# COMAR Title 27 — Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays

## Subtitle 01 — Criteria for Local Critical Area Program Development

### Chapter 04 — Shoreline Stabilization Measures

#### Regulation .02 Policies.

*COMAR 27.01.04.02*

In developing and updating its Critical Area program, a local jurisdiction shall follow these policies when addressing shoreline stabilization measures:

A. Encourage the preservation of the natural shoreline.

B. Encourage public and private landowners to protect significantly eroding portions of the shoreline in the Critical Area; and

C. In order to conserve and protect plant, fish, and wildlife habitat, encourage the use of appropriate shoreline stabilization measures that effectively and practically reduce shore erosion.