(a) Pursuant to the Virginia Stormwater Management Law, Title 10.1, Chapter 6, Article 1.1 of the Code of Virginia, the county hereby adopts the regulations, references, guidelines, standards and specifications (hereinafter “the Virginia Stormwater Management Law and Regulations”) and the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook (“the Handbook”) promulgated by the Virginia Board of Conservation and Recreation, as such may be amended from time to time, for the effective management of stormwater to prevent the unreasonable degradation of properties and other natural resources in the form of water pollution, stream channel erosion, depletion of ground water resources and more frequent localized flooding. The Virginia Stormwater Management Law and Regulations and the Handbook are sometimes referred to hereinafter collectively as “the state pro-gram”.

(b) Before adopting regulations that are more stringent than the state program, the county shall give due notice and conduct a public hearing on the proposed or revised regulations. No public hearing shall be required when the county is amending the local program to conform to revisions in the state program.

(c) The county administrator is hereby designated as the county's agent for the purpose of administering and enforcing the terms of this chapter. The agent is authorized to make such inspections as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the terms of this chapter, and any conditions of approval for specific projects and is authorized to take such steps as are provided by this chapter, and as may be necessary, to ensure compliance with its terms. The county administrator shall prepare such standards and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter as may be necessary to regulate the design, construction, and maintenance of stormwater systems. The standards and regulations shall be subject to the approval of the governing body and shall be amended from time to time as conditions warrant.

(d) The program and regulations provided for in this ordinance shall be made available for public inspection at the office of the county’s Department of Environmental and Development Services.

(Ord. No. 06-17, 7/18/06)