                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC (§ 10.1-606.4)

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

B. When submitting the application to the Department, 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 permit request and the dam break inundation
zone map may be examined. 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. The 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. The 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. The 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&#8217; association. The permit
applicant may rely upon real estate assessment records to identify property
owners. If requested by the Department, the applicant shall provide a list of
the persons to whom notice has been sent.

HISTORY: 2008, c. 491; 2011, c. 637.