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VMRC remands Wyatt Landing outfall appeal to Portsmouth Wetlands Board; asks VIMS for review
Summary
The Marine Resources Commission remanded an appeal by Wyatt Landing Development LLC to the Portsmouth Wetlands Board with instructions to limit its review to jurisdictional tidal-wetland impacts, seek a written recommendation from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and consider compensatory mitigation for permissible impacts.
VMRC remands Wyatt Landing outfall appeal to Portsmouth Wetlands Board; asks VIMS for review
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission on May 27 remanded an appeal by Wyatt Landing Development LLC back to the Portsmouth Wetlands Board, directing the local board to focus its review on the project’s jurisdictional tidal-wetland impacts, to request a written recommendation from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), and to require compensatory mitigation for any permissible impacts.
The commission’s action follows an April 2 denial by the Portsmouth Wetlands Board, which voted unanimously to deny the applicant’s request after public testimony that included concerns about the broader residential development and stormwater design. VMRC staff told commissioners that the local board’s deliberations had focused heavily on upland stormwater and…
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