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Chesapeake_Bay_Preservation
Chesapeake Bay Preservation
As a tidewater locality, Herndon must comply with the state's regulations regarding Chesapeake Bay Preservation requirements. These regulations require that new developments meet stormwater quality regulations for phosphorus removal and provide an undeveloped, 100-foot vegetative buffer along perennial streams. The Town's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance is administered and enforced under the Town's Zoning Ordinance. Please reference the Town's Comprehensive Plan and Chapter 78. Zoning of the Town Code in addition to the documents located below.
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas Map
Chesapeake Bay Preservaton Area
Compliance Resource Book
User's Guide #7:
Chesapeake Bay Provisions
User's Guide #33:
Water Quality Impact Assessments
User's Guide #34:
Chesapeake Bay Provisions for Homeowners:
Step by Step Approval Process for Single Family
Detached and Duplex Dwellings
Keeping the Bay Clean
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