Baltimore Planning Commission v. Victor Development Co.

In the spring of 1964 the appellee 1 (Victor) acquired a 12 acre parcel of land in a purlieu of Baltimore City known as Morrell Park both then and now zoned to permit the erection thereon of 40 residential apartment units to the acre. Just when the project to be known as the Morrell Park Apartments was conceived we are unable to say but it is clear that the planning stage was well along by late 1969. The “Preliminary Plan” was approved by the Planning Commission (Commission) on 9 Jan*389uary 1970. “Final development and subdivision plans,” filed on 2 February, received Commission approval on 6…