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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/9/2024 - RegularPage 1 of 4 INVOCATION: Pastor Catina Martin, Belmont Christian Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG Disclaimer: “Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Board meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Board. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Board and do not necessarily represent the religious beliefs or views of the Board in part or as a whole. No member of the community is required to attend or participate in the invocation and such decision will have no impact on their right to actively participate in the business of the Board.” Roanoke County Board of Supervisors July 9, 2024 Page 2 of 4 Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for July 9, 2024. Regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Public hearings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Deviations from this schedule will be announced. The meetings are broadcast live on RVTV, Channel 3, and will be rebroadcast on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 5 p.m. Board of Supervisors meetings can also be viewed online through Roanoke County’s website at www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov. Individuals who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in or attend Board of Supervisors meetings should contact the Clerk to the Board at (540) 772-2005 at least 48 hours in advance. Please turn all cell phones off or place them on silent. A. OPENING CEREMONIES 1. Remote Participation Approval 2. Roll Call B. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS C. NEW BUSINESS 1. Resolution supporting SMART SCALE applications by Roanoke County, the Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization, and the City of Roanoke . (Megan G. Cronise, Assistant Director of Planning) D. FIRST READINGS OF ORDINANCES 1. Ordinance amending the fiscal year 2023-2024 budget for the General Operating Revenues and Expenditures by $6,000,000 and appropriating $1,500,000 to the County's Capital Fund and $4,500,000 to the General Government Fund . (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services) (First Reading and Request for Second Reading) Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Agenda July 9, 2024 Page 3 of 4 E. SECOND READINGS OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Ordinance amending Chapter 8.1 of the Roanoke County Code and repealing Chapter 23 of the Roanoke County Code in order to create a Consolidated Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Ordinance. (Tarek Moneir, Director of Development Services) (Second Reading and Public Hearing) F. CONSENT AGENDA ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE RESOLUTION IN THE FORM OR FORMS LISTED BELOW. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY 1. Approval of minutes – June 25, 2024 2. Ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $328,811 from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating such funds for use by the Roanoke County Police Department for school resource officers . (Second Reading) 3. Ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $322,675 from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating such funds for use by the Roanoke County Police Department for school resource officers . (Second Reading) 4. Ordinance approving the payment of a bonus to the county administrator and the county attorney. (Second Reading) 5. Resolution supporting participating in the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act (VJCCCA) Grant Program of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years. 6. Request to accept and allocate funds of $55,110 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) along with a $18,370 local match from the fiscal year 2024-2025 Police Department operating budget. G. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS H. REPORTS 1. Unappropriated Balance, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report 2. Outstanding Debt Report Page 4 of 4 I. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS 1. Martha B. Hooker 2. Paul M. Mahoney 3. David F. Radford 4. Tammy E. Shepherd 5. Phil C. North J. WORK SESSION 1. Work session with staff to discuss potential changes to the Roanoke County regulation of residential lot drainage. (Doug Blount, Assistant County Administrator, Rachel Lower, Deputy County Attorney, and Tarek Moneir, Development Services) 2. Work session with staff to discuss potential changes to elderly tax relief. (P. Jason Peters, Commissioner of Revenue) K. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows: 1. Section 2.2-3711(A)(8) of the Code of Virginia to consult with the County Attorney regarding a specific matter that requires the provision of legal advice. Specifically, the Board will receive information and counsel regarding a lien secured on a particular parcel of real property. L. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION M. WORK SESSION 1. Work session with the Board regarding the 2024 sessions of the General Assembly. (Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney, and Eldon James, Legislative Liaison). N. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 2 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. C.1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024 AGENDA ITEM: Resolution supporting SMART SCALE applications by Roanoke County, the Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization and the City of Roanoke SUBMITTED BY: Megan G. Cronise Assistant Director of Planning APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood County Administrator ISSUE: A resolution of support from the Board of Supervisors is required as part of the SMART SCALE application for transportation project funding. BACKGROUND: The SMART SCALE program provides methods and procedures for scoring and funding transportation projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia. According to the SMART SCALE Technical Guide, “The purpose of SMART SCALE is to fund the right transportation projects through a prioritization process that evaluates each project’s merits using key factors including: improvements to safety, congestion reduction, accessibility, land use, economic development and the environment. The evaluation focuses on the degree to which a project addresses a problem or need relative to the requested funding for the project.” The deadline for submitting SMART SCALE project applications is August 1, 2024. Attached is a PowerPoint presentation with details for proposed SMART SCALE projects included in the resolution of support. DISCUSSION: Page 2 of 2 SMART SCALE applications require a resolution of support from the governing body. The proposed resolution of support includes not only projects to be submitted by Roanoke County, but also includes projects to be submitted by the Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization (RVTPO) and the City of Roanoke on behalf of Roanoke County. When it was determined that the Peters Creek Road at Valleypointe Parkway Improvements project was ineligible for the RVTPO to submit, City of Roanoke staff agreed to submit the project for Roanoke County because this segment of Peters Creek Road is located within the City of Roanoke. FISCAL IMPACT: The SMART SCALE program provides 100 percent funding for selected applications so no fiscal impact is anticipated. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution of support for SMART SCALE applications to be submitted by Roanoke County, the Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization and the City of Roanoke. Board of Supervisors Meeting July 9, 2024 Proposed SMART SCALE Applications Overview •Project Updates from Previous Rounds •Projects in Roanoke County for Round 6 •City of Roanoke Submission •Lessons We Have Learned and Continue to Implement •Next Steps 2 Project Updates from Previous Rounds 3 Round 1: Applications Submitted 2015, Awarded 2016 4 StatusAwardProject Complete$30 millionI-81 Widening from Exit 143 to Exit 141 Northbound (TPO Application) Complete$1.3 millionLila Drive/Route 115 Intersection Safety Improvements Complete$4.9 millionRoute 419 Widening,Safety and Multimodal Improvements Complete$3.8 millionRoute 311/Route 419 Intersection Safety and Congestion Improvements Phase 1 Under Construction $4.5 millionRoanoke River Greenway,Green Hill Park to Riverside Park (TPO Application) $44.5 millionFunding for Projects in Roanoke County Round 2: Applications Submitted 2016, Awarded 2017 5 StatusAwardProject Complete$700,000Route 419 and Route 221 Adaptive Signal Control Complete$32 millionI-81 Widening from Exit 143 to Exit 141 Southbound (TPO Application) Complete$1.8 millionPlantation Road Bicycle,Pedestrian and Streetscape Improvements, Phase II (Walrond to Gander) Complete$900,000West Main Street Pedestrian Improvements,Phase 2 (Salem to Technology Drive) $35.4 millionFunding for Projects in Roanoke County Round 3: Applications Submitted 2018, Awarded 2019 6 StatusAwardProject Bid letting in July 2024; construction anticipated in 2024 $11.8 millionRoute 419/Route 220 Diverging Diamond Interchange Complete$1.7 millionWilliamson Road Pedestrian Improvements (Peters Creek to Plantation) $13.5 millionFunding for Projects in Roanoke County Round 4: Applications Submitted 2020, Awarded 2021 7 StatusAwardProject Complete$2.6 millionStarkey Rd./Buck Mountain Rd. Intersection Improvements PE underway; Construction anticipated 2027 $7.3 millionValleypointeParkway Realignment VDOT Design Public hearing held June 17,2024; Construction anticipated 2026 $14.1 millionRoute 419 Streetscape Improvements,Phase II (Ogden to Starkey) VDOT Design Public Hearing to be held August 22,2024; construction anticipated 2026 and 2027 $6.8 millionRoute 460 at West Ruritan Rd. Intersection Improvements (TPO Application) $2.3 millionRoute 460 Intersections from Carson Rd. to Huntridge Rd. (TPO Application) $19.3 millionRoute 460 and Alt. Route 220 Intersection Improvements* $52.4 millionFunding for Projects in Roanoke County Round 5: Applications Submitted 2022, Awarded 2023 8 StatusAwardProject PE to begin soon; Construction anticipated in 2027 $3.9 millionPedestrian Crossing Improvements on Route 419 at Postal Drive and Brambleton Avenue (TPO Application) $6.6 millionRoute 419/Electric Road Safety Improvements, Stoneybrook Drive to Grandin Road Extension (TPO Application) $10.5 millionFunding for Projects in Roanoke County 19 projects, $156.3 millionHB2/SMART SCALE Funding Awarded in All Rounds for Projects in Roanoke County Projects in Roanoke County Round 6 9 Starkey Road/Ogden Road Streetscape Improvements 10 •Roanoke County-funded study initiated in early 2023 •Project continues to implement the 419 Town Center Plan (2019) •Targeted property owners and tenants to be impacted by the project •Fall 2023 Community Engagement: •October 19,2023, with 12 attendees •89 surveys completed •Winter 2024 Community Engagement: •February 15,2024, with 21 attendees •50 surveys completed February 15, 2024, Community Meeting Starkey Road/Ogden Road Streetscape Improvements 11 Project Components: •Sidewalk: •Ogden Rd. to connect Lewis Gale ED sidewalk to Railroad Bridge sidewalk •Starkey Rd. to eastern Old Country Plaza entrance •New traffic signal at Ogden/Starkey intersection with pedestrian signals/crosswalks •Bicycle lanes: •Ogden Rd. between Starkey Rd. and Railroad Bridge •Starkey Rd. from Ogden Rd. to Route 419 (connects to 419 Phase 2 project) •Ogden Road Changes: •NB continuous right turn lane reallocated for bicycle lane from Starkey to Railroad Bridge •SB left turn lane into Tanglewood Mall shortened •Old Country Plaza right slip lane modified to slow vehicle speeds •Valley Metro Bus Stop Relocation from north side of bridge to south side with a concrete pad for future accommodations Carson Road Safety Improvements 12 •Roanoke County-funded study initiated in early 2023 •Project implements the Route 460 Land Use and Connectivity Study (2023) •Targeted property owners and renters to be impacted by the project •Fall 2023 Community Engagement: •November 9,2023, with 37 attendees •84 surveys completed •Winter 2024 Community Engagement: •March 7,2024, with 34 attendees •79 surveys completed March 7, 2024, Community Meeting Carson Road Safety Improvements 13 Project Components: •Replace the existing one- lane-wide Carson Road bridge over a tributary of Glade Creek with a double box culvert allowing for two travel lanes •Realign the Challenger Avenue/Carson Road intersection by separating the Carson Road travel lanes with a concrete median to reduce crashes Route 11/460 at Dow Hollow Road Intersection Improvements 14 •VDOT/OIPI-funded study initiated in mid-2023 •Project implements the Glenvar Community Plan (2012) •Summer 2023 Community Engagement: •241 surveys completed •Winter 2024 Community Engagement: •February 28,2024, with 74 attendees •487 surveys completed February 28, 2024, Community Meeting Route 11/460 at Dow Hollow Road Intersection Improvements 15 Project Components: •Install a two-lane-wide peanut-style roundabout to improve traffic flow and safety at the West Main Street intersections at Dow Hollow Road and at Fallbrooke Drive while also providing access to vacant property across from Dow Hollow Road •Approaching speed limit from both directions would be reduced from 55 mph to 45 mph •RVTPO staff will submit this project on behalf of Roanoke County •RVTPO approved $4 million in STBG leverage for this project Peters Creek Road/Williamson Road Multimodal Safety Improvements 16 •VDOT/OIPI-funded study initiated in mid-2023 •Project implements the Hollins Center Plan (2020) •Summer 2023 Community Engagement: •494 surveys completed •Winter 2024 Community Engagement: •March 18,2024, with 48 attendees •928 surveys completed March 18, 2024, Community Meeting Peters Creek Rd/Williamson Rd Multimodal Safety Improvements Strategy 17 RVTPO Submission: Entire Corridor (OIPI Requirement) Thru-Cuts with Pedestrian Crosswalks/ Signals •Wood Haven Road •Airport Road/Archcrest Drive Restricted Crossing U-Turns •Newland Road •Dwight Street •North Roanoke Baptist Church •Deer Branch Road •Southern Team Entrance Roundabout with Sidewalks,Crosswalks and Access Management Changes at Peters Creek/Williamson Intersection Signalized Intersection Improvements •Barrens Road •Plantation Road Sidewalk from Peters Creek/Williamson to Archcrest Drive Close Wendover Rd. Median Opening Roanoke County Submission 1: Peters Creek Rd/Williamson Rd Multimodal Safety Improvements Roundabout with Sidewalks, Crosswalks and Access Management Changes at Peters Creek/Williamson Intersection Williamson Road/Plantation Road Intersection Improvements •Williamson Road EB right turn lane to Plantation Road SB •Plantation Road NB right turn lane addition to Williamson Road EB RVTPO approved $3.6 million in STBG leverage for this project Roanoke County Submission 2: Peters Creek Road Multimodal Safety Improvements Airport Road/Archcrest Drive Thru-Cut with Pedestrian Crosswalks/Signals Restricted Crossing U-Turns •Newland Road •Dwight Street •North Roanoke Baptist Church •Deer Branch Sidewalk from Archcrest Drive to Dwight Street Close Wendover Rd. Median Opening Some project components may be removed depending upon the final estimate to maximize competitiveness. RVTPO Submission: Entire Corridor (OIPI Requirement)Peters Creek Road and Williamson Road Corridor Improvements 18 Wood Haven Road to Alpine Road Alpine Road to Plantation Road Roanoke County Submission 1: Peters Creek Road/Williamson Road Multimodal Safety Improvements 19 Roanoke County Submission 2: Peters Creek Road Multimodal Safety Improvements Wendover Road to Alpine Road North Roanoke Baptist Church to Deer Branch Road City of Roanoke Submission 21 Peters Creek Road at Valleypointe Parkway Improvements 22 •Project improves access to the Wood Haven Technology Park •I-581 NB off-ramp to EB Peters Creek Road realignment/ signalization in design with construction anticipated in 2025 Project Components: •Adding a second left turn lane onto Valleypointe Parkway and lengthening both turn lanes •New traffic signal with pedestrian signals/crosswalks •Grading for a future sidewalk •Bicycle lanes Lessons We Have Learned and Continue to Implement •Planning is critical to set project foundations; •Corridor Studies are invaluable; •Continue to Lean on VDOT; •Maximize regional sources for leverage funds; •Regional collaboration and flexibility is key;and •Adapting to constantly changing SMART SCALE and VDOT Salem District requirements is critical to maximize application competitiveness. 23 ·August 1 –SMART SCALE applications due ·January 2025 –Recommended funding scenario released ·June 2025 –Anticipated Six-Year Plan Adoption by the Commonwealth Transportation Board Awarded funding to be programmed through the Six-Year Improvement Program,generally allowing for Preliminary Engineering to begin two years from award. Next Steps 24 Questions 25 Page 1 of 2 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER, ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SMART SCALE APPLICATIONS BY ROANOKE COUNTY, THE ROANOKE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE CITY OF ROANOKE WHEREAS, at a regular meeting on July 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors reviewed proposed SMART SCALE project applications; and WHEREAS, the list of projects includes applications to be submitted by Roanoke County, the Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization and the City of Roanoke; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors desires to support both local and regional projects to mitigate congestion, promote economic development, increase accessibility, safety, and environmental quality, as well as develop projects consistent with local land use policies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: 1. That the Board of Supervisors hereby supports the following SMART SCALE projects for Roanoke County application: a. Starkey Road/Ogden Road Streetscape Improvements b. Carson Road Safety Improvements c. Peters Creek Road/Williamson Road Multimodal Safety Improvements d. Peters Creek Road Multimodal Safety Improvements Page 2 of 2 2. That the Board of Supervisors hereby supports the following SMART SCALE projects for Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization application: a. Route 11/460 at Dow Hollow Road Intersection Improvements b. Peters Creek Road and Williamson Road Corridor Improvements 3. That the Board of Supervisors hereby supports the following SMART SCALE project for City of Roanoke application: a. Peters Creek Road at Valleypointe Parkway Improvements 4. That the Clerk to the Board forthwith send a certified copy of this Resolution to Commonwealth Transportation Board member Dr. Ray Smoot, State Senator Chris Head, State Senator David Suetterlein, State Delegate Joseph McNamara, State Delegate Will Davis and State Delegate Joseph Obenshain. 5. That this resolution is effective immediately. Page 1 of 2 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. D.1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024 AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance amending the fiscal year 2023-2024 budget for the General Operating Revenues and Expenditures by $6,000,000 and appropriating $1,500,000 to the County's Capital Fund and $4,500,000 to the General Government Fund SUBMITTED BY: Laurie Gearheart Director of Finance and Management Services APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood County Administrator ISSUE: First reading of an ordinance to amend the current year operating budget by $6,000,000 BACKGROUND: During the development of the FY 2024-2025 budget development, discussions were held on using current year excess revenues from FY 2023 -2024 to fund the General Government Unappropriated Balance, the Expenditure Contingency and the transfer to capital reserves for the upcoming fiscal year. DISCUSSION: County staff have had discussions with the Board of Supervisors throughout the fiscal year on the FY 2023-2024 budget. Currently, revenues are trending above budget overall but particularly in Real Estate Tax, Personal Property Tax, Current Public Service Corporation Tax, Business License Tax, Bank Franchise Tax, and in the Use of Money/Property. The proposed budget amendment is outlined in attachment A. FISCAL IMPACT: Page 2 of 2 The amendment will increase the General Government revenues budget by $6,000,000 and increase the General Government expenditures by $775,000 for tax relief for the elderly, handicapped and disabled veterans, $300,000 for contracted repairs, $365,000 for fuel, $347,029 for utilities, $40,500 for costs for volunteer stations due to EMS drug federal regulatory changes and $1,500,000 will be transferred to the capital fund for Capital Reserves. Also as part of this amendment $2,022,180 will be used to increase the general fund unappropriated balance and $650,291 will be used for the general government expenditure contingency to meet the requirements outlined in our Comprehensive Financial Policy. Additionally, surplus revenues were assumed in the FY2025 revenue estimates and approved budget. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the first reading of the ordinance and scheduling the second reading for July 23, 2024. 1 Attachment A -FY 2024 Proposed Budget Amendment Revenue Category FY 2024 Proposed Budget Amendment Real Estate Tax $2,175,000 Personal Property Tax 500,000 Current Public Service Corporation 990,000 Bank Franchise Tax 175,000 Business License Tax 900,000 Hotel/Motel Tax 235,000 Commonwealth –HB 599 100,000 Use of Money/Property 925,000 Total General Government Revenue to be Amended $6,000,000 Expenditure Category FY 2024 Proposed Budget Amendment General Fund Unappropriated Balance $2,022,180 General Government Expenditure Contingency 650,291 Capital Reserves 1,500,000 Tax Relief for the Disabled and Elderly 775,000 Fuel 365,000 Utilities 347,029 Contracted Repairs 300,000 Costs for Volunteer Stations due to EMS drug federal regulatory changes 40,500 Total General Government Expenditure to be Amended $ Page 1 of 2 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 BUDGET FOR THE GENERAL OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BY $6,000,000 AND APPROPRIATING $1,500,000 TO THE COUNTY’S CAPITAL FUND AND $4,500,000 TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUND WHEREAS, the County Administrator proposed the fiscal year 2024 operating budget on March 28, 2023; and WHEREAS, the fiscal year 2024 operating budget was adopted by the Board, by Resolution 052323-2, on May 23, 2023; and WHEREAS, County staff, have monitored and projected general government revenues; current revenues are trending above the adopted budget, and a surplus is anticipated; and WHEREAS, it is proposed that the County’s 2023-2024 budget be amended and increased by $6,000,000; and WHEREAS, $775,000 will be appropriated for tax relief for the elderly and handicapped and disabled veterans, $300,000 will be appropriated for contracted repairs, $365,000 for fuel, $347,029 for utilities, $40,500 for costs for volunteer stations due to EMS drug federal regulatory changes, $2,022,180 for the general fund unappropriated balance, $650,291 for the general government expenditure contingency and $1,500,000 will be appropriated to the County’s Capital Fund; and WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on July 9, 2024, and the second reading was held on July 23, 2024. Page 2 of 2 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: 1. The County’s 2023-2024 Budget for general operating revenues and expenditures is amended and increased by the amount of $6,000,000. 2. The amount of $775,000 is appropriated for tax relief for the elderly and handicapped and disabled veterans. 3. The amount of $300,000 is appropriated for contracted repairs. 4. The amount of $365,000 is appropriated for fuel. 5. The amount of $347,029 is appropriated for utilities. 6. The amount of $40,500 is appropriated for costs for volunteer stations due to EMS drug federal regulatory changes. 7. The amount of $2,022,180 is appropriated for the general fund unappropriated balance. 8. The amount of $650,291 is appropriated for the general government expenditure contingency. 9. The amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated to the County’s Capital Fund. Page 1 of 3 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. E.1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024 AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance amending Chapter 8.1 of the Roanoke County Code and Repealing Chapter 23 of the Roanoke County Code in order to create a consolidated Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Ordinance SUBMITTED BY: Tarek Moneir Director of Development Services APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood County Administrator ISSUE: Pursuant to both updates to Virginia law and also Virginia’s consolidation of the Erosion and Sediment Control regulations and Stormwater Management regulations into the new Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management (VESM) Regulation, Roanoke County must consolidate its Chapter 8.1 - Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) ordinance and Chapter 23 - Stormwater Management (SWM) ordinance into a single Erosion and Stormwater Management (ESM) ordinance to: (i) clarify program requirements, (ii) eliminate redundancies, and (iii) correct inconsistencies between the erosion and sediment control and stormwater management programs. BACKGROUND: On June 22, 2023, the State Water Control Board approved and adopted the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management (VESM) Regulation (9VAC25-875) and approved the repeal of the Erosion and Sediment Control Regulation (9VAC25 -840), Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management Certification Regulations (9VAC25 - 850), and the Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation (9VAC25 -870). The VESM Regulation and repeal of the other regulations will be effective July 1, 2024. Also on July 1, 2024, Chapters 68 and 758 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly become effective. Those Acts, referred to as the “Consolidation Bill,” combine stormwater Page 2 of 3 management and erosion and sediment control requirements under the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA), §§ 62.1-44.15:24 through 62.1-44.15:50 of the Code of Virginia. With the Consolidation Bill and VESM Regulation becoming effective on July 1, 2024, local ordinances for the administration of a Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program (VESCP) or Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) must be updated to reflect both the new law and regulations. Consistent with § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has prepared a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program (VESMP) Model Ordinance to assist localities in the development of a local ordinance. The DEQ is not required to review and/or approve local ordinances, or associated documents, manuals, etc., prior to adoption. Roanoke County may, by local ordinance adopted pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:33 or 62.1-44.15:65 of the Code of Virginia, establish more stringent local requirements. DISCUSSION: In developing the County’s new Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance, the Department of Development Services (with input from County Attorney’s office) used the DEQ (VESMP) Model Ordinance as a framework and added unique sections from the County’s current ordinances. In the near future, Roanoke County staff will work on a separate policy document which will outline the individuals responsible for administering the County’s new Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance, certification requirements, local appeal and hearing procedures, etc. CHANGES SINCE FIRST READING: Two small changes have been made to the ordinance since the first reading. The ordinance has been amended to clarify "variances and exceptions" to the ordinance. Reference to "variances" were removed and the ordinance refers to waivers of the regulations only as "exceptions." An additional change was made by adding a provision allowing the County of Roanoke to file for injunctive relief in the event of a violation of the ordinance. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to Roanoke County associated with these changes to the Page 3 of 3 County Code. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors hold a public hearing and approve the second reading of the attached ordinance. 1 CHAPTER 8.1 - EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, this ordinance is adopted as part of an initiative to integrate the County of Roanoke stormwater management requirements with the County of Roanoke erosion and sediment control requirements into a consolidated erosion and stormwater management program. The erosion and stormwater management program is intended to facilitate the submission and approval of plans, issuance of permits, payment of fees, and coordination of inspection and enforcement activities for land-disturbing activities into a more convenient and efficient manner for both the County of Roanoke and those responsible for compliance with these programs. Section 8.1-1 TITLE, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY. A. This ordinance shall be known as the “Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance of the County of Roanoke.” B. The purpose of this ordinance is to ensure the general health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the County of Roanoke to protect the quality and quantity of state waters from the potential harm of unmanaged stormwater and soil erosion, including protection from a land disturbing activity causing unreasonable degradation of properties, water quality, stream channels, steep slopes, and other natural resources, and to establish procedures whereby stormwater requirements related to water quality and quantity shall be administered and enforced. C. This ordinance is authorized by § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia. D. Applicability of chapter in Town of Vinton: The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable within the corporate limits of the Town of Vinton. Administrative procedures and review fees may be established to accommodate the review of plans for development located within the Town. Section 8.1-2 DEFINITIONS. The following words and terms, when used in this ordinance, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. “Adequate channel” means a channel that will convey the designated frequency storm event without overtopping the channel bank nor causing erosive damage to the channel bed or banks. “Agreement in lieu of a plan” means a contract between the County of Roanoke and the owner or permittee that specifies methods that shall be implemented to comply with the requirements of the VESMA and this ordinance for the construction of a (i) single-family detached residential structure or (ii) farm building or structure on a parcel of land with a total impervious cover percentage, including the impervious cover from the farm building or structure to be constructed, 2 of less than five percent, or (iii) other regulated land disturbing activities that disturb less than 10,000 square feet; such contract may be executed by the County of Roanoke in lieu of a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan. “Administrator” means the County of Roanoke’s County Administrator or his or her designee who shall administer the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program established by this Ordinance. “Applicant” means any person submitting a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan to a VESMP authority for approval to obtain authorization to commence a land-disturbing activity. “Best management practice” or “BMP” means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices, including both structural and nonstructural practices, to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems. 1. “Nonproprietary best management practice” means both structural and nonstructural practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems that are in the public domain and are not protected by trademark, patent, or copyright. 2. “Proprietary best management practice” means both structural and nonstructural practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems that are privately owned and controlled and may be protected by trademark, patent, or copyright. “Board” means the State Water Control Board. “Causeway” means a temporary structural span constructed across a flowing watercourse or wetland to allow construction traffic to access the area without causing erosion damage. “Channel” means a natural stream or manmade waterway. “Clean Water Act” or “CWA” means the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.), formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217, Public Law 95- 576, Public Law 96-483, and Public Law 97-117, or any subsequent revisions thereto. “Cofferdam” means a watertight temporary structure in a river, lake, etc., for keeping the water from an enclosed area that has been pumped dry so that bridge foundations, dams, etc., may be constructed. “Common plan of development or sale” means a contiguous area where separate and distinct construction activities may be taking place at different times on different schedules. 