{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-570-120","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-570-120","heading":"General","body":"A. All owners of marinas, other places where boats are moored, and boating access facilities shall provide the minimum number of  sewerage facilities required by this chapter for their patrons.  Owners shall maintain their facilities  in a clean and  operable condition.  Owners shall equip their facilities with toilet tissue, lights where electricity is available, and soap and towels where handwashing facilities are required.  Owners shall make their facilities  available during normal business hours to patrons and users of these facilities  during the  boating season for that facility.\n\nB. Marinas  located within 1,000 feet of the shore end of the pier that are operated as part of residential developments, overnight lodging facilities, restaurants, or commercial establishments are  exempt from providing separate  sewerage facilities, as long as the  sewerage facilities at the residence, lodging establishment, restaurant, or commercial establishment are made available to all users of the marina.  The exemption set forth in this subsection does not apply to:\n\n1. Marinas associated with restaurants or commercial establishments  that allow overnight occupancy of boats; and\n\n2. Marinas associated with overnight lodging establishments where overnight occupancy of boats is permitted by persons not registered at the overnight lodging establishment.\n\nC.  Other places where boats are moored  and boating access facilities are exempt from the requirements of subsection A of this section, provided that the other places where boats are moored or boating access facility:\n\n1. Serves residents of homes (houses, condominiums, apartments, or mobile homes), their bona fide house guests, or registered guests of tourist establishments; and\n\n2. Provides adequate  sewerage facilities  located within 1,000 feet of the shore end of the pier.\n\nD. In order to qualify for an exemption under  subsection B or C of this section, the owner of  a marina, other places where boats are moored, or a boating access facility shall provide to the  division a signed, notarized statement that all conditions set forth in  this section will be complied with by users of the facilities.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 570. Commonwealth of Virginia Sanitary Regulations for Marinas and Boat Moorings","Part II. Required Sewerage Facilities and Sewerage Systems for Marinas, Other Places Where Boats  Are Moored, and Boating Access Facilities and Their Operation","Article 3. Procedure"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter570/section120/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:38Z","sha256":"3d742cb2c7c1469175bfa3e9c1e9a3f121ad5ea38ee8cefb041073a70638b18a","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-570-110","next":"us-va/12vac5-570-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}