Hampton, VA Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Enabling authority
- Va. Code § 62.1-44.15:27 (VESMA)
- Local administrator
- Public Works Director or designee
- Permit required
- Yes, for land-disturbing activity
- Enforcement tool
- Stop-work order, permit revocation
Summary
Hampton, Virginia runs its own Virginia Stormwater Management Program under City Code § 33.3-6, adopted under the state Erosion and Stormwater Management Act, with the Public Works Director as administrator and permits required for most land-disturbing activity.
Pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 62.1-44.15:27, the city hereby establishes a Virginia stormwater management program for land-disturbing activities and adopts the applicable regulations that specify standards and specifications for VESMPs promulgated by the State Board for the purposes set out in section 33.3-3 of this article. The city hereby designates the Public Works Director or their designee as the administrator of the Virginia stormwater management program.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 33.3-6 establishes Hampton's local Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) pursuant to Code of Virginia § 62.1-44.15:27, adopting the state-promulgated technical standards for land-disturbing activities and naming the Public Works Director, or a designee, as the program's administrator. The program exists because Virginia's Erosion and Stormwater Management Act requires localities to run one. Hampton's own text names its administrator and folds in the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act purposes set out in § 33.3-3. In practice, § 33.3-7 requires a land-disturbing permit before most grading or development work, with erosion-control and stormwater plans reviewed by the administrator. Adopted by Ord. No. 24-0013 (9-11-2024).
Violations & Fines
Failing to comply with permit conditions or an unauthorized discharge draws a notice specifying required corrective measures; continued non-compliance lets the administrator issue a stop-work order or revoke the permit, halting land-disturbing activity under § 33.3-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
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