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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.04 - Aeronautical Regulations › Section 11.03.04.06 - Airports: General

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A. Public
				Safety. The Administration may not issue or renew an airport license or
				registration if operations conducted at the airport seriously impair public
				safety.
B. License or Registration
				Required.
(1) A person may not operate an
				airport without an airport license or registration unless exempted by:
(a) The Transportation Article, §
											5-302(a),
				Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(b)
				Regulation .09, Airports: Specific Exemptions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.04 - Aeronautical Regulations › Section 11.03.04.08 - Airports: Registration

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A.
				Restrictions.
(1) The airport operations may
				not endanger lives or property on the ground.
(2) The airport operations may not interfere
				with other authorized use of the navigable airspace.
(3) If published manufacturer's
				specifications exist for the aircraft operating from the airport, the airport
				shall be of sufficient size to meet the specifications.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.04 - Aeronautical Regulations › Section 11.03.04.09 - Airports: Specific Exemptions

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A.
				Agricultural Airstrips (Agstrips).
(1) An
				agstrip is any designated landing area maintained solely for temporary or
				occasional use by aircraft engaged in aerial application of chemicals,
				fertilizers, or other substances to agricultural or forest lands.
(2) If an agstrip is in an area where
				operations do not endanger lives or property on the ground and do not interfere
				with other authorized use of navigable airspace, the agstrip need not be
				approved, licensed, or registered by the Administration.
(3) Responsibility for the agstrip rests
				solely with the user, who shall comply with the following:
(a) Use for any aeronautical purpose other
				than agricultural or forest aerial application is prohibited;
(b) Prior permission from the property owner
				shall be obtained;
(c) The strip
				shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the aircraft operating off the
				strip;
(d) Persons and property on
				the ground may not be endangered.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.04 - Aeronautical Regulations › Section 11.03.04.10 - Waivers

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A. Administration
				Authority. Except for the provisions of Regulation .07B(6) which may not be
				waived, the Administration reserves the right to waive any portion of these
				regulations. However, a waiver shall be granted only after the Administration
				determines that the waiver is in the best interest of the aviation public and
				does not endanger public safety.
B.
				Application Procedure. A person desiring a waiver of these regulations may
				contact: Director of Regional Aviation Assistance, Maryland Aviation
				Administration, Post Office Box 8766, Baltimore/Washington International
				Airport, Maryland 21240.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.04 - Aeronautical Regulations › Section 11.03.04.11 - Fees

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A. Airport Site
				Approval. Certificates of site approval shall be issued without charge to
				persons qualifying for them (authority: Transportation Article, §
									5-303, Annotated Code
				of Maryland).
B. Airport License.
				The original airport license fee is $25 and the annual license renewal fee is
				$10 (authority: Transportation Article, §§
									5-301(b)
				and (c), 5-304(a)-(e)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland).
C. Airport Registration. If no aircraft,
				other than those owned by the airport operator, are based at the airport, there
				is no fee charged for initial registration or annual renewal. Otherwise, the
				initial registration fee is $10 and the annual registration renewal fee is $5
				(authority: Transportation Article, §
									5-306, Annotated Code
				of Maryland).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.04 - Aeronautical Regulations › Section 11.03.04.12 - Inspections and Enforcement

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A.
				Inspections. An applicant for, or a holder of, an airport license, airport
				registration, or site approval shall offer full cooperation to any authorized
				representative of the Administration inspecting the airport or proposed airport
				site. The Administration is entitled to immediate access to the lands,
				buildings, equipment, and operating records of a licensed airport, registered
				airport, or approved site.
B.
				Enforcement.
(1) Violations. Any person
				violating any of these regulations may be punished under the provisions of the
				Transportation Article, §§
										5-1101 -5-1105,
				Annotated Code of Maryland, in addition to any other penalties provided by
				law.
(2) Order Closing Unapproved
				Facilities. The Administration may order the closing of any airport or landing
				field or order any air school, air beacon, or other air navigation facility to
				stop operating until the requirements of the Administration are met (authority:
				Transportation Article, §§
										5-210 and
				5-304(e)(1),
				Annotated Code of Maryland).
(3)
				Injunctive Relief. The Administration may, in the name of the State, enforce
				these regulations and orders issued under them by injunction or other legal
				process in the courts of Maryland (authority: Transportation Article, §
										5-1103, Annotated Code
				of Maryland).
(4) Appeals. Any
				person adversely affected by these regulations or orders issued under them may
				appeal according to the procedures for review set forth in the Administrative
				Procedure Act. Reference: Transportation Article, §
										5-304(e)(1),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.04 - Aeronautical Regulations › Section 11.03.04.13 - Severability

