- A. A local jurisdiction shall include standards and procedures in its local Critical Area program for the granting of a variance to the provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 18, Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, COMAR 27.01, and its local program requirements.
- B. A local jurisdiction may establish additional, more restrictive standards for the granting of a variance consistent with the intent and purposes of this subtitle and the approved local Critical Area program.
Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§8-1806 and 8-1808, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 9, 2012 (39:13 Md. R. 786)
Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulations .01—.07 adopted effective March 4, 2013 (40:4 Md. R. 347)
Regulation .06A amended effective January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)
Regulation .07B, C amended effective January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)