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Henry Ross: repair and add additional stone to 190 linear feet of existing armor stone revetment and install a 10-foot stone return wall (Chesapeake Bay)

  1. Wetlands Board hearing (county’s record, Oct 14)Oct 14

  2. Wetlands Board decidesTabled

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Henry Ross has applied to repair and add stone to 190 linear feet of existing armor stone revetment at 337 Lane Road, on the Chesapeake Bay shoreline.1 The application, No. 24-1861, also includes installing a 10-foot stone return wall.1 At the Wetlands Board meeting on Oct 14, 2025, Joseph Scott, agent for the owner, described the project, and James Bailey spoke about runoff from Lot #7.2 Robert Vanlandingham moved to table the project until the November Wetlands Board meeting to obtain a VIMS report, George Rew seconded, and the Board unanimously approved.2

Summarized from the county’s records, October 1.

Where each sentence comes from
  1. “Henry Ross – to repair and add additional stone to 190 linear feet of existing armor stone revetment” … “the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay and 337 Lane Road” … “Application No. 24-1861” … “install a 10-foot stone return wall”The matter as the records title it
  2. “Joseph Scott, agent for the owner, described the project.” … “James Bailey presented information to the Board regarding the runoff from Lot #7” … “Robert Vanlandingham made a motion to table the project until the November Wetlands Board meeting in order to obtain a VIMS report on the project. George Rew seconded the motion and the Board unanimously approved.”Oct 14, 2025 · Wetlands Board · In the minutes

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The official wording

Application No. 24-1861 Henry Ross – to repair and add additional stone to 190 linear feet of existing armor stone revetment and install a 10-foot stone return wall along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay and 337 Lane Road.

Words the law defines

  • Wetlands board
    “‘Wetlands board’ or ‘board’ means a board created pursuant to § 28.2-1303.”

    Code of Virginia § 28.2-1300, Chapter 13. Wetlands

What’s happened

  1. Tue14Oct

    Wetlands Board · a vote

    TabledThe Board’s vote

    After review of the project , Robert Vanlandingham made a motion to table the project until the November Wetlands Board meeting in order to obtain a VIMS report on the project. George Rew seconded the motion and the Board unanimously approved.

    Moved by Vanlandingham, seconded by Rew

    Minutes, Oct 14Open it in the meeting →

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How a wetlands permit is decided

Work in tidal wetlands and along the shoreline, such as riprap, bulkheads and sills, needs a permit. The county's Wetlands Board decides these applications after an advertised public hearing.

Applications are also filed with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, which assigns the application number used to follow a request.

The law: Va. Code § 28.2-1302 (Adoption of wetlands zoning ordinance; terms of ordinance). This describes the general process, not this decision.