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The provisions of these regulations are severable, and the
				  finding by any court that any provision is invalid does not affect the validity
				  of the remaining portions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.02 - Purpose

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These regulations govern the erection and maintenance of any
				  obstruction to air navigation that:
A.
				Interferes with the public right of freedom of transit in air
				commerce;
B. Endangers the lives
				and property of those using the air space for transportation; or
C. Endangers the lives and property of the
				occupants of land in this State. (Reference: Transportation Article,
				§§
									5-701 and
				5-702, Annotated Code
				of Maryland)
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.03 - Prohibited Activity

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A. Except
				as permitted by Regulation .06 of this chapter, a person may not build any
				structure, permit any structure to be built, maintain any personalty, or permit
				any object to grow to a height that, in violation of any regulation adopted in
				this chapter, constitutes a hazard to air navigation at or near any
				airport.
B. As to any vegetation, a
				person may not:
(1) Plant, replant, or allow
				any vegetation to grow to such a height as to be an airport hazard;
				or
(2) Allow any vegetation that is
				an existing airport hazard to grow any higher.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.04 - Obstruction Standards

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A. An
				obstruction is a hazard to air navigation if it:
(1) Is greater than 200 feet above ground
				level and within 3 nautical miles of the established reference point of any
				public-use airport licensed by the Administration; or
(2) Penetrates any imaginary surface
				specified in this regulation as applied to any airport.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.05 - Notice of Construction or Alteration

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A. A person who proposes any of the following
				acts of construction, alteration, or placement of personalty, shall give
				written notice to the Administration at least 30 days before the start of
				construction, alteration, or placement. The notice shall be delivered or mailed
				to the Maryland Aviation Administration, Third Floor, Terminal Building, Box
				8766, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland
				21240. The acts include the following:
(1)
				Any construction or alteration of more than 200 feet above the ground level, or
				the placement of any personalty at this height, at any site within a 3 nautical
				mile radius of the center of the longest runway existing at any public-use
				airport licensed by the Administration;
(2) Any construction, alteration, or
				placement of personalty, at greater height than an imaginary surface extending
				outward and upward at one of the following slopes:
(a) 100 to 1 for a horizontal distance of
				20,000 feet from the nearest point of the nearest runway of any airport with at
				least one runway more than 3,200 feet in actual length, or
(b) 50 to 1 for a horizontal distance of
				10,000 feet from the nearest point of the nearest runway of any airport with
				its longest runway no more than 3,200 feet in actual length.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.06 - Variances

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A. Power of
				Political Subdivisions. Except as to the land area subject to jurisdiction of
				the Board of Airport Zoning Appeals, as established under the Transportation
				Article, Title 5, Subtitle 5, a political subdivision or a joint board
				established under the Transportation Article, Title 5, Subtitle 6, may grant a
				variance to any regulation adopted in this chapter if the variance does not
				endanger the public health, safety, and welfare.
B. Unless the legislative body of the
				political subdivision or the joint board provides otherwise, a person who
				desires a variance may apply for it in accordance with the local procedure for
				requesting a variance to the comprehensive zoning regulations of the political
				subdivision.
C. If an application
				for a variance is made, the political subdivision or joint board shall notify
				the Administration of the application at least 30 days before any hearing is
				held on it. The notice shall be delivered or mailed to Maryland Aviation
				Administration, Third Floor, Terminal Building, Box 8766, Baltimore/Washington
				International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland 21240.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.07 - Obstruction Lighting and Marking

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The Administration, political subdivision, or joint board may
				  require the owner of any structure or other object that is deemed a hazard to
				  air navigation by the standards contained in this chapter to install, operate,
				  and maintain at the owner's expense the markers and lights necessary to
				  indicate to aircraft the presence of an obstruction.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.08 - Conflict of Regulations

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If there is a conflict between any regulation adopted under
				  this chapter and any other federal, State, or local regulation applicable to
				  the same subject, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall
				  govern.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.09 - Existing Nonconforming Uses

