Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 08 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 08 - DEEP CREEK LAKE
Chapter 08.08.05 - Permits
Section 08.08.05.06 - Development Permits
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 26, December 27, 2024
A. Permit Required. A person intending to develop property adjacent to the buffer strip, and who should reasonably anticipate future requests for one or more buffer strip use permits in connection with the development and use of the property, shall obtain a development permit, if the property or the buffer strip, or both, are to be used in any of the following ways:
B. Application. A person who wishes to obtain a development permit shall apply to the lake manager on a form provided by the Department. In addition, the application shall:
C. Request for Information. The lake manager may request information relevant to a decision as to the use of the buffer strip, and may request the applicant or parties who will use the buffer strip to prepare and execute appropriate covenants or contracts. Failure to comply with this section shall result in denial of the application.
D. Issuance.
E. Fees. Upon receipt of a development permit, the permittee shall forward to the lake manager the fee specified in the permit. The permit shall be valid only after the lake manager receives the fee. This fee is in addition to any fee assessed for a buffer strip use permit.
F. Activity under a Development Permit. The development permit, including the approved lake and buffer strip use plan, shall control the use of the buffer strip for the property included under the permit, and buffer strip use permits shall be issued by the lake manager either to the developer, to his tenants, or to his successors in title, only in conformance with the development permit and plan.
G. The lake manager, after consulting with the applicant, shall set a termination date for the development permit. The lake manager may extend the termination date if the applicant submits to the lake manager evidence of substantial progress. The following shall be considered evidence of substantial progress: