The State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy is that:
- A. Development shall be concentrated in suitable areas;
- B. Sensitive areas shall be protected;
- C. In rural areas, growth shall be directed to existing population centers, and resource areas shall be protected;
- D. Stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay and the land shall be a universal ethic;
- E. Conservation of resources, including a reduction in resource consumption, shall be practiced;
- F. To encourage the achievement of the policies in §§A—E of this regulation, economic growth shall be encouraged and regulatory mechanisms shall be streamlined; and
- G. Funding mechanisms shall be addressed to achieve the policies of §§A—F of this regulation.
Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §5-7A-02(a),
Annotated Code of Maryland;
Executive Order 01.01.1992.27C and F
Effective date:
Regulations .01—.07 under COMAR 05.01.06 Assisted Housing Preservation Act Exemptions adopted as an emergency provision effective May 4, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1331); emergency status expired January 4, 1991
Regulations .01—07 adopted effective December 20, 1993 (20:25 Md. R. 1940)