National Waste Managers, Inc. v. Forks of the Patuxent Improvement Ass'n

BACKGROUND

The origin of this saga goes back to 1990, when petitioner (whom we shall refer to as National) sought zoning approval to construct and operate a rubble landfill on a 482-acre parcel and to conduct a sand and gravel operation on 108 acres of that same parcel. The parcel is located in an RA (Rural-Agricultural) zone in the Odenton area of Anne Arundel County. Those operations are permitted by special exception in an RA zone. See Anne Arundel County Code, § 18^4-106 (hereafter AA Code).

What has driven this case for the last 27 years is the confluence of (1) administrative and judicial…