That phrase has been interpreted more than 1200 times by the VA Courts. It doesn’t mean what you think it does, especially when it is linked to something explicit like “mitigation of COVID 19 provided by the CDC.”
I don’t like it at all, but ultimately it’s going to fall on the courts to interpret the competing code sections in the context of the VA Constitution.
Do you want to send me ONE that fits?
To be clear: one time when the Virginia Courts interpreted “to the maximum extent practicable” to mean to override competing considerations explicitly stated in law.