3 “Comprehensive stormwater management plan” means a plan, which may be integrated with other land use plans or regulations that specifies how the stormwater quality components, quantity components, or both are to be managed based on an entire watershed or a portion thereof. The plan may also provide for the remediation of erosion, flooding, and water quality and quantity problems caused by prior development. “Construction activity” means any clearing, grading, or excavation associated with large construction activity or associated with small construction activity. “Control measure” means any BMP, stormwater facility, or other method used to minimize the discharge of pollutants to state waters. “CWA and regulations” mean the Clean Water Act and applicable regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations promulgated thereunder. For the purposes of this ordinance, it includes state program requirements. “Dam” means a barrier to confine or raise water for storage or diversion, to create a hydraulic head, to prevent gully erosion, or to retain soil, rock, or other debris. “Denuded” means land that has been physically disturbed and no longer supports vegetative cover. “Department” or “DEQ” means the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. “Development” means land disturbance and the resulting landform associated with the construction of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, transportation- related, or utility facilities or structures or the clearing of land for non-agricultural or non- silvicultural purposes. The regulation of discharges from development, for purposes of stormwater management, does not include the exclusions found in 9VAC25-875-860. “Dike” [or “levee”] means an earthen embankment constructed to confine or control water, especially one built along the banks of a river to prevent overflow of lowlands. “Discharge” when used without qualification, means the discharge of a pollutant. “Discharge of a pollutant” means: 1. Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to state waters from any point source; or 2. Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the waters of the contiguous zone or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft which is being used as a means of transportation. This definition includes addition of pollutants into surface waters from: surface runoff that is collected or channeled by man; discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances 4 owned by a state, municipality, or other person that do not lead to a treatment works; and discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances, leading into privately owned treatment works. This term does not include an addition of pollutants by any indirect discharger. “District” or “soil and water conservation district” means a political subdivision of the Commonwealth organized in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (§ 10.1-506 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia. “Diversion” means a channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across or at the bottom of a slope for the purpose of intercepting surface runoff. “Dormant” means denuded land that is not actively being brought to a desired grade or condition. “Drainage area” means a land area, water area, or both from which runoff flows to a common point. “Energy dissipator” means a non-erodible structure which reduces the velocity of concentrated flow to reduce its erosive effects. “Environmental Protection Agency” or “EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. “Erosion and sediment control plan” means a document containing material for the conservation of soil and water resources of a unit or group of units of land. It may include appropriate maps, an appropriate soil and water plan inventory and management information with needed interpretations, and a record of decisions contributing to conservation treatment. The plan shall contain all major conservation decisions to ensure that the entire unit or units of land will be so treated to achieve the conservation objectives. “Erosion impact area” means an area of land that is not associated with a current land- disturbing activity but is subject to persistent soil erosion resulting in the delivery of sediment onto neighboring properties or into state waters. This definition shall not apply to any lot or parcel of land of 10,000 square feet or less used for residential purposes or to shorelines where the erosion results from wave action or other coastal processes. “ESC” means erosion and sediment control. “ESM plan” means a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan, commonly referred to as the erosion control and stormwater management plan. “Farm building or structure” means the same as defined in § 36-97 of the Code of Virginia and includes any building or structure used for an agritourism activity, as defined in § 3.2-6400 of the Code of Virginia, and any related impervious services including roads, driveways, and parking areas. 5 “Flood fringe” means the portion of the floodplain outside the floodway that is usually covered with water from the 100-year flood or storm event. This includes the flood or floodway fringe designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Flooding” means a volume of water that is too great to be confined within the banks or walls of the stream, water body, or conveyance system and that overflows onto adjacent lands, thereby causing or threatening damage. “Floodplain” means the area adjacent to a channel, river, stream, or other water body that is susceptible to being inundated by water normally associated with the 100-year flood or storm event. This includes the floodplain designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Flood-prone area” means the component of a natural or restored stormwater conveyance system that is outside the main channel. Flood-prone areas may include the floodplain, the floodway, the flood fringe, wetlands, riparian buffers, or other areas adjacent to the main channel. “Floodway” means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas, usually associated with flowing water, that must be reserved to discharge the 100-year flood or storm event without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. This includes the floodway designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Flume” means a constructed device lined with erosion-resistant materials intended to convey water on steep grades. “General permit” means a permit authorizing a category of discharges under the CWA and the VESMA within a geographical area. “Hydrologic Unit Code” or “HUC” means a watershed unit established in the most recent version of Virginia's 6th Order National Watershed Boundary Dataset unless specifically identified as another order. “Impervious cover” means a surface composed of material that significantly impedes or prevents natural infiltration of water into soil. “Incorporated place” means a city, town, township, or village that is incorporated under the Code of Virginia. “Inspection” means an on-site review of the project’s compliance with any applicable design criteria, or an on-site review to obtain information or conduct surveys or investigations necessary in the implementation or enforcement of the VESMA and applicable regulations. “Karst area” means any land area predominantly underlain at the surface or shallow subsurface by limestone, dolomite, or other soluble bedrock regardless of any obvious surface karst features. 6 “Karst features” means sinkholes, sinking and losing streams, caves, large flow springs, and other such landscape features found in karst areas. “Land disturbance” or “land-disturbing activity” means a manmade change to the land surface that may result in soil erosion or has the potential to change its runoff characteristics, including construction activity such as the clearing, grading, excavating, or filling of land. “Land-disturbance approval” means an approval allowing a land-disturbing activity to commence as issued by the VESMP authority after the requirements of § 62.1-44.15:34 of the Code of Virginia have been met. “Large construction activity” means construction activity including clearing, grading, and excavating, except operations that result in the disturbance of less than five acres of total land area. Large construction activity also includes the disturbance of less than five acres of total land area that is a part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common plan will ultimately disturb five acres or more. Large construction activity does not include routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of the facility. “Linear development project” means a land-disturbing activity that is linear in nature such as, but not limited to, (i) the construction of electric and telephone utility lines, and natural gas pipelines; (ii) construction of tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, communication facilities and other related structures of a railroad company; (iii) highway construction projects; (iv) construction of stormwater channels and stream restoration activities; and (v) water and sewer lines. Private subdivision roads or streets shall not be considered linear development projects. “Live watercourse” means a definite channel with bed and banks within which concentrated water continuously flows. “Locality” means the County of Roanoke. “Localized flooding” means smaller scale flooding that may occur outside of a stormwater conveyance system. This may include high water, ponding, or standing water from stormwater runoff, which is likely to cause property damage or unsafe conditions. “Main channel” means the portion of the stormwater conveyance system that contains the base flow and small frequent storm events. “Manmade” means constructed by man. “Minimize” means to reduce or eliminate the discharge of pollutants to the extent achievable using stormwater controls that are technologically available and economically practicable. “Minor modification” means modifications and amendments not requiring extensive review and evaluation including changes in EPA promulgated test protocols, increasing monitoring frequency requirements, changes in sampling locations, and changes to compliance dates within 7 the overall compliance schedules. A minor permit modification or amendment does not substantially alter permit conditions, substantially increase or decrease the amount of surface water impacts, increase the size of the operation, or reduce the capacity of the facility to protect human health or the environment. “Natural channel design concepts” means the utilization of engineering analysis and fluvial geomorphic processes to create, rehabilitate, restore, or stabilize an open conveyance system for the purpose of creating or recreating a stream that conveys its bank-full storm event within its banks and allows larger flows to access its bank-full bench and its floodplain. “Natural stream” means a tidal or nontidal watercourse that is part of the natural topography. It usually maintains a continuous or seasonal flow during the year and is characterized as being irregular in cross-section with a meandering course. Constructed channels such as drainage ditches or swales shall not be considered natural streams; however, channels designed utilizing natural channel design concepts may be considered natural streams. “Non-erodible” means a material that will not experience surface wear due to natural forces, such as riprap, concrete, plastic, etc. “Nonpoint source pollution” means pollution such as sediment, nitrogen, phosphorous, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and toxics whose sources cannot be pinpointed but rather are washed from the land surface in a diffuse manner by stormwater. “Operator” means the owner or operator of any facility or activity subject to the VESMA and this ordinance. In the context of stormwater associated with a large or small construction activity, operator means any person associated with a construction project that meets either of the following two criteria: (i) the person has direct operational control over construction plans and specifications, including the ability to make modifications to those plans and specifications or (ii) the person has day-to-day operational control of those activities at a project that are necessary to ensure compliance with a stormwater pollution prevention plan for the site or other permit or VESMP authority permit conditions (i.e., they are authorized to direct workers at a site to carry out activities required by the stormwater pollution prevention plan or comply with other permit conditions). “Owner” means the same as defined in § 62.1-44.3 of the Code of Virginia. For a regulated land-disturbing activity that does not require a permit, “owner” also means the owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or other person, firm, or corporation in control of a property. “Peak flow rate” means the maximum instantaneous flow from a prescribed design storm at a particular location. “Percent impervious” means the impervious area within the site divided by the area of the site multiplied by 100. 8 “Permit” or “Construction General Permit (CGP)” means the General VPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities found at 9VAC25-880-70. Coverage under this permit is issued by the Department pursuant to § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia for stormwater discharges from a land-disturbing activity. “Permittee” means the person to whom the permit is issued. “Person” means any applicant, owner, individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth, governmental body, including a federal or state entity as applicable, any interstate body, or any other legal entity. “Point of discharge” means a location at which concentrated stormwater runoff is released. “Point source” means any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance including any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel, or other floating craft from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture or agricultural stormwater runoff. “Pollutant discharge” means the average amount of a particular pollutant measured in pounds per year or another standard reportable unit as appropriate, delivered by stormwater runoff. “Pollution” means such alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any state waters as will or is likely to create a nuisance or render such waters (a) harmful or detrimental or injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to the health of animals, fish, or aquatic life; (b) unsuitable with reasonable treatment for use as present or possible future sources of public water supply; or (c) unsuitable for recreational, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or other reasonable uses, provided that (i) an alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological property of state waters, or a discharge or deposit of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes to state waters by any owner which by itself is not sufficient to cause pollution, but which, in combination with such alteration of, or discharge or deposit to state waters by other owners, is sufficient to cause pollution; (ii) the discharge of untreated sewage by any owner into state waters; and (iii) contributing to the contravention of standards of water quality duly established by the State Water Control Board, are “pollution” for the terms and purposes of this ordinance. “Post-development” refers to conditions that reasonably may be expected or anticipated to exist after completion of the land development activity on a specific site or tract of land. “Predevelopment” refers to the conditions that exist at the time that plans for the land- disturbing activity are submitted to the VESMP authority. Where phased development or plan approval occurs (preliminary grading, demolition of existing structures, roads, and utilities, etc.), the existing conditions at the time prior to the commencement of land-disturbing activity shall establish predevelopment conditions. 9 “Prior developed land” means land that has been previously utilized for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, transportation-related, or utility facilities or structures, and that will have the impervious areas associated with those uses altered during a land- disturbing activity. “Qualified personnel” means a person knowledgeable in the principles and practices of erosion and sediment control and stormwater management who possesses the skills to assess conditions at the construction site for the operator that could impact stormwater quality and quantity and to assess the effectiveness of any erosion and sediment control measures or stormwater management facilities selected to control the quality and quantity of stormwater discharges from the construction activity. “Responsible land disturber” or “RLD” means an individual holding a certificate issued by the department who is responsible for carrying out the land-disturbing activity in accordance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan or ESM plan. The RLD may be the owner, applicant, permittee, designer, superintendent, project manager, contractor, or any other project or development team member. The RLD must be designated on the erosion and sediment control plan, ESM plan, or permit as defined in this ordinance as a prerequisite for engaging in land disturbance. “Runoff” or “stormwater runoff” means that portion of precipitation that is discharged across the land surface or through conveyances to one or more waterways. “Runoff characteristics” includes maximum velocity, peak flow rate, volume, and flow duration. “Runoff volume” means the volume of water that runs off the land development project from a prescribed storm event. “Sediment basin” means a temporary impoundment built to retain stormwater, sediment, and debris with a controlled stormwater release structure. “Sediment trap” means a temporary impoundment built to retain stormwater, sediment, and debris which is formed by constructing an earthen embankment with a stone outlet. “Sheet flow” (also called “overland flow”) means shallow, unconcentrated, and irregular flow down a slope. Overland flow usually does not exceed 200 feet under natural conditions. “Shoreline erosion control project” means an erosion control project approved by local wetlands boards, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the Department, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers and located on tidal waters and within non-vegetated or vegetated wetlands as defined in Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia. “Site” means the land or water area where any facility or land-disturbing activity is physically located or conducted, including adjacent land used or preserved in connection with the facility or 10 land-disturbing activity. Areas channelward of mean low water in tidal Virginia shall not be considered part of a site. “Site hydrology” means the movement of water on, across, through, and off the site as determined by parameters including soil types, soil permeability, vegetative cover, seasonal water tables, slopes, land cover, and impervious cover. “Slope drain” means a pipe, tube, or conduit made of nonerosive material extending from the top to the bottom of a cut or fill slope with an energy dissipator at the outlet end for the purpose of carrying stormwater down the slope in a non-erosive manner. “Small construction activity” means: 1. Construction activities including clearing, grading, and excavating that result in land disturbance that is equal to or greater than one acre and less than five acres. Small construction activity also includes the disturbance of less than one acre of total land area that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common plan will ultimately disturb equal to or greater than one and less than five acres. Small construction activity does not include routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of the facility. The department may waive the otherwise applicable requirements in a general permit for a stormwater discharge from construction activities that disturb less than five acres where stormwater controls are not needed based on an approved “total maximum daily load” (TMDL) that addresses the pollutants of concern or, for nonimpaired waters that do not require TMDLs, an equivalent analysis that determines allocations for small construction sites for the pollutants of concern or that determines that such allocations are not needed to protect water quality based on consideration of existing in-stream concentrations, expected growth in pollutant contributions from all sources, and a margin of safety. The pollutants of concern include sediment or a parameter that addresses sediment (such as total suspended solids, turbidity, or siltation) and any other pollutant that has been identified as a cause of impairment of any water body that will receive a discharge from the construction activity. The operator shall certify to the Department that the construction activity will take place, and stormwater discharges will occur, within the drainage area addressed by the TMDL or provide an equivalent analysis. As of the start date in Table 1 of 9VAC25-31-1020, all certifications submitted in support of the waiver shall be submitted electronically by the owner or operator to the Department in compliance with this subdivision and 40 CFR Part 3 (including, in all cases, 40 CFR Part 3 Subpart D), 9VAC25-875-940, and Part XI (9VAC25-31-950 et seq.) of the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation. Part XI of 9VAC25-31 is not intended to undo existing requirements for electronic reporting. Prior to this date, and independent of Part XI of 9VAC25-31, permittees may be required to report electronically if specified by a particular permit. 11 2. Any other construction activity designated by either the Department or the EPA regional administrator, based on the potential for contribution to a violation of a water quality standard or for significant contribution of pollutants to surface waters. “Soil erosion” means the movement of soil by wind or water into state waters or onto lands in the Commonwealth. “Soil erosion control and stormwater management plan,” commonly referred to as the erosion control and stormwater management plan, or “ESM plan” means a document describing methods for controlling soil erosion and managing stormwater in accordance with the requirements adopted pursuant to the VESMA. The ESM plan may consist of aspects of the erosion and sediment control plan and the stormwater management plan as each is described in this ordinance. “Stabilized” means land that has been treated or protected to withstand normal exposure to natural forces without incurring erosion damage. “State” means the Commonwealth of Virginia. “State application” or “application” means the standard form or forms, including any additions, revisions, or modifications to the forms, approved by the Administrator and the Department for applying for a permit. “State Water Control Law” means Chapter 3.1 (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. “State waters” means all water, on the surface and under the ground, wholly or partially within or bordering the Commonwealth or within its jurisdiction, including wetlands. “Steep slope” means a slope greater than 3:1, or thirty-three and one-third (33.3) percent. “Storm sewer inlet” or “storm drainage inlet” means a structure through which stormwater is introduced into an underground conveyance system. “Stormwater,” for the purposes of the VESMA, means precipitation that is discharged across the land surface or through conveyances to one or more waterways and that may include stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage. “Stormwater conveyance system” means a combination of drainage components that are used to convey stormwater discharge, either within or downstream of the land-disturbing activity. This includes: 1. “Manmade stormwater conveyance system” means a pipe, ditch, vegetated swale, or other stormwater conveyance system constructed by man except for restored stormwater conveyance systems; 12 2. “Natural stormwater conveyance system” means the main channel of a natural stream and the flood-prone area adjacent to the main channel; or 3. “Restored stormwater conveyance system” means a stormwater conveyance system that has been designed and constructed using natural channel design concepts. Restored stormwater conveyance systems include the main channel and the flood-prone area adjacent to the main channel. “Stormwater detention” means the process of temporarily impounding runoff and discharging it through a hydraulic outlet structure to a downstream conveyance system. “Stormwater management facility” means a control measure that controls stormwater runoff and changes the characteristics of that runoff including the quantity and quality, the period of release, or the velocity of flow. “Stormwater management plan” means a document containing material describing methods for complying with the requirements of the VESMP. “Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan” or “SWPPP” means a document that is prepared in accordance with good engineering practices and that identifies potential sources of pollutants that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges. A SWPPP required under the VESMP for construction activities shall identify and require the implementation of control measures and shall include or incorporate by reference an approved erosion and sediment control plan, an approved stormwater management plan, and a pollution prevention plan. “Subdivision” means the same as defined in § 15.2-2201 of the Code of Virginia. “Surface waters” means: 1. All waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; 2. All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands; 3. All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, or natural ponds for which the use, degradation, or destruction would affect or could affect interstate or foreign commerce including any such waters: a. That are or could be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreational or other purposes; b. From which fish or shellfish are or could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign commerce; or 13 c. That are used or could be used for industrial purposes by industries in interstate commerce; 4. All impoundments of waters otherwise defined as surface waters under this definition; 5. Tributaries of waters identified in subdivisions 1 through 4 of this definition; 6. The territorial sea; and 7. Wetlands adjacent to waters (other than waters that are themselves wetlands) identified in subdivisions 1 through 6 of this definition. Waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet the requirements of the CWA and the law, are not surface waters. Surface waters do not include prior converted cropland. Notwithstanding the determination of an area’s status as prior converted cropland by any other agency, for the purposes of the CWA, the final authority regarding the CWA jurisdiction remains with the EPA. “SWM” means stormwater management. “Temporary vehicular stream crossing” means a temporary non-erodible structural span installed across a flowing watercourse for use by construction traffic. Structures may include bridges, round pipes, or pipe arches constructed on or through non-erodible material. “Ten-year storm” means a storm that can produce rainfall expected to be equaled or exceeded on the average of once in 10 years. It may also be expressed as an exceedance probability with a 10% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. “Total maximum daily load” or “TMDL” means the sum of the individual wasteload allocations for point sources, load allocations (LAs) for nonpoint sources, natural background loading, and a margin of safety. TMDLs can be expressed in terms of either mass per time, toxicity, or other appropriate measure. The TMDL process provides for point versus nonpoint source trade- offs. “Town” means an incorporated town. “Two-year storm” means a storm that can produce rainfall expected to be equaled or exceeded on the average of once in two years. It may also be expressed as an exceedance probability with a 50% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. “Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act” or “VESMA” means Article 2.3 (§ 62.1- 44.15:24 et seq.) of Chapter 3.1, State Water Control Law, of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. “Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program” or “VESMP” means a program established by the VESMP authority for the effective control of soil erosion and sediment deposition and the management of the quality and quantity of runoff resulting from land-disturbing 14 activities to prevent the unreasonable degradation of properties, stream channels, waters, and other natural resources. The program shall include such items as local ordinances, rules, requirements for permits and land-disturbance approvals, policies and guidelines, technical materials, and requirements for plan review, inspection, and enforcement consistent with the requirements of the VESMA. “Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Authority” or “VESMP Authority” means the County of Roanoke as approved by the Department to operate the VESMP. “Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permit” or “VPDES permit” means a document issued by the department pursuant to the State Water Control Law authorizing, under prescribed conditions, the potential or actual discharge of pollutants from a point source to surface waters. “Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse” means a website collection that contains detailed design standards and specifications for control measures that may be used in Virginia to comply with the requirements of the VESMA and associated regulations. “Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook” means a book collection of pertinent information that provides general guidance for compliance with the VESMA and associated regulations and is developed by the Department with advice from a stakeholder advisory committee. “Wasteload allocation” or “wasteload” means the portion of a receiving surface water’s loading or assimilative capacity allocated to one of its existing or future point sources of pollution. Wasteload allocation is a type of water quality-based effluent limitation. “Water quality technical criteria” means standards set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to the VESMA that establish minimum design criteria for measures to control nonpoint source pollution. “Water quantity technical criteria” means standards set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to the VESMA that establish minimum design criteria for measures to control localized flooding and stream channel erosion. “Watershed” means a defined land area drained by a river or stream, karst system, or system of connecting rivers or streams such that all surface water within the area flows through a single outlet. In karst areas, the karst feature to which water drains may be considered the single outlet for the watershed. “Wetlands” means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. 15 Section 8.1-3 ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUBDIVISION AND ZONING ORDINANCES. This chapter shall be administered, where applicable, in conjunction with the County’s subdivision and zoning ordinances wherein such apply to the development and subdivision of land within the County or where such apply to development on previously subdivided land within the County. Section 8.1-4 VIRGINIA EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, the County of Roanoke hereby establishes a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program for land-disturbing activities and adopts the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation that specifies standards and specifications for VESMPs promulgated by the State Water Control Board for the purposes set out in Section 1.1 of this Ordinance. The County of Roanoke hereby designates the County Administrator or his or her designee as the Administrator of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program established by this Ordinance. Section 8.1-5 REGULATED LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES. A. Land-disturbing activities that meet one of the criteria below are regulated as follows: 1. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs 2,500 square feet or more, is less than one acre, and is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation is applicable, as determined in accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490. 2. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs less than one acre, but is part of a larger common plan of development or sale that disturbs one acre or more, is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation is applicable, as determined in accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490. 3. