The resource protection standards set forth
in this article apply to development that occurs
on a lot that contains floodplains, steep slopes,
streams and stream buffers, wetlands, erosion
hazard areas, woodlands, shore buffers,
or habitats for threatened or endangered species. If two or more resources
are present on the same area of land, the most restrictive resource
protection standard shall apply.
All development activities
within the one-hundred-year floodplain are subject
to the requirements of the Queen Anne's County Floodplain Management
Ordinance.
No development activities are
permitted on slopes of fifteen-percent grade or higher.
There shall be no disturbance of the habitat
of threatened and endangered species except as permitted by U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Services or Maryland Department of the Environment or
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.