Md. Code Regs. 27.01.02.02

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 27.01.02.02 - [Effective 1/20/2025] Restricted Activities

A. The Commission recognizes these types of land classifications:

(1) Intensely developed areas;

(2) Limited development areas; and

(3) Resource conservation areas.

B. A local jurisdiction shall:

(1) Based on the criteria stated in Natural Resources Article, Title 8, Subtitle 18, Annotated Code of Maryland, and in this subtitle, identify each of the land classifications within its jurisdiction; and

(2) Develop policies and programs to achieve the objectives proposed by the Commission.

C. The policies and programs developed under §B(2) of this regulation shall include all of the following provisions:

(1) Development in each type of land classification shall be subject to strict criteria in order to prevent adverse impacts on water quality or fish, wildlife, or plant habitat;

(2) It is preferable to direct intense development activities outside the Critical Area;

(3) If proposed in the Critical Area, an intense development activity is appropriately located in an intensely developed area;

(4) Low intensity development may be authorized in a limited development area;

(5) Land uses in a resource conservation area are primarily designated for nature-dominated environments, such as wetlands, forests, and abandoned fields, and resource-utilization activities, such as agriculture, forestry, and fishery activities; and

(6) It is a priority to improve the quality of stormwater entering the Chesapeake or Atlantic Coastal Bays or their tributary streams.

Md. Code Regs. 27.01.02.02

Regulations .02 amended effective 52:1 Md. R. 1-46, eff. 1/20/2025.