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This chapter does not require any change in the height or
				  location of any man-made structure in existence or under construction before
				  the effective date of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.10 - Enforcement

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A. The
				Administration or appropriate local authorities, or both, may institute
				judicial action to restrain, prevent, correct, or abate any actions taken by
				persons in violation of these regulations.
B. The Administration reserves the right to
				waive any portion of these regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.05 - Obstructions to Air Navigation › Section 11.03.05.11 - Penalties

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A. A person
				violating these regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction is
				subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days,
				pursuant to the Transportation Article, §
									5-1105, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
B. A person violating
				the airport obstruction regulations of any political subdivision is subject to
				such fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided for by the political
				subdivision. If a penalty is not specified, then the penalties of §A of
				this regulation shall apply.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.01 - Definitions

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A. As used in these
				regulations, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context
				requires otherwise. Words not specifically defined that relate to aeronautical
				practices, processes, and equipment shall be construed according to their
				general usage in the aviation industry.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the Maryland
				Aviation Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation,
				established pursuant to the Transportation Article, §
										2-102(b)(2),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2)
				"Airport" or "airports" means those airports owned by the State of
				Maryland.
(3) "Board" means the
				Board of Airport Zoning Appeals within the Maryland Department of
				Transportation.
(4) "Substantially
				alter" means any significant change, and includes reconstruction, rebuilding,
				replacement, major repair, or change in use.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.02 - Purpose

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A. These
				regulations have been adopted by the Maryland Aviation Administration of the
				Maryland Department of Transportation to protect the aerial approaches of
				airports owned by the State.
B. In
				adopting the regulations, the Administration has considered the following to
				the extent that they affect or promote the public health, safety, order, or
				security:
(1) The character of the flying
				operations conducted or expected to be conducted at the airports;
(2) The surrounding terrain;
(3) The height of existing structures,
				personalty, and vegetation in the vicinity;
(4) The feasibility of lowering or removing
				existing structures, personalty, and vegetation in the vicinity;
(5) The advice, recommendations, and opinion
				of the federal agency charged with fostering civil aeronautics as to the aerial
				approaches necessary for safe flying operations at the airports;
(6) The risks associated with aerial traffic
				at the airports;
(7) The type,
				size, weight, and load capacity of aircraft that use or might use the
				airports;
(8) The weather
				conditions generally prevailing in the vicinity;
(9) The size and layout of the landing area
				of the airports; and
(10) The
				present and future needs of the inhabitants of this State with reference to the
				use of the airports for public transportation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.03 - Airport Zoning Districts

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A.
				Size and Location of Districts. The airport zoning districts shall consist of
				the following areas for:
(1)
				Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport-the land area
				delineated by and contained within a circle, the radius of which is 4 miles
				from a point with Maryland grid coordinates of E 893,909.99-N 490,279.30;
				and
(2) Martin State
				Airport-delineated by and contained within a circle, the radius of which is 3.3
				miles from a point with Maryland grid coordinates of E 1,478,185.03-N
				604,718.69.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.04 - Height Limits in Airport Zoning Districts

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a structure or
				  personalty may not be erected, altered, or maintained, and vegetation may not
				  be allowed to grow or be maintained, in any airport zoning district at a height
				  greater than the height limit established by 14 CFR 77.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.05 - Prohibited Activity

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Except as permitted by Regulations .07 and .08 of this
				  chapter, a person may not, within any airport zoning district created by this
				  chapter:
A. Build any structure,
				permit any structure to be built, or maintain any personalty to a height that
				would be a hazard to air navigation under the standards stated in COMAR
				11.03.05.04A;
B. Substantially alter any existing structure
				or change the use of land;
C.
				Permit any use of land that is prohibited by Regulation .06 of this
				chapter;
D. As to any vegetation:
(1) Plant, replant, or allow any vegetation
				to grow to such a height as to be an airport hazard, or
(2) Allow any vegetation that is an existing
				airport hazard to grow any higher;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.06 - Prohibited Land Uses

