Tyrie v. Baltimore County

In this case we must answer a narrow question of statutory construction. In 1954 the County Commissioners of Baltimore County began a rezoning of the entire County. In 1955, after more than a year’s study, new regulations that amplified and refined the zoning structure and, particularly the granting of Special Exceptions, were adopted. The enabling legislation and the rezoning process are discussed in Huff v. Board of Zoning Appeals, 214 Md. 48. The existing provision that no new application for a change of zoning of the same property could be filed for eighteen months from the denial of…