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City of Annapolis Forest Conservation Act - For the purpose of prohibiting certain development projects from cutting or clearing certain forests within the City of Annapolis (the "City") unless a forest stand delineation and a forest conservation plan associated with such projects are in effect.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 22-16
Introduced by: Alderman Littmann, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Budge,
Alderman Arnett and Mayor Pantelides
Referred to:
Economic Matters Committee
Environmental Matters Committee
Rules and City Government Committee
Planning Commission
Annapolis Environmental Commission
AN ORDINANCE concerning
City of Annapolis Forest Conservation Act
FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain development projects from cutting or clearing certain forests within the City of Annapolis (the "City") unless a forest stand delineation and a forest conservation plan associated with such projects are in effect.
BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2015 Edition:
Section 17.09.025
Section 21.24.090
BY adding the following portions to the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2015 Edition:
Chapter 21.71
Section 21.71.010
Section 21.71.020
Section 21.71.030
Section 21.71.040
Section 21.71.045
Section 21.71.050
Section 21.71.060
Section 21.71.070
Section 21.71.080
Section 21.71.090
Section 21.71.100
Section 21.71.110
Section 21.71.120
Section 21.71.130
Section 21.71.140
Section 21.71.150
Section 21.71.160
Section 21.71.170
Section 21.71.180
Section 21.71.190
Section 21.71.200
WHEREAS the Forest Conservation Act was enacted by the State of Maryland in 1991 and the state law was adopted by reference in the city code (17.09.025B) in 1992; and
WHEREAS the State Act assigns regulatory authority to local jurisdictions and allows for the adoption of a local forest conservation act based upon a Model Ordinance; and
WHEREAS application of the Stat...
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