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs one acre or more is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq.) of Part V is applicable, as determined in accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490. B. Land-disturbing activities exempt per 9VAC25-875-90 are not required to comply with the requirements of the VESMA unless otherwise required by federal law. Section 8.1-6 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLANS; PROHIBITIONS. A. A person who wishes to conduct a land-disturbing activity in the County of Roanoke shall submit a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan (ESM) that is consistent 16 with the requirements of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA). Activities not required to comply with the VESMA are defined in 9VAC25-875-90. B. A person shall not conduct any land-disturbing activity in the County of Roanoke until: 1. Such person submits an application that includes a permit registration statement, if required, a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan or an executed agreement in lieu of a plan, if required, to the County of Roanoke; 2. Such person submits the name of the individual who will be assisting them in carrying out the activity and this individual shall hold a Responsible Land Disturber certificate pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:30 of the Code of Virginia. Failure to provide the name of an individual holding a Responsible Land Disturber certificate prior to engaging in land- disturbing activities may result in revocation of the land-disturbance approval and shall subject the owner to the penalties provided by the VESMA; and 3. The County of Roanoke has issued its land-disturbance approval. C. The County of Roanoke may require changes to an approved ESM plan in the following cases: 1. Where inspection has revealed that the plan is inadequate to satisfy applicable regulations or ordinances; or 2. Where the owner finds that because of changed circumstances or for other reasons the plan cannot be effectively carried out, and proposed amendments to the plan, consistent with the requirements of the Act, are agreed to by the VESMP authority and the owner. D. To prevent further erosion, the County of Roanoke may require approval of an erosion and sediment control plan and a stormwater management plan for any land it identifies as an erosion impact area, pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:34 of the Code of Virginia. E. As a part of the land-disturbance approval process, the County of Roanoke may require the applicant to submit a reasonable performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement acceptable to the County of Roanoke, to ensure that it can take measures at the applicant’s expense should he/she fail, after proper notice, within the time specified to comply with the conditions it imposes as a result of his/her land-disturbing activity. If the County of Roanoke takes such action upon such failure by the applicant, it may collect from the applicant the difference should the amount of the reasonable cost of such action exceed the amount of the security held. If the applicant fulfills the VESMP authority’s conditions, the County of Roanoke will refund to the applicant or terminate, as applicable, such bond, cash escrow, letter of credit, or other legal arrangement, or the unexpended or unobligated portion thereof. F. Exceptions 17 1. The applicant may request the County of Roanoke to grant an exception to waive or modify any of the erosion and sediment control requirements of Article 2 (9VAC25- 875-540 et seq.) of Part V (9VAC25-875-470 et seq.) that are deemed inappropriate or too restrictive for site conditions under these conditions: a. At the time of plan submission, an applicant may request an exception to become part of the approved erosion and sediment control plan. The applicant shall explain the reasons for requesting exceptions in writing. Specific exceptions which are allowed by the County of Roanoke shall be documented in the plan. b. During construction, the person responsible for implementing the approved plan may request an exception in writing from the County of Roanoke. If the County of Roanoke does not approve an exception in writing within 10 days of receipt of the request, the request shall be disapproved. Following disapproval, the applicant may resubmit an exception request with additional documentation. 2. The applicant may request the County of Roanoke to grant an exception to the provisions of Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V. An exception may be granted by the County of Roanoke provided that (i) the exception is the minimum necessary to afford relief, (ii) reasonable and appropriate conditions shall be imposed as necessary upon any exception granted so that the intent of the VESMA is preserved, (iii) granting the exception will not confer any special privileges that are denied in other similar circumstances, and (iv) exception requests are not based upon conditions or circumstances that are self-imposed or self-created. 3. Economic hardship alone is not a sufficient reason to grant an exceptionfrom the requirements of this chapter. 4. Under no circumstance shall the applicant be granted an exception (i) to the requirement that the land-disturbing activity obtain required permits, or (ii) for the use of a BMP not found through the Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse, except as allowed under Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq.) of Part V of this chapter. 5. No exception to or waiver of post-development nonpoint source nutrient runoff compliance requirements shall be granted unless offsite options have been considered and found not available in accordance with subsection D of § 62.1-44.15:35 of the Code of Virginia. 6. A record of all exceptions granted shall be maintained by the County of Roanoke in accordance with all applicable laws. Section 8.1-7 STORMWATER PERMIT REQUIREMENT; EXEMPTIONS. A. Except as provided herein, no person may engage in any land-disturbing activity until the County of Roanoke has granted land disturbance approval in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the Regulation. 18 B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance, the following activities are not required to comply with the requirements of this ordinance unless otherwise required by federal law: 1. Minor land-disturbing activities, including home gardens and individual home landscaping, repairs, and maintenance work; 2. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any individual service connection; 3. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any underground utility line when such activity occurs on an existing hard surfaced road, street, or sidewalk, provided the land- disturbing activity is confined to the area of the road, street, or sidewalk that is hard surfaced; 4. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any septic tank line or drainage field unless included in an overall plan for land-disturbing activity relating to construction of the building to be served by the septic tank system; 5. Permitted surface or deep mining operations and projects, or oil and gas operations and projects conducted pursuant to Title 45.2 of the Code of Virginia; 6. Clearing of lands specifically for bona fide agricultural purposes; the management, tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or forest crops; livestock feedlot operations; agricultural engineering operations, including construction of terraces, terrace outlets, check dams, desilting basins, dikes, ponds, ditches, strip cropping, lister furrowing, contour cultivating, contour furrowing, land drainage, and land irrigation; or as additionally set forth by the Board in regulations. However, this exception shall not apply to harvesting of forest crops unless the area on which harvesting occurs is reforested artificially or naturally in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 10.1-1100 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) or is converted to bona fide agricultural or improved pasture use as described in subsection B of § 10.1-1163 of the Code of Virginia; 7. Installation of fence and signposts or telephone and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles; 8. Shoreline erosion control projects on tidal waters when all of the land-disturbing activities are within the regulatory authority of and approved by local wetlands boards, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers; however, any associated land that is disturbed outside of this exempted area shall remain subject to the VESMA and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; 9. Repair or rebuilding of the tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, communication facilities, and other related structures and facilities of a railroad company; 19 10. Land-disturbing activities in response to a public emergency where the related work requires immediate authorization to avoid imminent endangerment to human health or the environment. In such situations, the person conducting the land-disturbing activity shall advise the County of Roanoke of the disturbance within seven days of commencing the land-disturbing activity and shall comply with the administrative requirements of subsection A within 30 days of commencing the land-disturbing activity; and 11. Discharges to a sanitary sewer or a combined sewer system that are not from a land- disturbing activity. C. Notwithstanding this ordinance and in accordance with the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act, Article 2.3 (§ 62.1-44.15:24 et seq.) of Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia, the following activities are required to comply with the soil erosion control requirements but are not required to comply with the water quantity and water quality technical criteria, unless otherwise required by federal law: 1. Activities under a state or federal reclamation program to return an abandoned property to an agricultural or open land use; 2. Routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original construction of the project. The paving of an existing road with a compacted or impervious surface and reestablishment of existing associated ditches and shoulders shall be deemed routine maintenance if performed in accordance with this subsection; and 3. Discharges from a land-disturbing activity to a sanitary sewer or a combined sewer system. Section 8.1-8 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS. A. A stormwater pollution prevention plan shall include, but not be limited to, an approved erosion and sediment control plan, an approved stormwater management plan, a pollution prevention plan for regulated land-disturbing activities, and a description of any additional control measures necessary to address a TMDL pursuant to subsection D of this section. B. A soil erosion control and stormwater management (ESM) plan consistent with the requirements of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA) and regulations must be designed and submitted to and approved by the County of Roanoke prior to land disturbance in accordance with the VESMA, this ordinance, and attendant regulations. This plan shall be implemented during construction as approved or modified by the County of Roanoke. C. A stormwater pollution prevention plan that identifies potential sources of pollutants that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges from the 20 construction site and describe control measures that will be used to minimize pollutants in stormwater discharges from the construction site must be developed before land disturbance commences. D. In addition to the other requirements of this section, if a specific wasteload allocation for a pollutant has been established in an approved TMDL and is assigned to stormwater discharges from a construction activity, additional control measures must be identified and implemented by the operator so that discharges are consistent with the assumptions and requirements of the wasteload allocation. E. The stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) must address the following requirements as specified in 40 CFR 450.21, to the extent otherwise required by state law or regulations and any applicable requirements of a state permit: 1. Control stormwater volume and velocity within the site to minimize soil erosion; 2. Control stormwater discharges, including both peak flow rates and total stormwater volume, to minimize erosion at outlets and to minimize downstream channel and stream bank erosion; 3. Minimize the amount of soil exposed during construction activity; 4. Minimize the disturbance of steep slopes; 5. Minimize sediment discharges from the site. The design, installation, and maintenance of erosion and sediment controls must address factors such as the amount, frequency, intensity and duration of precipitation, the nature of resulting stormwater runoff, and soil characteristics, including the range of soil particle sizes expected to be present on the site; 6. Provide and maintain natural buffers around surface waters, direct stormwater to vegetated areas to increase sediment removal and maximize stormwater infiltration, unless infeasible; 7. Minimize soil compaction and, unless infeasible, preserve topsoil; 8. Stabilization of disturbed areas must, at a minimum, be initiated immediately whenever any clearing, grading, excavating, or other earth disturbing activities have permanently ceased on any portion of the site, or temporarily ceased on any portion of the site and will not resume for a period exceeding 14 calendar days. Stabilization must be completed within a time frame determined by the VESMP authority. In arid, semiarid, and drought-stricken areas where initiating vegetative stabilization measures immediately is infeasible, alternative stabilization measures must be employed as specified by the County of Roanoke; and 21 9. Utilize outlet structures that withdraw water from the surface, unless infeasible, when discharging from basins and impoundments. F. The SWPPP shall be amended whenever there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance that has a significant effect on the discharge of pollutants to state waters and that has not been previously addressed in the SWPPP. The SWPPP must be maintained at a central location onsite. If an onsite location is unavailable, notice of the SWPPP’s location must be posted near the main entrance at the construction site. Section 8.1-9 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLAN. A. A stormwater management plan shall be developed and submitted to the County of Roanoke. The stormwater management plan shall be implemented as approved or modified by the County of Roanoke and shall be developed in accordance with the following: 1. A stormwater management plan for a land-disturbing activity shall apply the stormwater management technical criteria set forth in this ordinance and Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation to the entire land-disturbing activity. Individual lots in new residential, commercial, or industrial developments, including those developed under subsequent owners, shall not be considered separate land-disturbing activities. 2. A stormwater management plan shall consider all sources of surface runoff and all sources of subsurface and groundwater flows converted to surface runoff. B. A complete stormwater management plan shall include the following elements: 1. Information on the type of and location of stormwater discharges, information on the features to which stormwater is being discharged including surface waters or karst features, if present, and predevelopment and post-development drainage areas; 2. Contact information including the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the owner and the tax reference number and parcel number of the property or properties affected; 3. A narrative that includes a description of current site conditions and final site conditions or if allowed by the VESMP authority, the information provided and documented during the review process that addresses the current and final site conditions; 4. A general description of the proposed stormwater management facilities and the mechanism through which the facilities will be operated and maintained after construction is complete; 5. Information on the proposed stormwater management facilities, including (i) detailed narrative on the conversion to a long-term stormwater management facility if the facility was used as a temporary ESC measure; (ii) the type of facilities; (iii) location, 22 including geographic coordinates; (iv) acres treated; and (v) the surface waters or karst features into which the facility will discharge; 6. Hydrologic and hydraulic computations, including runoff characteristics; 7. Documentation and calculations verifying compliance with the water quality and quantity requirements of these regulations; 8. A map of the site that depicts the topography of the site and includes: a. All contributing drainage areas; b. Existing streams, ponds, culverts, ditches, wetlands, other water bodies, and floodplains; c. Soil types, geologic formations if karst features are present in the area, forest cover, and other vegetative areas; d. Current land use including existing structures, roads, and locations of known utilities and easements; e. Sufficient information on adjoining parcels to assess the impacts of stormwater from the site on these parcels and to assess the impacts of stormwater from the adjoining parcels on the site; f. The limits of clearing and grading, and the proposed drainage patterns on the site; g. Proposed buildings, roads, parking areas, utilities, and stormwater management facilities; and h. Proposed land use with tabulation of the percentage of surface area to be adapted to various uses, including planned locations of utilities, roads, and easements; 9. If an operator intends to meet the requirements established in 9VAC25-875-580 or 9VAC25-875-600 using off-site compliance options, where applicable, then a letter of availability from the off-site provider must be included; and 10. If the County of Roanoke requires payment of a fee with the stormwater management plan submission, the fee and the required fee form in accordance with Section 5-8 of this ordinance must have been submitted. C. All final plan elements, specifications, or calculations of the stormwater management plans whose preparation requires a license under Chapter 4 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.) or Chapter 22 (§ 54.1- 2200 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia shall be appropriately signed and sealed by a professional who is licensed to engage in practice in the Commonwealth of 23 Virginia. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize any person to engage in practice outside his area of professional competence. Section 8.1-10 POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS. A. A plan for implementing pollution prevention measures during construction activities shall be developed, implemented, and updated as necessary. The pollution prevention plan shall detail the design, installation, implementation, and maintenance of effective pollution prevention measures as specified in 40 CFR 450.21(c) to address dewatering requirements and in 40 CFR 450.21(d) to minimize the discharge of pollutants. At a minimum, such measures must be designed, installed, implemented, and maintained to: 1. Minimize the discharge of pollutants from equipment and vehicle washing, wheel wash water, and other wash waters. Wash waters must be treated in a sediment basin or alternative control that provides equivalent or better treatment prior to discharge; 2. Minimize the exposure of building materials, building products, construction wastes, trash, landscape materials, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, sanitary waste, and other materials present on the site to precipitation and to stormwater; and 3. Minimize the discharge of pollutants from spills and leaks and implement chemical spill and leak prevention and response procedures. B. The pollution prevention plan shall include effective best management practices to prohibit the following discharges in accordance with 40 CFR 450.21(e): 1. Wastewater from washout of concrete, unless managed by an appropriate control; 2. Wastewater from washout and cleanout of stucco, paint, form release oils, curing compounds, and other construction materials; 3. Fuels, oils, or other pollutants used in vehicle and equipment operation and maintenance; and 4. Soaps or solvents used in vehicle and equipment washing. C. The pollution prevention plan shall include appropriate controls for the discharge from dewatering activities, including discharges from dewatering trenches in accordance with 40 CFR 450.21(c). Section 8.1-11 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS A. An erosion and sediment control plan, which is a component of the ESM plan, shall be filed for a development and the buildings constructed within, regardless of the phasing of construction. The erosion and sediment control plan shall contain all major conservation decisions to ensure that the entire unit or units of land will be so treated to achieve the erosion and sediment control criteria, techniques, and methods (i.e., the minimum 24 standards) in 9VAC25-875-560. The erosion and sediment control plan may include: 1. Appropriate maps; 2. An appropriate soil and water plan inventory and management information with needed interpretations; and 3. A record of decisions contributing to conservation treatment. B. The person responsible for carrying out the plan shall provide the name of an individual holding a Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) certificate who will oversee and be responsible for carrying out the land-disturbing activity to the County of Roanoke. C. If individual lots or sections in a residential development are being developed by different property owners, all land-disturbing activities related to the building construction shall be covered by an erosion and sediment control plan or an "Agreement in Lieu of a Plan" signed by the property owners. Section 8.1-12 TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR REGULATED LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES. A. To protect the quality and quantity of state waters from the potential harm of unmanaged stormwater runoff resulting from land-disturbing activities, the County of Roanoke hereby adopts the technical criteria for regulated land-disturbing activities set forth in Part V of 9VAC25-875 expressly to include 9VAC25-875-580 (water quality design criteria requirements); 9VAC25-875-590 (water quality compliance); 9VAC25-875-600 (water quantity); 9VAC25-875-610 (offsite compliance options); 9VAC25-875-620 (design storms and hydrologic methods); 9VAC25-875-630 (stormwater harvesting); 9VAC25- 875-640 (linear development projects); 9VAC25-875-650 (stormwater management impoundment structures or facilities), the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, as amended, and those more stringent local criteria which the County Board of Supervisors may adopt by resolution and incorporate into the manual of regulations and policies entitled “Stormwater Management Design Manual” and “Design and Construction Standards Manual,” which shall apply to all land-disturbing activities regulated pursuant to this ordinance, except as expressly set forth in Subsection B of this Section. B. Steep Slopes; Positive Drainage. 1. All development that requires an erosion and sediment control plan or an Agreement in Lieu of a Plan shall address the following requirements: a. If the grade of a site is more than thirty-three and one-third (33.3) percent, comply with the International Building Code, Chapter 18, as amended, for foundation clearances from slopes. b. Cut slopes or fill slopes shall not be greater than 2:1 (horizontal: vertical), unless a geotechnical report is provided for the proposed slopes. 25 c. Cut slopes or fill slopes shall not be greater than twenty-five (25) vertical feet in height, unless a geotechnical report is provided for the proposed slopes. Cut slopes or fill slopes less than or equal to 3:1 (horizontal: vertical) may exceed twenty-five (25) vertical feet in height and shall not require a geotechnical report. d. For any cut slopes or fill slopes greater than or equal to 2:1 (horizontal: vertical) or greater than or equal to twenty-five (25) vertical feet in height with a slope greater than 3:1 (horizontal: vertical), an as-built plan showing that the finished geometry, based on a field survey performed by a licensed surveyor, is in substantial conformity with the design shall be provided to the County of Roanoke. e. Fill materials, compaction methods, and density specifications shall be indicated on the plan. Fill areas intended to support structures shall also be indicated on the plan. 2. Any plan for a new subdivision shall show proposed lot grades to ensure positive drainage away from all permanent structures. C. Stream buffers. 1. Except as provided in this section, each regulated land-disturbing activity shall provide for stream buffers for the purposes of retarding runoff, preventing stream bank erosion, and filtering nonpoint source pollution from runoff. 2. The stream buffer on existing undeveloped land shall extend a minimum of 25 feet on each side of any perennial stream or contiguous wetlands, measured horizontally from the edge of the contiguous wetlands or from the ordinary high-water mark if no wetlands exist. 3. The stream buffer on previously developed land shall either meet the requirements of (ii) above or extend from the side of any perennial stream or contiguous wetlands, measured horizontally from the edge of the contiguous wetlands or from the ordinary high-water mark if no wetlands exist to the edge of existing paved surfaces, structures, or other hardscape, whichever is less. 4. Each stream buffer shall be retained in as natural a condition as possible. Natural ground contours and native vegetation shall be preserved to the fullest possible extent. 5. The following types of improvements and activities shall not be required to retain, establish, or manage a stream buffer, provided that the requirements of this section are satisfied: 1. The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of electric, gas and telephone transmission lines, railroads, and activities of the Virginia Department of Transportation and their appurtenant structures, which are accomplished in compliance with § 62.1-44.15:27 (Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and 26 Stormwater Management) or an erosion and sediment control plan approved by the Board. 2. The construction, installation, and maintenance by public agencies of storm drainage, water, and sewer lines. 3. The construction and installation of water and sewer lines constructed by private interests for dedication to public agencies, if all the following are satisfied: i. To the extent practical, as determined by the Administrator, the location of the water or sewer lines, shall be outside of all stream buffer areas. ii. No more land shall be disturbed than is necessary to construct, install and maintain the water or sewer lines. iii. All construction and installation of the water or sewer lines shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements and permits and be conducted in a manner that protects water quality. 6. The following types of structures, control measures, and activities shall be allowed in a stream buffer, provided that the requirements of this section are satisfied: 1. Temporary erosion and sediment control measures, provided that to the extent practical, as determined by the Administrator, the control measures shall be located outside of the stream buffer and disturbance impacts are minimized. Upon removal of the temporary measures, grading and plantings shall be provided to reestablish the stream buffer by restoring pre-development grades and providing appropriate plantings. 2. Water-dependent facilities, water wells, passive recreation access, such as pedestrian trails and multi-use paths, historic preservation, and archaeological activities provided that all applicable federal, state, and local permits are obtained. 3. Storm drainage facilities necessary to drain to the stream, and stormwater management best management practices, provided that the disturbance to the buffer is minimized. 4. Roads, streets, and driveways if disturbance to the natural stream channel and buffer is limited to the minimum reasonably required to develop the site. Whenever practical, roads, streets, and driveways shall not be constructed parallel to a stream within the buffer. 5. Selective removal of invasive plants and reestablishment of vegetative buffer using native plants. 6. Stream drainage improvements that comply with all federal and state permitting 27 requirements. Where channel improvements are made, stream buffers shall be reestablished on both sides of the improved channel. There shall be no stream buffer requirements where streams are replaced with storm drainage pipes. 7. Stream buffers shall be indicated on erosion and sediment control plans and plot plans, and they shall be physically marked and protected in the field with safety fencing or other appropriate means prior to the commencement of clearing or grading. 8. Any lot that was platted prior to July 27, 2021, and any land disturbance with an erosion and sediment control plan that was submitted to the County for review prior to July 27, 2021, are exempt from the requirements to protect and establish stream buffers. D. Nothing in this section shall preclude an operator from constructing to a more stringent standard at his/her discretion. Section 8.1-13 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES THAT DISTURB LESS THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET. A. Land-disturbing activity of less than 2,500 square feet on individual lots in a residential development shall not be considered exempt from the provisions of this chapter, if the total land-disturbing activity in the development is equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet. B. Land-disturbing activities shall meet all the requirements of this chapter, except that the technical provisions contained in 9VAC25-875-560 shall not apply to land disturbing activities that meet the requirements of this section. These include: 1. The adequacy of downstream channels and pipes are not required to be analyzed and verified. 2. No stormwater management measures to address any flow rate capacity or velocity requirements for downstream natural or man-made channels shall be required. C. An agreement in lieu of a plan may, at the discretion of the County of Roanoke, be substituted for an erosion and sediment control plan if executed by the County of Roanoke. All the requirements of section 5.1 shall apply. This provision expands the use of an agreement in lieu of a plan to all land-disturbing activities that disturb less than ten thousand 10,000 square feet. Additional requirements include: 1. Where the land-disturbing activity from the construction of a single-family residence results in less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of disturbed area, an “agreement in lieu of a plan” shall be accompanied by a plot plan that meets the County building permit plot plan requirements. 2. Where the land-disturbing activity from the construction of a single-family residence results in 5,000 square feet or more of disturbed area, an “agreement in lieu of a plan” shall be accompanied by a plot plan that meets the County building permit plot plan requirements, prepared by a responsible land disturber, Virginia professional engineer, 28 land surveyor, landscape architect, architect, or professional soil scientist. A responsible land disturber must also be provided and identified. 3. The County of Roanoke may require additional information or may decline to execute an agreement in lieu of a plan and may require an erosion and sediment control plan in instances where, in the County’s opinion, it is necessary to properly protect downstream properties or the environment. Section 8.1-14 LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF PERMANENT STORMWATER FACILITIES. A. The operator shall submit a construction record drawing for permanent stormwater management facilities to the County of Roanoke in accordance with 9VAC25-875-535. The record drawing shall contain a statement signed by a professional registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, stating that to the best of their knowledge, the construction record drawing shows all adjustments and revisions to the Stormwater Management Plan made during construction, and it shall serve as a permanent record of the actual location of all constructed elements. B. The operator shall submit a “Stormwater Facility Maintenance Agreement” that provides for the long-term responsibility and maintenance of stormwater management facilities and other techniques specified to manage the quality and quantity of runoff. Such requirements shall be set forth in an instrument recorded in the local land records prior to general permit termination or earlier as required by the County of Roanoke and shall at a minimum: 1. Be submitted to the County of Roanoke for review and approval prior to the approval of the stormwater management plan; 2. Be stated to run with the land; 3. Provide for all necessary access to the property for purposes of maintenance and regulatory inspections; 4. Provide for inspections and maintenance and the submission of inspection and maintenance reports to the County of Roanoke and 5. Be enforceable by all appropriate governmental parties. C. At the discretion of the County of Roanoke such recorded instruments need not be required for stormwater management facilities designed to treat stormwater runoff primarily from an individual residential lot on which they are located, provided it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the County of Roanoke that future maintenance for those facilities will be addressed through an enforceable mechanism at the discretion of the County of Roanoke. 