1. A. The local approving authority shall electronically submit a local application and any required supporting material to the Executive Director for all categories set forth in Regulation .04 of this chapter.
2. B. The Chair or Executive Director may, at any time, request additional information from the local approving authority if it is necessary for accurate evaluation of the proposed action.
3. C. Once an application has been submitted to the Executive Director in accordance with the regulations of this chapter, the Chair, Executive Director, and staff may, after notifying and obtaining approval of the property owner, inspect the subject property.
4. D. After receipt of an application, the Commission shall send written notice of receipt to the local approving authority before the close of the fifth business day. A failure of the Commission to send a timely notice shall render §E of this regulation inapplicable as to that application.
5. E. The local approving authority may not process an application which has been submitted to the Commission for notification until it has received notice of receipt from the Commission. Any action of the local approving authority in violation of this section shall be void.

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

Effective date: July 11, 1988 (15:14 Md. R. 1655)

COMAR 14.20.01 recodified to COMAR 27.03.01 in August, 1992

Chapter revised effective May 18, 2009 (36:10 Md. R. 719)

Regulation .01 amended effective February 7, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 139)

Regulation .01B amended effective August 10, 2009 (36:16 Md. R. 1251); October 29, 2012 (39:21 Md. R. 1380); September 2, 2013 (40:17 Md. R. 1421); September 6, 2021 (48:18 Md. R. 694); January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R 19)

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

Regulation .02E amended effective March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 289)

Regulation .03A amended effective September 6, 2010 (37:18 Md. R. 1215); January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)

Regulation .03B amended effective December 11, 2025 (52:24 Md. R. 1199);

Regulation .04 amended effective September 2, 2013 (40:17 Md. R. 1421); January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19); December 11, 2025 (52:24 Md. R. 1199)

Regulation .04G adopted effective September 6, 2021 (48:18 Md. R. 694)

Regulation .05 repealed effective January 20, 2025 (52:1 Md. R. 19)