The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Anglers Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 2.31+/- nautical miles west - northwesterly of the mouth of Onancock Creek and 6.51+/- nautical miles southeasterly of the southern most point of Tangier Island, said point being the SE corner of Anglers Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 43.700' N, 75° 52.900' W; thence in a west - northwesterly direction 3191.34 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 43.800' N, 75° 53.550' W; thence in a north - northeasterly direction 5223.86 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 44.600' N, 75° 53.15' W; thence in an east - southeasterly direction 2954.58 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 44.500' N, 75° 52.55' W; thence in a south - southwesterly direction 5139.82 feet to the SE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Asphalt Pile Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 3.72+/- nautical miles southeasterly of the Great Wicomico Light and 4.16+/- nautical miles east - northeasterly of Hughlett Point, the northern headland of Dividing Creek, said point being the NW corner of Asphalt Pile Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 45.175' N, 76° 13.417' W; thence in a westerly direction 961.83 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 45.175' N, 76° 13.217' W; thence in a southerly direction 4804.48 feet to the SE corner, located at 37° 44.383' N, 76° 13.217' W; thence in an easterly direction 963.91 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 44.383' N, 76° 13.417' W; thence in a northerly direction 4804.48 feet to the NW corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Back River Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 3.55 +/- nautical miles east - northeasterly of the mouth of Back River and 9.48 +/- nautical miles southeasterly of Tue Marshes Light, said point being the center radius point of Back River Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 08.200' N, 76° 13.900' W; thence northerly a radius of 2000 feet to a point on an arc, located at 37° 08.530' N, 76° 13.900' W, said point being the point of beginning; thence a 360° arc (circle) extending 12566.37 feet clockwise about the radius point to the point of beginning.
"Cabbage Patch Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 2.55+/- nautical miles westerly of the former ferry dock at Kiptopeke and 4.49+/- nautical miles northwesterly of Wise Point, the northern headland of Fishermans Inlet, said point being the SE corner of Cabbage Patch Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 09.900' N, 76° 02.500' W; thence in a westerly direction 4613.60 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 09.900' N, 76° 03.450' W; thence in an northerly direction 4247.76 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 10.600' N, 76° 03.450' W; thence in a easterly direction 4612.88 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 10.600' N, 76° 02.500' W; thence in a southerly direction 4247.77 feet to the SE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Cell Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 3.27+/- nautical miles westerly of Mattawoman Creek and 6.26+/- nautical miles west - southwesterly of the eastern most point of Nassawadox Point, said point being the SE corner of Cell Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 23.800' N, 76° 03.000' W; thence in a westerly direction 3873.24 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 23.800' N, 76° 03.800' W; thence in an northerly direction 3641.04 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 24.400' N, 76° 03.800' W; thence in an easterly direction 3872.73 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 24.400' N, 76° 03.000' W; thence in a southerly direction 3641.04 feet to the SE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Cherrystone Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 5.56+/- nautical miles south - southwesterly of Mattawoman Creek and 2.75+/- nautical miles west - northerly of the western most point of Cape Charles Harbor jetty, said point being the SE corner of Cherrystone Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 18.700' N, 76° 02.100' W; thence in a westerly direction 3877.62 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 18.700' N, 76° 02.900' W; thence in an northerly direction 4247.82 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 19.400' N, 76° 02.900' W; thence in an easterly direction 3877.01 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 19.400' N, 76° 02.100' W; thence in a southerly direction 4247.82 feet to the SE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"East Ocean View Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 2930 +/- feet north - northeasterly of Mean Low Water at East Ocean View and 1.37 +/- nautical miles west - northwesterly of the mouth of Little Creek, said point being the center radius point of East Ocean View Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 36° 56.542' N, 76° 12.191' W; thence northerly a radius of 750 feet to a point on an arc, located at 36° 56.665' N, 76° 12.188' W, said point being the point of beginning; thence a 360° arc (circle) extending 4712.39 feet clockwise about the radius point to the point of beginning.
"Gwynn Island Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 7.99+/- nautical miles southerly of the eastern most point of Windmill Point and 4.97+/- nautical miles south - southeasterly of the eastern most point of Sting Ray Point, said point being the NW corner of Gwynn Island Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 29.200' N, 76° 14.700' W; thence in an easterly direction 3867.63 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 29.200' N, 76° 13.900' W; thence in a southerly direction 4247.96 feet to the SE corner, located at 37° 28.500' N, 76° 13.900' W; thence in a westerly direction 4247.96 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 28.500' N, 76° 14.700' W; thence in a northerly direction 4247.96 feet to the NW corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Middle Ground Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in Hampton Roads that is 1.45 +/- nautical miles southeasterly of the mouth of Newport News Creek (Small Boat Harbor) and 3.36 +/- nautical miles east - southeasterly of Sewells Point, said point being the center radius point of Middle Ground Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 36° 56.700' N, 76° 23.500' W; thence northerly a radius of 1000 feet to a point on an arc, located at 36° 56.865' N, 76° 23.495' W, said point being the point of beginning; thence a 360° arc (circle) extending 6283.19 feet clockwise about the radius point to the point of beginning.
