Legal Opinion
MBC Realty, LLC v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 5, 2010No. 2601 September Term, 2008PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEBORAH S. EYLER, Judge.
In 2000, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (“the City”) enacted an ordinance imposing a moratorium on new billboards (“the Billboard Moratorium”). This appeal concerns three ordinances subsequently enacted that together 1) created an exception to the Billboard Moratorium, as a conditional use, for publicly-owned stadia and arenas in the B-5 zoning district; and 2) approved as a conditional use the erection of 14 billboards on the First Mariner Arena (“the Arena”), which is located in that district. 1
The Arena is owned by the City. Its primary tenant is First…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Schultz v. PrittsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
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- Montgomery County v. Woodward & Lothrop, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- PEOPLE'S COUNSEL FOR BALTIMORE CTY. v. Loyola CollegeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2008
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