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The applicant shall provide copies of the published notice to the Department and to the local government offices with plat and plan approval authority or zoning responsibilities as designated by the locality.C\n\nThe Department may hold, on behalf of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, a public hearing on safety issues associated with the construction permit application for the impounding structure.D\n\nThe Department may require a permit applicant to provide other forms of reasonable notice, such as the placement of a sign on the proposed site, to ensure that affected parties have been informed.E\n\nThe permit applicant shall send, by certified mail, to each property owner within the dam break inundation zone, a summary of the permit request and the addresses of locations where the map of the dam break inundation zone may be viewed. In the case of a condominium or cooperative, such information shall be sent to each property owner or the owners’ association. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 491<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2011, chapter 637<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144487,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87482,"identifier":"10.1-606.4","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-606.4","url":"\/10.1-606.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-606.4\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-606.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice to the public","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-606.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When applying to the Department<\/span> for a permit under the Virginia Impounding Structure<\/span> Regulations (4VAC50-20) to construct a new high or significant hazard potential impounding structure<\/span>, the applicant shall provide localities that lie within the inundation zone with copies of the construction<\/span> permit request and the dam break inundation zone<\/span> map. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When submitting the application to the Department<\/span>, the permit applicant shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected localities summarizing the permit request and providing the address of locations where copies of the construction<\/span> permit request and the dam break inundation zone<\/span> map may be examined. The applicant shall provide copies of the published notice to the Department<\/span> and to the local government offices with plat and plan approval authority or zoning responsibilities as designated by the locality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may hold, on behalf of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board<\/span>, a public hearing<\/span> on safety issues<\/span> associated with the construction<\/span> permit application for the impounding structure<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> may require a permit applicant to provide other forms of reasonable notice, such as the placement of a sign on the proposed site, to ensure that affected parties have been informed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The permit applicant shall send, by certified mail, to each property owner<\/span> within the dam break inundation zone<\/span>, a summary of the permit request and the addresses of locations where the map of the dam break inundation zone<\/span> may be viewed. In the case of a condominium or cooperative, such information shall be sent to each property owner<\/span> or the owners<\/span>’ association. The permit applicant may rely upon real estate assessment records to identify property owners<\/span>. If requested by the Department<\/span>, the applicant shall provide a list of the persons to whom notice has been sent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE TO THE PUBLIC (\u00a7 10.1-606.4)\n\nA. When applying to the Department for a permit under the Virginia Impounding\nStructure Regulations (4VAC50-20) to construct a new high or significant hazard\npotential impounding structure, the applicant shall provide localities that lie\nwithin the inundation zone with copies of the construction permit request and\nthe dam break inundation zone map.\n\nB. When submitting the application to the Department, the permit applicant shall\npublish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected\nlocalities summarizing the permit request and providing the address of locations\nwhere copies of the construction permit request and the dam break inundation\nzone map may be examined. The applicant shall provide copies of the published\nnotice to the Department and to the local government offices with plat and plan\napproval authority or zoning responsibilities as designated by the locality.\n\nC. The Department may hold, on behalf of the Virginia Soil and Water\nConservation Board, a public hearing on safety issues associated with the\nconstruction permit application for the impounding structure.\n\nD. The Department may require a permit applicant to provide other forms of\nreasonable notice, such as the placement of a sign on the proposed site, to\nensure that affected parties have been informed.\n\nE. The permit applicant shall send, by certified mail, to each property owner\nwithin the dam break inundation zone, a summary of the permit request and the\naddresses of locations where the map of the dam break inundation zone may be\nviewed. In the case of a condominium or cooperative, such information shall be\nsent to each property owner or the owners’ association. The permit\napplicant may rely upon real estate assessment records to identify property\nowners. If requested by the Department, the applicant shall provide a list of\nthe persons to whom notice has been sent.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 491; 2011, c. 637.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}