Chesapeake Bay Found. v. CREG Westport I

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., et al. v. CREG Westport Developers I, LLC, et al., No. 53, September Term, 2021, Opinion by Booth, J. MARYLAND FOREST CONSERVATION ACT—FINAL DECISION FOR PURPOSES OF JUDICIAL REVIEW The Maryland Forest Conservation Act, Maryland Code (2018 Repl. Vol., 2021 Supp.), Natural Resources Article § 5-1601, et seq. (the “Act”) establishes the requirements for the adoption and implementation of a forest conservation program by local governments having planning and zoning authority. Under the Act, as well as the regulations promulgated by the Department of Natural…