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Devil Creek; Nawney Creek; Redhead Bay, Sand Bay, Shipps Bay, North Bay, and the waters connecting them; Beggars Bridge Creek; Muddy Creek; Ashville Bridge Creek; Hells Point Creek; Black Gut; and all coves, ponds and natural waterways adjacent to or connecting with the above-named bodies of water.\n\t\t“County, city, or town” means the governing body of the county, city, or town.\n\t\t“Governmental activity” means any of the services provided by the Commonwealth or a county, city, or town to its citizens for the purpose of maintaining public facilities, including but not limited to, such services as constructing, repairing and maintaining roads; providing street lights and sewage facilities; supplying and treating water; and constructing public buildings.\n\t\t“Nonvegetated wetlands” means unvegetated lands lying contiguous to mean low water and between mean low water and mean high water, including those unvegetated areas of Back Bay and its tributaries and the North Landing River and 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and contiguous to mean low water and an elevation above mean low water equal to the factor one and one-half times the mean tide range at the site of the proposed project in the county, city, or town in question, and upon which is growing any of the following species: saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow hay (Spartina patens), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus), saltwort (Salicornia spp.), sea lavender (Limonium spp.), marsh elder (Iva frutescens), groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia), wax myrtle (Myrica sp.), sea oxeye (Borrichia frutescens), arrow arum (Peltandra virginica), pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), big cordgrass (Spartina cynosuroides), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), wildrice (Zizania aquatica), bulrush (Scirpus validus), spikerush (Eleocharis sp.), sea rocket (Cakile edentula), southern wildrice (Zizaniopsis miliacea), cattail (Typha spp.), three-square (Scirpus spp.), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), dock (Rumex spp.), yellow pond lily (Nuphar sp.), marsh fleabane (Pluchea purpurascens), royal fern (Osmunda regalis), marsh hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos), beggar’s tick (Bidens sp.), smartweed (Polygonum sp.), arrowhead (Sagittaria spp.), sweet flag (Acorus calamus), water hemp (Amaranthus cannabinus), reed grass (Phragmites communis), or switch grass (Panicum virgatum).\n\t\t“Vegetated wetlands of Back Bay and its tributaries” or “vegetated wetlands of the North Landing River and its tributaries” means all marshes subject to flooding by normal and wind tides, but not hurricane or tropical storm tides, and upon which is growing any of the following species: saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow hay (Spartina patens), black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus), marsh elder (Iva frutescens), groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia), wax myrtle (Myrica sp.), arrow arum (Peltandra virginica), pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), big cordgrass (Spartina cynosuroides), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), wildrice (Zizania aquatica), bulrush (Scirpus validus), spikerush (Eleocharis sp.), cattail (Typha spp.), three-square (Scirpus spp.), dock (Rumex sp.), smartweed (Polygonum sp.), yellow pond lily (Nuphar sp.), royal fern (Osmunda regalis), marsh hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos), beggar’s tick (Bidens sp.), arrowhead (Sagittaria sp.), water hemp (Amaranthus cannabinus), reed grass (Phragmites communis), or switch grass (Panicum virgatum).\n\t\t“Wetlands” means both vegetated and nonvegetated wetlands.\n\t\t“Wetlands board” or “board” means a board created pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-1303.\n\t\t“Wetlands zoning ordinance” means the ordinance set forth in \u00a7 28.2-1302.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226645,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Back Bay and its tributaries” means the following, as shown on the United States 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 711 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. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 388; in 1974, chapter 297; in 1975, chapter 268; in 1979, chapter 524; in 1982, chapter 300; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59427,"section_number":"10.1-1700","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1700\/"},{"id":64559,"section_number":"28.2-104.1","catch_line":"Living shorelines; development of general permit; guidance","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-104.1\/"},{"id":79938,"section_number":"28.2-1200.1","catch_line":"Conveyance of state-owned bottomlands","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1200.1\/"},{"id":62624,"section_number":"28.2-1302","catch_line":"Adoption of wetlands zoning ordinance; terms of ordinance","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1302\/"},{"id":62427,"section_number":"28.2-1403","catch_line":"Certain counties, cities, and towns authorized to adopt coastal primary sand dune ordinance","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1403\/"},{"id":66330,"section_number":"28.