- A. For community piers and marina facilities which are appurtenances to residential developments, the number of slips will not necessarily be predicated by the number of units on the property.
- B. The dredging of access channels should be limited to the minimum dimensions necessary for navigation and should avoid sensitive areas such as wetlands, shellfish grounds and seagrass beds.
- C. Dredged material disposal areas for initial as well as future disposal needs should be clearly defined and designated.
- D. Dredged areas should be no more than one foot deeper than controlling depths in the waterway and should be connected to natural channels of similar depth.
- E. Piers and wharves crossing vegetated wetland and seagrass areas should be limited to the minimum necessary for water access.
- F. Where vegetated areas are crossed, the height of the pier above the substrate should be equal to one foot less than its width with a three foot minimum required.
- G. Site specific stormwater management BMP's are required (such as buffer strips, grassed swales, wet detention ponds and permeable parking surfaces).
- H. A solid waste disposal and recovery plan with facilitated marina user access shall accompany marina development plans.
- I. Sanitary facilities and pumpout facilities convenient to marina users should accompany development plans.
- J. All fuel facilities shall incorporate automatic shutoff valves and shall have spill contingency plans.
- K. Methods of insuring against the discharge of wastes, gray water, fuels, bilge wastes and the use of TBT paints shall be provided.
- L. Facilities incorporating boat maintenance operations shall include plans for the efficient collection and removal of sand blasting material, paint chips and other by-products of maintenance operations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-1204 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR450-01-0047 § 7, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 21, eff. August 17, 1988.