Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Environmental Quality
 
Board
State Water Control Board
 
Guidance Document Change: A “common plan of development or sale” (CPOD) is defined in the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management (VESM) Regulation as a “contiguous area where separate and distinct construction activities may be taking place at different times on different schedules.” The purpose of this guidance memorandum is to 1) provide clarification where the Department of Environmental Quality is the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) or Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program (VESMP) Authority on the legal authority, application, and interpretation of “common plan of development or sale” 2) to assist in the determination of when a CGP is required and when an agreement in lieu of a plan may be used; and 3) provide scenarios that demonstrate this information where DEQ is the VSMP or VESMP Authority.
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2/3/26  8:24 am
Commenter: Brian R. Stokes

CPOD Scenario Clarification
 

Scenario 1. of this proposed guidance memo cites and example of a builder with 3 lots "immediately adjacent to each other". I understand the relevance of "immediately adjacent to each other" and agree with the outcome however what would be the outcome of this scenario  if the same builder was constructing on 3 lots, collectively disturbing greater than 1ace that were not immediately adjacent to each other? Would CGP coverage no longer be required? A singular builder constructing multiple lots at the same time is a very real scenario, and should not be treated as proposed scenario 2. Additional clarification to scenario 1 would be appreciated.

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