A.Â
Note. Nothing in this section may be interpreted as altering any requirements for development and redevelopment activities set out in this Chapter 14:1 concerning habitat protection areas and water-dependent facilities.
B.Â
Existing uses. Any lawful use of land within the critical area existing as of June 29, 1988, may continue, but may not be intensified or expanded unless such intensification or expansion shall bring structures and uses into conformity with the provisions of this Chapter 14:1 or unless a variance is obtained pursuant to Part 7 of this Chapter 14:1. Any such use, however, which is abandoned for a continuous and uninterrupted period of more than one year after the passage of this Chapter 14:1 shall not be resumed unless the use conforms to the provisions of this Chapter 14:1 or is permitted as a variance as provided in Part 7 of this Chapter 14:1.
C.Â
Land, parcels of land and subdivided lots. The following
categories of land, parcels of land or subdivided lots may be developed
with a single-family dwelling in accordance with density requirements
of the Queen Anne's County Zoning Ordinance,[1] notwithstanding contrary density requirements of this Chapter 14:1:
(1)Â
Any parcel of land or subdivided lot on which development
activity has legally progressed to the point of the pouring of foundation
footings or the installation of structural members;
(2)Â
Land that was subdivided into recorded, legally buildable
lots, where the subdivision received final approval between June 1,
1984, and December 1, 1985;
(3)Â
Land that was subdivided into recorded, legally buildable
lots, where the subdivision received final approval prior to June
1, 1984; and
(4)Â
Any legal parcel of land, not being part of a recorded
or approved subdivision that was recorded as of December 1, 1985,
including but not limited to any lot equal to or exceeding 15 acres
in size and which was created by the recordation of a plat in the
land records of Queen Anne's County.
D.Â
Land subdivided before December 1, 1985, and located in resource conservation area. Notwithstanding contrary density requirements of this Chapter 14:1, land subdivided into lots of record prior to December 1, 1985, and located within a resource conservation area may be developed for any permitted residential use at a density not exceeding the number of existing lots in the subdivision. Reconfiguration of individual lots under single ownership to a permitted residential use that enables development to more closely comply with applicable critical area development standards is encouraged.
