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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor S.B. 247
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(1) THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED STEP III APPROVAL
FROM THE LOCAL JURISDICTION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 1, 2001 JUNE 1. 2002;
(2) THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT HAS RECEIVED THE LOCAL
JURISDICTION'S FINAL SUBDIVISION APPROVAL AND IS LEGALLY BUILD ABLE AFTER
DECEMBER 1, 2001 JUNE 1, 2002 BUT PRIOR TO PROGRAM APPROVAL;
(3) THE AREA IS DEDUCTED FROM THE LOCAL JURISDICTION'S GROWTH
ALLOCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-1808.(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE AND COMAR
27.01.02.06, IF APPLICABLE;
(4) THE PROVISION INCLUDES MEASURES THAT PROTECT WATER
QUALITY AND FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANT HABITATS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTENT OF TITLE 8, SUBTITLE 18 OF THIS ARTICLE AND TITLE 27 OF THE CODE OF
MARYLAND REGULATIONS; AND
(5) AT LEAST 75% OF THE DWELLING UNITS IN THE PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT COMPLY WITH THE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS IN COMAR 27.01.09.01
AND NO DWELLING UNIT HAS A BUFFER OF LESS THAN 50 FEET FROM EXISTING OR
PROPOSED TIDAL WATERS, TIDAL WETLANDS, OR TRIBUTARY STREAMS.
(C) (E) FOR PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THIS SUBTITLE, A LOCAL
JURISDICTION IN THE ATLANTIC COASTAL BAYS CRITICAL AREA SHALL HAVE
DETERMINED, BASED ON LAND USES AND DEVELOPMENT IN EXISTENCE ON APRIL
17, 2001 JUNE 1. 2002, WHICH LAND AREAS FALL INTO THE THREE TYPES OF
DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 27 OF THE CODE OF MARYLAND
REGULATIONS.
8-1815.1.
(a) (1) The provisions of this section are in addition to any other sanction,
remedy, or penalty provided by law.
(2) This section does not apply to any cutting or clearing of trees that is
allowed under regulations adopted by the Commission under this subtitle.
(b) If a person cuts or clears or plans to cut or clear trees within the
Chesapeake Bay Critical Area OR ATLANTIC COASTAL BAYS CRITICAL AREA in
violation of regulations adopted by the Commission, the local jurisdiction may bring
an action:
(1) To require the person to replant trees where the cutting or clearing
occurred in accordance with a plan prepared by the State Forester, a registered
professional forester, or a registered landscape architect;
(2) To restrain the planned violation; or
(3) For damages:
(i) To be assessed by a circuit court in an amount equal to the
estimated cost of replanting trees; and
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