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To amend City Code ?? 14-181, concerning definitions related to land use and development performance criteria in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas, 14-263, concerning general performance criteria, and 14-264, concerning criteria for resource protection areas for the purpose of aligning the City Code with state law.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That sections 14-181, 14-263, and 14-264 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020) be and are hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 14-181. Definitions.
The following words and terms used in this article have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, some terms not defined herein are defined in Code of Virginia, ? 62.1-44.15:68 and are incorporated by reference herein.
Act means the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act found in Code of Virginia, Title 62.1, Ch. 3.1, Art. 2.5 (Code of Virginia, ? 62.1-44.15:67 et seq.).
Adaptation measure means a project, practice, or approach to mitigate or address an impact of climate change including sea-level rise, storm surge, and flooding including increased or recurrent flooding.
Administrator means the Director of Public Utilities or his or her designee. For purposes of this article, the Administrator is also responsible for reviewing and approving or disapproving the site plan required by this chapter and determining whether to grant exceptions from the requirements of this chapter.
Best management practice means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, including both structural and nonstructural practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface water and groundwater systems from the impacts of land-disturbing activities.
Buffer area means an area of natural or established vegetation managed to protect other components of a resource protection area and State waters from significant degradation due to land disturb...
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