(a) The Director may recommend written regulations to administer this article, may hold public hearings on any proposed regulation, and must obtain approval from the Floodplain Division of the Maryland Water Resources Administration before forwarding any regulation to the County Executive for adoption.
(b) The regulations must include but are not limited to the following:
(1) Accepted floodplain datum sources;
(2) Floodplain restrictions; and
(3) Minimum plan requirements.
(c) The County Executive may adopt regulations authorized by subsection (a) under Method (2).
(d) The Director may recommend regulations, to be adopted by the County Executive under Method (3), to set, increase, or decrease permit fees.
(e) Any regulation adopted under this article must not conflict with or waive any provision of this chapter, and must not be less restrictive than regulations of the Maryland Water Resources Administration. (1989 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 4.)