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Except as provided by Regulations .07 and .08 of this
				  chapter, a person may not use any land located within any airport zoning
				  district created by this chapter for any:
A. Transformer station or high-tower
				transmission line;
B. Manufacturing
				establishment or other use that produces smoke that would interfere with the
				safe use of the airport or impair visibility in the vicinity of the
				airport;
C. Rifle or other firing
				range, ultralight flight park, or private landing field that would interfere
				with the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the
				airport;
D. Plant, business, or
				activity of any kind that emits smoke, gases, or odors that would interfere
				with the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the
				airport;
E. Business, structure,
				personalty, or activity of any kind that may be detrimental to the health,
				safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the airport, or may
				result in a hazard to the health, safety, or welfare of the public as a result
				of operation of the airport; or
F.
				Use that would:
(1) Create electrical
				interference with radio communications between the airport, aircraft, air
				navigation equipment or other facilities,
(2) Make it difficult for airmen to
				distinguish between airport lights and other lights, or cause glare in the eyes
				of airmen using the airport, or
(3)
				Otherwise endanger the landing, taking off, or maneuvering of
				aircraft.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.07 - Permits

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A. Permit Required.
				Unless a person has an appropriate permit issued by the Administration, the
				person may not, in any airport zoning district established by this chapter,
				undertake or allow any construction, maintain any personalty, or conduct any
				activity prohibited by Regulation .05 or .06 of this chapter, except as set
				forth in §B of this regulation.
B. Exemptions.
(1) The Administration may not require a
				permit for a repair or addition to an existing legal structure or its
				appurtenances or for a crane or other equipment used in the repair or addition,
				if the repair, addition, crane, or other equipment does not increase or exceed
				the existing structure's maximum height above mean sea level.
(2) A repair or an addition includes:
(a) Construction of a:
(i) Garage, shed, or outbuilding,
(ii) Patio or patio cover, porch, carport
				enclosure, or deck,
(iii) Pier,
				bulkhead, or mooring pile,
(iv)
				Dormer, replacement window, or ridge vent,
(v) Retaining wall, and
(vi) Swimming pool or hot tub and
				enclosure;
(b)
				Installation of exterior siding;
(c) Partitioning or improvement to the
				interior of a structure;
(d)
				Construction, excavation, or enlargement of a basement under an existing
				structure; and
(e) Demolition of
				existing structure.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.08 - Variances

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A person denied a permit under Regulation .07 of this chapter
				  who desires to use his property in a manner prohibited by an airport zoning
				  regulation contained in this chapter may apply to the Board for a variance from
				  the regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.09 - Existing Nonconforming Use

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An airport zoning regulation contained in this chapter may
				  not:
A. Require the removal or
				alteration of any structure that, as it existed when the regulation was
				adopted, did not conform to the regulation; or
B. Otherwise interfere with the continuance
				of any nonconforming use.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.10 - Conflict of Regulations

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If there is any conflict between any airport zoning
				  regulation adopted under this chapter and any other regulation applicable to
				  the same area, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall
				  govern.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.11 - Power of Administration to Correct

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If a person violates any provision of this chapter, the
				  Administration, in addition to any other lawful remedy, may institute an
				  appropriate judicial action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate the
				  unlawful action or condition.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.06 - Airport Zoning Regulations › Section 11.03.06.12 - Penalty

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A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty
				  of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not more than $500
				  for each day or part of a day that the violation continues, pursuant to
				  Transportation Article, §
									5-511, Annotated Code
				  of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.08 - Maryland Assistance to Private Airports (MAPA) Program › Section 11.03.08.01 - Airport Facility Improvements in Maryland

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A. An effective air transportation system is
				essential to the continued economic health of the State of Maryland and is
				crucial to the success of any efforts to attract new industry and
				commerce.
B. The key element of an
				effective air transportation system is sufficient, strategically placed
				airports that provide safe entry into, and exit from, the airspace above
				Maryland for the scheduled air carriers, the operators of corporate and
				privately registered aircraft within the State, and transient aircraft
				traversing the State for business and recreational purposes.
C. The predominant portion of airports upon
				which the State relies to accommodate the needs of the general public are
				privately owned and ineligible for federal assistance in the form of tax
				support grant programs.
D. The
				Administration is empowered by law to make grants and loans for equipment,
				improvements, and the rehabilitation of facilities at those airports serving
				the public and that are deemed to be essential to the air transportation system
				of the State.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.08 - Maryland Assistance to Private Airports (MAPA) Program › Section 11.03.08.02 - Eligibility Requirements - General

