Plant v. Board of County Commissioners

The Prince George’s County Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the District Council, has denied an application to rezone for commercial use the 0.5 acre home-site of the appellants, Walter A. and Anna Lanham Plant of Lanham,, Maryland. The property’s location at the back edge of a commercial strip along a jumble of intersecting highways is both the reason for the requested zoning (good business spot) and its denial (serious traffic congestion). In reviewing this action, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County (Bowie, J.) determined that the findings and conclusions of the District…