4VAC20-120-20: General

The Marine Resources Commission requires a public notice on all applications that require a permit from the commission pursuant to Chapter 12 (§ 28.2-1200 et seq.) of Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia except for the following projects or activities:

1. Construction projects, structures, and activities authorized by general permit or regulation promulgated by the commission, unless such general permit or regulation specifically requires such public notice;

2. Replacement or reconstruction of structures previously authorized or permitted by the commission, provided such structures do not result in additional encroachment over state-owned bottomlands;

3. Taking sediment samples for engineering or geotechnical analysis;

4. Recovering objects from state-owned bottomlands, unless those objects have been identified as underwater historic property pursuant to § 10.1-2214 of the Code of Virginia, or from areas excluded from recovery activity by the commission in consultation with the Department of Historic Resources;

5. Restoring sand to any publically owned beach damaged by sand erosion; or

6. Constructing private piers requiring a permit pursuant to § 28.2-1205 D of the Code of Virginia.