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Portsmouth council adopts ordinance adding resiliency criteria to Chesapeake Bay preservation rules
Summary
Portsmouth adopted amendments to Chapter 9.1 of the city code to incorporate state-required resiliency criteria — including sea-level rise, flooding and storm surge assessments — and to strengthen protections for mature trees and woody vegetation within the resource protection area.
Portsmouth City Council adopted amendments to Chapter 9.1 of the Portsmouth City Code to implement changes required by the Commonwealth of Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area overlay rules.
The ordinance updates the city's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area regulations to add resiliency criteria to the performance standards for development within the resource protection…
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