29 Section 8.1-15 MONITORING AND INSPECTIONS. A. The land-disturbing activity is subject to monitoring and inspections by the County of Roanoke. These inspections will be used to determine if there is: 1. Compliance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan; 2. Compliance with the approved stormwater management plan; 3. Development, updating, and implementation of a pollution prevention plan; and 4. Development and implementation of any additional control measures necessary to address a TMDL. B. The land-disturbing activity is subject to periodic and documented inspections by the County of Roanoke in accordance with its Department-approved alternative inspection program. C. Permanent stormwater management facilities are subject to periodic and documented inspections by the County of Roanoke to determine if such facilities are adequately maintained and functioning, as designed. D. The County of Roanoke may utilize the inspection reports of the owner of a stormwater management facility as part of an inspection program established in subsection B of this section if the inspection is conducted by a person who is licensed as a professional engineer, architect, landscape architect, or land surveyor pursuant to Article 1 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 54.1; a person who works under the direction and oversight of the licensed professional engineer, architect, landscape architect, or land surveyor; or a person who holds an appropriate certificate of competence from the Department. E. Stormwater management facilities designed to treat stormwater runoff primarily from an individual residential lot on which they are located and for which a recorded instrument is not required pursuant to 9VAC25-875-130, may be subject to periodic inspections by the County of Roanoke, or the County of Roanoke may conduct homeowner outreach and education or employ other methods targeted at promoting the long-term maintenance of such facilities. Section 8.1-16 HEARINGS. A. Any applicant or operator, or person subject to the requirements of this ordinance, aggrieved by any action of the County of Roanoke taken without a formal hearing, or by inaction of the County of Roanoke, may demand in writing a formal hearing by the County Administrator or his or her designee, provided a petition requesting such hearing is filed with the Administrator within 30 days after notice of such action is given by the Administrator. 30 B. The hearings held under this Section shall be conducted by the County Administrator or his or her designee on behalf of the County of Roanoke Board of Supervisors at any time and place authorized by the County Administrator or his or her designee, and such hearings shall be held in a manner consistent with local hearing procedures. In the event the County Administrator does not designate another individual to be the Administrator of this Ordinance, then the County Administrator shall designate someone other than the County Administrator to conduct the hearings held under this Section. C. A verbatim record of the proceedings of such hearings shall be taken and filed with the Clerk to the County of Roanoke Board of Supervisors. Depositions may be taken and read as in actions at law. D. The County Administrator or his or her designee shall have power to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, and at the request of any party shall issue such subpoenas. The failure of a witness without legal excuse to appear or to testify or to produce documents shall be acted upon by the County Administrator or his or her designee, whose action may include the procurement of an order of enforcement from the circuit court. Witnesses who are subpoenaed shall receive the same fees and reimbursement for mileage as in civil actions. E. During the review, the County Administrator or his or her designee shall consider evidence presented by all parties. After considering the evidence, the County Administrator’s (or his or her designee’s) decision shall be final. Section 8.1-17 APPEALS. Final decisions of the County Administrator or his or her designee, under this chapter, shall be conducted in accordance with local appeal procedures and shall be subject to judicial review by the Roanoke County Circuit Court, provided an appeal is filed within thirty (30) days from the date of any written decision adversely affecting the rights, duties, or privileges of any permit applicant, permittee, or person subject to any enforcement action under this chapter. Section 8.1-18 RIGHT OF ENTRY. A. Pursuant to all applicable law, the County of Roanoke or any duly authorized agent thereof, bearing proper credentials and identification, may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private, which has a permit or a maintenance agreement, for the purpose of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance. B. If the Administrator has cause to believe an activity regulated under this ordinance is occurring without a permit, or if the person in charge of the property refuses to allow the Administrator to enter in accordance with subsection (A), then the Administrator may present sworn testimony to a magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction and request the issuance of an inspection warrant to enter the property for the purpose of making such 31 inspection and investigation. The Administrator shall make a reasonable effort to obtain consent from the owner or person in charge of the property prior to seeking the issuance of an inspection warrant under this section. C. Pursuant to all applicable law, and in accordance with a performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement, the County of Roanoke or any duly authorized agent thereof, bearing proper credentials and identification, may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, also enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of initiating or maintaining appropriate actions that are required by conditions imposed by the County of Roanoke on a land-disturbing activity when an owner, after proper notice, has failed to take acceptable action within the time specified. Section 8.1-19 ENFORCEMENT. A. If the Administrator determines that there is a failure to comply with the land disturbance approval or determines there is an unauthorized discharge, notice shall be served upon the operator or person responsible for carrying out the conditions of the land disturbance approval by any of the following: verbal warnings and inspection reports, notices of corrective action, consent special orders, and notices to comply. Written notices shall be served by registered or certified mail to the address specified in the application or by delivery at the site of the development activities to the agent or employee supervising such activities. 1. The notice shall specify the measures needed to comply with the conditions of the land disturbance approval and shall specify the time within which such measures shall be completed. Upon failure to comply within the time specified, a stop work order may be issued in accordance with Subsection 2 or the permit may be revoked by the Administrator. 2. If an operator or person responsible for carrying out the conditions of the land- disturbance approval fails to comply with a notice issued in accordance with this Section within the time specified, the Administrator may issue a stop work order requiring the owner, operator, person responsible for carrying out an approved plan, or the person conducting the land-disturbing activities without an approved plan or required land disturbance approval to cease all land-disturbing activities until the violation has ceased, or an approved plan and required land-disturbance approval are obtained, and specified corrective measures have been completed. Such orders shall be issued in accordance with the County of Roanoke’s enforcement procedures and this ordinance. Such orders shall become effective upon service on the person by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to his/her address specified in the land records of the locality, or by personal delivery by an agent of the Administrator. However, if the Administrator finds that any such violation is grossly affecting or presents an imminent and substantial danger of causing harmful erosion of lands or sediment deposition in waters within the watersheds of the Commonwealth or otherwise substantially impacting water quality, the Administrator may issue, without 32 advance notice or hearing, an emergency order directing such person to cease immediately all land-disturbing activities on the site and shall provide an opportunity for a hearing, after reasonable notice as to the time and place thereof, to such person, to affirm, modify, amend, or cancel such emergency order. If a person who has been issued an order is not complying with the terms thereof, the Administrator may institute a proceeding for an injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy in accordance with Subsection 5.7.C. B. In addition to any other remedy provided by this Ordinance, if the Administrator or his designee determines that there is a failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, they may initiate such informal and/or formal administrative enforcement procedures in a manner that is consistent with the County of Roanoke’s enforcement procedures and this ordinance. C. Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any rule, regulation, ordinance, order, approved standard or specification, or any condition of the land- disturbance approval by the Administrator may be compelled in a proceeding instituted in the Circuit Court of Roanoke County by the County of Roanoke to obey same and to comply therewith by injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy. Section 8.1-20 PENALTIES, INJUNCTIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL ACTIONS. A. A civil penalty may be imposed and a summons issued for violations that include but are not limited to the following, in accordance with § 62.1-44.15:63: 1. Commencement of land disturbing activity without Construction General Permit coverage from Department (i.e., no permit registration statement submitted) ($1,000 per day); 2. Commencement of land disturbing activity without preparation of a SWPPP ($500 per day); 3. Commencement of land disturbing activity with an incomplete SWPPP, or failure to properly amend a SWPPP to reflect changes in design, construction, operation, or maintenance that has a significant effect on the discharge of pollutants to surface waters and has not been previously addressed in the SWPPP ($300 per day); 4. State permit registration statement not posted or SWPPP not available for review ($300 per day); 5. Failure to comply with SWPPP requirements ($300 per day); 6. Commencement of land-disturbing activity without an approved erosion and sediment control plan or land-disturbance approval pursuant to Section 3.2 ($1,000 per day); 7. Failure to install stormwater BMPs or erosion and sediment controls ($300 per day); 33 8. Failure to comply with the minimum standards in 9VAC25-875-560 ($300 per day); 9. Improperly installed or improperly maintained stormwater BMPs or erosion and sediment controls ($300 per day); 10. Operational deficiencies ($300 per day); 11. Failure to conduct and document required inspections ($300 per day); 12. Incomplete, improper, or missed inspections, including lack of proper signature ($300 per day); 13. Discharges not in compliance with the requirements of Section 9VAC25-880-70 of the Construction General Permit ($300 per day); 14. Failure to obey a Stop Work Order ($1,000 per day); and 15. Failure to stop work when permit is revoked ($1,000 per day). B. Each day during which the violation is found to have existed shall constitute a separate offense. However, in no event shall a series of specified violations arising from the same operative set of facts result in civil penalties which exceed a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), except that a series of violations arising from the commencement of land- disturbing activities without an approved plan for any site shall not result in civil penalties which exceed a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The assessment of civil penalties according to this schedule shall be in lieu of criminal sanctions and shall preclude the prosecution of such violation as a misdemeanor under subsection (a) of this section. C. The Administrator may issue a summons for collection of the civil penalty and the action may be prosecuted in the appropriate court. 1. The Administrator, or his or her assignee, shall serve upon any owner or permittee in violation of this chapter, a summons notifying the owner or permittee of said violation. If unable to serve the owner or permittee in person, the County may notify by summons an owner or permittee committing or suffering the existence of a violation by certified, return receipt requested mail, of the infraction. The Roanoke County Sheriff’s Office may also deliver the summons. The summons shall contain the following information: i. The name and address of the person charged. ii. The nature of the violation and chapter provision(s) being violated. iii. The location, date, and time that the violation occurred, or was observed. iv. The amount of the civil penalty assessed for the violation. 34 v. The manner, location, and time that the civil penalty may be paid to the Counnjointy. vi. The right of the recipient of the summons to elect to stand trial for the infraction. 2. The summons shall provide that any person summoned for a violation may, within five (5) days of actual receipt of the summons or, within ten (10) days from the date of mailing of the summons, elect to pay the civil penalty by making an appearance in person, or in writing by mail to the County Treasurer's Office and, by such appearance, may enter a waiver of trial, admit liability, and pay the civil penalty established for the violation charged and provide that a signature to an admission of liability shall have the same force and effect as a judgment in court; however, an admission shall not be deemed a criminal conviction for any purpose. 3. If a person charged with a violation does not elect to enter a waiver of trial and admit liability, the County shall cause the sheriff of the County to serve the summons on the person charged in the manner prescribed by law. The violation shall be tried in General District Court in the same manner and with the same right of appeal as provided for in Title 8.01 of the Code of Virginia. In any trial for a scheduled violation authorized by this section, it shall be the burden of the County to show the liability of the violator by the preponderance of the evidence. Any admission of liability or finding of liability shall not be a criminal conviction for any purpose. 4. The remedies provided for in this section are cumulative, and are not exclusive and, except as provided above, shall be in addition to any other remedies by law. 5. The owner or permittee may pay the civil penalty to the treasurer prior to the trial date, provided he also pays necessary court costs in addition to the civil penalty. 6. Within the period prescribed in (c), above, the owner or permittee, may contest the violation by presenting it to Administrator, who shall certify the contest in writing, on an appropriate form, to the General District Court. 7. Failure to pay the civil penalty, or to contest the violation, within the time period prescribed in (c), above, shall result in the immediate issuance of a stop work order and the revocation of the permit, if any. D. The County of Roanoke or the owner of property which has sustained damage, or which is in imminent danger of being damaged, may apply to the Roanoke County Circuit Court to enjoin a violation or a threatened violation of Va. Code §§ 62.1-44.15:55, 62.1-44.15:56, without the necessity of showing that an adequate remedy at law does not exist. E. Civil penalty enumerated. Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained in this section, any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction, 35 mandamus or other remedy obtained pursuant to this section shall be subject, in the discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each violation. A civil action for such violation or failure may be brought by the County of Roanoke. Any civil penalties assessed by a court shall be paid into the treasury of the County of Roanoke, except that where the violator is the locality itself, or its agent, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state treasury F. With the consent of any person who has violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any regulation or condition of a permit or any provision of this chapter, the County may provide for the payment of civil charges for violations in specific sums, not to exceed the limit specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section. Such civil charges shall be instead of any appropriate civil penalty which could be imposed under subsection (b) or (e). G. In addition to the penalties provided under this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this chapter may be liable to the County of Roanoke in a civil action for damages. H. In imposing a civil penalty pursuant to this Subsection, the court may consider the degree of harm caused by the violation and the economic benefit to the violator from noncompliance. I. Any civil penalties assessed by a court because of a summons issued by the County of Roanoke shall be paid into the treasury of the County of Roanoke to be used for the purpose of minimizing, preventing, managing, or mitigating pollution of the waters of the locality and abating environmental pollution therein in such manner as the court may, by order, direct. J. Notwithstanding any other civil or equitable remedy provided by this ordinance or by law, any person who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this ordinance, any order of the Administrator, any condition of the land-disturbance approval, or any order of a court shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than 12 months or a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $32,500, or both. Section 8.1-21 FEES. A. Fees to cover costs associated with implementation of a VESMP related to land disturbing activities and issuance of general permit coverage and VESMP authority permits shall be imposed in accordance with Table 1. [NOTE: Such fee attributes include the costs associated with plan review, VESMP registration statement review, permit issuance, state-coverage verification, inspections, reporting, and compliance activities associated with land-disturbing activities as well as state program oversight costs.] When a site or sites has/have been purchased for development within a previously permitted common plan of development or sale, the applicant shall be subject to fees (“total fee to be paid by applicant” column) in accordance with the disturbed acreage of their site or sites according to Table 1. 36 Table 1: Fees for permit issuance Fee type Total fee to be paid by applicant (includes both the County of Roanoke and Department portions, where applicable) Department portion of “total fee to be paid by Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land- disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet and less than 1 acre) $290 $0 General/Stormwater Management Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land $290 $81 General /Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 $2,700 $756 General/Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 $3,400 $952 General/Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 $4,500 $1,260 General/Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 $6,100 $1,708 37 General/Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than $9,600 $2,688 * If the project is completely administered by the Department, such as may be the case for a state or federal project or projects covered by individual permits, then the entire applicant fee shall be paid to the Department. B. Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements from the general permit issued by the department shall be imposed in accordance with Table 2. If the general permit modifications result in changes to stormwater management plans that require additional review by [Locality], such reviews shall be subject to the fees set out in Table 2. The fee assessed shall be based on the total disturbed acreage of the site. In addition to the general permit modification fee, modifications resulting in an increase in total disturbed acreage shall pay the difference in the initial permit fee paid and the permit fee that would have applied for the total disturbed acreage in Table 1. Table 2: Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements for the General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities Type of Permit Fee Amount General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land $20 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 and less than 5 $200 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less $250 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less $300 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less $450 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale $700 C. The following annual permit maintenance shall be imposed in accordance with Table 3, 38 including fees imposed on expired permits that have been administratively continued. With respect to the general permit, these fees shall apply until the permit coverage is terminated. [NOTE: Fees specified in this Subsection go to the County of Roanoke.] Table 3: Permit Maintenance Fees Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land-disturbance acreage equal to or $50 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land $50 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance equal to or greater than 1 acre and less than 5 $400 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less $500 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less $650 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less $900 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale $1,400 General permit coverage maintenance fees shall be paid annually to the County of Roanoke by the anniversary date of general permit coverage. No permit will be reissued or automatically continued without payment of the required fee. General permit coverage maintenance fees shall be applied until a Notice of Termination is effective. D. The fees set forth in Subsections A through C of this section, shall apply to: 1. All persons seeking coverage under the general permit. 2. All permittees who request modifications to or transfers of their existing registration statement for coverage under a general permit. 39 3. Persons whose coverage under the general permit has been revoked shall apply to the Department for an Individual Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities. E. Permit and permit coverage maintenance fees outlined under Section 5.8 may apply to each general permit holder. F. No general permit application fees will be assessed to: 1. Permittees who request minor modifications to general permits as defined in Section 1.2 of this ordinance. Permit modifications at the request of the permittee resulting in changes to stormwater management plans that require additional review by the County of Roanoke shall not be exempt pursuant to this Section. 2. Permittees whose general permits are modified or amended at the initiative of the Department, excluding errors in the registration statement identified by the County of Roanoke or errors related to the acreage of the site. G. All incomplete payments will be deemed as non-payments, and the applicant shall be notified of any incomplete payments. Interest may be charged for late payments at the underpayment rate set forth in § 58.1-15 of the Code of Virginia and is calculated monthly at the applicable periodic rate. A 10% late payment fee shall be charged to any delinquent (over 90 days past due) account. The County of Roanoke shall be entitled to all remedies available under the Code of Virginia in collecting any past due amount. Section 8.1-22 PERFORMANCE BOND. A. Prior to issuance of any permit, the applicant shall be required to submit a reasonable performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement acceptable to the County of Roanoke Attorney, to ensure that measures could be taken by the County of Roanoke at the applicant’s expense should he/she fail, after proper notice, within the time specified to initiate or maintain appropriate actions which may be required of him/her by the permit conditions as a result of his/her land disturbing activity. If the County of Roanoke takes such action upon such failure by the applicant, the County of Roanoke may collect from the applicant for the difference should the amount of the reasonable cost of such action exceed the amount of the security held, if any. Within 60 days of the completion of the requirements of the permit conditions, such bond, cash escrow, letter of credit or other legal arrangement, or the unexpended or unobligated portion thereof, shall be refunded to the applicant or terminated. 40 CHAPTER 23 – REPEALED IN ENTIRETY AND RESERVED AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.1 OF THE ROANOKE COUNTY CODE AND REPEALING CHAPTER 23 OF THE ROANOKE COUNTY CODE IN ORDER TO CREATE A CONSOLIDATED EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ORDINANCE WHEREAS, on June 22, 2023 the State Water Control Board approved and adopted the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management (VESM) Regulation (9VAC25- 875) and approved the repeal of the Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations (9VAC25- 840), the Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management Certification Regulations (9VAC25-850), and the Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation (9VAC25-870) effective July 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2024, Chapters 68 and 758 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly (referred to as the “Consolidation Bill”) become effective which combines the stormwater management and erosion and sediment control requirements under the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA); and WHEREAS, with the Consolidation Bill and VESM Regulation becoming effective on July 1, 2024, local ordinances for the administration of a Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program (VESCP) or Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) will need to be updated to reflect both the new law and regulations; and WHEREAS, because Roanoke County administers a VESCP and a VSMP, the Roanoke County Code needs to be updated to reflect the new law and regulations; and WHEREAS, it is proposed that the Roanoke County Code be amended to consolidate erosion and stormwater management control provisions (the new consolidated ordinance to become Chapter 8.1 of the Roanoke County Code); and WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 11, 2024, and the second reading and public hearing of this ordinance was held on July 9, 2024. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors: 1. That Chapter 8.1 of the Roanoke County Code shall be amended and stated as follows: CHAPTER 8.1 - EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, this ordinance is adopted as part of an initiative to integrate the County of Roanoke stormwater management requirements with the County of Roanoke erosion and sediment control requirements into a consolidated erosion and stormwater management program. The erosion and stormwater management program is intended to facilitate the submission and approval of plans, issuance of permits, payment of fees, and coordination of inspection and enforcement activities for land-disturbing activities into a more convenient and efficient manner for both the County of Roanoke and those responsible for compliance with these programs. Section 8.1-1 TITLE, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY. A. This ordinance shall be known as the “Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance of the County of Roanoke.” B. The purpose of this ordinance is to ensure the general health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the County of Roanoke to protect the quality and quantity of state waters from the potential harm of unmanaged stormwater and soil erosion, including protection from a land disturbing activity causing unreasonable degradation of properties, water quality, stream channels, steep slopes, and other natural resources, and to establish procedures whereby stormwater requirements related to water quality and quantity shall be administered and enforced. C. This ordinance is authorized by § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia. D. Applicability of chapter in Town of Vinton: The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable within the corporate limits of the Town of Vinton. Administrative procedures and review fees may be established to accommodate the review of plans for development located within the Town. Section 8.1-2 DEFINITIONS. The following words and terms, when used in this ordinance, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. “Adequate channel” means a channel that will convey the designated frequency storm event without overtopping the channel bank nor causing erosive damage to the channel bed or banks. “Agreement in lieu of a plan” means a contract between the County of Roanoke and the owner or permittee that specifies methods that shall be implemented to comply with the requirements of the VESMA and this ordinance for the construction of a (i) single-family detached residential structure or (ii) farm building or structure on a parcel of land with a total impervious cover percentage, including the impervious cover from the farm building or structure to be constructed, of less than five percent, or (iii) other regulated land disturbing activities that disturb less than 10,000 square feet; such contract may be executed by the County of Roanoke in lieu of a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan. “Administrator” means the County of Roanoke’s County Administrator or his or her designee who shall administer the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program established by this Ordinance. “Applicant” means any person submitting a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan to a VESMP authority for approval to obtain authorization to commence a land-disturbing activity. “Best management practice” or “BMP” means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices, including both structural and nonstructural practices, to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems. 1. “Nonproprietary best management practice” means both structural and nonstructural practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems that are in the public domain and are not protected by trademark, patent, or copyright. 2. “Proprietary best management practice” means both structural and nonstructural practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems that are privately owned and controlled and may be protected by trademark, patent, or copyright. “Board” means the State Water Control Board. “Causeway” means a temporary structural span constructed across a flowing watercourse or wetland to allow construction traffic to access the area without causing erosion damage. “Channel” means a natural stream or manmade waterway. “Clean Water Act” or “CWA” means the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.), formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217, Public Law 95- 576, Public Law 96-483, and Public Law 97-117, or any subsequent revisions thereto. “Cofferdam” means a watertight temporary structure in a river, lake, etc., for keeping the water from an enclosed area that has been pumped dry so that bridge foundations, dams, etc., may be constructed. “Common plan of development or sale” means a contiguous area where separate and distinct construction activities may be taking place at different times on different schedules. “Comprehensive stormwater management plan” means a plan, which may be integrated with other land use plans or regulations that specifies how the stormwater quality components, quantity components, or both are to be managed based on an entire watershed or a portion thereof. The plan may also provide for the remediation of erosion, flooding, and water quality and quantity problems caused by prior development. “Construction activity” means any clearing, grading, or excavation associated with large construction activity or associated with small construction activity. “Control measure” means any BMP, stormwater facility, or other method used to minimize the discharge of pollutants to state waters. “CWA and regulations” mean the Clean Water Act and applicable regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations promulgated thereunder. For the purposes of this ordinance, it includes state program requirements. “Dam” means a barrier to confine or raise water for storage or diversion, to create a hydraulic head, to prevent gully erosion, or to retain soil, rock, or other debris. “Denuded” means land that has been physically disturbed and no longer supports vegetative cover. “Department” or “DEQ” means the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. “Development” means land disturbance and the resulting landform associated with the construction of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, transportation- related, or utility facilities or structures or the clearing of land for non-agricultural or non- silvicultural purposes. The regulation of discharges from development, for purposes of stormwater management, does not include the exclusions found in 9VAC25-875-860. “Dike” [or “levee”] means an earthen embankment constructed to confine or control water, especially one built along the banks of a river to prevent overflow of lowlands. “Discharge” when used without qualification, means the discharge of a pollutant. “Discharge of a pollutant” means: 1. Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to state waters from any point source; or 2. Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the waters of the contiguous zone or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft which is being used as a means of transportation. This definition includes addition of pollutants into surface waters from: surface runoff that is collected or channeled by man; discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances owned by a state, municipality, or other person that do not lead to a treatment works; and discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances, leading into privately owned treatment works. This term does not include an addition of pollutants by any indirect discharger. “District” or “soil and water conservation district” means a political subdivision of the Commonwealth organized in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (§ 10.1-506 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia. “Diversion” means a channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across or at the bottom of a slope for the purpose of intercepting surface runoff. “Dormant” means denuded land that is not actively being brought to a desired grade or condition. “Drainage area” means a land area, water area, or both from which runoff flows to a common point. “Energy dissipator” means a non-erodible structure which reduces the velocity of concentrated flow to reduce its erosive effects. “Environmental Protection Agency” or “EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. “Erosion and sediment control plan” means a document containing material for the conservation of soil and water resources of a unit or group of units of land. It may include appropriate maps, an appropriate soil and water plan inventory and management information with needed interpretations, and a record of decisions contributing to conservation treatment. The plan shall contain all major conservation decisions to ensure that the entire unit or units of land will be so treated to achieve the conservation objectives. “Erosion impact area” means an area of land that is not associated with a current land- disturbing activity but is subject to persistent soil erosion resulting in the delivery of sediment onto neighboring properties or into state waters. This definition shall not apply to any lot or parcel of land of 10,000 square feet or less used for residential purposes or to shorelines where the erosion results from wave action or other coastal processes. “ESC” means erosion and sediment control. “ESM plan” means a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan, commonly referred to as the erosion control and stormwater management plan. “Farm building or structure” means the same as defined in § 36-97 of the Code of Virginia and includes any building or structure used for an agritourism activity, as defined in § 3.2-6400 of the Code of Virginia, and any related impervious services including roads, driveways, and parking areas. “Flood fringe” means the portion of the floodplain outside the floodway that is usually covered with water from the 100-year flood or storm event. This includes the flood or floodway fringe designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Flooding” means a volume of water that is too great to be confined within the banks or walls of the stream, water body, or conveyance system and that overflows onto adjacent lands, thereby causing or threatening damage. “Floodplain” means the area adjacent to a channel, river, stream, or other water body that is susceptible to being inundated by water normally associated with the 100-year flood or storm event. This includes the floodplain designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Flood-prone area” means the component of a natural or restored stormwater conveyance system that is outside the main channel. Flood-prone areas may include the floodplain, the floodway, the flood fringe, wetlands, riparian buffers, or other areas adjacent to the main channel. “Floodway” means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas, usually associated with flowing water, that must be reserved to discharge the 100-year flood or storm event without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. This includes the floodway designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Flume” means a constructed device lined with erosion-resistant materials intended to convey water on steep grades. “General permit” means a permit authorizing a category of discharges under the CWA and the VESMA within a geographical area. “Hydrologic Unit Code” or “HUC” means a watershed unit established in the most recent version of Virginia's 6th Order National Watershed Boundary Dataset unless specifically identified as another order. “Impervious cover” means a surface composed of material that significantly impedes or prevents natural infiltration of water into soil. “Incorporated place” means a city, town, township, or village that is incorporated under the Code of Virginia. “Inspection” means an on-site review of the project’s compliance with any applicable design criteria, or an on-site review to obtain information or conduct surveys or investigations necessary in the implementation or enforcement of the VESMA and applicable regulations. “Karst area” means any land area predominantly underlain at the surface or shallow subsurface by limestone, dolomite, or other soluble bedrock regardless of any obvious surface karst features. “Karst features” means sinkholes, sinking and losing streams, caves, large flow springs, and other such landscape features found in karst areas. “Land disturbance” or “land-disturbing activity” means a manmade change to the land surface that may result in soil erosion or has the potential to change its runoff characteristics, including construction activity such as the clearing, grading, excavating, or filling of land. “Land-disturbance approval” means an approval allowing a land-disturbing activity to commence as issued by the VESMP authority after the requirements of § 62.1-44.15:34 of the Code of Virginia have been met. “Large construction activity” means construction activity including clearing, grading, and excavating, except operations that result in the disturbance of less than five acres of total land area. Large construction activity also includes the disturbance of less than five acres of total land area that is a part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common plan will ultimately disturb five acres or more. Large construction activity does not include routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of the facility. “Linear development project” means a land-disturbing activity that is linear in nature such as, but not limited to, (i) the construction of electric and telephone utility lines, and natural gas pipelines; (ii) construction of tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, communication facilities and other related structures of a railroad company; (iii) highway construction projects; (iv) construction of stormwater channels and stream restoration activities; and (v) water and sewer lines. Private subdivision roads or streets shall not be considered linear development projects. “Live watercourse” means a definite channel with bed and banks within which concentrated water continuously flows. “Locality” means the County of Roanoke. “Localized flooding” means smaller scale flooding that may occur outside of a stormwater conveyance system. This may include high water, ponding, or standing water from stormwater runoff, which is likely to cause property damage or unsafe conditions. “Main channel” means the portion of the stormwater conveyance system that contains the base flow and small frequent storm events. “Manmade” means constructed by man. “Minimize” means to reduce or eliminate the discharge of pollutants to the extent achievable using stormwater controls that are technologically available and economically practicable. “Minor modification” means modifications and amendments not requiring extensive review and evaluation including changes in EPA promulgated test protocols, increasing monitoring frequency requirements, changes in sampling locations, and changes to compliance dates within the overall compliance schedules. A minor permit modification or amendment does not substantially alter permit conditions, substantially increase or decrease the amount of surface water impacts, increase the size of the operation, or reduce the capacity of the facility to protect human health or the environment. “Natural channel design concepts” means the utilization of engineering analysis and fluvial geomorphic processes to create, rehabilitate, restore, or stabilize an open conveyance system for the purpose of creating or recreating a stream that conveys its bank-full storm event within its banks and allows larger flows to access its bank-full bench and its floodplain. “Natural stream” means a tidal or nontidal watercourse that is part of the natural topography. It usually maintains a continuous or seasonal flow during the year and is characterized as being irregular in cross-section with a meandering course. Constructed channels such as drainage ditches or swales shall not be considered natural streams; however, channels designed utilizing natural channel design concepts may be considered natural streams. “Non-erodible” means a material that will not experience surface wear due to natural forces, such as riprap, concrete, plastic, etc. “Nonpoint source pollution” means pollution such as sediment, nitrogen, phosphorous, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and toxics whose sources cannot be pinpointed but rather are washed from the land surface in a diffuse manner by stormwater. “Operator” means the owner or operator of any facility or activity subject to the VESMA and this ordinance. In the context of stormwater associated with a large or small construction activity, operator means any person associated with a construction project that meets either of the following two criteria: (i) the person has direct operational control over construction plans and specifications, including the ability to make modifications to those plans and specifications or (ii) the person has day-to-day operational control of those activities at a project that are necessary to ensure compliance with a stormwater pollution prevention plan for the site or other permit or VESMP authority permit conditions (i.e., they are authorized to direct workers at a site to carry out activities required by the stormwater pollution prevention plan or comply with other permit conditions). “Owner” means the same as defined in § 62.1-44.3 of the Code of Virginia. For a regulated land-disturbing activity that does not require a permit, “owner” also means the owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or other person, firm, or corporation in control of a property. “Peak flow rate” means the maximum instantaneous flow from a prescribed design storm at a particular location. “Percent impervious” means the impervious area within the site divided by the area of the site multiplied by 100. “Permit” or “Construction General Permit (CGP)” means the General VPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities found at 9VAC25-880-70. Coverage under this permit is issued by the Department pursuant to § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia for stormwater discharges from a land-disturbing activity. “Permittee” means the person to whom the permit is issued. “Person” means any applicant, owner, individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth, governmental body, including a federal or state entity as applicable, any interstate body, or any other legal entity. “Point of discharge” means a location at which concentrated stormwater runoff is released. “Point source” means any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance including any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel, or other floating craft from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture or agricultural stormwater runoff. “Pollutant discharge” means the average amount of a particular pollutant measured in pounds per year or another standard reportable unit as appropriate, delivered by stormwater runoff. “Pollution” means such alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any state waters as will or is likely to create a nuisance or render such waters (a) harmful or detrimental or injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to the health of animals, fish, or aquatic life; (b) unsuitable with reasonable treatment for use as present or possible future sources of public water supply; or (c) unsuitable for recreational, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or other reasonable uses, provided that (i) an alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological property of state waters, or a discharge or deposit of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes to state waters by any owner which by itself is not sufficient to cause pollution, but which, in combination with such alteration of, or discharge or deposit to state waters by other owners, is sufficient to cause pollution; (ii) the discharge of untreated sewage by any owner into state waters; and (iii) contributing to the contravention of standards of water quality duly established by the State Water Control Board, are “pollution” for the terms and purposes of this ordinance. “Post-development” refers to conditions that reasonably may be expected or anticipated to exist after completion of the land development activity on a specific site or tract of land. “Predevelopment” refers to the conditions that exist at the time that plans for the land- disturbing activity are submitted to the VESMP authority. Where phased development or plan approval occurs (preliminary grading, demolition of existing structures, roads, and utilities, etc.), the existing conditions at the time prior to the commencement of land-disturbing activity shall establish predevelopment conditions. “Prior developed land” means land that has been previously utilized for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, transportation-related, or utility facilities or structures, and that will have the impervious areas associated with those uses altered during a land- disturbing activity. “Qualified personnel” means a person knowledgeable in the principles and practices of erosion and sediment control and stormwater management who possesses the skills to assess conditions at the construction site for the operator that could impact stormwater quality and quantity and to assess the effectiveness of any erosion and sediment control measures or stormwater management facilities selected to control the quality and quantity of stormwater discharges from the construction activity. “Responsible land disturber” or “RLD” means an individual holding a certificate issued by the department who is responsible for carrying out the land-disturbing activity in accordance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan or ESM plan. The RLD may be the owner, applicant, permittee, designer, superintendent, project manager, contractor, or any other project or development team member. The RLD must be designated on the erosion and sediment control plan, ESM plan, or permit as defined in this ordinance as a prerequisite for engaging in land disturbance. “Runoff” or “stormwater runoff” means that portion of precipitation that is discharged across the land surface or through conveyances to one or more waterways. “Runoff characteristics” includes maximum velocity, peak flow rate, volume, and flow duration. “Runoff volume” means the volume of water that runs off the land development project from a prescribed storm event. “Sediment basin” means a temporary impoundment built to retain stormwater, sediment, and debris with a controlled stormwater release structure. “Sediment trap” means a temporary impoundment built to retain stormwater, sediment, and debris which is formed by constructing an earthen embankment with a stone outlet. “Sheet flow” (also called “overland flow”) means shallow, unconcentrated, and irregular flow down a slope. Overland flow usually does not exceed 200 feet under natural conditions. “Shoreline erosion control project” means an erosion control project approved by local wetlands boards, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the Department, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers and located on tidal waters and within non-vegetated or vegetated wetlands as defined in Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia. “Site” means the land or water area where any facility or land-disturbing activity is physically located or conducted, including adjacent land used or preserved in connection with the facility or land-disturbing activity. Areas channelward of mean low water in tidal Virginia shall not be considered part of a site. “Site hydrology” means the movement of water on, across, through, and off the site as determined by parameters including soil types, soil permeability, vegetative cover, seasonal water tables, slopes, land cover, and impervious cover. “Slope drain” means a pipe, tube, or conduit made of nonerosive material extending from the top to the bottom of a cut or fill slope with an energy dissipator at the outlet end for the purpose of carrying stormwater down the slope in a non-erosive manner. “Small construction activity” means: 1. Construction activities including clearing, grading, and excavating that result in land disturbance that is equal to or greater than one acre and less than five acres. Small construction activity also includes the disturbance of less than one acre of total land area that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common plan will ultimately disturb equal to or greater than one and less than five acres. Small construction activity does not include routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of the facility. The department may waive the otherwise applicable requirements in a general permit for a stormwater discharge from construction activities that disturb less than five acres where stormwater controls are not needed based on an approved “total maximum daily load” (TMDL) that addresses the pollutants of concern or, for nonimpaired waters that do not require TMDLs, an equivalent analysis that determines allocations for small construction sites for the pollutants of concern or that determines that such allocations are not needed to protect water quality based on consideration of existing in-stream concentrations, expected growth in pollutant contributions from all sources, and a margin of safety. The pollutants of concern include sediment or a parameter that addresses sediment (such as total suspended solids, turbidity, or siltation) and any other pollutant that has been identified as a cause of impairment of any water body that will receive a discharge from the construction activity. The operator shall certify to the Department that the construction activity will take place, and stormwater discharges will occur, within the drainage area addressed by the TMDL or provide an equivalent analysis. As of the start date in Table 1 of 9VAC25-31-1020, all certifications submitted in support of the waiver shall be submitted electronically by the owner or operator to the Department in compliance with this subdivision and 40 CFR Part 3 (including, in all cases, 40 CFR Part 3 Subpart D), 9VAC25-875-940, and Part XI (9VAC25-31-950 et seq.) of the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation. Part XI of 9VAC25-31 is not intended to undo existing requirements for electronic reporting. Prior to this date, and independent of Part XI of 9VAC25-31, permittees may be required to report electronically if specified by a particular permit. 2. Any other construction activity designated by either the Department or the EPA regional administrator, based on the potential for contribution to a violation of a water quality standard or for significant contribution of pollutants to surface waters. “Soil erosion” means the movement of soil by wind or water into state waters or onto lands in the Commonwealth. “Soil erosion control and stormwater management plan,” commonly referred to as the erosion control and stormwater management plan, or “ESM plan” means a document describing methods for controlling soil erosion and managing stormwater in accordance with the requirements adopted pursuant to the VESMA. The ESM plan may consist of aspects of the erosion and sediment control plan and the stormwater management plan as each is described in this ordinance. “Stabilized” means land that has been treated or protected to withstand normal exposure to natural forces without incurring erosion damage. “State” means the Commonwealth of Virginia. “State application” or “application” means the standard form or forms, including any additions, revisions, or modifications to the forms, approved by the Administrator and the Department for applying for a permit. “State Water Control Law” means Chapter 3.1 (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. “State waters” means all water, on the surface and under the ground, wholly or partially within or bordering the Commonwealth or within its jurisdiction, including wetlands. “Steep slope” means a slope greater than 3:1, or thirty-three and one-third (33.3) percent. “Storm sewer inlet” or “storm drainage inlet” means a structure through which stormwater is introduced into an underground conveyance system. “Stormwater,” for the purposes of the VESMA, means precipitation that is discharged across the land surface or through conveyances to one or more waterways and that may include stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage. “Stormwater conveyance system” means a combination of drainage components that are used to convey stormwater discharge, either within or downstream of the land-disturbing activity. This includes: 1. “Manmade stormwater conveyance system” means a pipe, ditch, vegetated swale, or other stormwater conveyance system constructed by man except for restored stormwater conveyance systems; 2. “Natural stormwater conveyance system” means the main channel of a natural stream and the flood-prone area adjacent to the main channel; or 3. “Restored stormwater conveyance system” means a stormwater conveyance system that has been designed and constructed using natural channel design concepts. Restored stormwater conveyance systems include the main channel and the flood-prone area adjacent to the main channel. “Stormwater detention” means the process of temporarily impounding runoff and discharging it through a hydraulic outlet structure to a downstream conveyance system. “Stormwater management facility” means a control measure that controls stormwater runoff and changes the characteristics of that runoff including the quantity and quality, the period of release, or the velocity of flow. “Stormwater management plan” means a document containing material describing methods for complying with the requirements of the VESMP. “Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan” or “SWPPP” means a document that is prepared in accordance with good engineering practices and that identifies potential sources of pollutants that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges. A SWPPP required under the VESMP for construction activities shall identify and require the implementation of control measures and shall include or incorporate by reference an approved erosion and sediment control plan, an approved stormwater management plan, and a pollution prevention plan. “Subdivision” means the same as defined in § 15.2-2201 of the Code of Virginia. “Surface waters” means: 1. All waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; 2. All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands; 3. All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, or natural ponds for which the use, degradation, or destruction would affect or could affect interstate or foreign commerce including any such waters: a. That are or could be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreational or other purposes; b. From which fish or shellfish are or could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign commerce; or c. That are used or could be used for industrial purposes by industries in interstate commerce; 4. All impoundments of waters otherwise defined as surface waters under this definition; 5. Tributaries of waters identified in subdivisions 1 through 4 of this definition; 6. The territorial sea; and 7. Wetlands adjacent to waters (other than waters that are themselves wetlands) identified in subdivisions 1 through 6 of this definition. Waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet the requirements of the CWA and the law, are not surface waters. Surface waters do not include prior converted cropland. Notwithstanding the determination of an area’s status as prior converted cropland by any other agency, for the purposes of the CWA, the final authority regarding the CWA jurisdiction remains with the EPA. “SWM” means stormwater management. “Temporary vehicular stream crossing” means a temporary non-erodible structural span installed across a flowing watercourse for use by construction traffic. Structures may include bridges, round pipes, or pipe arches constructed on or through non-erodible material. “Ten-year storm” means a storm that can produce rainfall expected to be equaled or exceeded on the average of once in 10 years. It may also be expressed as an exceedance probability with a 10% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. “Total maximum daily load” or “TMDL” means the sum of the individual wasteload allocations for point sources, load allocations (LAs) for nonpoint sources, natural background loading, and a margin of safety. TMDLs can be expressed in terms of either mass per time, toxicity, or other appropriate measure. The TMDL process provides for point versus nonpoint source trade- offs. “Town” means an incorporated town. “Two-year storm” means a storm that can produce rainfall expected to be equaled or exceeded on the average of once in two years. It may also be expressed as an exceedance probability with a 50% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. “Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act” or “VESMA” means Article 2.3 (§ 62.1- 44.15:24 et seq.) of Chapter 3.1, State Water Control Law, of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. “Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program” or “VESMP” means a program established by the VESMP authority for the effective control of soil erosion and sediment deposition and the management of the quality and quantity of runoff resulting from land-disturbing activities to prevent the unreasonable degradation of properties, stream channels, waters, and other natural resources. The program shall include such items as local ordinances, rules, requirements for permits and land-disturbance approvals, policies and guidelines, technical materials, and requirements for plan review, inspection, and enforcement consistent with the requirements of the VESMA. “Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Authority” or “VESMP Authority” means the County of Roanoke as approved by the Department to operate the VESMP. “Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permit” or “VPDES permit” means a document issued by the department pursuant to the State Water Control Law authorizing, under prescribed conditions, the potential or actual discharge of pollutants from a point source to surface waters. “Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse” means a website collection that contains detailed design standards and specifications for control measures that may be used in Virginia to comply with the requirements of the VESMA and associated regulations. “Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook” means a book collection of pertinent information that provides general guidance for compliance with the VESMA and associated regulations and is developed by the Department with advice from a stakeholder advisory committee. “Wasteload allocation” or “wasteload” means the portion of a receiving surface water’s loading or assimilative capacity allocated to one of its existing or future point sources of pollution. Wasteload allocation is a type of water quality-based effluent limitation. “Water quality technical criteria” means standards set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to the VESMA that establish minimum design criteria for measures to control nonpoint source pollution. “Water quantity technical criteria” means standards set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to the VESMA that establish minimum design criteria for measures to control localized flooding and stream channel erosion. “Watershed” means a defined land area drained by a river or stream, karst system, or system of connecting rivers or streams such that all surface water within the area flows through a single outlet. In karst areas, the karst feature to which water drains may be considered the single outlet for the watershed. “Wetlands” means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Section 8.1-3 ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUBDIVISION AND ZONING ORDINANCES. This chapter shall be administered, where applicable, in conjunction with the County’s subdivision and zoning ordinances wherein such apply to the development and subdivision of land within the County or where such apply to development on previously subdivided land within the County. Section 8.1-4 VIRGINIA EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, the County of Roanoke hereby establishes a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program for land-disturbing activities and adopts the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation that specifies standards and specifications for VESMPs promulgated by the State Water Control Board for the purposes set out in Section 1.1 of this Ordinance. The County of Roanoke hereby designates the County Administrator or his or her designee as the Administrator of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program established by this Ordinance. Section 8.1-5 REGULATED LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES. A. Land-disturbing activities that meet one of the criteria below are regulated as follows: 1. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs 2,500 square feet or more, is less than one acre, and is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation is applicable, as determined in accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490. 2. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs less than one acre, but is part of a larger common plan of development or sale that disturbs one acre or more, is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation is applicable, as determined in accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490. 3. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs one acre or more is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq.) of Part V is applicable, as determined in accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490. B. Land-disturbing activities exempt per 9VAC25-875-90 are not required to comply with the requirements of the VESMA unless otherwise required by federal law. Section 8.1-6 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLANS; PROHIBITIONS. A. A person who wishes to conduct a land-disturbing activity in the County of Roanoke shall submit a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan (ESM) that is consistent with the requirements of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA). Activities not required to comply with the VESMA are defined in 9VAC25-875-90. B. A person shall not conduct any land-disturbing activity in the County of Roanoke until: 1. Such person submits an application that includes a permit registration statement, if required, a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan or an executed agreement in lieu of a plan, if required, to the County of Roanoke; 2. Such person submits the name of the individual who will be assisting them in carrying out the activity and this individual shall hold a Responsible Land Disturber certificate pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:30 of the Code of Virginia. Failure to provide the name of an individual holding a Responsible Land Disturber certificate prior to engaging in land- disturbing activities may result in revocation of the land-disturbance approval and shall subject the owner to the penalties provided by the VESMA; and 3. The County of Roanoke has issued its land-disturbance approval. C. The County of Roanoke may require changes to an approved ESM plan in the following cases: 1. Where inspection has revealed that the plan is inadequate to satisfy applicable regulations or ordinances; or 2. Where the owner finds that because of changed circumstances or for other reasons the plan cannot be effectively carried out, and proposed amendments to the plan, consistent with the requirements of the Act, are agreed to by the VESMP authority and the owner. D. To prevent further erosion, the County of Roanoke may require approval of an erosion and sediment control plan and a stormwater management plan for any land it identifies as an erosion impact area, pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:34 of the Code of Virginia. E. As a part of the land-disturbance approval process, the County of Roanoke may require the applicant to submit a reasonable performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement acceptable to the County of Roanoke, to ensure that it can take measures at the applicant’s expense should he/she fail, after proper notice, within the time specified to comply with the conditions it imposes as a result of his/her land-disturbing activity. If the County of Roanoke takes such action upon such failure by the applicant, it may collect from the applicant the difference should the amount of the reasonable cost of such action exceed the amount of the security held. If the applicant fulfills the VESMP authority’s conditions, the County of Roanoke will refund to the applicant or terminate, as applicable, such bond, cash escrow, letter of credit, or other legal arrangement, or the unexpended or unobligated portion thereof. F. Exceptions 1. The applicant may request the County of Roanoke to grant an exception to waive or modify any of the erosion and sediment control requirements of Article 2 (9VAC25- 875-540 et seq.) of Part V (9VAC25-875-470 et seq.) that are deemed inappropriate or too restrictive for site conditions under these conditions: a. At the time of plan submission, an applicant may request an exception to become part of the approved erosion and sediment control plan. The applicant shall explain the reasons for requesting exceptions in writing. Specific exceptions which are allowed by the County of Roanoke shall be documented in the plan. b. During construction, the person responsible for implementing the approved plan may request an exception in writing from the County of Roanoke. If the County of Roanoke does not approve an exception in writing within 10 days of receipt of the request, the request shall be disapproved. Following disapproval, the applicant may resubmit an exception request with additional documentation. 