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1500\/"},{"id":59296,"section_number":"29.1-530.1","catch_line":"Solid blaze orange or solid blaze pink clothing required at certain times","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-530.1\/"},{"id":74345,"section_number":"54.1-2200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2200\/"},{"id":56006,"section_number":"62.1-44.15","catch_line":"Powers and duties; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15\/"},{"id":64181,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:21","catch_line":" Impacts to wetlands","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_21\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62624,"section_number":"28.2-1302","catch_line":"Adoption of wetlands zoning ordinance; terms of ordinance","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1302\/"},{"id":75165,"section_number":"28.2-1303","catch_line":"Appointment, terms, compensation, etc., of local wetlands boards; jurisdiction of county wetlands board over wetlands in town","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1303\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191999,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62122,"identifier":"28.2-1300","token":"28.2\/III\/13\/1\/28.2-1300","url":"\/28.2-1300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1300\/","token":"28.2\/III\/13\/1\/28.2-1300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Back Bay and its tributaries<\/span>” means the following, as shown on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Sheets for Virginia Beach, North Bay, and Knotts Island: Back Bay north of the Virginia-North Carolina state line; Capsies Creek north of the Virginia-North Carolina state line; Deal Creek; Devil Creek; Nawney Creek; Redhead Bay, Sand Bay, Shipps Bay, North Bay, and the waters connecting them; Beggars Bridge Creek; Muddy Creek; Ashville Bridge Creek; Hells Point Creek; Black Gut; and all coves, ponds and natural waterways adjacent to or connecting with the above-named bodies of water.\n\t\t“County, city, or town<\/span>” means the governing body of the county, city, or town<\/span>.\n\t\t“Governmental activity<\/span>” means any of the services provided by the Commonwealth or a county, city, or town<\/span> to its citizens for the purpose of maintaining public facilities, including but not limited to, such services as constructing, repairing and maintaining roads; providing street lights and sewage facilities; supplying and treating water; and constructing public buildings.\n\t\t“Nonvegetated wetlands<\/span>” means unvegetated lands lying contiguous to mean low water and between mean low water and mean high water, including those unvegetated areas of Back Bay and its tributaries<\/span> and the North Landing River and its tributaries<\/span> subject to flooding by normal and wind tides but not hurricane or tropical storm tides.\n\t\t“North Landing River and its tributaries<\/span>” means the following, as shown on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Sheets for Pleasant Ridge, Creeds, and Fentress: the North Landing River from the Virginia-North Carolina line to Virginia Highway 165 at North Landing Bridge; the Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal from Virginia Highway 165 at North Landing Bridge to the locks at Great Bridge; and all named and unnamed streams, creeks and rivers flowing into the North Landing River and the Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal except West Neck Creek north of Indian River Road, Pocaty River west of Blackwater Road, Blackwater River west of its forks located at a point approximately 6400 feet due west of the point where Blackwater Road crosses the Blackwater River at the village of Blackwater, and Millbank Creek west of Blackwater Road.\n\t\t“Vegetated wetlands” means lands lying between and contiguous to mean low water and an elevation above mean low water equal to the factor one and one-half times the mean tide range at the site of the proposed project in the county, city, or town<\/span> in question, and upon which is growing any of the following species: saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow hay (Spartina patens), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus), saltwort (Salicornia spp.), sea lavender (Limonium spp.), marsh elder (Iva frutescens), groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia), wax myrtle (Myrica sp.), sea oxeye (Borrichia frutescens), arrow arum (Peltandra virginica), pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), big cordgrass (Spartina cynosuroides), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), wildrice (Zizania aquatica), bulrush (Scirpus validus), spikerush (Eleocharis sp.), sea rocket (Cakile edentula), southern wildrice (Zizaniopsis miliacea), cattail (Typha spp.), three-square (Scirpus spp.), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), dock (Rumex spp.), yellow pond lily (Nuphar sp.), marsh fleabane (Pluchea purpurascens), royal fern (Osmunda regalis), marsh hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos), beggar’s tick (Bidens sp.), smartweed (Polygonum sp.), arrowhead (Sagittaria spp.), sweet flag (Acorus calamus), water hemp (Amaranthus cannabinus), reed grass (Phragmites communis), or switch grass (Panicum virgatum).\n\t\t“Vegetated wetlands of Back Bay and its tributaries<\/span><\/span>” or “vegetated wetlands of the North Landing River and its tributaries<\/span><\/span>” means all marshes subject to flooding by normal and wind tides, but not hurricane or tropical storm tides, and upon which is growing any of the following species: saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow hay (Spartina patens), black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus), marsh elder (Iva frutescens), groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia), wax myrtle (Myrica sp.), arrow arum (Peltandra virginica), pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), big cordgrass (Spartina cynosuroides), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), wildrice (Zizania aquatica), bulrush (Scirpus validus), spikerush (Eleocharis sp.), cattail (Typha spp.), three-square (Scirpus spp.), dock (Rumex sp.), smartweed (Polygonum sp.), yellow pond lily (Nuphar sp.), royal fern (Osmunda regalis), marsh hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos), beggar’s tick (Bidens sp.), arrowhead (Sagittaria sp.), water hemp (Amaranthus cannabinus), reed grass (Phragmites communis), or switch grass (Panicum virgatum).