Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 4 - SUBTITLES 19-30 › Subtitle 24 - TIDAL WETLANDS › Chapter 26.24.02 - Permits and Licenses › Section 26.24.02.04 - General Tidal Wetlands License

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Board shall issue a general wetlands
				  license for those activities proposed in State tidal wetlands listed in §B of
				  this regulation. A person proposing an activity in State tidal wetlands under
				  the general wetlands license shall apply to the Department. The Department
				  shall consider the ecological, economic, developmental, recreational, and
				  aesthetic values of the proposed project and determine if the proposed project
				  qualifies under the general wetlands license. If a project qualifies for a
				  general wetlands license and does not require mitigation under COMAR
				  26.24.05.01 o, the Department may
				  issue the authorization directly to the applicant.
B. General Wetlands License Projects.
				  Projects which qualify for approval under the general license include projects
				  to:
(1) Add stone or broken concrete to a
				  revetment or channelward of a bulkhead if the stone or broken concrete extends
				  not more than 10 feet channelward of the existing structure;
(2) Emplace a revetment for shore erosion
				  control only if it is less than 500 feet in length and it is aligned not more
				  than 10 feet channelward of the mean high water line;
(3) Fill near shore shallow water not more
				  than 35 feet channelward of the mean high water line only if the fill area is
				  less than 500 feet in length and parallel to the upland for the purpose of
				  shore erosion control by tidal vegetated wetland creation;
(4) Maintenance dredge a mooring, boat ramp,
				  or travel lift slip with an area of 1,500 square feet or less and remove 100
				  cubic yards or less of material, if the licensee complies with the water
				  quality certification required under COMAR 26.08.02;
(5) Reconfigure an existing marina if there
				  is no dredging or no increase in channelward encroachment beyond existing piers
				  and associated structures;
(6)
				  Construct a boat ramp not more than 12 feet wide and 30 feet channelward of the
				  mean high water line;
(7) Armor or
				  strengthen bridges or causeways when the activity extends not more than 10 feet
				  from the existing structure, requires no dredging, and does not impede the flow
				  of the waterway;
(8) Create a new
				  discharge of storm water runoff within 1,000 feet landward of the tidal
				  wetlands boundary, if the drainage system directly discharges to tidal waters
				  and employs stormwater control measures to manage runoff for rate and water
				  quality according to State and local standards which include measures:
(a) Designed to control erosive velocities to
				  tidal waters of wetlands, and
(b)
				  Required under COMAR 27.01.01 and 27.02.01 and a State-approved critical area
				  program of a local jurisdiction;;
(9) Clear debris and windfalls from
				  shorelines without dredging State tidal wetlands;
(10) Install temporary monitoring or research
				  devices; and
(11) Construct a
				  replacement bulkhead within a maximum of 18 inches channelward of a functional
				  bulkhead.