Legal Opinion

Critical Area Commission v. Moreland, LLC

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 28, 2011No. 55, September Term, 2010PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBattaglia, J.

In this case involving the denial of an application for variances from requirements of a local critical area program, we are asked to consider what level of detail a Board of Appeals must employ in supporting its findings with evidentiary references, in order to enable meaningful judicial review. The Anne Arundel County Board of Appeals had denied variance 1 requests of Moreland, LLC, 2 in connection with the proposed construction of two residences on Warehouse Creek in Edge-water, within the critical area buffer in Anne Arundel County. 3 The variances requested would have enabled the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  3. Mayor and Council of Rockville v. Rylyns Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  4. Mayor of Annapolis v. Annapolis Waterfront Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
  5. United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO, Local 2610 v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1984

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