Falls Road Community Ass'n v. Baltimore County

McDonald, j.

This case arises from a controversy about the paving of a parking lot. The parking lot is on park land leased to a restaurant and subject to various land use restrictions. Paving of the property was restricted by a formal agreement between the restaurant and a local community organization — a restriction that was incorporated in administrative zoning orders. But, despite the agreement and the orders, the lot was paved to the surprise and chagrin of some neighbors. 1 Litigation ensued.

Resolution of the case is complicated by the fact that Respondent Baltimore County appears in…