The Princess Anne Town Commissioners may from time to time amend
the Critical Area provisions of this chapter. Changes may include,
but are not limited to, amendments, revisions, and modifications to
these Critical Area regulations, Critical Area Maps, implementation
procedures, and local policies that affect the Princess Anne Critical
Area. All such amendments, revisions, and modifications shall also
be approved by the Critical Area Commission as established in § 8-1809
of the Natural Resources Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
No such amendment shall be implemented without approval of the Critical
Area Commission. Standards and procedures for Critical Area Commission
approval of proposed amendments are as set forth in the Critical Area
Law, § 8-1809(i) and § 8-1809(d), respectively.
Except for ordinance amendments or ordinance refinements developed
during a six-year comprehensive review, a Zoning Map amendment may
only be granted by the Princess Anne Commissioners upon proof of a
mistake in the existing zoning. This requirement does not apply to
proposed changes to a Zoning Map that meet the following criteria:
A. Are wholly consistent with the land classifications as shown on the
adopted Critical Area Overlay Map; or
B. The use of growth allocation in accordance with the growth allocation
provisions of this chapter is proposed.