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A. The Administration may provide grants and
				loans for the acquisition of land and the improvement or rehabilitation of
				airport facilities at those privately owned airports open to the general
				public, provided the:
(1) Governing body of
				the county in which the airport is located has granted exemption to the airport
				owner from county property taxes as authorized by the Tax-Property Article,
				§8-302, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(2) Airport has been found to be essential in
				meeting the needs of the public and is included in the Maryland Aviation System
				Plan developed by the Maryland Department of Transportation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.08 - Maryland Assistance to Private Airports (MAPA) Program › Section 11.03.08.03 - Project Grant and Loan Allowances

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A. Subject to the conditions outlined in
				Regulation .02, the Administration shall provide grants and loans not in excess
				of the percentages stated in Regulation .05 for approved projects.
B. Grants or loans for any project other than
				those stated in §A of this regulation shall be at the sole discretion of
				the Administration and at a combined total not in excess of 90
				percent.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.08 - Maryland Assistance to Private Airports (MAPA) Program › Section 11.03.08.04 - Guidelines and Procedures

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A. The
				Administration shall provide detailed guidelines on the operation of the
				Maryland Assistance to Private Airports (MAPA) Program.
B. The Administration shall provide
				procedures for obtaining project grants and loans. These procedures shall
				contain detailed application, processing, and accountability requirements to be
				followed by each participating private airport.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.08 - Maryland Assistance to Private Airports (MAPA) Program › Section 11.03.08.05 - Table A

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The following table reflects State aid for development of
				  public-use airports:
Available Loans
Type of Improvement
Available Grant
Grant Guaranty
Percentage
Payback Period
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Airfield lighting
90%
10 years
90%
10 years
Fueling facilities
-
-
100%
10 years
Hangars
-
-
100%
10 years
Land acquisition:
Easements and in-fee operating equipment:
90%
20 years
90%
20 years
Fire, snow removal, mowing, etc.
90%
10 years
90%
10 years
Pavement:
New
90%
15 years
90%
15 years
Overlays
90%
10 years
90%
10 years
Notes:
(a) Interest
				on loans provided by DOT will be 1 percent above the prime commercial rate at
				the time loan agreement is executed.
(b) Loan and grant obligation of the airport
				owner may be secured by a lien or mortgage on the improvement or existing
				property.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.09 - Issuance of Citations by Maryland Aviation Administration Personnel › Section 11.03.09.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of these regulations is to establish:
A. Qualifications for employees designated
				under Transportation Article, §
									5-212.1, Annotated
				Code of Maryland, including prerequisites of character, training, experience,
				and education; and
B. Standards for
				the performance of the duties assigned to employees designated under
				Transportation Article, §
									5-212.1, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.09 - Issuance of Citations by Maryland Aviation Administration Personnel › Section 11.03.09.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the Maryland
				Aviation Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation,
				established pursuant to Transportation Article, §
										2-102(b)(2),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2)
				"Airport" means Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport or
				Martin State Airport, owned by the State and operated by the
				Administration.
(3) "Motor vehicle"
				means a device in, upon, or by which a person or property may be propelled,
				moved, or drawn upon land, except:
(a) A
				device moved by human or animal power; and
(b) Aircraft and devices moved exclusively
				upon stationary rails or tracks.
(4) "Traffic" means pedestrians and vehicles,
				singly or together, using any airport area.
(5) "Traffic control officer" means an
				Administration employee authorized to issue a citation under these regulations
				and Transportation Article, §
										5-212.1, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.09 - Issuance of Citations by Maryland Aviation Administration Personnel › Section 11.03.09.03 - Employee Qualifications and Training

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A. Character.
(1) A traffic control officer shall
				successfully pass a preemployment background investigation and may not have
				been convicted of a felony.
(2) A
				traffic control officer who fails to maintain a good character shall be
				relieved immediately of the authority to issue citations under these
				regulations and Transportation Article, §
										5-212.1, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 03 - MARYLAND AVIATION ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.03.09 - Issuance of Citations by Maryland Aviation Administration Personnel › Section 11.03.09.04 - Performance Standards for Traffic Control Officers

