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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01-2" citation="COMAR 26.17.02.01-2" title_num="26" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="02" heading="Grandfather Provisions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Administrative Waiver.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Administrative waiver” means a decision by the approving agency pursuant to this regulation to allow the construction of a development to be governed by the stormwater management ordinance in effect as of May 4, 2009, in the local jurisdiction where the project will be located.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Administrative waiver” is distinct from a waiver granted pursuant to Regulation .05C of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Approval.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Approval” means a documented action by a county or municipality following a review to determine and acknowledge the sufficiency of submitted material to meet the requirements of a specified stage in a local development review process.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Approval” does not mean an acknowledgement by the approving agency that submitted material has been received for review.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Final Project Approval.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Final project approval” means approval of the final stormwater management plan and erosion and sediment control plan required to construct a project's stormwater management facilities.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Final project approval” includes securing bonding or financing for final development plans if either is required as a prerequisite for approval.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Preliminary project approval” means an approval as part of a local preliminary development or planning review process that includes, at a minimum:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The number of planned dwelling units or lots;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The proposed project density;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The proposed size and location of all land uses for the project;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A plan that identifies:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The proposed drainage patterns;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The location of all points of discharge from the site; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>The type, location, and size of all stormwater management measures based on site-specific stormwater management requirement computations; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Any other information required by the approving agency including, but not limited to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The proposed alignment, location, and construction type and standard for all roads, access ways, and areas of vehicular traffic;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A demonstration that the methods by which the development will be supplied with water and wastewater service are adequate; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>The size, type, and general location of all proposed wastewater and water system infrastructure.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An approving agency may grant an administrative waiver to a development that received a preliminary project approval prior to May 4, 2010.  Administrative waivers expire according to §C of this regulation and may be extended according to §D of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Expiration of Administrative Waivers.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided for in §D of this regulation, an administrative waiver shall expire on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>May 4, 2013, if the development does not receive final project approval prior to that date; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>May 4, 2017, if the development receives final project approval prior to May 4, 2013.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All construction authorized pursuant to an administrative waiver must be completed by May 4, 2017, or, if the waiver is extended as provided in §D of this regulation, by the expiration date of the waiver extension.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Extension of Administrative Waivers.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §D(2) of this regulation, an administrative waiver shall not be extended.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An administrative waiver may only be extended if, by May 4, 2010, the development:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has received a preliminary project approval; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Was subject to a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement, a Tax Increment Financing approval, or an Annexation Agreement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Administrative waivers extended according to §D(2) of this regulation shall expire when the Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement, the Tax Increment Financing approval, or the Annexation Agreement expires.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>