(A) The site-specific boundaries of the RPA shall be determined by the applicant through the performance of an environmental site assessment, subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator and in accordance with § 157.161 or through the submission of a water quality impact assessment in accordance with section § 157.160. The Occoquan Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Map shall be used as a guide to the general location of RPAs.
(B) The Zoning Administrator, when requested by an applicant wishing to construct a single-family residence, may waive the requirement for an environmental site assessment and perform the delineation. The Zoning Administrator may use hydrology, soils, plant species, and other data, and consult other appropriate resources as needed, to perform the delineation.
(C) Where the applicant has provided a site-specific delineation of the RPA, the Zoning Administrator will verify the accuracy of the boundary delineation. In determining the site-specific RPA boundary, the Zoning Administrator may render adjustments to the applicant’s boundary delineation, in accordance with § 157.161 or 157.160 (water quality impact assessment) of this subchapter. If the adjusted boundary delineation is contested by the applicant, the applicant may seek relief, in accordance with the provisions of section 66-202(i).
(1998 Code, § 66-199) (Ord. passed 9-5-2017)