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A traffic control officer shall:
A. Act in a manner to bring credit both to
				the position of traffic control officer and the Administration;
B. Act in a reasonable manner so as to avoid
				any confrontation which may lead to personal injury or embarrassment to the
				Administration;
C. Keep abreast of
				changes to aspects of the law, regulations, and policies which impact on the
				traffic control officer's duties;
D. Strictly adhere to and enforce the
				Airport's security plan;
E. Assist
				law enforcement officers when requested in security matters so as to ensure the
				safety of the public, employees, and airport property;
F. Safeguard, maintain, and clean all
				equipment, uniforms, and accessories which are issued;
G. Be considered in a sensitive
				classification and be subject to the substance abuse policy of the
				Administration; and
H. Observe all
				State laws and personnel policies and regulations applicable to Administration
				employees.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the State Highway
				Administration.
(2) "Axle weight"
				has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, Title 24, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
(3) "Excessive size"
				means an overall dimension of 16 feet or more in height, 16 feet or more in
				width, or 100 feet or more in length.
(4) "Excessive weight" means a gross vehicle
				weight exceeding 60 tons (120,000 pounds).
(5) "Oversize" means dimensions of length,
				width, or height that exceed the limits allowed by Transportation Article,
				Title 24, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(6) "Overweight" means weights that exceed
				the limits allowed by Transportation Article, Title 24, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
(6-1) "Permittee" means the person or entity to whom a permit
				  is issued by the Unit and includes the person who is operating a vehicle under
				  authority of that permit.
(7) "Special mobile equipment" means a
				vehicle that is not used primarily for highway transportation of people or
				property and is operated or moved on a highway only as an incident to its
				nonhighway use.
(8) "Special
				vehicle" means a vehicle of special design which cannot comply with Maryland
				size or weight limits or qualify as special mobile equipment. The special
				vehicle may carry equipment for its designed purpose.
(9) "Unit" means the Hauling Permits Unit of
				the Motor Carrier Division, Office of Traffic and Safety, State Highway
				Administration.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.01-1 - Unit Authority

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The Unit has the authority to issue permits for oversize and
				  overweight vehicles.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.02 - Permits Available

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A. There
				are seven types of permits which may allow oversize or overweight vehicles to
				move on State highways.
B. A person
				may move special mobile equipment or a vehicle where the load or vehicle or
				both are oversize or overweight on State highways, under one of the following
				types of permits:
(1) Blanket hauling
				permit;
(2) Book permit (issued in
				books of ten);
(3) Containerized
				cargo permit;
(4) Special hauling
				permit;
(5) Special vehicle
				permit;
(6) Exceptional hauling
				permit; and
(7) Heavy Weight Port
				Corridor permit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.03 - Blanket Hauling Permit

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A.
				Except as provided for in §E of this regulation, a blanket hauling permit
				may not be issued or used when a load can be dismantled or disassembled in such
				a way that moves can be made within the size and weight limits imposed by the
				laws of Maryland.
B. A permit
				issued under this regulation for a vehicle which exceeds 27,000 pounds per axle
				but is less than or equal to 30,000 pounds per axle shall comply with COMAR
				11.04.02.01A
				-1E.
C. Size.
(1)
				A blanket hauling permit may be issued for a single oversize vehicle with
				overall dimensions which may not exceed 75 feet in length, 12 feet in width, or
				14 feet in height.
(2) The oversize
				vehicle shall be either:
(a) Special mobile
				equipment as defined in Transportation Article, §
											11-159, Annotated Code
				of Maryland; or
(b) A vehicle
				properly registered and carrying an oversize load or traveling empty to or from
				carrying an oversize load.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.04 - Book Permits

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A. The Unit may
				issue books of permits. Each book contains ten single trip book
				permits.
B. A permit issued under
				this regulation for a vehicle which exceeds 27,000 pounds per axle but is less
				than or equal to 30,000 pounds per axle shall comply with COMAR
				11.04.02.01A
				-1E.
C. One book permit shall be used for each
				movement of a qualified vehicle between the points and over the route
				designated on the permit. It also authorizes the return of an empty oversize
				vehicle to its starting place if the empty vehicle does not exceed the weight
				limits imposed by the laws of Maryland.
D. Qualifications.
(1) A vehicle and its load or special mobile
				equipment may not exceed:
(a) A gross vehicle
				weight of 45 tons (90,000 pounds);
(b) Overall dimensions of 85 feet in length,
				13 feet in width, or 15 feet in height; and
(c) A single axle weight of 27,000
				pounds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.05 - Containerized Cargo Permit

