(A) Any person who desires to place or remove "no wake" buoys or other markers relating to safe and efficient operation of vessels shall apply to the County Administrator who shall prepare the material necessary for the request to be formally considered and acted on by the Board of Supervisors.
(B) The applicant shall be responsible for paying the costs of a legal advertisement to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The advertisement shall be published at least 14 days before a meeting of the Board of Supervisors at which such application shall be considered.
(C) If the Board of Supervisors approved the request, the County Administrator shall forward the request, along with documentation of the Board's action, to the Director of the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries.
(D) The Director will, within 30 days, approve, disapprove or approve with modifications the placement type of "no wake" buoy or marker to be used, or the removal of "no wake" buoys or markers.
(E) As used in this chapter, the term PERSON or APPLICANT may include the Board of Supervisors acting on its own initiative.
(F) Upon authorization by the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, the applicant shall place and maintain the approved regulatory marker(s), or remove the markers. The placement, maintenance or removal of the markers or buoys shall be at the expense of the applicant.
(G) Any marker or buoy which is not in conformance with the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries regulations, or which is not properly maintained may be removed.
(Ord. passed 11-14-2007)