In this chapter, “300-foot setback” means an area that is at least 300 feet landward from the mean high water line of tidal waters or from the landward boundary of a tidal wetland that is provided on a growth allocation site in order to provide habitat and stormwater benefits to supplement benefits required in accordance with COMAR 27.01.09.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§8-1806, 8-1808(c), 8-1808.4(a), and 8-1811, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 13, 1986 (12:24 Md. R. 2352)

COMAR 14.15 became effective upon the enactment of Resolution No. 37 (SJ 9), Acts of 1986.

COMAR 14.15.02 recodified to COMAR 27.01.02 in August, 1992

Regulation .03B amended as an emergency provision effective June 26, 2009 (36:15 Md. R. 1164); amended permanently effective September 21, 2009 (36:19 Md. R. 1438)

Regulation .03C, D amended effective February 8, 2010 (37:3 Md. R. 177); October 29, 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1380)

Regulation .04 amended effective October 29, 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1380)

Regulation .04C amended effective February 8, 2010 (37:3 Md. R. 177); November 1, 2010 (37:22 Md. R. 1555)

Regulation .05 amended effective February 8, 2010 (37:3 Md. R. 177)

Regulation .05C amended effective October 29, 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1380)

Regulation .05-1 adopted effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 527)

Regulation .05-2 adopted effective April 6, 2009 (36:7 Md. R. 527)

Regulation .08 adopted effective August 10, 2009 (36:16 Md. R. 1251)

Regulation .08 amended effective September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1215)

Regulation .08B amended effective October 29, 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1380)

Chapter revised effective June 9, 2014 (41:11 Md. R. 606)

Regulation .05C amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 644); March 8, 2021 (48:5 Md. R. 218)

Regulation .06-1 amended effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 980)

Regulation .06-1B amended effective March 6, 2023 (50:4 Md. R. 123)

Regulation .06-3A, D amended effective March 6, 2023 (50:4 Md. R. 123)

Regulation .06-3G amended effective November 4, 2019 (46:22 Md. R. 980)

Chapter revised effective January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)