572                              Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 245

UNDER ARTICLE 96A OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARY-
LAND (1964 REPLACEMENT VOLUME AND 1969 SUPPLE-
MENT).

(D) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL LAND CLEARING, SOIL
MOVEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN
BY ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

107.

The provisions of this subtitle shall not apply to the construction
of agricultural structures AGRICULTURAL LAND MANAGE-
MENT PRACTICES, THE CONSTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL
STRUCTURES OR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE-
FAMILY RESIDENCES AND/OR THEIR ACCESSORY BUILD-
INGS ON LOTS OF TWO ACRES OR MORE. Regardless of planning,
zoning or subdivision controls,, no permits shall be issued by any
county OR MUNICIPALITY for grading or for the construction of
any building, other than those MATTERS exempted above, unless
such grading or construction is in accordance with plans approved
as provided in this subtitle.

108.

Each of the counties shall [have the power and authority to] issue
grading permits and building permits only after the developer sub-
mits a plan of development approved by the appropriate soil con-
servation district, and approved by the Department of Natural Re-

sources in those cases where the Secretary of Natural Resources by

regulations provides for approval by said Department, and after
certification by the developer that any construction or development
will be done pursuant to said plan. Violation by the developer of his

certification shall render all permits issued pursuant to such certi-

fication void. The county agency responsible for on site inspection

and enforcement of the provisions of this subtitle shall send a copy

of each notice of violation to the Maryland Department of Natural

Resources and to the appropriate soil conservation district.

(A) THE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES SHALL HAVE
THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ISSUE GRADING AND
BUILDING PERMITS AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW.
NO GRADING OR BUILDING PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED
UNTIL THE DEVELOPER SUBMITS A GRADING AND SEDI-
MENT CONTROL PLAN DESIGNED BY A PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEER REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
APPROVED BY THE APPROPRIATE SOIL CONSERVATION
DISTRICT, AND THE DEVELOPER CERTIFIES THAT ALL
LAND CLEARING, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
WILL BE DONE PURSUANT TO THE SAID PLAN.
CRITERIA FOR SEDIMENT CONTROL AND FOR REFER-
RAL OF AN APPLICANT TO THE APPROPRIATE SOIL
CONSERVATION DISTRICT SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE COUNTY AGENCY RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR ON-SITE INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBHEADING SHALL MAKE
A FINAL INSPECTION AND FORWARD ITS REPORT TO THE