Commission backs Chesapeake Bay Preservation updates to align county code with state DEQ guidance
Planning staff presented ordinance amendment 20‑26‑03 to amend definitions and add resilience and adaptation criteria for Surry County's Chesapeake Bay Preservation District to match recent changes in the Code of Virginia and DEQ administrative code; the commission recommended it to the Board of Supervisors after no public comment.
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The Surry County Planning Commission on July 20 recommended ordinance amendment 20‑26‑03 to update the county’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation District language. Mister Wade told the commission the changes align local definitions and resilience criteria with recent updates to the Code of Virginia and the Virginia Administrative Code and reflect recommendations from the Department of Environmental Quality; no members of the public spoke during the hearing.
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