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§ 15-3 — Minimum standards

Code of the City of Norfolk, Virginia (Supp. No. 166: codified through Ordinance No. 50,383, adopted June 9, 2026) · Norfolk City Code § 15-3

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Sec. 15-3. - Minimum standards.

The minimum standards for the control of erosion and sediment in the city shall be those standards in the regulations adopted in the State Erosion and Sediment Control Program and in the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook. (a) In accordance with section 62.1-44.15:52 of the Code of Virginia, stream restoration and relocation projects that incorporate natural channel design concepts are not man-made channels and shall be exempt from any flow rate capacity and velocity requirements for natural or man-made channels as defined in any regulations promulgated pursuant to this section or sections 62.1-44.15:54 or 62.1-44.15:65. (b) For any plan approved on and after July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2024, the flow rate capacity and velocity requirements of this section shall be satisfied by compliance with water quantity requirements in the Stormwater Management Act (Virginia Code section 62.1-44.15.24 et seq., effective until July 1, 2024) and attendant regulations unless such land-disturbing activities are in accordance with the grandfathering provisions of the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) Permit Regulations as defined in any regulations promulgated pursuant to the Stormwater Management Act or Virginia Code sections 62.1-44.15:54 or 62.1-44.15:65. For plans approved on or after July 1, 2024, the flow rate capacity and velocity requirements of this section shall be satisfied by compliance with water quantity requirements in the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (Virginia Code section 62.1-44.15.24 et seq., effective July 1, 2024) and attendant regulations.

(Ord. No. 38,347, § 1, 5-14-96; Ord. No. 39,340, § 1, 10-20-98; Ord. No. 45,600, § 2, 6-24-14, eff. 7-1-14; Ord. No. 49,649, § 1, 6-25-24, eff. 7-1-24)