Legal Opinion
Board of Child Care of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, Inc. v. Harker
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 28, 1989No. 120, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
The question presented is whether a State-licensed and regulated child care facility, to be operated by a nonprofit charitable corporation on property owned by it, is subject to county zoning regulations.
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The Board of Child Care of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, Inc. (the Methodist Board) was established, according to its charter, “to aid, protect, care for the needs and welfare of orphaned, indigent, neglected and dependent children.” It currently operates two adolescent shelter facilities in Baltimore County. The first was established in I960,…
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