2. The applicant may request the County of Roanoke to grant an exception to the provisions of Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V. An exception may be granted by the County of Roanoke provided that (i) the exception is the minimum necessary to afford relief, (ii) reasonable and appropriate conditions shall be imposed as necessary upon any exception granted so that the intent of the VESMA is preserved, (iii) granting the exception will not confer any special privileges that are denied in other similar circumstances, and (iv) exception requests are not based upon conditions or circumstances that are self-imposed or self-created. 3. Economic hardship alone is not a sufficient reason to grant an exceptionfrom the requirements of this chapter. 4. Under no circumstance shall the applicant be granted an exception (i) to the requirement that the land-disturbing activity obtain required permits, or (ii) for the use of a BMP not found through the Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse, except as allowed under Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq.) of Part V of this chapter. 5. No exception to or waiver of post-development nonpoint source nutrient runoff compliance requirements shall be granted unless offsite options have been considered and found not available in accordance with subsection D of § 62.1-44.15:35 of the Code of Virginia. 6. A record of all exceptions granted shall be maintained by the County of Roanoke in accordance with all applicable laws. Section 8.1-7 STORMWATER PERMIT REQUIREMENT; EXEMPTIONS. A. Except as provided herein, no person may engage in any land-disturbing activity until the County of Roanoke has granted land disturbance approval in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the Regulation. B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance, the following activities are not required to comply with the requirements of this ordinance unless otherwise required by federal law: 1. Minor land-disturbing activities, including home gardens and individual home landscaping, repairs, and maintenance work; 2. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any individual service connection; 3. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any underground utility line when such activity occurs on an existing hard surfaced road, street, or sidewalk, provided the land- disturbing activity is confined to the area of the road, street, or sidewalk that is hard surfaced; 4. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any septic tank line or drainage field unless included in an overall plan for land-disturbing activity relating to construction of the building to be served by the septic tank system; 5. Permitted surface or deep mining operations and projects, or oil and gas operations and projects conducted pursuant to Title 45.2 of the Code of Virginia; 6. Clearing of lands specifically for bona fide agricultural purposes; the management, tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or forest crops; livestock feedlot operations; agricultural engineering operations, including construction of terraces, terrace outlets, check dams, desilting basins, dikes, ponds, ditches, strip cropping, lister furrowing, contour cultivating, contour furrowing, land drainage, and land irrigation; or as additionally set forth by the Board in regulations. However, this exception shall not apply to harvesting of forest crops unless the area on which harvesting occurs is reforested artificially or naturally in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 10.1-1100 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) or is converted to bona fide agricultural or improved pasture use as described in subsection B of § 10.1-1163 of the Code of Virginia; 7. Installation of fence and signposts or telephone and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles; 8. Shoreline erosion control projects on tidal waters when all of the land-disturbing activities are within the regulatory authority of and approved by local wetlands boards, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers; however, any associated land that is disturbed outside of this exempted area shall remain subject to the VESMA and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; 9. Repair or rebuilding of the tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, communication facilities, and other related structures and facilities of a railroad company; 10. Land-disturbing activities in response to a public emergency where the related work requires immediate authorization to avoid imminent endangerment to human health or the environment. In such situations, the person conducting the land-disturbing activity shall advise the County of Roanoke of the disturbance within seven days of commencing the land-disturbing activity and shall comply with the administrative requirements of subsection A within 30 days of commencing the land-disturbing activity; and 11. Discharges to a sanitary sewer or a combined sewer system that are not from a land- disturbing activity. C. Notwithstanding this ordinance and in accordance with the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act, Article 2.3 (§ 62.1-44.15:24 et seq.) of Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia, the following activities are required to comply with the soil erosion control requirements but are not required to comply with the water quantity and water quality technical criteria, unless otherwise required by federal law: 1. Activities under a state or federal reclamation program to return an abandoned property to an agricultural or open land use; 2. Routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original construction of the project. The paving of an existing road with a compacted or impervious surface and reestablishment of existing associated ditches and shoulders shall be deemed routine maintenance if performed in accordance with this subsection; and 3. Discharges from a land-disturbing activity to a sanitary sewer or a combined sewer system. Section 8.1-8 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS. A. A stormwater pollution prevention plan shall include, but not be limited to, an approved erosion and sediment control plan, an approved stormwater management plan, a pollution prevention plan for regulated land-disturbing activities, and a description of any additional control measures necessary to address a TMDL pursuant to subsection D of this section. B. A soil erosion control and stormwater management (ESM) plan consistent with the requirements of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA) and regulations must be designed and submitted to and approved by the County of Roanoke prior to land disturbance in accordance with the VESMA, this ordinance, and attendant regulations. This plan shall be implemented during construction as approved or modified by the County of Roanoke. C. A stormwater pollution prevention plan that identifies potential sources of pollutants that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges from the construction site and describe control measures that will be used to minimize pollutants in stormwater discharges from the construction site must be developed before land disturbance commences. D. In addition to the other requirements of this section, if a specific wasteload allocation for a pollutant has been established in an approved TMDL and is assigned to stormwater discharges from a construction activity, additional control measures must be identified and implemented by the operator so that discharges are consistent with the assumptions and requirements of the wasteload allocation. E. The stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) must address the following requirements as specified in 40 CFR 450.21, to the extent otherwise required by state law or regulations and any applicable requirements of a state permit: 1. Control stormwater volume and velocity within the site to minimize soil erosion; 2. Control stormwater discharges, including both peak flow rates and total stormwater volume, to minimize erosion at outlets and to minimize downstream channel and stream bank erosion; 3. Minimize the amount of soil exposed during construction activity; 4. Minimize the disturbance of steep slopes; 5. Minimize sediment discharges from the site. The design, installation, and maintenance of erosion and sediment controls must address factors such as the amount, frequency, intensity and duration of precipitation, the nature of resulting stormwater runoff, and soil characteristics, including the range of soil particle sizes expected to be present on the site; 6. Provide and maintain natural buffers around surface waters, direct stormwater to vegetated areas to increase sediment removal and maximize stormwater infiltration, unless infeasible; 7. Minimize soil compaction and, unless infeasible, preserve topsoil; 8. Stabilization of disturbed areas must, at a minimum, be initiated immediately whenever any clearing, grading, excavating, or other earth disturbing activities have permanently ceased on any portion of the site, or temporarily ceased on any portion of the site and will not resume for a period exceeding 14 calendar days. Stabilization must be completed within a time frame determined by the VESMP authority. In arid, semiarid, and drought-stricken areas where initiating vegetative stabilization measures immediately is infeasible, alternative stabilization measures must be employed as specified by the County of Roanoke; and 9. Utilize outlet structures that withdraw water from the surface, unless infeasible, when discharging from basins and impoundments. F. The SWPPP shall be amended whenever there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance that has a significant effect on the discharge of pollutants to state waters and that has not been previously addressed in the SWPPP. The SWPPP must be maintained at a central location onsite. If an onsite location is unavailable, notice of the SWPPP’s location must be posted near the main entrance at the construction site. Section 8.1-9 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLAN. A. A stormwater management plan shall be developed and submitted to the County of Roanoke. The stormwater management plan shall be implemented as approved or modified by the County of Roanoke and shall be developed in accordance with the following: 1. A stormwater management plan for a land-disturbing activity shall apply the stormwater management technical criteria set forth in this ordinance and Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation to the entire land-disturbing activity. Individual lots in new residential, commercial, or industrial developments, including those developed under subsequent owners, shall not be considered separate land-disturbing activities. 2. A stormwater management plan shall consider all sources of surface runoff and all sources of subsurface and groundwater flows converted to surface runoff. B. A complete stormwater management plan shall include the following elements: 1. Information on the type of and location of stormwater discharges, information on the features to which stormwater is being discharged including surface waters or karst features, if present, and predevelopment and post-development drainage areas; 2. Contact information including the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the owner and the tax reference number and parcel number of the property or properties affected; 3. A narrative that includes a description of current site conditions and final site conditions or if allowed by the VESMP authority, the information provided and documented during the review process that addresses the current and final site conditions; 4. A general description of the proposed stormwater management facilities and the mechanism through which the facilities will be operated and maintained after construction is complete; 5. Information on the proposed stormwater management facilities, including (i) detailed narrative on the conversion to a long-term stormwater management facility if the facility was used as a temporary ESC measure; (ii) the type of facilities; (iii) location, including geographic coordinates; (iv) acres treated; and (v) the surface waters or karst features into which the facility will discharge; 6. Hydrologic and hydraulic computations, including runoff characteristics; 7. Documentation and calculations verifying compliance with the water quality and quantity requirements of these regulations; 8. A map of the site that depicts the topography of the site and includes: a. All contributing drainage areas; b. Existing streams, ponds, culverts, ditches, wetlands, other water bodies, and floodplains; c. Soil types, geologic formations if karst features are present in the area, forest cover, and other vegetative areas; d. Current land use including existing structures, roads, and locations of known utilities and easements; e. Sufficient information on adjoining parcels to assess the impacts of stormwater from the site on these parcels and to assess the impacts of stormwater from the adjoining parcels on the site; f. The limits of clearing and grading, and the proposed drainage patterns on the site; g. Proposed buildings, roads, parking areas, utilities, and stormwater management facilities; and h. Proposed land use with tabulation of the percentage of surface area to be adapted to various uses, including planned locations of utilities, roads, and easements; 9. If an operator intends to meet the requirements established in 9VAC25-875-580 or 9VAC25-875-600 using off-site compliance options, where applicable, then a letter of availability from the off-site provider must be included; and 10. If the County of Roanoke requires payment of a fee with the stormwater management plan submission, the fee and the required fee form in accordance with Section 5-8 of this ordinance must have been submitted. C. All final plan elements, specifications, or calculations of the stormwater management plans whose preparation requires a license under Chapter 4 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.) or Chapter 22 (§ 54.1- 2200 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia shall be appropriately signed and sealed by a professional who is licensed to engage in practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize any person to engage in practice outside his area of professional competence. Section 8.1-10 POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS. A. A plan for implementing pollution prevention measures during construction activities shall be developed, implemented, and updated as necessary. The pollution prevention plan shall detail the design, installation, implementation, and maintenance of effective pollution prevention measures as specified in 40 CFR 450.21(c) to address dewatering requirements and in 40 CFR 450.21(d) to minimize the discharge of pollutants. At a minimum, such measures must be designed, installed, implemented, and maintained to: 1. Minimize the discharge of pollutants from equipment and vehicle washing, wheel wash water, and other wash waters. Wash waters must be treated in a sediment basin or alternative control that provides equivalent or better treatment prior to discharge; 2. Minimize the exposure of building materials, building products, construction wastes, trash, landscape materials, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, sanitary waste, and other materials present on the site to precipitation and to stormwater; and 3. Minimize the discharge of pollutants from spills and leaks and implement chemical spill and leak prevention and response procedures. B. The pollution prevention plan shall include effective best management practices to prohibit the following discharges in accordance with 40 CFR 450.21(e): 1. Wastewater from washout of concrete, unless managed by an appropriate control; 2. Wastewater from washout and cleanout of stucco, paint, form release oils, curing compounds, and other construction materials; 3. Fuels, oils, or other pollutants used in vehicle and equipment operation and maintenance; and 4. Soaps or solvents used in vehicle and equipment washing. C. The pollution prevention plan shall include appropriate controls for the discharge from dewatering activities, including discharges from dewatering trenches in accordance with 40 CFR 450.21(c). Section 8.1-11 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS A. An erosion and sediment control plan, which is a component of the ESM plan, shall be filed for a development and the buildings constructed within, regardless of the phasing of construction. The erosion and sediment control plan shall contain all major conservation decisions to ensure that the entire unit or units of land will be so treated to achieve the erosion and sediment control criteria, techniques, and methods (i.e., the minimum standards) in 9VAC25-875-560. The erosion and sediment control plan may include: 1. Appropriate maps; 2. An appropriate soil and water plan inventory and management information with needed interpretations; and 3. A record of decisions contributing to conservation treatment. B. The person responsible for carrying out the plan shall provide the name of an individual holding a Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) certificate who will oversee and be responsible for carrying out the land-disturbing activity to the County of Roanoke. C. If individual lots or sections in a residential development are being developed by different property owners, all land-disturbing activities related to the building construction shall be covered by an erosion and sediment control plan or an "Agreement in Lieu of a Plan" signed by the property owners. Section 8.1-12 TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR REGULATED LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES. A. To protect the quality and quantity of state waters from the potential harm of unmanaged stormwater runoff resulting from land-disturbing activities, the County of Roanoke hereby adopts the technical criteria for regulated land-disturbing activities set forth in Part V of 9VAC25-875 expressly to include 9VAC25-875-580 (water quality design criteria requirements); 9VAC25-875-590 (water quality compliance); 9VAC25-875-600 (water quantity); 9VAC25-875-610 (offsite compliance options); 9VAC25-875-620 (design storms and hydrologic methods); 9VAC25-875-630 (stormwater harvesting); 9VAC25- 875-640 (linear development projects); 9VAC25-875-650 (stormwater management impoundment structures or facilities), the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, as amended, and those more stringent local criteria which the County Board of Supervisors may adopt by resolution and incorporate into the manual of regulations and policies entitled “Stormwater Management Design Manual” and “Design and Construction Standards Manual,” which shall apply to all land-disturbing activities regulated pursuant to this ordinance, except as expressly set forth in Subsection B of this Section. B. Steep Slopes; Positive Drainage. 1. All development that requires an erosion and sediment control plan or an Agreement in Lieu of a Plan shall address the following requirements: a. If the grade of a site is more than thirty-three and one-third (33.3) percent, comply with the International Building Code, Chapter 18, as amended, for foundation clearances from slopes. b. Cut slopes or fill slopes shall not be greater than 2:1 (horizontal: vertical), unless a geotechnical report is provided for the proposed slopes. c. Cut slopes or fill slopes shall not be greater than twenty-five (25) vertical feet in height, unless a geotechnical report is provided for the proposed slopes. Cut slopes or fill slopes less than or equal to 3:1 (horizontal: vertical) may exceed twenty-five (25) vertical feet in height and shall not require a geotechnical report. d. For any cut slopes or fill slopes greater than or equal to 2:1 (horizontal: vertical) or greater than or equal to twenty-five (25) vertical feet in height with a slope greater than 3:1 (horizontal: vertical), an as-built plan showing that the finished geometry, based on a field survey performed by a licensed surveyor, is in substantial conformity with the design shall be provided to the County of Roanoke. e. Fill materials, compaction methods, and density specifications shall be indicated on the plan. Fill areas intended to support structures shall also be indicated on the plan. 2. Any plan for a new subdivision shall show proposed lot grades to ensure positive drainage away from all permanent structures. C. Stream buffers. 1. Except as provided in this section, each regulated land-disturbing activity shall provide for stream buffers for the purposes of retarding runoff, preventing stream bank erosion, and filtering nonpoint source pollution from runoff. 2. The stream buffer on existing undeveloped land shall extend a minimum of 25 feet on each side of any perennial stream or contiguous wetlands, measured horizontally from the edge of the contiguous wetlands or from the ordinary high-water mark if no wetlands exist. 3. The stream buffer on previously developed land shall either meet the requirements of (ii) above or extend from the side of any perennial stream or contiguous wetlands, measured horizontally from the edge of the contiguous wetlands or from the ordinary high-water mark if no wetlands exist to the edge of existing paved surfaces, structures, or other hardscape, whichever is less. 4. Each stream buffer shall be retained in as natural a condition as possible. Natural ground contours and native vegetation shall be preserved to the fullest possible extent. 5. The following types of improvements and activities shall not be required to retain, establish, or manage a stream buffer, provided that the requirements of this section are satisfied: 1. The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of electric, gas and telephone transmission lines, railroads, and activities of the Virginia Department of Transportation and their appurtenant structures, which are accomplished in compliance with § 62.1-44.15:27 (Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management) or an erosion and sediment control plan approved by the Board. 2. The construction, installation, and maintenance by public agencies of storm drainage, water, and sewer lines. 3. The construction and installation of water and sewer lines constructed by private interests for dedication to public agencies, if all the following are satisfied: i. To the extent practical, as determined by the Administrator, the location of the water or sewer lines, shall be outside of all stream buffer areas. ii. No more land shall be disturbed than is necessary to construct, install and maintain the water or sewer lines. iii. All construction and installation of the water or sewer lines shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local requirements and permits and be conducted in a manner that protects water quality. 6. The following types of structures, control measures, and activities shall be allowed in a stream buffer, provided that the requirements of this section are satisfied: 1. Temporary erosion and sediment control measures, provided that to the extent practical, as determined by the Administrator, the control measures shall be located outside of the stream buffer and disturbance impacts are minimized. Upon removal of the temporary measures, grading and plantings shall be provided to reestablish the stream buffer by restoring pre-development grades and providing appropriate plantings. 2. Water-dependent facilities, water wells, passive recreation access, such as pedestrian trails and multi-use paths, historic preservation, and archaeological activities provided that all applicable federal, state, and local permits are obtained. 3. Storm drainage facilities necessary to drain to the stream, and stormwater management best management practices, provided that the disturbance to the buffer is minimized. 4. Roads, streets, and driveways if disturbance to the natural stream channel and buffer is limited to the minimum reasonably required to develop the site. Whenever practical, roads, streets, and driveways shall not be constructed parallel to a stream within the buffer. 5. Selective removal of invasive plants and reestablishment of vegetative buffer using native plants. 6. Stream drainage improvements that comply with all federal and state permitting requirements. Where channel improvements are made, stream buffers shall be reestablished on both sides of the improved channel. There shall be no stream buffer requirements where streams are replaced with storm drainage pipes. 7. Stream buffers shall be indicated on erosion and sediment control plans and plot plans, and they shall be physically marked and protected in the field with safety fencing or other appropriate means prior to the commencement of clearing or grading. 8. Any lot that was platted prior to July 27, 2021, and any land disturbance with an erosion and sediment control plan that was submitted to the County for review prior to July 27, 2021, are exempt from the requirements to protect and establish stream buffers. D. Nothing in this section shall preclude an operator from constructing to a more stringent standard at his/her discretion. Section 8.1-13 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES THAT DISTURB LESS THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET. A. Land-disturbing activity of less than 2,500 square feet on individual lots in a residential development shall not be considered exempt from the provisions of this chapter, if the total land-disturbing activity in the development is equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet. B. Land-disturbing activities shall meet all the requirements of this chapter, except that the technical provisions contained in 9VAC25-875-560 shall not apply to land disturbing activities that meet the requirements of this section. These include: 1. The adequacy of downstream channels and pipes are not required to be analyzed and verified. 2. No stormwater management measures to address any flow rate capacity or velocity requirements for downstream natural or man-made channels shall be required. C. An agreement in lieu of a plan may, at the discretion of the County of Roanoke, be substituted for an erosion and sediment control plan if executed by the County of Roanoke. All the requirements of section 5.1 shall apply. This provision expands the use of an agreement in lieu of a plan to all land-disturbing activities that disturb less than ten thousand 10,000 square feet. Additional requirements include: 1. Where the land-disturbing activity from the construction of a single-family residence results in less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of disturbed area, an “agreement in lieu of a plan” shall be accompanied by a plot plan that meets the County building permit plot plan requirements. 2. Where the land-disturbing activity from the construction of a single-family residence results in 5,000 square feet or more of disturbed area, an “agreement in lieu of a plan” shall be accompanied by a plot plan that meets the County building permit plot plan requirements, prepared by a responsible land disturber, Virginia professional engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect, architect, or professional soil scientist. A responsible land disturber must also be provided and identified. 3. The County of Roanoke may require additional information or may decline to execute an agreement in lieu of a plan and may require an erosion and sediment control plan in instances where, in the County’s opinion, it is necessary to properly protect downstream properties or the environment. Section 8.1-14 LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF PERMANENT STORMWATER FACILITIES. A. The operator shall submit a construction record drawing for permanent stormwater management facilities to the County of Roanoke in accordance with 9VAC25-875-535. The record drawing shall contain a statement signed by a professional registered in the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, stating that to the best of their knowledge, the construction record drawing shows all adjustments and revisions to the Stormwater Management Plan made during construction, and it shall serve as a permanent record of the actual location of all constructed elements. B. The operator shall submit a “Stormwater Facility Maintenance Agreement” that provides for the long-term responsibility and maintenance of stormwater management facilities and other techniques specified to manage the quality and quantity of runoff. Such requirements shall be set forth in an instrument recorded in the local land records prior to general permit termination or earlier as required by the County of Roanoke and shall at a minimum: 1. Be submitted to the County of Roanoke for review and approval prior to the approval of the stormwater management plan; 2. Be stated to run with the land; 3. Provide for all necessary access to the property for purposes of maintenance and regulatory inspections; 4. Provide for inspections and maintenance and the submission of inspection and maintenance reports to the County of Roanoke and 5. Be enforceable by all appropriate governmental parties. C. At the discretion of the County of Roanoke such recorded instruments need not be required for stormwater management facilities designed to treat stormwater runoff primarily from an individual residential lot on which they are located, provided it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the County of Roanoke that future maintenance for those facilities will be addressed through an enforceable mechanism at the discretion of the County of Roanoke. Section 8.1-15 MONITORING AND INSPECTIONS. A. The land-disturbing activity is subject to monitoring and inspections by the County of Roanoke. These inspections will be used to determine if there is: 1. Compliance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan; 2. Compliance with the approved stormwater management plan; 3. Development, updating, and implementation of a pollution prevention plan; and 4. Development and implementation of any additional control measures necessary to address a TMDL. B. The land-disturbing activity is subject to periodic and documented inspections by the County of Roanoke in accordance with its Department-approved alternative inspection program. C. Permanent stormwater management facilities are subject to periodic and documented inspections by the County of Roanoke to determine if such facilities are adequately maintained and functioning, as designed. D. The County of Roanoke may utilize the inspection reports of the owner of a stormwater management facility as part of an inspection program established in subsection B of this section if the inspection is conducted by a person who is licensed as a professional engineer, architect, landscape architect, or land surveyor pursuant to Article 1 (§ 54.1- 400 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 54.1; a person who works under the direction and oversight of the licensed professional engineer, architect, landscape architect, or land surveyor; or a person who holds an appropriate certificate of competence from the Department. E. Stormwater management facilities designed to treat stormwater runoff primarily from an individual residential lot on which they are located and for which a recorded instrument is not required pursuant to 9VAC25-875-130, may be subject to periodic inspections by the County of Roanoke, or the County of Roanoke may conduct homeowner outreach and education or employ other methods targeted at promoting the long-term maintenance of such facilities. Section 8.1-16 HEARINGS. A. Any applicant or operator, or person subject to the requirements of this ordinance, aggrieved by any action of the County of Roanoke taken without a formal hearing, or by inaction of the County of Roanoke, may demand in writing a formal hearing by the County Administrator or his or her designee, provided a petition requesting such hearing is filed with the Administrator within 30 days after notice of such action is given by the Administrator. B. The hearings held under this Section shall be conducted by the County Administrator or his or her designee on behalf of the County of Roanoke Board of Supervisors at any time and place authorized by the County Administrator or his or her designee, and such hearings shall be held in a manner consistent with local hearing procedures. In the event the County Administrator does not designate another individual to be the Administrator of this Ordinance, then the County Administrator shall designate someone other than the County Administrator to conduct the hearings held under this Section. C. A verbatim record of the proceedings of such hearings shall be taken and filed with the Clerk to the County of Roanoke Board of Supervisors. Depositions may be taken and read as in actions at law. D. The County Administrator or his or her designee shall have power to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, and at the request of any party shall issue such subpoenas. The failure of a witness without legal excuse to appear or to testify or to produce documents shall be acted upon by the County Administrator or his or her designee, whose action may include the procurement of an order of enforcement from the circuit court. Witnesses who are subpoenaed shall receive the same fees and reimbursement for mileage as in civil actions. E. During the review, the County Administrator or his or her designee shall consider evidence presented by all parties. After considering the evidence, the County Administrator’s (or his or her designee’s) decision shall be final. Section 8.1-17 APPEALS. Final decisions of the County Administrator or his or her designee, under this chapter, shall be conducted in accordance with local appeal procedures and shall be subject to judicial review by the Roanoke County Circuit Court, provided an appeal is filed within thirty (30) days from the date of any written decision adversely affecting the rights, duties, or privileges of any permit applicant, permittee, or person subject to any enforcement action under this chapter. Section 8.1-18 RIGHT OF ENTRY. A. Pursuant to all applicable law, the County of Roanoke or any duly authorized agent thereof, bearing proper credentials and identification, may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private, which has a permit or a maintenance agreement, for the purpose of obtaining information or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance. B. If the Administrator has cause to believe an activity regulated under this ordinance is occurring without a permit, or if the person in charge of the property refuses to allow the Administrator to enter in accordance with subsection (A), then the Administrator may present sworn testimony to a magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction and request the issuance of an inspection warrant to enter the property for the purpose of making such inspection and investigation. The Administrator shall make a reasonable effort to obtain consent from the owner or person in charge of the property prior to seeking the issuance of an inspection warrant under this section. C. Pursuant to all applicable law, and in accordance with a performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement, the County of Roanoke or any duly authorized agent thereof, bearing proper credentials and identification, may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, also enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of initiating or maintaining appropriate actions that are required by conditions imposed by the County of Roanoke on a land-disturbing activity when an owner, after proper notice, has failed to take acceptable action within the time specified. Section 8.1-19 ENFORCEMENT. A. If the Administrator determines that there is a failure to comply with the land disturbance approval or determines there is an unauthorized discharge, notice shall be served upon the operator or person responsible for carrying out the conditions of the land disturbance approval by any of the following: verbal warnings and inspection reports, notices of corrective action, consent special orders, and notices to comply. Written notices shall be served by registered or certified mail to the address specified in the application or by delivery at the site of the development activities to the agent or employee supervising such activities. 