Legal Opinion
Sylvia Development Corp. v. Calvert County
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1995No. 94-1181PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN and Judge MOTZ joined.
*815OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
The Calvert County (Maryland) Board of Commissioners, by a vote of three to two, denied Sylvia Development- Corporation a special zoning designation to develop agricultural land in Calvert County into a subdivision of single-family homes. Although the County Board’s decision was reversed by the Circuit Court for Calvert County and the special zoning rights were later approved (again by a three to two vote), Sylvia Development lost its economic…
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