Sec. 34.03.03.11. Changes to a County Priority Preservation Area

A. The Department and the Foundation shall review a county program if either the Department or the Foundation learn or discover during either a certification or recertification period that the county has:

(1) Revised the boundary of a priority preservation area;

(2) Subtracted land from a priority preservation area; or

(3) Adopted zoning that increases the allowable nonagricultural land uses, density, or intensity of development within a priority preservation area.

B. The Department and the Foundation may revoke the certification or recertification of a county program if the Department and the Foundation find that the action reviewed under §A of this regulation is inconsistent with the requirements of Agriculture Article, §2-518, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. The Department and the Foundation shall notify the county of the results of its review within 90 days of discovering any program changes described §A of this regulation.