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Ch. 627
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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landowner has the written consent of adjoining riparian landowners to achieve the
required 250 yards of continuous shoreline] ESTABLISH AN OFFSHORE BLIND SITE IF
NO OTHER SHORELINE IS LICENSED WITHIN 125 YARDS OF THE BLIND SITE.
(e) Riparian landowners may lease or assign their rights to [an offshore
stationary blind or blind site] LICENSE THEIR RIPARIAN SHORELINE.
(f) (1) [Without the written permission of the adjacent landowner] EXCEPT
AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, riparian landowners may not
locate an offshore stationary blind or blind site within 125 yards of the property line
or where the line would be if it were extended out over the water perpendicular to the
shore at the point where the property line reaches the water's edge.
(2) A RIPARIAN LANDOWNER WHO OWNS LESS THAN 250 YARDS OF
CONTINUOUS SHORELINE MAY NOT LOCATE AN OFFSHORE BLIND SITE CLOSER
THAN 125 YARDS FROM THE NEAREST LICENSED SHORELINE.
(g) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, where circumstances
require, such as in coves and when two properties extend onto a point of land, the
Secretary may determine where an offshore stationary blind or blind site license shall
be located. The Secretary shall try to locate the sites so that each riparian landowner
gets a site and may locate the blinds closer than 250 yards apart with the written
consent of the two riparian landowners.
(h) (1) Riparian landowners, including government agencies, shall license
their shoreline annually in accordance with this section.
(2) An applicant for a license shall:
(i) Submit to the Department:
1. An application by mail prior to June 1 of each year on a
form provided by the Department;
2. A map showing the exact location of the shoreline to be
licensed and the exact location of the proposed offshore stationary blinds or blind
sites, if any;
3. The written permission of adjacent landowners if
necessary; and
4. The written lease or assignment of the riparian landowner
if necessary; and
(ii) Pay to the Department a fee of $20.
(3) A unit of government is exempt from the application fee required
under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(i) (1) At least 1 month before a license expires on June 30 of each year, the
Department shall mail a renewal notice and a renewal application to all riparian
landowners who received a license the previous year.
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