The Commission may, in conjunction with local wetlands boards and other affected state and federal agencies, develop administrative procedures to expedite the processing of applications for permits required under this chapter. Whenever an application is received by the Commission for a permit over which a local board has jurisdiction under a coastal primary sand dune […]
§ 28.2-1404. Meetings, quorum, rules, etc., of wetlands boards; records and reports
For the conduct of any wetlands board hearing and the taking of any action, a quorum shall be not less than three members of a five-member board nor less than four members of a seven-member board. The board may make, alter, and rescind rules and forms for its procedures, provided they are consistent with state […]
§ 28.2-1405. Local governing body to supply meeting space and services for wetlands board
Every county, city or town enacting an ordinance pursuant to this chapter shall supply the board with reasonable meeting space and necessary secretarial, clerical, legal, and consulting services. The local governing body is authorized to expend the public funds necessary to comply with the provisions of this section. 1992, c. 836; 1994, c. 112.
§ 28.2-1402. Expired
Expired.