Anne Arundel County v. Maryland National Bank

In this zoning case, Anne Arundel County (the county) appeals from a circuit court order reversing a Board of Appeals’ decision denying the request of Maryland National Bank (Maryland National) to rezone a 0.965 acre of ground from the R5 residential to the C3 commercial zoning classification. The result of the action taken by the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Biener, J.) was to grant the requested rezoning. We reverse.

The subject property is located in the Third Assessment District of the county on the west side of Crain Highway, the east side of Old Stage Road and the north side of…