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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 27.01.05.01" title_num="27" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="05" heading="Policies.">
  <text>In developing and updating its Critical Area program, a local jurisdiction shall follow all of these policies in regard to forest and developed woodland protection:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Maintain and increase the forest and developed woodland vegetation of the Critical Area;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Conserve forests and developed woodlands and provide for expansion of forested areas;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Provide that the removal of trees associated with development activities is minimized and, where appropriate, mitigated; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Recognize that forests are a protective land use to be managed so that maximum values for water quality, wildlife, timber, recreation, and other resources are maintained, recognizing that, in some cases, these uses may be mutually exclusive.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>