NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE
AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGPursuant to § 15.2-1427 of the Code of Virginia, notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Rockbridge County, Virginia, will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room, Rockbridge County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, to consider adoption of the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 12 (EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL) AND CHAPTER 27 (STORMWATER MANAGEMENT) OF THE ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY CODE AND TO REENACT CHAPTER 12 AS THE EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, RESERVING CHAPTER 27.The proposed ordinance repeals the County’s existing erosion and sediment control and stormwater management chapters and replaces them with a single consolidated chapter conforming County Code to the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (§ 62.1-44.15:24 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) and the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation (9VAC25-875), effective July 1, 2024. The consolidated chapter addresses the establishment and administration of the County’s Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program, regulated land-disturbing activities and exemptions, plan review and land-disturbance approval, technical criteria, inspections, enforcement, fees, and performance bonds.
Those interested in attending this meeting will have the option to attend in-person or remotely. Remote participation instructions and meeting materials can be found on Diligent using the following link: https://rockbridge-va.community.diligentoneplatform.com/portal/. Citizens may also submit comments in writing by U.S. Mail to: Board of Supervisors, Citizen Comment, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, VA, 24450; or by email to
citizencomment@rockbridgecountyva.gov.
A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board at 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, 24450, second floor, room 214. Please call 463-4361 to request a copy or email a request to
bwhitten@rockbridgecountyva.gov.
By: Spencer H. Suter, County Administrator
