Regulation .03-3 Development in a Resource Conservation Area.
Regulation .03-3 Development in a Resource Conservation Area.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The requirements of this regulation are in addition to the requirements under Regulation .03 of this chapter.
B.
For development on State-owned land that is in a resource conservation area:
(1)
A State agency shall comply with all of the provisions under Regulation .03-2 of this chapter, except that the prohibition under Regulation .03-2C(3) is not applicable in the resource conservation area;
(2)
A State agency may not design or construct a development project that exceeds 15 percent of the lot coverage on:
(a)
The total development site, if the site is mapped entirely as a resource conservation area; or
(b)
The portion of the development site that is mapped as a resource conservation area, if only a portion of the site is mapped as a resource conservation area; and
(3)
Overall density may not exceed one dwelling unit per 20 acres.
C.
If any part of a linear project crosses an area designated as a resource conservation area, the Commission shall review the linear project in accordance with the requirements of Regulation .03-1 of this chapter.
D.
A State agency may locate or expand an institutional, commercial, or industrial project or use in a resource conservation area if the project or use is:
(1)
Approved by the Commission under the provisions of COMAR 27.02.03 or 27.02.06; or
(2)
In accordance with a duly executed Memorandum of Understanding between the agency and the Commission.
E.
A State agency may locate any commercial, institutional, or industrial solar energy generating system in a resource conservation area in accordance with Regulation .15 of this chapter.