\n\t\t“Wetlands” means both vegetated and nonvegetated wetlands<\/span>.\n\t\t“Wetlands board<\/span>” or “board” means a board created pursuant to \u00a7 28.2-1303<\/a>.\n\t\t“Wetlands zoning ordinance<\/span>” means the ordinance set forth in \u00a7 28.2-1302<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 28.2-1300)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Back Bay and its tributaries” means the following, as shown on\nthe United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Sheets for Virginia Beach, North\nBay, and Knotts Island: Back Bay north of the Virginia-North Carolina state\nline; Capsies Creek north of the Virginia-North Carolina state line; Deal Creek;\nDevil Creek; Nawney Creek; Redhead Bay, Sand Bay, Shipps Bay, North Bay, and the\nwaters connecting them; Beggars Bridge Creek; Muddy Creek; Ashville Bridge\nCreek; Hells Point Creek; Black Gut; and all coves, ponds and natural waterways\nadjacent to or connecting with the above-named bodies of water.\n\t\t“County, city, or town” means the governing body of the county,\ncity, or town.\n\t\t“Governmental activity” means any of the services provided by the\nCommonwealth or a county, city, or town to its citizens for the purpose of\nmaintaining public facilities, including but not limited to, such services as\nconstructing, repairing and maintaining roads; providing street lights and\nsewage facilities; supplying and treating water; and constructing public\nbuildings.\n\t\t“Nonvegetated wetlands” means unvegetated lands lying contiguous\nto mean low water and between mean low water and mean high water, including\nthose unvegetated areas of Back Bay and its tributaries and the North Landing\nRiver and its tributaries subject to flooding by normal and wind tides but not\nhurricane or tropical storm tides.\n\t\t“North Landing River and its tributaries” means the following, as\nshown on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Sheets for Pleasant\nRidge, Creeds, and Fentress: the North Landing River from the Virginia-North\nCarolina line to Virginia Highway 165 at North Landing Bridge; the Chesapeake\nand Albemarle Canal from Virginia Highway 165 at North Landing Bridge to the\nlocks at Great Bridge; and all named and unnamed streams, creeks and rivers\nflowing into the North Landing River and the Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal\nexcept West Neck Creek north of Indian River Road, Pocaty River west of\nBlackwater Road, Blackwater River west of its forks located at a point\napproximately 6400 feet due west of the point where Blackwater Road crosses the\nBlackwater River at the village of Blackwater, and Millbank Creek west of\nBlackwater Road.\n\t\t“Vegetated wetlands” means lands lying between and contiguous to\nmean low water and an elevation above mean low water equal to the factor one and\none-half times the mean tide range at the site of the proposed project in the\ncounty, city, or town in question, and upon which is growing any of the\nfollowing species: saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow hay\n(Spartina patens), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), black needlerush (Juncus\nroemerianus), saltwort (Salicornia spp.), sea lavender (Limonium spp.), marsh\nelder (Iva frutescens), groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia), wax myrtle\n(Myrica sp.), sea oxeye (Borrichia frutescens), arrow arum (Peltandra\nvirginica), pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), big cordgrass (Spartina\ncynosuroides), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), wildrice (Zizania aquatica),\nbulrush (Scirpus validus), spikerush (Eleocharis sp.), sea rocket (Cakile\nedentula), southern wildrice (Zizaniopsis miliacea), cattail (Typha spp.),\nthree-square (Scirpus spp.), buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), bald\ncypress (Taxodium distichum), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), tupelo (Nyssa\naquatica), dock (Rumex spp.), yellow pond lily (Nuphar sp.), marsh fleabane\n(Pluchea purpurascens), royal fern (Osmunda regalis), marsh hibiscus (Hibiscus\nmoscheutos), beggar’s tick (Bidens sp.), smartweed (Polygonum sp.),\narrowhead (Sagittaria spp.), sweet flag (Acorus calamus), water hemp (Amaranthus\ncannabinus), reed grass (Phragmites communis), or switch grass (Panicum\nvirgatum).\n\t\t“Vegetated wetlands of Back Bay and its tributaries” or\n“vegetated wetlands of the North Landing River and its tributaries”\nmeans all marshes subject to flooding by normal and wind tides, but not\nhurricane or tropical storm tides, and upon which is growing any of the\nfollowing species: saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow hay\n(Spartina patens), black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus), marsh elder (Iva\nfrutescens), groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia), wax myrtle (Myrica sp.),\narrow arum (Peltandra virginica), pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), big\ncordgrass (Spartina cynosuroides), rice cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides), wildrice\n(Zizania aquatica), bulrush (Scirpus validus), spikerush (Eleocharis sp.),\ncattail (Typha spp.), three-square (Scirpus spp.), dock (Rumex sp.), smartweed\n(Polygonum sp.), yellow pond lily (Nuphar sp.), royal fern (Osmunda regalis),\nmarsh hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos), beggar’s tick (Bidens sp.),\narrowhead (Sagittaria sp.), water hemp (Amaranthus cannabinus), reed grass\n(Phragmites communis), or switch grass (Panicum virgatum).\n\t\t“Wetlands” means both vegetated and nonvegetated wetlands.\n\t\t“Wetlands board” or “board” means a board created\npursuant to \u00a7 28.2-1303.\n\t\t“Wetlands zoning ordinance” means the ordinance set forth in \u00a7\n28.2-1302.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 711, \u00a7 62.1-13.2; 1973, c. 388; 1974, c. 297; 1975, c. 268;\n1979, c. 524; 1982, c. 300; 1992, c. 836.","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}}