{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac20-345-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC20-345-20","heading":"Definitions","body":"The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\n\"Chairman\" means the chairman of a local wetland board.\n\n\"Commission\" means the Marine Resources Commission.\n\n\"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Marine Resources.\n\n\"Emergency\" means that a significant man-made structure is in clear and imminent danger from continued erosion or storm damage due to severe wave action or storm surge, or the existing condition is a direct result of catastrophic erosion or other rapid or unusual loss of land attributable to a specific storm event or natural calamity.\n\n\"Structure\" means a man-made permanent construction installed in or on the property (e.g., dwellings, garages, commercial buildings, septic systems, or adjacent erosion control structures).\n\n\"Wetlands board\" or \"board\" means a local wetlands board created pursuant to § 28.2-1303 of the Code of Virginia.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 20. Marine Resources Commission","Chapter 345. General Wetlands Permit for Emergency Situations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency20/chapter345/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:33Z","sha256":"6724dde6aa77eb0873f61dd19508ac998044e5a3c1a4a2cefe646b158bb79ed7","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac20-345-10","next":"us-va/4vac20-345-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}