HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      2117

THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AREA IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANSION
ALLOCATED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION. A DEVELOPER SHALL
BE REQUIRED TO CLUSTER ANY DEVELOPMENT IN AN AREA OF EXPANSION
AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.

(C) IN CALCULATING THE l-IN-20 ACRE DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT
THAT IS PERMITTED ON A PARCEL LOCATED WITHIN THE RESOURCE
CONSERVATION AREA, A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY PERMIT THE AREA OF
ANY PRIVATE WETLANDS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY TO BE INCLUDED,
UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS;

(1) THE DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE UPLAND PORTION
OF THE PARCEL MAY NOT EXCEED 1 DWELLING UNIT PER 8 ACRES; AND

(2) THE AREA OF PRIVATE WETLANDS SHALL BE ESTIMATED
ON THE BASIS OF VEGETATIVE INFORMATION AS DESIGNATED ON THE STATE
WETLANDS MAPS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1986.

Approved May 13, 1986.

CHAPTER 603

(House Bill 1495)

AN ACT concerning

Chesapeake Bay Critical Area - Intrafamily Transfers

FOR the purpose of authorizing a local approving authority to
establish an exception for a certain person who subdivides a
parcel of land in a certain manner from certain initial
project approval requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Critical
Area law; authorizing a person to subdivide a single parcel
of land of a certain size in the Chesapeake Bay Critical
Area into a certain number of parcels if the conveyances are
only to family members; providing for the scope,
application, and effect of this Act; making stylistic
changes; defining certain terms; authorizing a local
jurisdiction to make certain submissions to the Chesapeake
Bay Critical Area Commission under this Act; authorizing a
local jurisdiction to permit certain intrafamily transfers
under certain circumstances; providing for the subdivision
of certain parcels of land subject to certain laws;
providing for certain powers and duties of a local
jurisdiction under this Act; and generally relating to
certain intrafamily transfers in the Critical Area and to
projects that require approval in the initial planning areas
of the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area.