S.E.W Friel v. Triangle Oil Co.

ALPERT, Judge.

Appellant, S.E.W. Friel (“Friel”) is endeavoring to protect a food cannery it operates on land adjacent to property upon which the Triangle Oil Co. (“Triangle”) seeks to locate an oil storage facility. The Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County affirmed the County Board of Appeals' decision approving the issuance of a permit to Triangle, and Friel noted this appeal.

Friel presents three questions for our consideration:

I. Was the Circuit Court correct in declaring the temporary zoning moratorium, void ab initio because it constituted a taking in violation of the Fifth Amendment to…