4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-360-60 - General siting criteria
In addition to the criteria contained on pages 8 and 9 of the current Subaqueous Guidelines promulgated by the commission in 1979 and revised in 1986, the following should be considered by the applicant in planning and will be considered by the commission during the public interest review of each application for recreational boat mooring facilities.
1. The physical dimensions and
characteristics of the water body should be compatible with the size of the
marina and the type of vessels it will house. For example, a shallow cove or
basin is not an appropriate site for a deep draft sailboat marina.
2. Marinas shall have sufficient upland area
to provide all necessary parking, stormwater management BMP's, fuel, and
sanitary facilities without filling wetlands or subaqueous bottom.
3. All marinas should be located in areas
with good natural flushing to minimize the build-up of organic material and
other pollutants on the bottom.
4.
Marinas should not be sited close to areas of very high natural resource value
such as shellfish beds, seagrass communities and areas frequented by endangered
species.
5. The transfer of control
of shellfish leases in order to accommodate marina development is generally
unacceptable.
6. Projects that by
their cumulative impact will result in dense concentrations of boats in one
area will be critically evaluated as to their impacts on natural resources;
however, in densely populated areas, concentration of slips in a single
facility may be justified to prevent disturbance at undeveloped
shorelines.
Notes
Statutory Authority
§§ 28.2-201 and 28.2-1204 of the Code of Virginia.
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