Cleanwater Linganore, Inc. v. Frederick County

This case is the most recent in a series of cases to come before us challenging various issues related to development in the Lake Linganore area of Frederick County. In this appeal, we address a challenge by the Appellants 1 to the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners’ (“BOCC”) 2 approval of a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (“DRRA”). The Appellants present three issues for review on appeal, which we have reordered and rephrased slightly as follows:

1. Whether the DRRA violates § 7-304 of the Land Use Article of the Maryland Code, Md. Code (2012, 2014 Repl. Vol).

2.…