MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF ROCKVILLE v. RYLYNS ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 43, Sept. Term, 2001.

814 A.2d 469 (2002)

372 Md. 514

The MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF ROCKVILLE et al. v. RYLYNS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reargued April 5, 2002.

Decided December 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Glasgow (Kristin M. Koger of Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP, on brief; David D. Freishtat, Cara A. Frye of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., on brief), Rockville, for Petitioners.

Frederick C. Sussman, Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A., Annapolis, brief and appendix of Amicus Curiae Maryland Municipal League, Inc. filed on behalf of Petitioners.

Charles W. Thompson, Jr., County Atty., Karen F. Henry, Assoc. County Atty., Rockville, Linda M. Schuett, County Atty., Annapolis, Roger L. Fink, County Atty., LaPlata, Sean D. Wallace, County Atty., Steven M. Gilbert, Principal Counsel, Upper Marlboro, Kimberly Millender, County Atty., Timothy C. Burke, Asst. County Atty., Westminster, John S. Mathias, County Atty., Frederick, brief for Amici Curiae, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Charles County, Frederick County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County filed on behalf of Petitioners.

Stephen J. Orens (Helen "Lynn" Primo of DuFour & Kohlhoss, Chtd., on brief), Bethesda, for Respondent.

Adrian R. Gardner, General Counsel, Michele M. Rosenfeld, Debra Yerg Daniel, Assoc. General Counsel, brief for Amicus Curiae, The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Comm. filed on behalf of Respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL and BATTAGLIA, JJ.


HARRELL, Judge.

According to Respondent, Rylyns Enterprises, Inc. (Rylyns), this case presents an unusual situation where a land use restriction demanded by Montgomery County, Maryland, during municipal annexation proceedings by the City of Rockville required the City to impose improper "conditional zoning" on the annexed property. The Court of Special Appeals, in an unreported opinion...

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