FOREST HEIGHTS v. M-NCPPC

No. 21, Sept. Term, 2018.

205 A.3d 1067 (2019)

463 Md. 469

The TOWN OF FOREST HEIGHTS v. The MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

April 5, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Kevin J. Best (The Law Office of Kevin J. Best, Annapolis, MD) and Argued by Frederick C. Sussman (Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A., Annapolis, MD), on the brief, for Appellant.

Argued by Debra S. Borden , Principal Counsel ( Adrian R. Gardner , Gen. Counsel and George R.H. Johnson , Associate Counsel, The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Upper Malboro, MD), on brief, for Appellees.

Amicus Curiae Brief for Maryland Municipal League, Inc. in Support of Appellant: Booth, Booth, Crooper & Marriner, PC, 130 N. Washington Street, Easton, MD 21601, Frank M. Johnson, Esquire , Assistant City Attorney, 31 S. Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

Argued before:Barbera, C.J. Greene, Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Hotten, Getty, JJ.


In the present appeal, we are asked to determine whether a proposed municipal annexation, that encompasses an area consisting entirely of tax-exempt properties, requires consent from the owners of such properties pursuant to Local Government Article ("LG") § 4-403(b)(2). Additionally, we are asked to determine whether the proposed...

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