The purpose of this chapter is to provide special regulatory
protection for the forest lands and timber resources located within Wicomico
County. Development standards and requirements established herein are intended
to foster more sensitive development activity for forested areas and to minimize
the adverse impacts of development activities on water quality. This chapter
is adopted pursuant to the Natural Resources Article of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, Title 5, specifically §§ 5-1601 through 5-1612.