§ 24-132. Woodland and wildlife habitat conservation, tree preservation, clearing, and replacement.  


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  • (a)

    Except for land located in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zones, and development comprised of lands zoned Residential, R-M, and M-X-T, for which there is an approved single Conceptual Site Plan applicable to all of the properties, development shall comply with the provisions for woodland and wildlife habitat conservation and tree preservation established in Division 2 of Subtitle 25 and the tree canopy requirements of Division 3 of Subtitle 25 of the Prince George's County Code.

    (b)

    For land located in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area all provisions regarding vegetation must conform to the requirements of Subtitle 5B and 27.

    (c)

    In the case of development comprised of lands zoned Residential, R-M, and M-X-T, for which there is an approved single Conceptual Site Plan applicable to all of the properties, the Woodland Conservation/Afforestation Threshold shall be in accordance with the requirements for the M-X-T Zone.

(CB-48-1981; CB-73-1987; CB-63-1989; CB-74-1989; CB-6-1993; CB-45-1997; CB-26-2010; CB-77-2010)

Editor's note

Section 3 of CB-26-2010 provides that a development project for which all required development applications have been approved by the Planning Board, Zoning Hearing Examiner, or District Council, and appeal periods have not expired as of September 1, 2010, is grandfathered; or a development project that has an approved preliminary plan of subdivision, but has not completed subsequent processes such as final plat or site plan as of September 1, 2010, is grandfathered for that portion of the project covered by the preliminary plan.