{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-875-250","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-875-250","heading":"Regulated land-disturbing activities","body":"A. Land-disturbing activities that meet one of the criteria in this subsection are regulated as follows:\n\n1. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs 10,000 square feet or more, although the locality may reduce this regulatory threshold to a smaller area of disturbed land, and is not in an area of a locality designated as a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) of Part V (9VAC25-875-470 et seq.) of this chapter.\n\n2. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs 2,500 square feet or more, although the locality may reduce this regulatory threshold to a smaller area of disturbed land, and is in an area of a locality designated as a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 and Article 5 (9VAC25-875-740 et seq.) of Part V of this chapter.\n\nB. A locality may, by local ordinance adopted pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:65 of the Code of Virginia, adopt more stringent local requirements.","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 875. Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation","Part III. Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program","Article 2. Land-Disturbing Activities"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter875/section250/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:27Z","sha256":"03ab69ddf7b9cfb52bb272a479151ab76b2e0ccab778e86596842c310b7db537","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-875-240","next":"us-va/9vac25-875-260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}