Environmental
A Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay watershed municipality must adopt which specific environmental ordinances?
ANo special requirements beyond standard planning codes
BRiparian buffer protections, stormwater management, and nutrient management consistent with the Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation plan✓ Correct
COnly agricultural easement requirements
DFederal HUD environmental justice requirements
Explanation
Pennsylvania municipalities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (much of central and eastern PA) must adopt regulations protecting the Bay's water quality: riparian buffer ordinances, enhanced stormwater management, and impervious surface limits. These requirements can constrain development and add costs for Pennsylvania developers.
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