Schaeffer v. Anne Arundel County

KARWACKI, Judge.

This case involves a challenge to the procedures followed in connection with the enactment of an Anne Arundel County ordinance that became effective July 1, 1989. Robert C. Schaeffer, the appellant, is a taxpayer and resident of Anne Arundel County. He seeks to have the ordinance declared void ab initio due to an alleged defect in the timing of notices published in The Capital. The issues presented are whether Appellant’s claim is barred by laches, whether Anne Arundel County complied with the required notice procedures, and whether voiding the ordinance would violate the…