West Ridge, Inc. v. McNamara

This is a shopping center zoning case in which the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County held the reclassification of 18.5 acres of land from Agricultural to Eight Commercial and of .6 acre from Agricultural to Heavy Commercial was invalid. The appellant, West Ridge, Inc., is the owner of the land; the appellees are neighbors who objected to the reclassification. Their standing to sue is conceded.

In July, 1958, West Ridge bought a tract of about 56 acres near Macey’s Corner, which is roughly eight miles north of Annapolis. The property lies on the east side of the Ritchie Highway. This is a…