Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 27 - CRITICAL AREA COMMISSION FOR THE CHESAPEAKE AND ATLANTIC COASTAL BAYS
Subtitle 01 - CRITERIA FOR LOCAL CRITICAL AREA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 27.01.11 - Directives for Updating Critical Area Maps
Section 27.01.11.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 27.01.11.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
(2) "Final approved map" means the locally approved map that has been approved by the Commission.
(3) "Initial map update" means the first time after 2008 that a local jurisdiction, working cooperatively with the Department, the Department of the Environment, and the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, develops a map of the local jurisdiction's Critical Area that is based on the aerial photography obtained in 2007-2008 during the development of the Statewide Base Map.
(4) "Locally approved map" means the summary draft map that has been approved by the local jurisdiction.
(5) "Summary draft map" means the map that is transferred from the Commission to the local jurisdiction for formal review and approval.
(6) Unclassified Wetland.
(a) "Unclassified wetland" means an area of wetlands that at the time of original mapping was not classified as an intensely developed area, a limited development area, or a resource conservation area.
(b) "Unclassified wetland" includes a transitional area of mud flats, marsh hummocks, and eroding wetlands that was not originally classified at the time of original mapping and may have moved or been reconfigured due to natural tidal conditions.
(7) "Working draft map" means a map of a local jurisdiction's Critical Area that is based on the aerial photography obtained in 2007"2008 during the development of the Statewide Base Map, as modified during the course of review by the Department, the Commission, or the local jurisdiction.
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