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

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

### Chapter 12 — Variances

#### Regulation .07 Variance Appeals.

*COMAR 27.01.12.07*

A. A person with standing under Regulation .03 of this chapter may:

  (1) Participate as a party in an administrative proceeding at a board of appeals even if the person was not a party to the original administrative proceeding; and

  (2) Petition for judicial review and participate as a party even if the person was not a party to the action which is the subject of the petition.

B. An appeal may be filed by:

  (1) A person aggrieved or adversely affected by a decision made under this chapter, including a government agency; and

  (2) The Chair, even if the Chair was not a party to or is not specifically aggrieved by the action or decision.

C. A local jurisdiction may not issue a permit or any other type of authorization for the activity that was the subject of the variance application until the applicable 30-day appeal period has elapsed.