THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, January 15, 1995 TAG: 9501150078
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: WILLIAMSBURG LENGTH: Short : 35 lines
Under a new ordinance, city planners will check for arrowheads and bits of clay pots as well as erosion control and room for automobile parking while inspecting building sites.
If the site map and the inspection hint at artifacts, the city can require the developer to pay for an archaeological survey.
``The review will, in effect, be done by city staff. We won't be asking anyone to do any study that doesn't need to be done. We're not looking to tie up time or resources,'' if there's no probability of a find, City Manager Jackson C. Tuttle said.
Williamsburg became the second Virginia city, joining Alexandria, with a law protecting archaeological sites when the City Council passed the bill Thursday.
The legislation is meant to fill the gaps between the scattered archaeological efforts of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the College of William and Mary and private developers.
It applies to five areas: the downtown area stretching across William and Mary, Colonial Williamsburg's historic area and Capitol Landing Road; Capitol Landing near the Interstate 64 interchange; College Landing on South Henry Street; the Civil War battle sites along Quarterpath Road; and the Richneck Plantation near the Holly Hills subdivision. by CNB