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Until the county, city or town in which a person proposes to conduct an activity which would require a permit under the ordinance adopts the ordinance, such person shall apply for a permit directly to the Commission. Permit applicants desiring to use or develop dunes or beaches owned by the Commonwealth shall also apply directly to the Commission.B\n\nThe Commission shall process permit applications in accordance with the provisions of the Coastal Primary Sand Dune Zoning Ordinance and the Commissioner, or his authorized representative, shall sign any permit granted; however, the Commission may designate one or more hearing officers who may, in lieu of the Commission, conduct public hearings as required under § 28.2-1403 and thereafter report their findings and recommendations to the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214544,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct any activity which would require a permit under a coastal primary sand dune zoning ordinance without such a permit. 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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 3 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 1980, chapter 660; in 1992, chapter 836; in 1994, chapters 112<\/a> and 125<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":192121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58538,"identifier":"28.2-1406","token":"28.2\/III\/14\/3\/28.2-1406","url":"\/28.2-1406\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1406\/","token":"28.2\/III\/14\/3\/28.2-1406","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permits required for certain activities; issuance of permits by Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1406","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct any activity which would require a permit under a coastal primary sand dune zoning ordinance<\/span> without such a permit. Until the county, city or town in which a person proposes to conduct an activity which would require a permit under the ordinance<\/span> adopts the ordinance<\/span>, such person shall apply for a permit directly to the Commission<\/span>. Permit applicants desiring to use or develop dunes or beaches owned by the Commonwealth shall also apply directly to the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall process permit applications in accordance with the provisions of the Coastal Primary Sand Dune Zoning Ordinance<\/span> and the Commissioner<\/span>, or his authorized representative, shall sign any permit granted; however, the Commission<\/span> may designate one or more hearing<\/span> officers<\/span> who may, in lieu of the Commission<\/span>, conduct public hearings<\/span> as required under § 28.2-1403<\/a> and thereafter report their findings<\/span> and recommendations to the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMITS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY COMMISSION (\u00a7\n28.2-1406)\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct any activity which would\nrequire a permit under a coastal primary sand dune zoning ordinance without such\na permit. Until the county, city or town in which a person proposes to conduct\nan activity which would require a permit under the ordinance adopts the\nordinance, such person shall apply for a permit directly to the Commission.\nPermit applicants desiring to use or develop dunes or beaches owned by the\nCommonwealth shall also apply directly to the Commission.\n\nB. The Commission shall process permit applications in accordance with the\nprovisions of the Coastal Primary Sand Dune Zoning Ordinance and the\nCommissioner, or his authorized representative, shall sign any permit granted;\nhowever, the Commission may designate one or more hearing officers who may, in\nlieu of the Commission, conduct public hearings as required under §\n28.2-1403 and thereafter report their findings and recommendations to the\nCommission.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 711, \u00a7 62.1-13.9; 1980, c. 660, \u00a7 62.1-13.26; 1992, c. 836;\n1994, cc. 112, 125.","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}}