Problems when specifying -maxdepth

[hancooper]

I am getting complaints by find when using

dlc=$( find $2 -type d -maxdepth $3 | tr "\n" " " )

find ./01cuneus -type d -maxdepth 2 | tr "\n" " "
find: warning: you have specified the -maxdepth option after a non-option 
argument -type, but options are not positional (-maxdepth affects tests 
specified before it as well as those specified after it). Please specify 
options before other arguments.