28.2-1408 - Standards for use of coastal primary sand dunes.

§ 28.2-1408. Standards for use of coastal primary sand dunes.

No permanent alteration of or construction upon any coastal primary sand duneshall take place which would (i) impair the natural functions of the dune,(ii) physically alter the contour of the dune, or (iii) destroy vegetationgrowing thereon unless the wetlands board or the Commission, whichever isapplicable, determines that there will be no significant adverse ecologicalimpact, or that the granting of a permit is clearly necessary and consistentwith the public interest, considering all material factors.

(1980, c. 660, § 62.1-13.23; 1992, c. 836.)