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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59664</law_id><section_number>45.2-1210</section_number><catch_line> Application for permit; adjoining landowners; local official</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="45.2">Mines, Minerals, and Energy</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Mineral Mines</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">Mineral Mines Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="12">Permits for Certain Mining Operations; Reclamation of Land</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="2">Regulation of Mining Activity</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by a statement showing the names and addresses of the owners of each property within 1,000 feet of the property line of any land proposed to be permitted, as well as certification that such landowners have been notified by certified mail of the application for a permit unless notified previously. Such residents may file written objections with the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> and may request a <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>. <a id="paragraph-218513" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-1210/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each application for a permit shall also be accompanied by a statement certifying that the <span class="dictionary">chief</span> administrative official of the county or city in which the land proposed to be permitted is located has been notified of the proposed operation by certified mail. <a id="paragraph-218514" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-1210/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> This section applies to an initial application for a permit only, and no new notice shall be required for a renewal application or for a permit for acreage in addition to that originally permitted. <a id="paragraph-218515" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/45.2-1210/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1977, c. 312, &#xA7; 45.1-184.1; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
