{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-120-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-120-20","heading":"General","body":"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:\n\n1. 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;\n\n2. 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;\n\n3. Taking sediment samples for engineering or geotechnical analysis;\n\n4. 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;\n\n5. Restoring sand to any publically owned beach damaged by sand erosion; or\n\n6. Constructing private piers requiring a permit pursuant to § 28.2-1205 D of the Code of Virginia.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 120. Pertaining to Public Notice of Applications for Permits for Certain Uses of State-Owned Bottomlands"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter120/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:29Z","sha256":"f747bde944315df49882eff07248324a36b1b37a3ed278b246066f86bb6ec1d3","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-120-10","next":"us-va/4vac20-120-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}