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Engineering & Resource Protection
101-E Mounts Bay Road
Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Phone: (757) 253-6670
Fax: (757) 259-4032
envdiv@james-city.va.us
Hours of Operation
8:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday
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Boards Messages and Events Effective October 24: Please note that before accepting applications for Land Disturbing Permits, County staff will verify that all real estate taxes owed for the subject properties have been paid in full in accordance with Section 24-24. The certification can be completed by staff while you wait. If it is found that real estate taxes have not been paid, the application will not be accepted. If you are unsure if your payments are up-to-date, please contact the County Treasurer at 757-253-6705. If you have questions about this requirement, please contact our office at 757-253-6670.
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Wetlands
A wetlands permit is needed from the James City County Wetlands Board in order to use or develop wetlands. Examples of activities that may require a permit are the repair or installation of bulkheads, riprap revetments, piers, boathouses, etc. Some activities may also require a permit from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), and the US Army Corps of Engineers.
In order to obtain a permit, you must submit a joint wetlands permit application to the VMRC, phone number (757) 247-2200. VMRC will then send the permit to the Environmental Division which serves as staff to the County Wetlands Board and the Army Corps of Engineers. There is a fee for the wetlands permit which is based on the amount of wetlands impacted.
There are two different Joint Permit Applications available for use depending on the type of activity that you are proposing. If you propose to impact tidal waters or wetlands in the Tidewater area of Virginia, you may be eligible to use the TIDEWATER JPA, an abbreviated version of the Joint Permit Application. Activities eligible to use the Tidewater JPA include piers, boathouses, boat ramps, moorings, marinas, aquaculture facilities, riprap revetments, bulkheads, marsh toe stabilizations, breakwaters, beach nourishment, groins, jetties, road crossings over tidal waterways, and utility lines over or under tidal waterways. Dredging and excavation projects in tidal waterways/wetlands MUST use the full-length JPA. The Norfolk district Corps of Engineers has made the JPA available as an electronically submittable form. You may link to the Corps’ national eJPA site from the following link:
http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/JPA.asp
The Wetlands Board meets monthly, if there are cases to be heard. In order for the Engineering and Resource Protection Division to review the application and advertise the required public hearing in a local newspaper, you need to submit your application a minimum of six weeks prior to the Wetlands Board meeting. See information below on the meeting and advertisement dates.
See below information on how to contact member of the Wetlands Board and other agencies involved with the review of wetlands cases.
|
Meeting |
Application Deadline |
Ad Date Displayed in Virginia Gazette |
| January 11, 2012 | 11/30/11 |
12/28/10 and 1/4/12 |
| February 8, 2012 | 12/28/11 |
1/25/12 and 2/1/12 |
| March 14, 2012 | 2/1/12 |
2/29/12 and 3/7/12 |
| April 11, 2012 | 2/29/12 |
3/28/12 and 4/4/12 |
| May 9, 2012 | 3/28/12 |
4/25/12 and 5/2/12 |
| June 13, 2012 | 5/2/12 |
5/30/12 and 6/6/12 |
| July 11, 2012 | 5/30/12 |
6/27/12 and 7/4/12 |
| August 8, 2012 | 6/27/12 |
7/25/12 and 8/1/12 |
| September 12, 2012 | 8/1/12 |
8/29/12 and 9/5/12 |
| October 10, 2012 | 8/29/12 |
9/26/12 and 10/3/12 |
| November 14, 2012 | 10/3/12 |
10/31/12 and 11/7/12 |
| December 12, 2012 | 10/31/12 |
11/28/12 and 12/5/12 |
Wetlands Meeting = 2nd Wednesday of each month Deadline Date = 6 Weeks prior to meeting
Wetland Board Members
Name |
Address |
Home Phone |
Office Phone |
John Hughes 2012 Chair |
6 Hiawatha Court, Williamsburg, VA 23185 | (757) 253-0874 | (757) 253-0874 |
William Apperson 20112 Vice Chair |
4900 Fenton Mill Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188 | (757) 566-2035 after 7:00 p.m. |
N/A |
| David Gussman | 7308 Church Lane, Toano, VA 23168 | (757) 566-1035 | N/A |
| Larry Waltrip | 100 Lands End Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185 | (757) 229-4576 | (757) 229-0434 |
| Charles Roadley | 3315 Hillcrest Trail Toano, VA 23168 | (757) 220-6869 | (757) 565-3965 |
Louis Bott Alternate |
37 Berkshire, Williamsburg VA 23188 | (757) 565-0585 | |
Roger Schmidt Alternate |
3042 Cider House Road, Toano, VA 23168 | (757) 566-1660 | N/A |
Agency Addresses for Wetlands Cases
Name |
Agency |
Address |
Phone |
| Melanie Davis | Board Secretary | Engineering and Resource Protection Division | (757) 253-6866 |
| Juliette Giordano | VMRC | 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor NN, VA 23607 |
(757) 247-8028 (757) 247-8062 Fax |
| Dawn Fleming | VIMS | Route 17 Gloucester Point, VA 23062 |
(804) 684-7380 (804) 684-7179 Fax |
| VDOT | 4451 Ironbound Road, Wmsbg, VA 23185 | (757) 253-5149 | |
| VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries |
Box 11104 Richmond, VA 23230 |
(804) 367-1000 | |
| State Water Control Board |
Suite 109 |
1500 E. Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 |
(804) 499-9216 |
| Regulatory Branch | Army Corps of Engineers | 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 | (757) 201-7500 |