Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area (CBPA) Guidelines

CBPA Applications

• CBPA Review Committee Application
• CBPA Appeal Application
• CBPA Exception Application
• Conditions for Administrative Approvals in the RPA

CBPA Resources

• CBPA Ordinance
• Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Ordinance Specifications Manual (2010)
• Chesapeake Landscape Ordinance – adopted 9/16/08, effective 10/16/08
• Landscape Specifications Manual – adopted 9/16/08, effective 10/16/08

Other Resources/Links:

• Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department
• Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Army Corps of Engineers – Services for the Public
• Marine Resource Commission (VMRC)

Useful Publications

• Better Site Design – "Riparian Buffers Modification & Mitigation Guidance Manual" by Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation