Md. Code Regs. 27.01.08.03

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

Section 27.01.08.03 - [Effective 1/20/2025] Criteria

In developing and updating its Critical Area program, a local jurisdiction shall use all of the following criteria:

A. A local jurisdiction shall identify areas within its Critical Area where natural parks could be established, and consider conserving these features through acquisitions, easements, designation, or other appropriate means. Parks should not be chosen to preserve only natural curiosities, but they should be planned to include examples of coastal ecosystems that are found within the jurisdiction, each with its geological and biological resources intact. Park boundaries should be based on biological necessity rather than administrative convenience.

B. Plans developed for the use of parks should recognize that all natural terrain has a finite capacity to tolerate human disturbances and, therefore, should limit the number of park visitors in any park at any one time or in the course of a season.

Md. Code Regs. 27.01.08.03

Regulation .03 amended effective 52:1 Md. R. 1-46, eff. 1/20/2025.