Legal Opinion
Washington County Taxpayers Ass'n v. Board of County Commissioners
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 6, 1973No. [No. 328, September Term, 1972.]PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This case is a challenge to the adoption of the comprehensive plan for Washington County. The attack is based upon contentions of inadequate notice of a public hearing and of an improper public hearing by the Washington County Planning and Zoning Commission. We agree with the trial judge that the plan was properly adopted.
We suspect that a part of the problem in this case may be some confusion relative to the terms planning and zoning. On this subject 101 C.J.S. Zoning § 4 (1958), states:
“While ‘zoning’ and ‘planning’ have been considered so closely akin as to constitute a single concept, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Inganamort v. Borough of Fort LeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Hunt v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Mansfield & Swett, Inc. v. Town of West OrangeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1938
- Inganamort v. Bor. of Fort LeeNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1972
- Mayor of Baltimore v. SilverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Mayor and Council of Rockville v. Rylyns Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Montgomery County v. Woodward & Lothrop, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Board of County Commissioners v. StephansCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Board of County Commissioners v. GasterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Boyds Civic Ass'n v. Montgomery County CouncilCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
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