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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 27.01.13.05" title_num="27" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="13" heading="Criteria for a Commercial Nonwater-Dependent Project.">
  <text>Subject to the requirements established under Regulation .04 of this chapter, a local jurisdiction may issue a building permit, variance, or special exception or otherwise authorize a nonwater-dependent project located on State or private wetlands within the Critical Area if the project:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Involves a commercial activity that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is permitted as a secondary or accessory use to a permitted primary commercial use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is not located on a pier that is attached to residentially, institutionally, or industrially used property;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is located in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An intensely developed area; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An area that has been excluded from a local Critical Area program, if the exclusion has been approved by the Commission;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Is approved by the local planning and zoning authorities;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Allows or enhances public access to State wetlands, if applicable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Does not expand beyond the length, width, or channelward encroachment of the pier on which the project is constructed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Has a height of up to 18 feet, unless the project is located at a marina; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Is up to 1,000 square feet in total area; or</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Is located on a pier that was in existence on or before December 31, 2012, and the project:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Satisfies all of the requirements under §A(1)—(7) of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If applicable, has a temporary or permanent roof or covering that is up to 1,000 square feet in total area.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>