Legal Opinion
Mayor of Baltimore v. Dembo, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 29, 1998No. 105, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Judge.
This case arises out of Baltimore City’s efforts to regulate the operation of adult entertainment businesses, and presents two questions involving the application of such regulations to a business qualifying as a nonconforming use. The City of Baltimore (the City) appeals from a decision of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City holding that 1) Dembo, Inc. (Dembo), appellee, did not abandon its nonconforming use by faffing for two years to apply for a license to operate an adult entertainment business, and 2) the City’s licensing requirements were not applicable to Dembo because…
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