Environmental

The Virginia Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Resource Protection Area (RPA) buffer applies primarily to:

AAll land in Virginia within 5 miles of any water
BLand adjacent to tidal waters, tidal wetlands, and other sensitive features in Tidewater localities✓ Correct
CFarmland in the Shenandoah Valley
DCommercial properties in Northern Virginia

Explanation

The RPA is the most stringently protected area under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, applying to land adjacent to tidal shorelines, tidal wetlands, streams, and other sensitive features in Tidewater Virginia.

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