Land Use & Zoning (alternative)
Maryland's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area law regulates development near tidal waters. Properties within the 1,000-foot buffer that predated the law:
AAre exempt from all Critical Area restrictions
BMay be developed as nonconforming structures but face more stringent review for expansions✓ Correct
CMust be demolished within 10 years
DAre automatically rezoned to agricultural use
Explanation
Lawfully existing structures within the Critical Area that predated the law may remain as nonconforming structures, but expansions, substantial improvements, or reconstruction face heightened Critical Area review.
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