Prince George's Co. v. Zimmer Development

This case involves an administrative appeal from a zoning dispute. The Prince George’s County Planning Board of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (“Planning Board”) approved the Comprehensive Design Plan (“CDP”) and Specific Design Plan (“SDP”) of appellee, Zimmer Development Company (“Zimmer”), to construct a retail center. Thereafter, the County Council of Prince George’s County, sitting as the District Council (the “District Council”), 1 reversed the decision of the Planning Board. Zimmer petitioned the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County for judicial review.…