1. A. The provisions of this regulation are in addition to the provisions of Regulations .03 and .04 of this chapter.

2. B. Subject to the requirements under §C of this regulation, a local jurisdiction may approve the location of a new or expanded community pier or other community boat-docking or storage facility in the buffer if:

   1. (1) The owner or operator of the pier or facility:

      1. (a) Does not offer food, fuel, or other goods and services for sale in the buffer or on the community pier; and
      2. (b) As applicable, complies with the requirements of COMAR 26.24.04.03;
   2. (2) The pier or facility is community-owned and established and operated for the benefit of the residents of a platted and recorded riparian subdivision;
   3. (3) The pier or facility is associated with a residential project approved by the local jurisdiction as consistent with all State and local program requirements;
   4. (4) Disturbance to the buffer is the minimum necessary to provide a single point of access to the pier or facility; and
   5. (5) If a community pier is provided as part of a new residential project, private piers are prohibited in that residential project.

3. C. The number of slips authorized at a pier or facility shall be the lesser of §C(1) or (2) of this regulation:

   1. (1) One slip for each 50 feet of shoreline in a residential project in the intense development and limited development areas, and one slip for each 300 feet of shoreline in a residential project in the resource conservation area; or

   2. (2) A density of slips to platted lots or dwellings within a residential project in the Critical Area according to the following schedule:

      Platted Lots or Dwellings in the Critical Area	Slips
      up to 15	1 for each lot
      16—40	15 or 75%, whichever is greater
      41—100	30 or 50%, whichever is greater
      101—300	50 or 25%, whichever is greater
      over 300	75 or 15%, whichever is greater

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§8-1808(d) and 8-1808.3, 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 14.15.03 recodified to COMAR 27.01.03 in August, 1992

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

Regulation .07 amended effective October 29, 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1380)

Chapter revised effective February 7, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 139)

Regulation .02 amended effective January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)

Regulation .04C amended effective January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)