§ 901. Common name
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Act of 1978.
§ 902. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, and unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Aggrieved person” means any person, including the applicant, who, in connection with a decision or action of the Commission on an application for a major coastal zone permit either appeared in person or through representatives at a public hearing of the Commission […]
§ 903. Findings and goals
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) the coastal zone, and the lands and waters thereof, constitute a distinct and valuable natural resource of vital importance to the people and economy of the United States Virgin Islands; (2) the protection of the natural and scenic resources of the coastal zone is of vital […]
§ 904. Coastal Zone Management Commission
(a) There is hereby created within the Department of Conservation and Cultural Affairs a Coastal Zone Management Commission composed of the Commissioner of Conservation and Cultural Affairs, who shall be a non-voting member, ex officio, the Director of the Virgin Islands Planning Office who shall be a non-voting member, ex officio, and fifteen other members […]
§ 905. General provisions
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as amending or altering in any way the existing zoning designations of lands within the United States Virgin Islands or the Zoning District Maps adopted pursuant to Title 29, chapter 3, of this Code. (b) Every use permitted under an existing zoning designation of lands pursuant to […]
§ 906. Specific policies applicable to the first tier of the coastal zone
Consistent with the basic goals set forth in section 903(b) of this chapter, and except as may otherwise be specifically provided in this chapter, the policies set forth in this section shall apply to all proposed developments in the first tier of the coastal zone, and no such development shall be approved which is inconsistent […]
§ 907. The Coastal Land and Water Use Plan
The Coastal Land and Water Use Plan, identified as Document Numbers LWUP-1–4, inclusive, are hereby approved and shall be implemented. This plan shall be used to the maximum extent feasible as the long-range guide by the Commission, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Planning Office and any other agency of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, […]
§ 908. Coastal zone boundary maps
The boundaries and identification of the coastal zone, including the first and second tier established by this chapter, are shown on the Coastal Zone Management Plan Maps, identified as Document Number STCZM-1 to 5, SCCZM-1 to 11, SJCZM-1 to 4, and OICZM-1, inclusive, which are filed in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor (with copies […]
§ 909. Areas of particular concern
The Commission may recommend, after reasonable notice and public hearings, designation of areas of particular concern within the first tier of the coastal zone and submit such recommendations to the Legislature for adoption. In recommending the designation of areas of particular concern, criteria for selection and implementing actions shall be included in a report prepared […]
§ 910. Coastal zone permit
(a) When required, terms and conditions. (1) On or after the effective date of this chapter, any person wishing to perform or undertake any development in the first tier of the coastal zone, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall obtain a coastal zone permit in addition to obtaining any other permit […]
§ 911. Additional requirements for development or occupancy of trust lands or other submerged or filled lands
(a) Permit required prior to development or occupancy. (1) No person shall develop or occupy the trust lands or other submerged or filled lands of the United States Virgin Islands without securing a coastal zone permit which includes, in addition to the elements of a section 910 permit, a permit or lease for the development […]
§ 912. Planning program
(a) Setting of boundaries, establishment of titles, identification of access and amendments. The Commission, with the assistance of the Planning Office, the Attorney General and other public agencies, shall conduct a comprehensive survey of the shorelines of the United States Virgin Islands to establish the landward boundaries of such shorelines in accordance with this chapter; […]
§ 913. Enforcement, penalties and judicial review
(a) General. The provisions of this section shall be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies available at law or equity. (b) Enforcement. (1) Any person may maintain an action for declaratory and equitable relief to restrain any violation of this chapter. On a prima facie showing of a […]
§ 914. Board of Land Use Appeals
(a) Administrative appeals or coastal zone permit applications. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any aggrieved person may file an appeal of an action by the Commission, its Committees, or the Commissioner taken pursuant to section 910 or 911 of this chapter within forty-five days thereof with the Board of Land Use Appeals, […]