(a) In this section, “critical area” includes the areas designated as the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area and the Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area under § 8–1807 of the Natural Resources Article.
(b) This section does not apply in the critical area.
(c) For the purposes of issuing a permit or variance relating to zoning, construction, or stormwater for a project to install a solar panel, any calculation relating to the impervious surface of the project required by the State or local governing authority issuing the permit or variance may include only the foundation or base supporting the solar panel.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division I - Single-Jurisdiction Planning and Zoning
Subtitle 2 - Designation and Adoption
Section 4-201 - Districts and Zones
Section 4-202 - Zoning Regulations -- Adoption; Purposes
Section 4-203 - Zoning Regulations -- Procedure; Public Hearings
Section 4-204 - Zoning Regulations -- Amendment, Repeal, and Reclassification
Section 4-205 - Administrative Adjustments
Section 4-207 - Adaptive Reuse
Section 4-208 - Exceptions -- Maryland Accessibility Code
Section 4-209 - Hearing Examiners
Section 4-210 - Permits and Variances - Solar Panels
Section 4-211 - Energy Generating Systems