Md. Code Regs. 15.15.11.06

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 15.15.11.06 - Administrative Approvals for Corrective Easements

A. The following types of applications for corrective easements may be approved administratively because they are considered an accommodation of a plan to benefit the agricultural operation, and they either enhance or have no effect upon agricultural operations:

(1) Correction of Error. The proposed corrective easement involves the correction of an error in the legal description or some other clerical error contained in the easement.

(2) Waiver of Right to Request Termination. A landowner's application to waive the right to request termination under Agriculture Article, § 2-514, Annotated Code of Maryland, and to amend the easement to so specify.

(3) Adoption of Current Easement Terms. A landowner's application to amend an existing easement to conform to the terms of the Foundation's current easement template.

B. Before the Foundation may consider a request for a corrective easement under this regulation, a landowner shall submit the following:

(1) An application, completed and signed by each titled landowner to all of the land encumbered by the easement, explaining the purpose of the requested corrective easement; and

(2) Any other documents or materials the Foundation determines necessary to approve the requested corrective easement.

C. The Executive Director of the Foundation may approve applications under this regulation with the concurrence of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Secretary of Agriculture.

Md. Code Regs. 15.15.11.06

Regulation .06 adopted effective 48:15 Md. R. 593, eff. 7/26/2021