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This section shall not excuse any applicable performance bond requirement pursuant to &#xA7; 62.1-44.15:57.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1399846,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the Department, when administering a VESCP pursuant to Article 2.4 (&#xA7; 62.1-44.15:51 et seq.), may choose to accept a set of plans and supporting calculations for any land-disturbing activity determined to be de minimis using a risk-based approach established by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1399847,"text":"The Department is authorized to accept such plans and supporting calculations in satisfaction of the requirement of this article that it retain a certified plan reviewer or conduct a plan review. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0812\">812<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":375026,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:51","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_51\/"},{"id":375034,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:57","catch_line":"Approved plan required for issuance of grading, building, or other permits; security for performance","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_57\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1496659,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375032,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:56.1","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.4\/62.1-44.15_56.1","url":"\/62.1-44.15_56.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_56.1\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2.4\/62.1-44.15_56.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:56.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, when administering a <span class=\"dictionary\">VESCP<\/span> pursuant to Article 2.4 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15_51\/\">62.1-44.15:51<\/a> et seq.), may choose to accept a set of <span class=\"dictionary\">plans<\/span> and supporting calculations for any <span class=\"dictionary\">land-disturbing activity<\/span> determined to be de minimis using a risk-based approach established by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1399846\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-44.15_56.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> is authorized to accept such <span class=\"dictionary\">plans<\/span> and supporting calculations in satisfaction of the requirement of this article that it retain a <span class=\"dictionary\">certified plan reviewer<\/span> or conduct a plan review. This section shall not excuse any applicable performance <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> requirement pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Approved plan required for issuance of grading, building, or other permits; security for performance\" href=\"\/62.1-44.15_57\/\">62.1-44.15:57<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-1399847\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-44.15_56.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT ACCEPTANCE OF PLANS IN LIEU OF PLAN REVIEW (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:56.1)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the Department, when\nadministering a VESCP pursuant to Article 2.4 (&#xA7; 62.1-44.15:51 et seq.),\nmay choose to accept a set of plans and supporting calculations for any\nland-disturbing activity determined to be de minimis using a risk-based approach\nestablished by the Board.\n\nB. The Department is authorized to accept such plans and supporting calculations\nin satisfaction of the requirement of this article that it retain a certified\nplan reviewer or conduct a plan review. This section shall not excuse any\napplicable performance bond requirement pursuant to &#xA7; 62.1-44.15:57.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 812.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}