"Mobjack Bay Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point at the mouth of Mobjack Bay that is 1.98+/- nautical miles west - southwesterly of New Point Comfort Light and 4.69+/- nautical miles northeasterly of Tue Marshes Light, said point being the SE corner of Mobjack Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 17.500' N, 76° 19.050' W; thence in a southwesterly direction 1611.50 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 17.325' N, 76° 19.300' W; thence in an northwesterly direction 7648.97 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 18.300' N, 76° 20.300' W; thence in a northeasterly direction 1420.60 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 18.450' N, 76° 20.075' W; thence in a southeasterly direction 7610.69 feet to the SE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Nandua-Pungoteague Reef" means that permitted artificial reef sitewith a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 6.55+/- nautical miles west - southwesterly of the mouth of Onancock Creek and 7.77+/- nautical miles south - southeasterly of the southern most point of Tangier Island, said point being the NE corner of Nandua - Pungoteague Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 40.500' N, 75° 57.600' W; thence in a southerly direction 4248.13 feet to the SE corner, located at 37° 39.800' N, 75° 57.600' W; thence in a westerly direction 4341.95 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 39.800' N, 75° 58.500' W; thence in a northerly direction 4248.14 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 40.500' N, 75° 58.500' W; thence in an easterly direction 4341.27 feet to the NE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Nassawadox Reef" means that permitted artificial reef with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 5.18+/- nautical miles southwesterly of Occohannock Creek and 2.32+/- nautical miles west - northwesterly of the eastern most point of Nassawadox Point, said point being the SE corner of Nassawadox Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 29.200' N, 76° 00.500' W; thence in a westerly direction 4352.20 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 29.200' N, 76° 01.400' W; thence in a northerly direction 4247.96 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 29.900' N, 76° 01.400' W; thence in a easterly direction 4351.53 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 29.900' N, 76° 00.500' W; thence in a southerly direction 4247.95 feet to the SE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Northern Neck Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 5.21+/- nautical miles south - southeasterly of Smith Point Light, 5.15 +/- nautical miles east - southeasterly of the Great Wicomico Light and 8.57+/- nautical miles west - southwesterly of the southern most point of Tangier Island, said point being the SW corner of Northern Neck Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 47.700' N, 76° 09.600' W; thence in a north - northeasterly direction 5223.34 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 48.500' N, 76° 09.200' W; thence in an easterly direction 3188.14 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 48.400' N, 76° 08.550' W; thence in a south - southwesterly direction 5041.27 feet to the SE corner, located at 37° 47.650' N, 76° 09.000' W; thence in a westerly direction 2905.48 feet to the SW corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Occohannock Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 3.40+/- nautical miles west - northwesterly of Occohannock Creek and 5.92+/- nautical miles north - northwesterly of the eastern most point of Nassawadox Point, said point being the SE corner of Occohannock Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 34.033' N, 76° 00.300' W; thence in a west - northwesterly direction 5136.20 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 34.167' N, 76° 01.350' W; thence in a north - northeasterly direction 3296.39 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 34.667' N, 76° 01.083' W; thence in a east - southeasterly direction 4915.03 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 34.517' N, 76° 00.083' W; thence in a south - southeasterly direction 3114.30 feet to the SE corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Poquoson Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 5.53+/- nautical miles west - southwesterly of New Point Comfort Light and 2.33+/- nautical miles east - southeasterly of Tue Marshes Light, said point being the NW corner of Poquoson Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 13.383' N, 76° 20.383' W; thence in a southeasterly direction 2399.12 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 13.133' N, 76° 20.000' W.; thence in an southwesterly direction 2900.83 feet to the SE corner, located at 37° 12.766' N, 76° 20.383' W; thence in a northwesterly direction 2277.42 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 13.016' N, 76° 20.733' W; thence in a northeasterly direction 2800.85 feet to the NW corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"Windmill Point Reef" means that permitted artificial reef sitewith a boundary defined as beginning at a point in the Chesapeake Bay that is 1.72+/- nautical miles easterly of the eastern most point of Windmill Point and 4.31+/- nautical miles northeasterly of the eastern most point of Stingray Point, said point being the SW corner of Windmill Point Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 36.917' N, 76° 14.583' W; thence in a northerly direction 4248.02 feet to the NW corner, located at 37° 37.617' N, 76° 14.583' W; thence in an easterly direction 4223.42 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 37.617' N, 76° 13.078' W; thence in a southerly direction 4248.02 feet to the SE corner, located at 37° 36.917' N, 76° 13.078' W; thence in a westerly direction 4224.09 feet to the SW corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
"York Spit Reef" means that permitted artificial reef site with a boundary defined as beginning at a point at in the Chesapeake Bay that is 3.85+/- nautical miles south - southeasterly of New Point Comfort Light and 7.17+/- nautical miles easterly of Tue Marshes Light, said point being the NW corner of York Spit Reef and having NAD 1983 geographic coordinates of 37° 14.750' N, 76° 14.200' W; thence in an easterly direction 4366.11 feet to the NE corner, located at 37° 14.750' N, 76° 13.300' W; thence in a southerly direction 4247.81 feet to the SE corner, located at 37° 14.050' N, 76° 13.300' W; thence in a westerly direction 4366.78 feet to the SW corner, located at 37° 14.050' N, 76° 14.200' W; thence in a northerly direction 4247.80 feet to the NW corner, said corner being the point of beginning.
4 Va. Admin. Code § 20-755-20
Statutory Authority
§ 28.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.