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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 55
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[(12)] (13) "Land classification" means the designation of land in the
Chesapeake Bay Critical Area or Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area in accordance
with the criteria adopted by the Commission as an intensely developed area or
district, a limited development area or district, or a resource conservation area or
district.
[(13)] (14) "Local jurisdiction" means a county, or a municipal corporation
with planning and zoning powers, in which any part of the Chesapeake Bay Critical
Area or the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, as defined in this subtitle, is located.
[(14)] (15) (i) "Program" means the critical area protection program of a
local jurisdiction.
(ii) "Program" includes any amendments to the program.
[(15)] (16) (i) "Program amendment" means any change OR PROPOSED
CHANGE to an adopted program [that the Commission determines will result in a use
of land or water in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area or the Atlantic Coastal Bays
Critical Area in a manner not provided for in the adopted program] THAT IS NOT
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN TO BE A PROGRAM REFINEMENT.
(ii) "Program amendment" includes a change to a zoning map that
is not consistent with the method for using the growth allocation contained in an
adopted program.
[(16)] (17) (i) "Program refinement" means any change OR PROPOSED
CHANGE to an adopted program that the Commission CHAIRMAN determines will
result in a use of land or water in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area or the Atlantic
Coastal Bays Critical Area in a manner consistent with the adopted program, OR
THAT WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE USE OF LAND OR WATER IN THE
CRITICAL AREA.
(ii) "Program refinement" [includes] MAY INCLUDE:
1. A change to [a zoning map that is consistent with the
development area designation of] an adopted program THAT RESULTS FROM STATE
LAW; [and]
2. [The use of the growth allocation in accordance with an
adopted program] A CHANGE TO AN ADOPTED PROGRAM THAT AFFECTS LOCAL
PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES;
3. A CHANGE TO A LOCAL ORDINANCE OR CODE THAT
CLARIFIES AN EXISTING PROVISION; AND
4. A MINOR CHANGE TO AN ELEMENT OF AN ADOPTED
PROGRAM THAT IS CLEARLY CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE
AND ALL OF THE CRITERIA OF THE COMMISSION.
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