Anne Arundel County v. Harwood Civic Ass'n

Anne Arundel County, Maryland v. Harwood Civic Association, No. 39, September Term, 2014 Zoning—Comprehensive Zoning—Legislative Action—Litigation—Standing Plaintiffs wishing to challenge in Maryland courts the legislative action adopting a comprehensive zoning ordinance are required to demonstrate taxpayer standing—a standing doctrine required for challenges to legislation. The doctrine of property owner standing (i.e., a proximity-driven standing doctrine) is not the appropriate basis upon which a judicial challenge to a comprehensive zoning legislative action may be maintained. Circuit…