{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-640-210","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-640-210","heading":"Appeals","body":"A. Any appeal from a denial of a construction or operation permit for a discharging system must be made in writing and received by the department within  30 days of the date of the denial.\n\nB. Any  appeal from the denial of an application for a variance pursuant to subdivision 4 a of 12VAC5-640-170  must be made in writing and received within  30 days of receipt of the denial notice.\n\nC. Any request for a variance must be made in writing and received by the department prior to the denial of the discharging system permit, or within  30 days after such denial.\n\nD. In the event a person applies for a variance within the  30-day period provided by subsection  C of this section, the date for appealing the denial of the permit, pursuant to subsection A of this section, shall commence from the date on which the department acts on the request for a variance.\n\nE. Pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§  2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) an aggrieved owner may appeal a final decision of the commissioner to an appropriate circuit court.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 640. Alternative Discharging Sewage Treatment Regulations for Individual Single Family Dwellings","Part II. Procedures"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter640/section210/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:49Z","sha256":"b8f7305f9bcbbe8ddfb4835d520a986bb0f44e6d056982c133190d4d0c9b8e1b","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-640-180","next":"us-va/12vac5-640-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}