§ 90-662. Purpose and intent.

(a)

This article is enacted to implement the requirements of Code of Virginia, § 10.1-2100 et seq., the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, and amends The Code of the County of Prince George, Virginia. The intent of the board of supervisors and the purpose of the overlay district is to:

(1)

Protect existing high quality state waters;

(2)

Restore all other state waters to a condition or quality that will permit all reasonable public uses and will support the propagation and growth of all aquatic life which might reasonably be expected to inhabit them;

(3)

Safeguard the clear waters of the commonwealth from pollution;

(4)

Prevent any increase in pollution; and

(5)

Promote water resource conservation in order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the present and future citizens of the county.

(b)

This district shall be in addition to and shall overlay all other zoning districts where they are applied so that any parcel of land lying in the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District shall also lie in one or more of the other zoning districts provided for by this chapter. Unless otherwise stated in these regulations, the review and approval procedures provided for in sections 90-821—90-824 shall be followed in reviewing and approving development and uses governed by this article.

(c)

This article is enacted under the authority of Code of Virginia, § 10.1-2100 et seq. (the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act) and Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2283. Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2283, states that zoning ordinances may "also include reasonable provisions, not inconsistent with applicable state water quality standards, to protect surface water and groundwater as defined in Code of Virginia § 62.1-255."

(Ord. of 8-10-2004, § 17-532)

(Ord. of 8-10-2004, § 17-532)