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A. A
				containerized cargo permit allows for the movement of an indivisible load of
				containerized cargo and is only valid for movement to or egress from the Port
				of Baltimore. Special hauling permits are available for movement to or egress
				from other international ports.
B.
				Determination of an Indivisible Load. A truck tractor-semitrailer combination
				of vehicles carrying manifested international freight as the only load of the
				vehicle in a sealed, seagoing container on a semitrailer is deemed to be
				carrying an indivisible load if:
(1) The
				vehicle does not exceed the following maximum axle and gross vehicle weight
				limits:
(a) 22,400 pounds on a single
				axle;
(b) 44,000 pounds on two
				consecutive axles at least 4 feet apart; or
(c) 90,000 pounds gross vehicle
				weight;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.06 - Special Hauling Permit

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A.
				Authority to Issue. The Unit may issue a special hauling permit for a single
				movement of special mobile equipment or a vehicle where the load or vehicle or
				both are oversize or overweight.
B.
				A permit issued under this regulation for a vehicle which exceeds 27,000 pounds
				per axle but is less than or equal to 30,000 pounds per axle shall comply with
				COMAR 11.04.02.01A
				-1E.
C. Application.
(1) To obtain a special hauling permit, the
				applicant shall submit an originally signed written application, facsimile, or
				electronic copy of the application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the
				Unit when the:
(a) Gross vehicle weight
				exceeds 40 tons (80,000) pounds); or
(b) Overall dimensions exceed 85 feet in
				length, 15 feet 6 inches in height, or 13 feet 11 inches in width.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.07 - Special Vehicle Permit

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A.
				Controlled Movement.
(1) In exceptional
				cases, the Unit may issue a special vehicle permit for the controlled movement
				of a special vehicle.
(2) A special
				vehicle permit authorizes the vehicle to make a single one-way trip between the
				points of origin and destination specified, and only over those routes
				designated on the permit.
(3)
				Special vehicle permits may not allow the regular or continuous movement of a
				special vehicle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.08 - Fees

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A. Blanket Hauling
				Permits. The fees for blanket hauling permits are:
(1) 30-day blanket permit - $50;
(2) Annual blanket permit - $500.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.09 - Denial of Permit

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A. The Unit may
				not issue a permit or authorize use of a book permit, if it determines that the
				proposed movement would constitute an unreasonable hazard to other highway
				traffic or be unreasonably detrimental to highway surfaces or
				structures.
B. The Unit may not
				issue a blanket hauling permit or a special hauling permit, or authorize use of
				a book permit, if the vehicle and its load can be dismantled or disassembled or
				hauled in such a way that moves can be made within the size and weight limits
				imposed by the laws of Maryland.
C.
				The Unit may not issue a special hauling permit for the movement of any
				overweight vehicle unless the vehicle:
(1) Has
				five axles or more and is registered for at least the maximum gross weight in
				its State of registration; or
(2)
				Is special mobile equipment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 04 - STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 11.04.01 - Permits for Oversize and Overweight Vehicles › Section 11.04.01.10 - Suspension and Revocation of Hauling Permits

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A. If a permittee has violated the
				regulations under COMAR 11.04.01-11.04.04, or the terms of any permit issued to
				the permittee, two times within any 6-month period, the Unit may suspend for 30
				days the use of any hauling permit requested by or issued to the permittee and
				outstanding.
B. If a permittee has
				violated the regulations under COMAR 11.04.01-11.04.04, or the terms of any
				permit issued to the permittee, three times within any 12-month period, the
				Unit may suspend for up to 90 days the use of any hauling permit requested by
				or issued to the permittee and outstanding.
C. If a permittee has violated the
				regulations under COMAR 11.04.01-11.04.04, or the terms of any permit issued to
				the permittee, more than three times within any 12-month period, the Unit may
				suspend for up to 120 days the use of a special hauling permit, and may revoke
				permanently any blanket hauling permit or any book permit issued to the
				permittee and outstanding.
D. A
				permittee, whose blanket hauling permit or book permit has been suspended or
				revoked, may apply for a special hauling permit. The Unit will consider the
				request, but the determination on whether to issue a permit will be based on a
				case by case basis.
D-1. If a
				permittee violates the weight restrictions of an exceptional hauling permit
				that exceeds 5,000 pounds and the permit is confiscated, on notification of the
				confiscation, the Unit shall:
(1) Review the
				circumstances of the confiscation;
(2) Verify that a weight violation did occur;
				and
(3) Revoke the permit if the
				weight violation exceeds the allowable permit weight by more than 5,000
				pounds.