Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 27 - CRITICAL AREA COMMISSION FOR THE CHESAPEAKE AND ATLANTIC COASTAL BAYS
Subtitle 02 - DEVELOPMENT IN THE CRITICAL AREA RESULTING FROM STATE AND LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS
Chapter 27.02.07 - Commission Review, Decision Process, and Time Frames
Section 27.02.07.02 - Additional Critical Area Requirements for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
In accordance with COMAR 20.79.01, an applicant for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity shall include within its environmental review document or on a site plan the following information:
A. The Critical Area boundary and Critical Area classification of the project site;
B. The project area and limits of disturbance of the proposed project inside the Critical Area;
C. The acreage inside the Critical Area and a breakdown of acreages for each Critical Area designation when there is more than one Critical Area designation on a project site;
D. Field determination of the 100-foot buffer and, when applicable, expanded buffer for hydric soils, highly erodible soils, and steep slopes;
E. When applicable, the 300-foot setback from tidal waters, tidal wetlands, and tributary streams in accordance with COMAR 27.01.14.05B;
F. The identification and location of habitat protection areas in COMAR 27.01.09.03-.05;
G. The identification and location of existing forest and developed woodlands acreage;
H. The identification and location of existing and proposed lot coverage as defined in Natural Resources Article, § 8-1802, Annotated Code of Maryland, and consistent with COMAR 27.01.14.04B;
I. The identification and location of areas with steep slopes of 15 percent or greater;
J. The identification and location of each existing or proposed mitigation area and the corresponding planting plan required to address the project's impact on forest, developed woodland, buffer, or other habitat protection area;
K. For a project or locally owned land or privately owned lands, calculations demonstrating compliance with the Critical Area stormwater pollutant reduction requirements of COMAR 27.01.02.03;
L. Information demonstrating compliance with notice requirements of COMAR 27.03.01.03;
M. For State agency projects on State-owned lands, information demonstrating compliance with COMAR 27.02.05.02A; and
N. When applicable, for a project located in a resource conservation area, information demonstrating compliance with COMAR 27.01.14.02-1.