1. The notice shall specify the measures needed to comply with the conditions of the land disturbance approval and shall specify the time within which such measures shall be completed. Upon failure to comply within the time specified, a stop work order may be issued in accordance with Subsection 2 or the permit may be revoked by the Administrator. 2. If an operator or person responsible for carrying out the conditions of the land- disturbance approval fails to comply with a notice issued in accordance with this Section within the time specified, the Administrator may issue a stop work order requiring the owner, operator, person responsible for carrying out an approved plan, or the person conducting the land-disturbing activities without an approved plan or required land disturbance approval to cease all land-disturbing activities until the violation has ceased, or an approved plan and required land-disturbance approval are obtained, and specified corrective measures have been completed. Such orders shall be issued in accordance with the County of Roanoke’s enforcement procedures and this ordinance. Such orders shall become effective upon service on the person by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to his/her address specified in the land records of the locality, or by personal delivery by an agent of the Administrator. However, if the Administrator finds that any such violation is grossly affecting or presents an imminent and substantial danger of causing harmful erosion of lands or sediment deposition in waters within the watersheds of the Commonwealth or otherwise substantially impacting water quality, the Administrator may issue, without advance notice or hearing, an emergency order directing such person to cease immediately all land-disturbing activities on the site and shall provide an opportunity for a hearing, after reasonable notice as to the time and place thereof, to such person, to affirm, modify, amend, or cancel such emergency order. If a person who has been issued an order is not complying with the terms thereof, the Administrator may institute a proceeding for an injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy in accordance with Subsection 5.7.C. B. In addition to any other remedy provided by this Ordinance, if the Administrator or his designee determines that there is a failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, they may initiate such informal and/or formal administrative enforcement procedures in a manner that is consistent with the County of Roanoke’s enforcement procedures and this ordinance. C. Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any rule, regulation, ordinance, order, approved standard or specification, or any condition of the land- disturbance approval by the Administrator may be compelled in a proceeding instituted in the Circuit Court of Roanoke County by the County of Roanoke to obey same and to comply therewith by injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy. Section 8.1-20 PENALTIES, INJUNCTIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL ACTIONS. A. A civil penalty may be imposed and a summons issued for violations that include but are not limited to the following, in accordance with § 62.1-44.15:63: 1. Commencement of land disturbing activity without Construction General Permit coverage from Department (i.e., no permit registration statement submitted) ($1,000 per day); 2. Commencement of land disturbing activity without preparation of a SWPPP ($500 per day); 3. Commencement of land disturbing activity with an incomplete SWPPP, or failure to properly amend a SWPPP to reflect changes in design, construction, operation, or maintenance that has a significant effect on the discharge of pollutants to surface waters and has not been previously addressed in the SWPPP ($300 per day); 4. State permit registration statement not posted or SWPPP not available for review ($300 per day); 5. Failure to comply with SWPPP requirements ($300 per day); 6. Commencement of land-disturbing activity without an approved erosion and sediment control plan or land-disturbance approval pursuant to Section 3.2 ($1,000 per day); 7. Failure to install stormwater BMPs or erosion and sediment controls ($300 per day); 8. Failure to comply with the minimum standards in 9VAC25-875-560 ($300 per day); 9. Improperly installed or improperly maintained stormwater BMPs or erosion and sediment controls ($300 per day); 10. Operational deficiencies ($300 per day); 11. Failure to conduct and document required inspections ($300 per day); 12. Incomplete, improper, or missed inspections, including lack of proper signature ($300 per day); 13. Discharges not in compliance with the requirements of Section 9VAC25-880-70 of the Construction General Permit ($300 per day); 14. Failure to obey a Stop Work Order ($1,000 per day); and 15. Failure to stop work when permit is revoked ($1,000 per day). B. Each day during which the violation is found to have existed shall constitute a separate offense. However, in no event shall a series of specified violations arising from the same operative set of facts result in civil penalties which exceed a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), except that a series of violations arising from the commencement of land- disturbing activities without an approved plan for any site shall not result in civil penalties which exceed a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The assessment of civil penalties according to this schedule shall be in lieu of criminal sanctions and shall preclude the prosecution of such violation as a misdemeanor under subsection (a) of this section. C. The Administrator may issue a summons for collection of the civil penalty and the action may be prosecuted in the appropriate court. 1. The Administrator, or his or her assignee, shall serve upon any owner or permittee in violation of this chapter, a summons notifying the owner or permittee of said violation. If unable to serve the owner or permittee in person, the County may notify by summons an owner or permittee committing or suffering the existence of a violation by certified, return receipt requested mail, of the infraction. The Roanoke County Sheriff’s Office may also deliver the summons. The summons shall contain the following information: i. The name and address of the person charged. ii. The nature of the violation and chapter provision(s) being violated. iii. The location, date, and time that the violation occurred, or was observed. iv. The amount of the civil penalty assessed for the violation. v. The manner, location, and time that the civil penalty may be paid to the Counnjointy. vi. The right of the recipient of the summons to elect to stand trial for the infraction. 2. The summons shall provide that any person summoned for a violation may, within five (5) days of actual receipt of the summons or, within ten (10) days from the date of mailing of the summons, elect to pay the civil penalty by making an appearance in person, or in writing by mail to the County Treasurer's Office and, by such appearance, may enter a waiver of trial, admit liability, and pay the civil penalty established for the violation charged and provide that a signature to an admission of liability shall have the same force and effect as a judgment in court; however, an admission shall not be deemed a criminal conviction for any purpose. 3. If a person charged with a violation does not elect to enter a waiver of trial and admit liability, the County shall cause the sheriff of the County to serve the summons on the person charged in the manner prescribed by law. The violation shall be tried in General District Court in the same manner and with the same right of appeal as provided for in Title 8.01 of the Code of Virginia. In any trial for a scheduled violation authorized by this section, it shall be the burden of the County to show the liability of the violator by the preponderance of the evidence. Any admission of liability or finding of liability shall not be a criminal conviction for any purpose. 4. The remedies provided for in this section are cumulative, and are not exclusive and, except as provided above, shall be in addition to any other remedies by law. 5. The owner or permittee may pay the civil penalty to the treasurer prior to the trial date, provided he also pays necessary court costs in addition to the civil penalty. 6. Within the period prescribed in (c), above, the owner or permittee, may contest the violation by presenting it to Administrator, who shall certify the contest in writing, on an appropriate form, to the General District Court. 7. Failure to pay the civil penalty, or to contest the violation, within the time period prescribed in (c), above, shall result in the immediate issuance of a stop work order and the revocation of the permit, if any. D. The County of Roanoke or the owner of property which has sustained damage, or which is in imminent danger of being damaged, may apply to the Roanoke County Circuit Court to enjoin a violation or a threatened violation of Va. Code §§ 62.1-44.15:55, 62.1- 44.15:56, without the necessity of showing that an adequate remedy at law does not exist. E. Civil penalty enumerated. Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained in this section, any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction, mandamus or other remedy obtained pursuant to this section shall be subject, in the discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each violation. A civil action for such violation or failure may be brought by the County of Roanoke. Any civil penalties assessed by a court shall be paid into the treasury of the County of Roanoke, except that where the violator is the locality itself, or its agent, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state treasury F. With the consent of any person who has violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any regulation or condition of a permit or any provision of this chapter, the County may provide for the payment of civil charges for violations in specific sums, not to exceed the limit specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section. Such civil charges shall be instead of any appropriate civil penalty which could be imposed under subsection (b) or (e). G. In addition to the penalties provided under this chapter, any person who violates any provision of this chapter may be liable to the County of Roanoke in a civil action for damages. H. In imposing a civil penalty pursuant to this Subsection, the court may consider the degree of harm caused by the violation and the economic benefit to the violator from noncompliance. I. Any civil penalties assessed by a court because of a summons issued by the County of Roanoke shall be paid into the treasury of the County of Roanoke to be used for the purpose of minimizing, preventing, managing, or mitigating pollution of the waters of the locality and abating environmental pollution therein in such manner as the court may, by order, direct. J. Notwithstanding any other civil or equitable remedy provided by this ordinance or by law, any person who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this ordinance, any order of the Administrator, any condition of the land-disturbance approval, or any order of a court shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than 12 months or a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $32,500, or both. Section 8.1-21 FEES. A. Fees to cover costs associated with implementation of a VESMP related to land disturbing activities and issuance of general permit coverage and VESMP authority permits shall be imposed in accordance with Table 1. [NOTE: Such fee attributes include the costs associated with plan review, VESMP registration statement review, permit issuance, state-coverage verification, inspections, reporting, and compliance activities associated with land-disturbing activities as well as state program oversight costs.] When a site or sites has/have been purchased for development within a previously permitted common plan of development or sale, the applicant shall be subject to fees (“total fee to be paid by applicant” column) in accordance with the disturbed acreage of their site or sites according to Table 1. Table 1: Fees for permit issuance Fee type Total fee to be paid by applicant (includes both the County of Roanoke and Department portions, where applicable) Department portion of “total fee to be paid by Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land- disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet and less than 1 acre) $290 $0 General/Stormwater Management Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land $290 $81 General /Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 $2,700 $756 General/Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 $3,400 $952 General/Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 $4,500 $1,260 General/Stormwater Management - Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 $6,100 $1,708 General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than $9,600 $2,688 * If the project is completely administered by the Department, such as may be the case for a state or federal project or projects covered by individual permits, then the entire applicant fee shall be paid to the Department. B. Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements from the general permit issued by the department shall be imposed in accordance with Table 2. If the general permit modifications result in changes to stormwater management plans that require additional review by [Locality], such reviews shall be subject to the fees set out in Table 2. The fee assessed shall be based on the total disturbed acreage of the site. In addition to the general permit modification fee, modifications resulting in an increase in total disturbed acreage shall pay the difference in the initial permit fee paid and the permit fee that would have applied for the total disturbed acreage in Table 1. Table 2: Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements for the General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities Type of Permit Fee Amount General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land $20 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 and less than 5 $200 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less $250 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less $300 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less $450 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale $700 C. The following annual permit maintenance shall be imposed in accordance with Table 3, including fees imposed on expired permits that have been administratively continued. With respect to the general permit, these fees shall apply until the permit coverage is terminated. [NOTE: Fees specified in this Subsection go to the County of Roanoke.] Table 3: Permit Maintenance Fees Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land-disturbance acreage equal to or $50 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land $50 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance equal to or greater than 1 acre and less than 5 $400 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less $500 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less $650 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less $900 General/Stormwater Management - Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale $1,400 General permit coverage maintenance fees shall be paid annually to the County of Roanoke by the anniversary date of general permit coverage. No permit will be reissued or automatically continued without payment of the required fee. General permit coverage maintenance fees shall be applied until a Notice of Termination is effective. D. The fees set forth in Subsections A through C of this section, shall apply to: 1. All persons seeking coverage under the general permit. 2. All permittees who request modifications to or transfers of their existing registration statement for coverage under a general permit. 3. Persons whose coverage under the general permit has been revoked shall apply to the Department for an Individual Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities. E. Permit and permit coverage maintenance fees outlined under Section 5.8 may apply to each general permit holder. F. No general permit application fees will be assessed to: 1. Permittees who request minor modifications to general permits as defined in Section 1.2 of this ordinance. Permit modifications at the request of the permittee resulting in changes to stormwater management plans that require additional review by the County of Roanoke shall not be exempt pursuant to this Section. 2. Permittees whose general permits are modified or amended at the initiative of the Department, excluding errors in the registration statement identified by the County of Roanoke or errors related to the acreage of the site. G. All incomplete payments will be deemed as non-payments, and the applicant shall be notified of any incomplete payments. Interest may be charged for late payments at the underpayment rate set forth in § 58.1-15 of the Code of Virginia and is calculated monthly at the applicable periodic rate. A 10% late payment fee shall be charged to any delinquent (over 90 days past due) account. The County of Roanoke shall be entitled to all remedies available under the Code of Virginia in collecting any past due amount. Section 8.1-22 PERFORMANCE BOND. A. Prior to issuance of any permit, the applicant shall be required to submit a reasonable performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement acceptable to the County of Roanoke Attorney, to ensure that measures could be taken by the County of Roanoke at the applicant’s expense should he/she fail, after proper notice, within the time specified to initiate or maintain appropriate actions which may be required of him/her by the permit conditions as a result of his/her land disturbing activity. If the County of Roanoke takes such action upon such failure by the applicant, the County of Roanoke may collect from the applicant for the difference should the amount of the reasonable cost of such action exceed the amount of the security held, if any. Within 60 days of the completion of the requirements of the permit conditions, such bond, cash escrow, letter of credit or other legal arrangement, or the unexpended or unobligated portion thereof, shall be refunded to the applicant or terminated. CHAPTER 23 – REPEALED IN ENTIRETY AND RESERVED 2. That Chapter 23 of the Roanoke County Code shall be repealed in its entirety. 3. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. Page 1 of 1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 RESOLUTION APPROVING AND CONCURRING IN CERTAIN ITEMS SET FORTH ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA FOR THIS DATE DESIGNATED AS ITEM F - CONSENT AGENDA BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: That the certain section of the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for July 9, 2024, designated as Item F - Consent Agenda be, and hereby is, approved and concurred in as to each item separately set forth in said section designated Items 1 through 6 inclusive, as follows: 1. Approval of minutes – June 25, 2024 2. Ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $328,811 from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating such funds for use by the Roanoke County Police Department for school resource officers. (Second Reading) 3. Ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $322,675 from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating such funds for use by the Roanoke County Police Department for school resource officers. (Second Reading) 4. Ordinance approving the payment of a bonus to the county administrator and the county attorney. (Second Reading) 5. Resolution supporting participating in the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act (VJCCCA) Grant Program of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the 2024 - 2025 and 2025-2026 fiscal years. 6. Request to accept and allocate funds of $55,110 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) along with a $18,370 local match from the fiscal year 2024-2025 Police Department operating budget. Page 1 of 9 A.OPENING CEREMONIES 1.Remote Participation Approval It was confirmed that Supervisor Hooker’s request for remote participation was in accordance with the Roanoke County Policy and her request for remote participation was approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None Abstain/No Vote: Supervisor Hooker 2.Roll Call Present: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Absent: None B.REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS C. BRIEFING 1.Briefing to update the Board on lot drainage. (Doug Blount, Assistant County Administrator) Briefing was given by Doug Blount. D.NEW BUSINESS Action No. 062524-1 Item D.1 1.Resolution approving the Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 upon certain terms and conditions. (Dr. Ken Nicely, Superintendent RCPS and Kathie Rawlings, Associate Director) Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Minutes June 25, 2024 Page 2 of 9 Supervisor Radford moved to approve the resolution adopting the Roanoke County Public Schools budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025 as proposed. Supervisor Mahoney seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None Action No. 062524-2 Item D.2 2. Resolution approving the county’s participation in the proposed settlement of opioid-related claims against Kroger and its related corporate entities, and directing the county attorney and/or the county’s outside counsel to execute the documents necessary to effectuate the county’s participation in the settlements. (Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney) Supervisor Mahoney moved to adopt the resolution. Supervisor North seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None E. FIRST READINGS OF ORDINANCES Action No. 062524-3 Item E.1 1. Emergency Ordinance to appropriate funds for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for Roanoke County Public Schools Categories. (Due to time constraints, it is requested that the second reading be dispensed with upon an affirmative vote of 4/5ths of the members of the Board, and that this matter be deemed an emergency measure pursuant to Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter) (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services) Supervisor Radford moved to approve the ordinance as an emergency ordinance, due to time constraints, and to dispense the second reading upon an affirmative vote of 4/5ths of the members of the Board. Supervisor Mahoney seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None F. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES 1. Ordinance amending Chapter 8.1 of the Roanoke County Code and repealing Chapter 23 of the Roanoke County Code in order to create a Consolidated Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Ordinance. (Tarek Moneir, Director of Development Services) (Second Reading) This matter has been POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 9, 2024 Page 3 of 9 Action No. 062524-4 Item F.2 2. The petition of Franco and Dawn DeBartolo to obtain a special use permit to operate a short-term rental on approximately 2.99 acres of land zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District, located at 3663 Chaparral Drive, Cave Spring Magisterial District (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) (Second Reading) Supervisor Mahoney found that the proposed special use permit: 1. Meets the requirements of Section 30-19-1 of the Roanoke County Code and that the proposed special use conforms with the standards set forth in article IV, use and design standards of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance; 2. Is in conformance with the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan; and 3. Will have a minimum adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood and community. Therefore, moved that the Board approve the petition to obtain a special use permit, with the following seven (7) conditions: 1. The short-term rental shall be limited to the existing accessory structure (approximately 890 square feet). 2. The number of overnight guests shall not exceed two (2) people. 3. One (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for each guestroom in addition to parking spaces required for the principal dwelling. All parking shall be provided on-site and shall be located in driveways and other designated approved parking areas. 4. The property owner shall provide and maintain in good working order every smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguisher required by law. Exits required by law shall not be obstructed. 5. The property must maintain a residential appearance. No signage shall be allowed with the short-term rental use. 6. No events such as parties, banquets, weddings, receptions, meetings, or similar events shall be allowed with the short-term rental use. 7. A business license shall be obtained from the Commissioner of Revenue for the short-term rental use and transient occupancy taxes be paid. Supervisor Radford seconded the motion. Motion Approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None Page 4 of 9 Action No. 062524-5 Item F.3 3. The petition of Evelyn Liu to obtain a special use permit to operate a short-term rental on approximately 2.04 acres of land zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District, located at 4058 Keagy Road, Windsor Hills Magisterial District (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) (Second Reading) Supervisor Radford found that the proposed special use permit: 1. Meets the requirements of Section 30-19-1 of the Roanoke County Code and that the proposed special use conforms with the standards set forth in article IV, use and design standards of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance; 2. Is in conformance with the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan; and 3. Will have a minimum adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood and community. Therefore, moved that the Board approve the petition to obtain a special use permit, with the following seven (7) conditions: 1. The short-term rental shall be limited to the existing accessory structure (approximately 1,095 square feet). 2. The number of overnight guests shall not exceed six (6) people. 3. One (1) off-street parking space shall be provided for each guestroom in addition to parking spaces required for the principal dwelling. All parking shall be provided on-site and shall be located in driveways and other designated approved parking areas. 4. The property owner shall provide and maintain in good working order every smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguisher required by law. Exits required by law shall not be obstructed. 5. The property must maintain a residential appearance. No signage shall be allowed with the short-term rental use. 6. No events such as parties, banquets, weddings, receptions, meetings, or similar events shall be allowed with the short-term rental use. 7. A business license shall be obtained from the Commissioner of Revenue for the short-term rental use. Supervisor Shepherd seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None G. CONSENT AGENDA Action No. 062524-6.a-k Item G.1-11 ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY Page 5 of 9 THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE RESOLUTION IN THE FORM OR FORMS LISTED BELOW. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY Action No. 062524-6.a Item G.1 1. Approval of minutes – June 11, 2024 Action No. 062524-6.b Item G.2 2. Ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $328,811 from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating such funds for use by the Roanoke County Police Department for school resource officers. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading) Action No. 062524-6.c Item G.3 3. Ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $322,675 from Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating such funds for use by the Roanoke County Police Department for school resource officers. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading) Action No. 062524-6.d Item G.4 4. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $4,000 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) Educational Grant Program. Action No. 062524-6.e Item G.5 5. The petition of Brad Prescott to obtain a special use permit to develop on a lot without public road frontage and to obtain a special use permit for custom manufacturing in a C-2, High Intensity Commercial District, on approximately 1.44 acres of land located in the 2900 block of Peters Creek Road, Catawba Magisterial District. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing) Action No. 062524-6.f Item G.6 6. The petition of Jonathan Kenneth Burns-Carrera to obtain a special use permit to operate a short-term rental on approximately 1.42 acres of land zoned R-1, Low Intensity Residential District, located at 5909 Old Mountain Road, Hollins Magisterial District. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing) Page 6 of 9 Action No. 062524-6.g Item G.7 7. The petition of Trail Development Group, LLC to rezone approximately 9.67 acres from I-1, Low Intensity Industrial District, to C-2, High Intensity Commercial District, located near 3475 and 3801 Challenger Avenue, Vinton Magisterial District. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing) Action No. 062524-6.h Item G.8 8. Resolution approving the second amendment to the county administrator’s employment agreement. Action No. 062524-6.i Item G.9 9. Resolution approving the second amendment to the county attorney’s employment agreement. Action No. 062524-6.j Item G.10 10. Ordinance approving the payment of a bonus to the county administrator and the county attorney. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading) Action No. 062524-6.k Item G.11 11. Accept and allocate a Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) grant in the amount of $607,212 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Supervisor Shepherd moved to adopt all matters on the consent agenda. Supervisor Radford seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None H. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None I. REPORTS Action No. 062524-7 Item I.1-6 1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report 2. Outstanding Debt Report 3. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Revenues as of May 31, 2024 4. