Expanding Tree Protection and Replacement in the Critical Area Overlay District For the purpose of implementing and exceeding State Chesapeake Bay critical area mandates for the City of Annapolis critical area protection program by requiring permits to remove trees of a certain size in the City’s critical area; requiring property owners to replace trees that are removed; creating a fee-in-lieu program when on-site re-planting is not feasible; providing for financial hardship relief through the Watershed Restoration Fund; updating the standards for granting a Critical Area variance; and generally relating to tree canopy protection and expansion in the Critical Area Overlay District in Title 21 of the City Code.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

June 20, 2026

On agenda

October 26, 2026

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