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To repeal ch. 14, art. III of the City Code, consisting of ?? 14-147 through 14-155, concerning the City's erosion and sediment control program; and to amend 14-83, concerning floodplain districts, 14-120, concerning required permits, 14-263, concerning general performance criteria, 14-295, concerning enforcement of ch. 14, art. IV, and 14-322 through 14-333, 14-335, and 14-336, concerning the City's stormwater management program, and to amend ch. 14, article V, by adding therein new sections numbered 14-323.1, concerning regulated land-disturbing activities, and 14-329.1, concerning erosion and sediment control plan and contents of plans, all for the purpose of aligning the City Code with state law.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That Chapter 14, Article III of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), consisting of sections 14-147 through 14-155, be and is hereby repealed as follows:
[ARTICLE III
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
Sec. 14-147. Title, purpose, and authority.
This article shall be known as the "Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance of the City of Richmond." The purpose of this article is to prevent degradation of properties, stream channels, waters, and other natural resources of the City by establishing requirements for the control of soil erosion, sediment deposition, and non-agricultural runoff and by establishing procedures whereby these requirements shall be administered and enforced.
(a) This article is authorized by the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law (Code of Virginia, ? 62.1-44.15:51 et seq.).
Sec. 14-148. Definitions.
Terms defined in Code of Virginia, ? 62.1-44.15:51 and the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations (9VAC25-840-10 et seq.) have those meanings when used in this article. In addition, the following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
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