Board of County Commissioners v. Gaster

We granted certiorari in this case in order that we might consider the question of whether a county planning commission acting under subdivision regulations adopted by the county’s legislative body might properly disapprove establishment of a proposed subdivision which met all zoning requirements but failed to comply with the master plan, also adopted by the county’s legislative body. Since we conclude that approval of the subdivision plan was properly denied, we shall reverse.

Cecil County (the county) is located in the northeast corner of Maryland, at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, on the…