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Informative Links
     - Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department (CBLAD)


Northern Virginia Local Ordinances
   
   Albemarle County:
      -
County Code
          o Chapter 17 – Water Protection [.pdf 257 KB]
      - Comprehensive Plan [.pdf 131 KB]
      - Stream Buffers and Water Quality Information Brochure [.pdf 1.04 MB]


   Alexandria (City): 
      - Code of Ordinances
          o Chapter 4 – Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance [.pdf 40 KB]
      - Zoning Ordinance
          o Article XIII – Environmental Management Ordinance [.pdf 455 KB]
      - Environmental Quality – Watershed Management
          o RPA Buffer Map [.pdf 2.4 MB]
          o 50 Foot Buffer Map [.pdf 1.90 MB]


   Arlington County

      - County Code:
          o Chapter 23 – Subdivisions [.pdf 100 KB]
          o Chapter 48 – Floodplain Management [.pdf 163 KB]
          o Chapter 57 – Erosion and Sediment Control [.pdf 197 KB]
          o Chapter 60 – Stormwater Management [.pdf 257 KB]
          o Chapter 61 – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance [.pdf 236 KB]
      - Stormwater Management Ordinance Guidance Manual
      - Resource Protection Area Map
      - Design and Construction Resources 
          o Water Quality Impact Assessment Data Sheet and Exception Request [.pdf 36 KB]
          o Water Quality Impact Assessment Data Sheet – Plan and Narrative Checklist [.pdf 33 KB]
          o Tree Canopy Requirement Checklist [.pdf 272KB]
          o 20-Yr Tree Canopy Coverage Worksheet [.pdf 109 KB]

   Caroline County:
      - Comprehensive Plan
          o Chapter 4 - Natural Resources [.pdf 3.64 MB]
          o Chapter 8 – Land Use [.pdf 6.11 MB]
      - Zoning Ordinance
          o Article 15 – Supplemental Regulations [.pdf 584 KB]
      - Homeowners Guide to Waterfront Living [.pdf 242 KB]


   Charlottesville (City):
      - Code of Ordinances
          o Chapter 10 – Water Protection
          o Chapter 34 – Zoning
      - Stream Buffer Mitigation Manual for the Water Protection Ordinance [.pdf 76 KB]
      - Zoning District Map [.pdf 2.32 MB]

   
   Clifton (Town)

      - Code of the Town of Clifton


   Dumfries (Town)
      - Code of Ordinances:
          o Chapter 26
          o Chapter 70-Zoning- Division 12- Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District
      - Zoning Map [.pdf 3.86 MB]
   

   Fairfax (City)
      - City Code
          o Chapter 110 – Zoning
              > Article II – Division 3 – Chesapeake Bay Preservation
              > Article II – Division 11 – Stormwater and Storm Drainage Features
              > Article II – Division 12 – Erosion and Sediment Control
      - Chesapeake Bay Ordinance Revision [.pdf 195 KB]
      - Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area Map [.pdf 796 KB]
      - RPA Site Specific Study Application [.pdf 23 KB]
      - WQIA & Waiver Application [.pdf 27 KB]


   Fairfax County
:  
      - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance
          
Chapter 101 - Subdivision Provisions
          o Chapter 104 - Erosion and Sedimentation Control
         
Chapter 118 - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance
          o Chapter 124 - Stormwater Management Ordinance
      -
Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance
      - Comprehensive Plan
      - Public Facilities Manual
        
  o Chapter 6-1700 – Storm Drainage [.pdf 1.65 MB]
          o Chapter 12 – Tree Conservation [.pdf 863 KB]
      
- Public Facilities Manual and Code Amendments
      -
CBPO RPA Exemption / Exception Request Form [.pdf 98 KB] 
      -
Exception Review Committee Members
      - Regional Pond RPA Clarification
         
Fairfax County Regional SWM Pond Guidance
         o CBLAB Regional SWM Pond Guidance 
         o Final Regional SWM Plan - January 1989 [.pdf 7.5 MB]
         o Draft Regional SWM Plan - November 1988 [.pdf 9.8 MB]
      - Vesting 
        
November 2003 Board Policy 
         o July 2005 Board Policy 
         o December 2005 Board Policy
         o September 2006 Board Policy
      - Understanding the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance Amendments

   Falls Church:
      - Code of Ordinances

         o Chapter 35 [.pdf 330 KB]

   Herndon (Town):
      - Code of Ordinances
         o Chapter 26 – Environment
         o Chapter 78 – Zoning
            > Section 78.304.4 – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District
      - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Compliance Resource Book [.pdf 948 KB]
      - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Maps
      - Comprehensive Plan - Appendix A – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Chapter [.pdf 2.53 MB]
      - User’s Guide to the Herndon Zoning Ordinance
         o User Guide 7 – Overview of Chesapeake Bay Provisions [.pdf 193 KB]
         o User Guide 33 – WQIAs [.pdf 258 KB]
         o User Guide 34 - Chesapeake Bay Provisions for Homeowners [.pdf 396 KB]


   Loudoun County

      - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Stakeholders Meeting Invite
      - Comment Letter to Stakeholders Group Dated May 18, 2009 [.pdf 2.01 MB]
      - Follow Up to Stakeholders Group Meeting Dated June 2, 2009
      - WSSI FieldNotes Newsletter Vol. 17 No. 2


  
 Prince William County:
      - Code of Ordinances

         o Chapter 23.2 – Stormwater Management
         o Chapter 25 – Subdivisions
         o Chapter 32 – Zoning
            >  Article V – Part 504 – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District
      - Design and Construction Manual
         o Section 700 – Environmental Systems [.pdf 2.77 MB]
         o Section 800 – Buffer Areas Landscaping & Tree Cover Requirements [.pdf 1.68 MB]
      - Comprehensive Plan – Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area Map
      - Utility Standards Manual
      - Rezoning Information:
         o Reference Manual for Rezoning, Special Use Permit, and Proffer Amendment Applications [.pdf 130 KB]
         o Pre-Submission Package for Rezoning, Special Use Permit, and Proffer Amendment Applications [.pdf 384 KB]
         o Perennial Flow Determination Verification [.pdf 131 KB]
      - Prince William County – Department of Public Works: Validity Period for PFD and PASA Studies
      - Vesting Determinations
      - Vesting Policy

   Spotsylvania County:
      - Code of Ordinances:
            o Chapter 6A – Chesapeake Bay Preservation
            o Chapter 8 – Erosion and Sediment Control
            o Chapter 23 – Zoning
      
- Design Standards Manual
            o Article 6 – Landscaping and Screening
      - Rezoning Application [.pdf 524 KB]
      - Site Plan Application [.pdf 1.09 MB]
      - RPA Buffer Area Modification Permit Application [.pdf 39 KB]


Stafford County:
      - Code of Ordinances:
            o Chapter 11 – Erosion and Sediment Control        
            o
Chapter 21.5 – Stormwater Management
            o Chapter 27 – Wetlands
            o Chapter 27B – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area
      - Comprehensive Plan
            o Chapter 3 – Land Use [.pdf 4.82 MB]
            o Chapter 6 – The People and the Place (Existing Conditions) [.pdf 7.04 MB]
      - Interactive Zoning Map


Vienna
:
      - Town Code:
            o Chapter 18 – Zoning
               <Article 21.1 – Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas
            o Chapter 23 – Environmental Controls
      - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas Map [.pdf 659 KB]

 

 

 

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