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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission |
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Chapter 345. General Wetlands Permit for Emergency Situations |
Section 20. Definitions
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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Chairman" means the chairman of a local wetland board.
"Commission" means the Marine Resources Commission.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Marine Resources.
"Emergency" means that a significant man-made structure is in clear and imminent danger from continued erosion or storm damage due to severe wave action or storm surge, or the existing condition is a direct result of catastrophic erosion or other rapid or unusual loss of land attributable to a specific storm event or natural calamity.
"Structure" means a man-made permanent construction installed in or on the property (e.g., dwellings, garages, commercial buildings, septic systems, or adjacent erosion control structures).
"Wetlands board" or "board" means a local wetlands board created pursuant to § 28.2-1303 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 14, Issue 15, eff. March 1, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 18, eff. May 4, 1998.