Before adopting or revising regulations, the County shall give
due notice and conduct a public hearing on the proposed or revised
regulations, except that a public hearing shall not be required when
the County is amending its program to conform to revisions in the
state program. However, a public hearing shall be held if the County
proposes or revises regulations that are more stringent than the minimums
of the state program.
Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:53 of the Code of Virginia,
an erosion control plan shall not be approved until it is reviewed
by a certified plan reviewer. Inspections of land-disturbing activities
shall be conducted by a certified inspector. The Erosion Control Program
of the County shall contain a certified program administrator, a certified
plan reviewer, and a certified inspector, who may be the same person.
The County hereby designates the Department of Planning and
Zoning as the plan approving authority for the Virginia Erosion and
Sediment Control Program.
At a minimum, the program and regulations provided for in this
chapter shall be made available for public inspection at the office
of the Department of Planning and Zoning and the Clerk of the Court.
This chapter and related regulatory documents will also be made available
at the Mathews County Memorial Library.