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and Encumbrances as of May 31, 2024 5. Accounts Paid – May 2024 Page 7 of 9 6. Statement of the Treasurer’s Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy, as of May 31, 2024 Supervisor Mahoney moved to receive and file the reports that have been included with the agenda under Item I. Supervisor Radford seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None J. WORK SESSION 1. Work session with staff to update the Board of Supervisors regarding a new County policy development process. (Madeline Hanlon, Assistant to the County Administrator and Elijah Daly, Director of Human Resources) K. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows: Action No. 062524-8 1. Section 2.2-3711 (A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss or consider the acquisition or disposition of real property in the Cave Spring Magisterial District for a public purpose, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body. 2. Section 2.2-3711(A)(5) of the Code of Virginia, for discussion concerning a prospective business or industry or the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business’ or industry’s interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community. Specifically, the Board will discuss potential business location or expansion in the Cave Spring, and Catawba Magisterial Districts. Supervisor North moved to go to closed session. Supervisor Mahoney seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None NOTE: Supervisor Hooker was not scheduled to be in attendance during the work session or closed meeting and departed the meeting at 4:00 p.m., returned for the 7:00 p.m. evening session. EVENING SESSION – 7:00 PM NOTE: Supervisor Hooker rejoined the evening session via remote participation. Page 8 of 9 L. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION Action No. 062524-9 In the closed session just concluded, nothing was discussed except the matter which was identified in the motion to convene in closed session. Only those matters lawfully permitted to be discussed under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act were discussed. Supervisor Mahoney moved to adopt the certification resolution. Supervisor Radford seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None Abstain: Supervisor Hooker (Not in attendance during closed session) M. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES Action No. 062524-10 Item M.1 1. The petition of Neil Aneja to obtain a special use permit to operate a short-term rental on approximately 0.30 acre of land zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District, located at 2726 White Pelican Lane, Cave Spring Magisterial District. (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) Four (4) citizens were in attendance and spoke against the petition. Supervisor Mahoney found that the proposed special use permit request: 1. Is inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the County’s adopted comprehensive plan, 2. Is inconsistent with good zoning practice, and/or 3. Will result in substantial detriment to the community. Therefore, moved the Board to deny the request, and also requested that a transcript of this matter be attached to the denial ordinance as an exhibit. Supervisor Radford seconded the motion. Motion Approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North Nays: None Page 9 of 9 2. The petition of Reed Road Solar 1, LLC to obtain a special use permit for a major utility service (solar farm) on approximately 36.48 acres of land zoned AR Agricultural/Residential District, located at 9150 Reed Road, Windsor Hills Magisterial District. (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) THIS MATTER HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 3. The petition of Roanoke Valley Holdings LLC to remove a proffered condition on approximately 50.8 acres of land zoned R-1C, Low Density Residential District with conditions, in order to develop a residential subdivision, located near the 6200 block of Crumpacker Drive, Hollins Magisterial District. (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) THIS MATTER HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 4. The petition of Robert and Jerri Jackson to obtain a special use permit to operate a short-term rental on approximately 0.5768 acre of land zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District, located at 1727 Mountain Heights Drive, Catawba Magisterial District. (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) THIS MATTER HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE N. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS - None O. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS 1. Tammy E. Shepherd 2. Martha B. Hooker 3. Paul M. Mahoney 4. David F. Radford 5. Phil C. North Supervisors were offered the opportunity to share comments and provide updates to their peers and the public on items of interest to them. P. ADJOURNMENT Action No. 062524-11 Supervisor Radford moved to adjourn the meeting. Supervisor Shepherd seconded the motion. Motion approved. Ayes: Supervisors Radford, Hooker, Mahoney, Shepherd, North, Nays: None Submitted by: Approved by: __________________________ __________________________ Richard L. Caywood Phil C. North Clerk to the Board of Supervisors Chairman Page 1 of 2 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. F.2 MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM: SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY: ISSUE: BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: FISCAL IMPACT: Page 2 of 2 This grant requires a local match of $187,781 if all eight School Resource Officers are hired. The fiscal year 2025 adopted operating budget includes $225,000 for a local match towards School Resource Officers. Any other local match needed due to multiple grants being administered simultaneously will come from police departmental savings. All funds needed to cover the costs for the School Resource Officers will be deposited within the grant fund. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approving the ordinance and depositing all funds needed to cover the costs for the School Resource Officers in the Grant Fund. 1 May 30, 2024 Richard Caywood County Administrator 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke,Virginia 24018 RE: 521288-FY25 - School Resource Officer Grants - SRO Dear Richard Caywood: Congratulations on being a recipient of the above referenced grant program! Your DCJS grant award number is 25-421-B and was approved for a total award of $516,592, funded through Award Number 2025-FREE-GRANT. The project period is 7/1/2024 through 6/30/2025. Included with this letter is your Statement of Grant Award/Acceptance (SOGA), Special Conditions, Reporting Requirements, and Projected Due Dates. In addition, there may be “Action Item” Special Conditions related to your grant award called Encumbrances that require your immediate attention. If there are any, please submit those documents via the On-line Grants Management System (OGMS) at https://ogms.dcjs.virginia.gov/. Additionally, if you cannot access your grant in OGMS, your application may be under negotiation. Please check your email and/or spam for OGMS correspondence and follow up with your DCJS Grant Monitor. If you have not previously done so, you must register to use this web-based system. The instructions on Registering for a New Account and Submitting Action Item Encumbrances are posted here https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/grants/ogms-training-resources along with other resources and training videos. All registrants will be approved within 3 – 5 business days. We will be happy to assist you in any way we can to assure your project’s success. To indicate your acceptance of the award and conditions, please sign the included SOGA and return it electronically within the next 60 days to grantsmgmt@dcjs.virginia.gov. If you have questions, contact your DCJS Grant Monitor Michelle Miles at 804-225-1846 or via email at Michelle.Miles@dcjs.virginia.gov. Sincerely, Jackson Miller 2 STATEMENT OF GRANT AWARD (SOGA) Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services 1100 Bank Street, 12th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 Project Director Project Administrator Finance Officer Sergeant 5925 Cove Road Roanoke, Virginia 24019 540-777-8674 shoopes@roanokecountyva.gov County Administrator 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24019 540-776-7190 rcaywood@roanokecountyva.gov Financial Analyst 5205 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24018 540-283-8137 jpegram@roanokecountyva.gov *Please indicate your ICR in the space provided, if applicable. As the duly authorized representative, the undersigned, having received the Statement of Grant Awards (SOGA) and reviewing the Special Conditions, hereby accepts this grant and agree to the conditions and provisions of all other Federal and State laws and rules and regulations that apply to this award. Signature: ______________________________ Authorized Official (Project Administrator) Title: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________ 521288-FY25 - School Resource Officer Grants - SRO DCJS Grant Number: 25-421-B Grant Start Date: 7/1/2024 Grant End Date: 6/30/2025 *If applicable State Special Funds: $328,811 Local Match: $187,781 Total Budget: $516,592 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 ORDINANCE ACCEPTING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $328,811 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (DCJS) AND APPROPRIATING SUCH FUNDS FOR USE BY THE ROANOKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR EIGHT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has awarded $328,811 to the Roanoke County Police Department for fiscal year 2025 to fund salaries, benefits, and supplies for eight School Resource Officers (SROs) to be assigned to eight of the sixteen elementary schools located within Roanoke County; and WHEREAS, this grant requires a local match of $187,781; and WHEREAS, the fiscal year 2025 adopted operating budget includes $225,000 for a local match towards School Resource Officers, and any other local match needed due to multiple grants being administered simultaneously will come from police departmental savings; and WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be appropriated by ordinance; and WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 25, 2024, and the second reading was held on July 9, 2024. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: 1. That the sum of $328,811, made available to the Roanoke County Police Department by DCJS, is accepted and hereby appropriated to the County’s grant fund for the funding of salaries, benefits, and supplies of eight school resource officers. 2. That the sum of $187,781 is hereby appropriated from the general fund to the County’s grant fund for the funding of salaries and benefits of eight school resource officers. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption. Page 1 of 2 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. F.3 MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM: SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY: ISSUE: BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: FISCAL IMPACT Page 2 of 2 This grant requires a local match of $184,278 if all eight School Resource Officers are hired. The fiscal year 2025 adopted operating budget includes $225,000 for a local match towards School Resource Officers. Any other local match needed due to multiple grants being administered simultaneously will come from police departmental savings. All funds needed to cover the costs for the School Resource Officers will be deposited within the grant fund. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approving the ordinance and depositing all funds needed to cover the costs for the School resource Officers in the Grant Fund. 1 May 30, 2024 Richard Caywood County Administrator 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke,Virginia 24018 RE: 521288-FY25 - School Resource Officer Grants - SRO Dear Richard Caywood: Congratulations on being a recipient of the above referenced grant program! Your DCJS grant award number is 25-245-C and was approved for a total award of $506,953, funded through Award Number 2025-FREE-GRANT. The project period is 7/1/2024 through 6/30/2025. Included with this letter is your Statement of Grant Award/Acceptance (SOGA), Special Conditions, Reporting Requirements, and Projected Due Dates. In addition, there may be “Action Item” Special Conditions related to your grant award called Encumbrances that require your immediate attention. If there are any, please submit those documents via the On-line Grants Management System (OGMS) at https://ogms.dcjs.virginia.gov/. Additionally, if you cannot access your grant in OGMS, your application may be under negotiation. Please check your email and/or spam for OGMS correspondence and follow up with your DCJS Grant Monitor. If you have not previously done so, you must register to use this web-based system. The instructions on Registering for a New Account and Submitting Action Item Encumbrances are posted here https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/grants/ogms-training-resources along with other resources and training videos. All registrants will be approved within 3 – 5 business days. We will be happy to assist you in any way we can to assure your project’s success. To indicate your acceptance of the award and conditions, please sign the included SOGA and return it electronically within the next 60 days to grantsmgmt@dcjs.virginia.gov. If you have questions, contact your DCJS Grant Monitor Michelle Miles at 804-225-1846 or via email at Michelle.Miles@dcjs.virginia.gov. Sincerely, Jackson Miller 2 STATEMENT OF GRANT AWARD (SOGA) Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services 1100 Bank Street, 12th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 Project Director Project Administrator Finance Officer Sergeant 5925 Cove Road Roanoke, Virginia 24019 540-777-8674 shoopes@roanokecountyva.gov County Administrator 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24019 540-776-7190 rcaywood@roanokecountyva.gov Financial Analyst 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24018 540-283-8137 jpegram@roanokecountyva.gov *Please indicate your ICR in the space provided, if applicable. As the duly authorized representative, the undersigned, having received the Statement of Grant Awards (SOGA) and reviewing the Special Conditions, hereby accepts this grant and agree to the conditions and provisions of all other Federal and State laws and rules and regulations that apply to this award. Signature: ______________________________ Authorized Official (Project Administrator) Title: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________ 521288-FY25 - School Resource Officer Grants - SRO DCJS Grant Number: 25-245-C Grant Start Date: 7/1/2024 Grant End Date: 6/30/2025 *If applicable State Special Funds: $322,675 Local Match: $184,278 Total Budget: $506,953 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 ORDINANCE ACCEPTING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $322,675 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (DCJS) AND APPROPRIATING SUCH FUNDS FOR USE BY THE ROANOKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR EIGHT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has awarded $322,675 to the Roanoke County Police Department for fiscal year 2025 to fund salaries, benefits, and supplies for eight School Resource Officers (SROs) to be assigned to eight of the sixteen elementary schools located within Roanoke County; and WHEREAS, this grant requires a local match of $184,278 if all eight School Resource Officers are hired; and WHEREAS, the fiscal year 2025 adopted operating budget includes $225,000 for a local match towards School Resource Officers, and any other local match needed due to multiple grants being administered simultaneously will come from police departmental savings; and WHEREAS, funds from this grant will not be utilized until funds from any prior school resource officer grants have been utilized; and WHEREAS, insofar as eight SRO positions have previously been funded (for SROs to eight of the sixteen Roanoke County public elementary schools), the funds from this grant will be utilized for eight additional SRO positions, which the County is still in the process of hiring, to provide SROs to the remaining eight elementary schools; and WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be appropriated by ordinance; and WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 25, 2024, and the second reading was held on July 9, 2024. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: 1. That the sum of $322,675, made available to the Roanoke County Police Department by DCJS, is accepted and hereby appropriated to the County’s grant fund for the funding of salaries, benefits, and supplies of eight school resource officers. 2. That the sum of $184,278 is hereby appropriated from the general fund to the County’s grant fund for the funding of salaries and benefits of eight school resource officers. 3. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption. Page 1 of 1 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. F.4 MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM: SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY: ISSUE: BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: FISCAL IMPACT: STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Page 1 of 1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PAYMENT OF A BONUS TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors conducted the annual performance evaluations for the County Administrator and the County Attorney on June 11, 2024; and WHEREAS, in recognition of their excellent performance, the Board of Supervisors desires to provide the County Administrator and the County Attorney with a bonus of $5,000 each; and WHEREAS, such bonuses are authorized by Section 15.2 -1508 of the Code of Virginia, and by the Board’s employment agreements with the County Administrator and the County Attorney; and WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 25, 2024, and the second reading was held on July 9, 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, as follows: 1. Richard L. Caywood, the County Administrator, shall receive a bonus of $5,000. This bonus shall be included in the direct-deposit paycheck issued to Mr. Caywood on July 19, 2024. 2. Peter S. Lubeck, the County Attorney, shall receive a bonus of $5,000. This bonus shall be included in the direct-deposit paycheck issued to Mr. Lubeck on July 19, 2024. Page 1 of 2 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. F.5 MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM: SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY: ISSUE: BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: Page 2 of 2 the program’s primary objectives is to maintain youth safely in their home, school and community by offering an alternative to detention. JIS operates two (2) programs to achieve that goal, an Outreach Detention Program and a Home Electronic Monitoring (GPS) Program. Staff engage with youth face-to-face multiple times a week to determine their compliance, supervise their whereabouts and assess their needs in multiple settings. The alternative detention programs have a high rate of successful discharges, higher than the State average, and a recidivism rate lower than that statewide. For the upcoming grant cycle for fiscal year 2024-2025 and fiscal year 2025-2026, the JIS Program will continue offering a relatively new program in response to changing community needs. The new program focuses more resources on prevention services for youth contacting the juvenile justice system for the first time. The new program identifies youth at-risk and provides check-ins, monitoring, referrals and incentives to help youth decrease risky behavior and isolation and increase pro social behavior and practical skills. In addition, the JIS Program also provides other successful alternative detention programs. The City of Salem intends to continue its participation in the Juvenile Intervention Services Program and will continue to dedicate their local and state VJCCCA funds to the operation of the JIS Program. The grant requires the County to contribute $24,644 and the City of Salem to contribute $9,418 for fiscal year 2024 -2025 and for fiscal year 2025-2026 as the local maintenance of effort. The Department of Juvenile Justice requires that the attached resolution be adopted by the County of Roanoke allowing participation in the grant program and recognizing that the City of Salem’s grant monies will be used to support the Juvenile Intervention Services Program. FISCAL IMPACT: The grant requires the County to contribute $24,644 for the upcoming two (2) fiscal years as our maintenance of effort. Salem will contribute $9,418 each year. Those local contributions will leverage $232,833 in State funds. There has been no increase in the local maintenance of effort for several years. No appropriation is required as this was included in the fiscal year 2025 approved budget and will be included in the fiscal year 2026 budget. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the resolution to continue participation in the VJCCCA grant for fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. Page 1 of 2 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN AND CONDITIONS OF THE VIRGINIA JUVENILE COMMUNITY CRIME CONTROL ACT (VJCCCA) GRANT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 AND TO ALLOW PARTICIPATION BY THE CITY OF SALEM WHEREAS, the County of Roanoke has participated in the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act (VJCCCA) program in the past allowing the Court Service Unit to provide direct services, substance abuse services and probation activities associated with the Juvenile Court; and WHEREAS, through the Juvenile Intervention Services Program of Roanoke County’s Court Services Unit, the grant funds have been administered to assist the court by providing immediate and random urine screens, community service, restitution and providing intensive supervision such as Home Electronic Monitoring and Outreach Detention services; and WHEREAS, the Court Services Unit of the Juvenile Court serves the youth of both the County of Roanoke and the City of Salem; and WHEREAS, the Court Services Unit desires to provide services through the Juvenile Intervention Services Program to serve the youth of both the County of Roanoke and the City of Salem utilizing the funding from the VJCCCA grant and other appropriate funds. Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County will participate in the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 and will accept said funds, appropriating them for the Page 2 of 2 purpose set forth in this Act until it notifies the Department of Juvenile Justice, in writing, that it no longer wishes to participate in the program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Administrator is hereby authorized to execute a local plan on behalf of the County of Roanoke and City of Salem, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Roanoke will combine services and grant resources with the City of Salem, and the County, as operator of the Juvenile Intervention Services Program, will serve as fiscal agent for these localities. Page 1 of 2 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. F.6 MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM: SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY: ISSUE: BACKGROUND: DISCUSSION: Page 2 of 2 for every officer and most of the units still in service are more than 15 years old. We will also be purchasing ten new portable radio microphones. The purchase of these radio mics will replace those that are no longer serviceable as well as provide the officer with better functionality. FISCAL IMPACT: The total amount of the grant awarded is $73,480 which requires a twenty -five percent (25%) local match. The Bureau of Justice Assistance grant funds which total $55,110 and the Police Departments fiscal year 2024-2025 operating budget will be used for the required twenty-five percent (25%) local match in the amount of $18,370. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the acceptance and allocation of grant funds in the amount of $55,110 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance along with allocating $18,370 from the Police Department operating budget to the Grant Fund. 1 June 10, 2024 Richard Caywood County Administrator 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke,Virginia 24018 RE: 525876 - Byrne/Justice Assistance Grant Program- LE Equipment Dear Richard Caywood: Congratulations on being a recipient of the above referenced grant program! Your DCJS grant award number is 528658 and was approved for a total award of $73,480, funded through Award Number(s) 2019-MU-BX-0026, 2020-MU-BX-0035, and/or 15PBJA-21-GG-00258-MUMU. The project period is 7/1/2024 through 3/31/2025. Included with this letter is your Statement of Grant Award/Acceptance (SOGA), Special Conditions, Reporting Requirements, and Projected Due Dates. In addition, there may be “Action Item” Special Conditions related to your grant award called Encumbrances that require your immediate attention. If there are any, please submit those documents via the On-line Grants Management System (OGMS) at https://ogms.dcjs.virginia.gov/. Additionally, if you cannot access your grant in OGMS, your application may be under negotiation. Please check your email and/or spam for OGMS correspondence and follow up with your DCJS Grant Monitor. If you have not previously done so, you must register to use this web-based system. The instructions on Registering for a New Account and Submitting Action Item Encumbrances are posted here https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/grants/ogms-training-resources along with other resources and training videos. All registrants will be approved within 3 – 5 business days. We will be happy to assist you in any way we can to assure your project’s success. To indicate your acceptance of the award and conditions, please sign the included SOGA and return it electronically within the next 60 days to grantsmgmt@dcjs.virginia.gov. If you have questions, contact your DCJS Grant Monitor Nicole Phelps at 804-786-1577 or via email at Nicole.Phelps@dcjs.virginia.gov. Sincerely, Jackson Miller 2 STATEMENT OF GRANT AWARD (SOGA) Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services 1100 Bank Street, 12th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 Project Director Project Administrator Finance Officer Sergeant 5925 Cove Road Roanoke, Virginia 24019 540-777-8674 shoopes@roanokecountyva.gov County Administrator 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24019 540-776-7190 rcaywood@roanokecountyva.gov Financial Analyst 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24018 540-283-8137 jpegram@roanokecountyva.gov *Please indicate your ICR in the space provided, if applicable. As the duly authorized representative, the undersigned, having received the Statement of Grant Awards (SOGA) and reviewing the Special Conditions, hereby accepts this grant and agree to the conditions and provisions of all other Federal and State laws and rules and regulations that apply to this award. Signature: ______________________________ Authorized Official (Project Administrator) Title: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________ 525876 - Byrne/Justice Assistance Grant Program- LE Equipment DCJS Grant Number: 528658 UEI Number: GX4HPU2KPHE3 Grant Start Date: 7/1/2024 Grant End Date: 3/31/2025 Federal Grant Number: 2019-MU-BX-0026, 2020-MU-BX-0035, and/or 15PBJA-21-GG-00258-MUMU Federal Awardee: BJA Federal Catalog Num.: 16.738 Project Description: To strengthen Crime Control Federal Start Date: 10/01/2018, 10/01/2019, and/or 10/01/2020 ICR: Federal Funds: State Funds: Local Match: $18,370 Total Budget: $73,480 Capital Unappropriated  % of Board Expenditure Balance Revenues Contingency Contingency Reserves Unaudited balance as of June 30, 2024 29,191,800$     ‐$              ‐$               9,058,432$     Addition of 2023‐24 operations and close out of completed projects ‐                        Proposed FY2023‐24 budget amendment, first reading July 9th and second reading July 23rd 2,022,180$       650,291$      1,500,000        Approved Sources: Appropriated from 2024‐25 budget (Ordinance 052824‐3.a)‐                     50,000          ‐                  Approved Uses:  Appropriated for 2024‐25 budget (Ordinance 052824‐3.b)(5,159,423)       Appropriated for 2024‐25 budget (Ordinance 052824‐3.b)(93,647)             MOU regarding the joint capital funding approved on April 11, 2023 (5,000,000)      Balance at July 9, 2024 31,213,980$    12.0% 50,000$       650,291$      305,362$         County of Roanoke Unappropriated Balance, Board Contingency, and Capital Reserves Fiscal Year 2024‐2025 General Government Changes in outstanding debt for the fiscal year to date were as follows: Unaudited Outstanding Outstanding June 30, 2024 Additions Deletions July 9, 2024 VPSA School Bonds 69,781,182$ -$ -$ 69,781,182$ Lease Revenue Bonds 78,395,000 - - 78,395,000 Subtotal 148,176,182 - - 148,176,182 Premiums 11,056,810 - - 11,056,810 159,232,992$ -$ -$ 159,232,992$ Submitted By Laurie L. Gearheart Director of Finance and Management Services Approved By Richard L. Caywood County Administrator Page 1 of 1 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. J.1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024 AGENDA ITEM: Work session with staff to discuss potential changes to the Roanoke County regulation of residential lot drainage SUBMITTED BY: Doug Blount Assistant County Administrator APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood County Administrator ISSUE Time has been set aside for staff to discuss potential changes to the Roanoke County regulations of residential lot drainage. Page 1 of 1 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. J.2 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024 AGENDA ITEM: Work session with staff to discuss potential changes to elderly tax relief. SUBMITTED BY: P. Jason Peters Board Member-Vinton APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood County Administrator ISSUE Time has been set aside for staff to discuss potential changes to elderly tax relief. Page 1 of 1 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. L.1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024 AGENDA ITEM: Certification Resolution SUBMITTED BY: Rhonda Perdue Chief Clerk to the Board of Supervisors APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood County Administrator ISSUE: {Insert the Main Issue Here} BACKGROUND: {Brief Overview of Pertinent Information} DISCUSSION: FISCAL IMPACT: {Amount of funding required, if any, and the sources of funding} STAFF RECOMMENDATION: {Indicate the action that staff is recommending the Board take} AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024 RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CLOSED MEETING WAS HELD IN CONFORMITY WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia has convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, hereby certifies that, to the best of each member ’s knowledge: 1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting which this certification resolution applies; and 2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia. Page 1 of 1 ACTION NO. ITEM NO. M.1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: July 9, 2024 AGENDA ITEM: Work session with the Board regarding the 2024 sessions of the General Assembly SUBMITTED BY: Peter S. Lubeck County Attorney APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood County Administrator ISSUE Time has been set aside for the County’s Legislative Liaison, Eldon James, to update the Board on the 2024 Sessions of the General Assembly. 2 0 2 4 V I R G I N I A G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y R O A N O K E C O U N T Y O V E R V I E W •Historic & Unusual •Bills •Budget •Roanoke County Issues •Focus 2025 General Assembly H I S T O R I C & U N U S U A L Historic •New leadership in the House -Speaker of the House Don Scott •Historic Turnover -34 new Delegates & 17 new Senators •Historic Number of Vetoes from the Governor –201 Unusual •High Percentage of Passed Bills w/ Significant Opposition –Party line votes •Adjournment of the Session Without a Budget •Special Session I to deal w/ Budget –May 13,2024 B I L L S •Almost 1,100 bills passed •Brochure Bills •Many Bills Jettisoned to Study Committees (JLARC data centers,JLARC K-12 Funding,Va Housing Commission,et al) •Issues of Importance to Roanoke County –K-12 Funding,CTE Facility Funding,Mental Health Funding,Airport Expansion, Broadband Expansion,CSA Funding. B U D G E T •Bipartisan supported budget delivered on time. •230 Gubernatorial budget amendments.Many/most effectively vetoes. •At the mid-April Veto Session,the two chambers decided a Special Session in May would deal with the budget. •The mid-May Special Session resulted in a budget effective July 1,2024. R O A N O K E C O U N T Y K -1 2 E D K-12 FUNDING IN FINAL 2024-2026 STATE BUDGET COMPARED TO GOVERNOR’S INTRODUCED BUDGET Difference in Total Per Pupil Funding FY 25-26 Additional Funding in Final Budget Total Funding in Signed Budget FY 25 + 26 Total Funding in Gov’s Budget Proposal FY 25 + 26 $ 650$ 8,626,217$ 235,088,960$ 226,462,743 R O A N O K E C O U N T Y 2 0 2 5 G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y •Headed into a “short ” 30-day session January 2025 •We look forward to working with you on your legislative program/agenda for the 2025 Session •New, fresh look at issues needing state legislation •Dialogue with County’s legislative delegation