Mueller v. People's Counsel

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court for Baltimore County erred in reversing the Baltimore County Board of Appeals (the “Board”), which had granted a “Petition for Variance” (the “Petition”) as to an undersized waterfront lot owned by Herman Mueller, Jr. and Grace Mueller, appellants. The lot became undersized as a result of changes to Baltimore County’s zoning laws.

When the Petition was filed, appellants also owned an adjoining waterfront lot that Mr. Mueller’s parents had purchased in 1947, and on which they had constructed a residence in 1948 (referred to as…