Ordinance 26-04 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance

At a glance

• What: The Board adopted amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance to align it with the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act and associated state regulations.
• Where it stands: Adopted unanimously 7-0 on 2026-08-26 following a July 26 public hearing at which no negative comments were received. (as of the minutes read; later meetings may have updated this)

Built from the official minutes; check the linked source for the authoritative record.

Sources

• 2026-08-26 - Board of Supervisors (minutes): https://hanovercova.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=5809,plainText=false)

Log

2026-08-26 - Board of Supervisors

Deputy Director John Saunders presented the revised ordinance, noting the caliper term was removed, two unused definitions were deleted, and references were updated. Floyd moved to adopt Ordinance 26-04, Hudson seconded, and the motion carried 7-0.