Section 8-1904 – Board of Trustees — in General
(a) The powers and duties of the Chesapeake Bay Trust shall rest in and be exercised by a board of 19 trustees. (b) The Board of Trustees shall consist of: (1) The President of the Senate, ex officio; (2) The Speaker of the House, ex officio; (3) The Secretaries of Agriculture, the Environment, and Natural Resources, ex officio, or their […]
Section 8-1921 – Funding
(a) The Corps Program shall be funded each fiscal year with: (1) The amount specified in § 3–302(d) of this article; and (2) Up to $250,000 in additional funds that may be allocated by the Trust through its annual budget process. (b) The Trust and the Corps Board shall seek federal funds and grants and donations from private sources […]
Section 8-1808.11 – Erosion Control
(a) Other than in areas designated by the Department of the Environment mapping as appropriate for structural shoreline stabilization measures, improvements to protect a person’s property against erosion shall consist of nonstructural shoreline stabilization measures that preserve the natural environment, such as marsh creation, except in areas where the person can demonstrate to the satisfaction of […]
Section 8-1809 – Approval and Adoption of Program
(a) (1) Within 45 days after the criteria adopted by the Commission under § 8–1808 of this subtitle become effective, each local jurisdiction shall submit to the Commission a written statement of its intent either: (i) To develop a critical area protection program to control the use and development of that part of the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area […]
Section 8-1810 – Programs Adopted by Commission
(a) If a local jurisdiction fails to notify the Commission that the local jurisdiction will develop a program, fails to submit a proposed program or changed proposal on time, or fails to obtain Commission approval of a proposed program or changed proposal that is submitted, the Commission shall prepare and adopt a program that satisfies the […]
Section 8-1811 – Project Approval
(a) From the effective date of a program approved or adopted by the Commission, a project approval that involves land located in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area or the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area may not be granted unless the project approval is consistent and complies with the program. (b) (1) The Commission shall adopt regulations identifying those […]
Section 8-1812 – Commission Chairman; Authority Regarding Judicial Proceedings
(a) After the Commission has approved or adopted a program, the chairman of the Commission has standing and the right and authority to initiate or intervene in any administrative, judicial, or other original proceeding or appeal in this State concerning a project approval in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area or the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area. […]
Section 8-1813 – Prior Project Approval
(a) From June 1, 1984 with regard to any subdivision plat approval or approval of a zoning amendment, variance, special exception, conditional use permit, or use of a floating zone, affecting any land or water area located within the initial planning area identified in § 8-1807(a) of this subtitle, for which application is completed after that […]
Section 8-1813.1 – Single Family Dwelling; Definitions; Alternative Buffer
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a local jurisdiction in the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area shall permit a single lot or parcel of land that was legally of record on the date of program approval to be developed with a single family dwelling, if a dwelling is not […]
Section 8-1814 – Commission Approval of Certain Projects; Applicability of Other Laws
(a) After 760 days have elapsed from the date upon which criteria adopted by the Commission become effective, any State or local agency that proposes development which has not been subject to project approval by the local jurisdiction under an approved program, including buildings, treatment plants, roads, railroads, and airports, in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area […]