[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Page 4-13-1992 (Ch. 7 of the 1980 Code of the County of Page); amended
in its entirety 4-14-1998. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall provide for, both during
and following development, the effective control of erosion and sedimentation
by the enforcement of the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Law
and the minimum standards promulgated by the Virginia Soil and Water
Conservation Board and known as the "Virginia Erosion and Sediment
Control Regulations."
[Amended 7-18-2006]
The erosion and sediment control program of the County of Page shall consist of the state program and regulations (Title 10.1, Chapter 5, Article 4 and 4VAC50-30, as amended) for erosion and sediment control. Also, the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook (VESCH) is designated for design standards. The County of Page shall exercise the responsibilities of the program authority, as provided by state law and this chapter.
[Amended 6-10-2003]
The County of Page shall be the erosion and
sediment control plan approving authority in the County of Page.
[Amended 7-18-2006]
The Building Official or his designee is designated
as the enforcement authority in the County of Page and shall have
the power and authority to inspect, monitor, report and ensure compliance
with the erosion and sediment control program of the County of Page.
The enforcement authority is also referred to as the "designated enforcement
officer" and the "permit issuing authority."
[Amended 6-10-2003]
Erosion and sediment control plans submitted
to the County of Page shall be reviewed and acted upon by the plan
approving authority or its designee. Thereafter, a land disturbing
permit, in accordance with the approved plan, shall be obtained by
the applicant prior to commencement of any land disturbing activity.
Plans shall be approved and permits issued pursuant to the state law
and applicable regulations of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation
Board or its successor board.
Applicants shall pay the County of Page a fee
to defray the cost of program administration, including costs associated
with plan review, issuance of land disturbing permits, periodic inspection
and enforcement. The fee shall be based on schedules issued from time
to time by the County of Page providing a minimum fee applicable to
all applications and an additional fee per acre of disturbed ground.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said schedules are on file in the County offices.
Before any developer or other person changes or alters the contour of any land for the purpose of constructing single-family residences separately built or disturbing land areas for commercial or noncommercial uses of less than 10,000 square feet in size, the developer or other person must sign a certificate stating that minimum criteria, standards and specifications, as set forth in the then current Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations and then comprising the county's erosion and sediment control program under §§ 50-1 through 50-9 of this Code, will be implemented to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation.
Any person aggrieved by any action or the plan
approving authority or the enforcement authority shall have the right
to apply for and receive a review of or appeal of such action pursuant
to the provisions of the Code of Virginia then in effect.
[Added 7-18-2006]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A manufactured home, single-family detached home, individual
apartment, townhouse, or individual residence in a duplex or multiresidential
building.
