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· 7/6/1973

Washington County Taxpayers Ass'n v. Board of County Commissioners

Citations

  • 306 A.2d 539
  • 269 Md. 454
  • 1973 Md. LEXIS 842

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing difference between planning and zoning; “planning embraces zoning, in a general way, but the converse is not true”
  • “planning embraces zoning, in a general way, but the converse is not true”
  • in adoption of a comprehensive zoning ordinance, limits on time for oral presentation before planning commission valid when parties could also submit written testimony
  • Because the legislative body has the sole authority to formulate and adopt a plan, if appellants seek to oppose the adoption of a plan, they should challenge the legislative body, not the planning commission.
  • Because the legislative body has the sole authority to formulate and adopt a plan, if appellants seek to oppose the adoption of a plan, they should challenge the legislative body, not the planning commission

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Judges: Murphy, Barnes, Singley, Smith, Levine

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