Shoreline RPA Regulations: What Northern Neck Homeowners Need to Know Before Clearing Trees
Cutting the wrong tree on a Northern Neck waterfront can trigger fines, forced replanting, and legal trouble. Most shoreline properties fall inside a 100-foot Resource Protection Area (RPA), where tree removal is tightly regulated under Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act. Dead, dying, or hazardous trees are usually allowed to be removed. Healthy trees are restricted, […]
