§ 10.1-2101. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
"Board" means Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Board.
"Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area" means an area delineated by a local government in accordance with criteria established pursuant to § 10.1-2107.
"Criteria" means criteria developed by the Board pursuant to § 10.1-2107 of this chapter for the purpose of determining the ecological and geographic extent of Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas and for use by local governments in permitting, denying, or modifying requests to rezone, subdivide, or to use and develop land in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas.
"Department" means the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
"Director" means the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
"Person" means any corporation, association, or partnership, one or more individuals, or any unit of government or agency thereof.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Natural Resources.
"State waters" means all waters, on the surface or under the ground, wholly or partially within or bordering the Commonwealth or within its jurisdiction.
"Tidewater Virginia" means the following jurisdictions:
The Counties of Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Fairfax, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Westmoreland, and York, and the Cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg.
(1988, cc. 608, 891; 2005, c. 41.)
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