Section 70. Purpose

Part III. Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation Criteria

The criteria in this part provide direction for local government designation of the ecological and geographic extent of Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas. Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas are divided into Resource Protection Areas and Resource Management Areas that are subject to the criteria in Part IV (9VAC25-830-120 et seq.) and the requirements in Part V (9VAC25-830-160 et seq.) of this chapter. In addition, the criteria in this part provide guidance for local government identification of areas suitable for redevelopment that are subject to the redevelopment criteria in Part IV of this chapter.

Historical Notes

Former 4VAC50-90-70 and 9VAC10-20-70 derived from VR173-02-01 § 3.1, eff. September 1, 1989; amended Volume 06, Issue 01, eff. October 1, 1989; Volume 07, Issue 05, eff. December 9, 1991; Volume 07, Issue 24, eff. October 1, 1991; Volume 18, Issue 09, eff. March 1, 2002; amended and renumbered, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 04, eff. November 21, 2012; amended and renumbered, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 02, eff. October 23, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§§ 62.1-44.15:69 and 62.1-44.15:72 of the Code of Virginia.