J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                               ²⁶⁷

and M.L.W. lines from 26th Street, Ocean City, Md. to Delaware State
Line, under date of June, 1960," or revisions thereof, without first
having secured a permit therefor from the County Commissioners of
Worcester County. In no event shall the elevation thereof be lowered
below the crest elevation of plus 16 above M.L.W. as established by
the aforementioned plat of the State Roads Commission of Maryland
from data secured in July of 1954, nor shall the crest be reduced in
width to less than 25 feet wide, nor shall the seaward runoff slope be
less than 1 on 12, nor shall any of the remaining formation be left in
an unstabilized condition. Also, in no event shall any construction or
reconstruction of said dune formation or any part thereof injure or
destroy or in any way interfere with or reduce the operation of any
then-existing groins, jetties, or any other erosion control works.

6C. No person, firm or corporation shall in any manner dig-up,
strip, cut, smother, remove or otherwise injure or destroy any trees,
grass, weeds, plants or any type or kind of vegetation growing on any
dune referred to in Section 6B of this sub-title, without first having
secured a permit therefor from the County Commissioners of Wor-
cester County, and then only in connection with the permission grant-
ed in Section 6B of this sub-title, and further only upon condition
that the same or like trees, grass, weeds, plants or other vegetation,
to be approved by said County Commissioners, or some other type or
kind or stabilizing material, also to be approved by said County
Commissioners, will be planted or replanted, placed, or replaced
thereupon for the purpose of stabilizing the remaining formation.

6D. The County Commissioners of Worcester County shall not
consider any application for a permit pursuant to Sections 6A and
SB of this sub-title unless and until the owner of the premises shall
first file with it an application requesting such permission and set-
ting forth in detail a description of the property for which such per-
mit is sought, the types and quantities of material to be affected,
the purposes thereof, the manner in which such is to be accomplished
and the time at which work is proposed to begin and will be com-
pleted, together with a map of the premises showing the contour
lines and proposed contour grades resulting from the operation for
which the application is filed and in relation to the topography of the
premises; and the said proposed contour lines and proposed grades
shall be subject to the inspection and approval of said County Com-
missioners, no such permit to be issued until such map has been filed
and until the proposed contour lines and grades have been approved
by said County Commissioners.

6E. Upon written request for a hearing made by the applicant
to the County Commissioners of Worcester County, an opportunity to
be heard within thirty (30) days thereafter shall be granted, and
said County Commissioners in considering and reviewing the ap-
plication and in arriving at its decision shall be guided by and take
into consideration the public health, safety and general welfare, and
particular consideration shall be given to the following factors:

(1)  Sand or soil erosion by water and wind.

(2)  Drainage.

(3)  Lateral support slopes and grades of abutting streets and lands.
(4) hand values and uses.