CBPA

This dataset contains polygon features representing the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas.

Data collected and complied by Department of City Planning maintained on as needed basis by the Department of City Planning.

Any land designated by the city pursuant to Part III of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations, 9 VAC 10-20-70, and section 10.1-2107 of the Code of Virginia. A Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area shall consist of a resource protection area and a resource management area.

The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries constitute an important and productive estuarine system, providing economic and social benefits to the citizens of the City of Norfolk and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The health of the Chesapeake Bay is vital to maintaining the city's economy and the welfare of its citizens. The intent of the city and the purposes of the Overlay District are to: (1) protect existing high quality state waters; (2) restore all other state waters to a condition or quality that will permit all reasonable public uses and will support the propagation and growth of all aquatic life, including game fish, which might reasonably be expected to inhabit them; (3) safeguard the clean waters of the Commonwealth from pollution; (4) prevent any increase in pollution; (5) reduce existing pollution; and (6) promote water resource conservation in order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the present and future citizens of the city.

Any and all data sets are for graphical representations only and should not be used for legal purposes. Any determination of topography or contours, or any depiction of physical improvements, property lines or boundaries is for general information only and shall not be used for the design, modification, or construction of improvement to real property or for flood plain determination.

The dataset can be available using the link:https://norfolkgisdata-orf.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/712ae93509fb4bb6947bab945d30bd77_0/about