Maryland Attorney General Opinion 103OAG003

ZONING AND PLANNING STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION – BOARDS OF APPEALS – WHETHER ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF BOARDS OF APPEALS UNDER § 4-302 OF THE LAND USE ARTICLE MUST HAVE THREE-YEAR TERMS – WHETHER A LOCALITY IS REQUIRED TO DESIGNATE AN ALTERNATE MEMBER August 23, 2018 The Honorable Bridget Donnell Newton Mayor, City of Rockville On behalf of the City of Rockville, you have asked for our opinion on two questions concerning alternate members of local zoning boards of appeals under § 4-302 of the Land Use Article. That section provides that a local board of appeals must consist of “at least three members”…