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The Commission shall provide by registered or certified mail written notice of its receipt of the application to (i) the mailing address of the holder of a current lease for any oyster planting ground that is contiguous to the ground applied for and (ii) the last known address, as shown on the current real estate tax assessment book or records, of the owner of any riparian property located within 200 feet of the ground applied for. The provision of notice to the governing board of an association for a common interest community as defined in § 54.1-2345 shall be deemed adequate to notify all associated unit owners or lot owners.B\n\nThe Commission shall publish notice of the application at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the ground applied for lies. In the event that the Commission submits a correct and timely notice for publication and the newspaper fails to publish the notice or publishes the notice incorrectly, the Commission shall be deemed to have met the notice requirements of this section so long as the notice is published in the next available edition of such newspaper.C\n\nNotice provided pursuant to this section shall invite and provide information about the submission of written comments on the application. The cost of the notice required by this section shall be borne by the applicant.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":209806,"text":"Notice of the application shall be posted by the Commission for not less than 30 days on its website and the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 1954, chapter 352; in 1958, chapter 183; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1972, chapter 644; in 1973, chapter 14; in 1978, chapters 546 and 548; in 1980, chapters 34 and 609; in 1984, chapter 259; in 1992, chapter 836; in 2017, chapters 250<\/a> and 798<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 195<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55467,"section_number":"54.1-2345","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2345\/"}],"permalink":{"id":191511,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57279,"identifier":"28.2-606","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/2\/28.2-606","url":"\/28.2-606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-606\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/2\/28.2-606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of application","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notice of the application shall be posted by the Commission<\/span> for not less than 30 days on its website and the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website. The Commission<\/span> shall provide by registered or certified mail written notice of its receipt of the application to (i) the mailing address of the holder of a current lease for any oyster planting ground that is contiguous to the ground applied for and (ii) the last known address, as shown on the current real estate tax assessment book or records, of the owner of any riparian property located within 200 feet of the ground applied for. The provision of notice to the governing board of an association for a common interest community as defined in § 54.1-2345<\/a> shall be deemed adequate to notify all associated unit owners or lot owners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall publish notice of the application at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the ground applied for lies. In the event that the Commission<\/span> submits a correct and timely notice for publication and the newspaper fails to publish the notice or publishes the notice incorrectly, the Commission<\/span> shall be deemed to have met the notice requirements of this section so long as the notice is published in the next available edition of such newspaper. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notice provided pursuant to this section shall invite and provide information about the submission of written comments on the application. The cost of the notice required by this section shall be borne by the applicant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF APPLICATION (\u00a7 28.2-606)\n\nA. Notice of the application shall be posted by the Commission for not less than\n30 days on its website and the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website. The\nCommission shall provide by registered or certified mail written notice of its\nreceipt of the application to (i) the mailing address of the holder of a current\nlease for any oyster planting ground that is contiguous to the ground applied\nfor and (ii) the last known address, as shown on the current real estate tax\nassessment book or records, of the owner of any riparian property located within\n200 feet of the ground applied for. The provision of notice to the governing\nboard of an association for a common interest community as defined in §\n54.1-2345 shall be deemed adequate to notify all associated unit owners or lot\nowners.\n\nB. The Commission shall publish notice of the application at least once in a\nnewspaper of general circulation in the area in which the ground applied for\nlies. In the event that the Commission submits a correct and timely notice for\npublication and the newspaper fails to publish the notice or publishes the\nnotice incorrectly, the Commission shall be deemed to have met the notice\nrequirements of this section so long as the notice is published in the next\navailable edition of such newspaper.\n\nC. Notice provided pursuant to this section shall invite and provide information\nabout the submission of written comments on the application. The cost of the\nnotice required by this section shall be borne by the applicant.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962,\nc. 406, \u00a7 28.1-109(4); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644;\n1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836;\n2017, cc. 250, 798; 2023, c. 195.","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}}