Norwood Heights Improvement Association v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Maryland Court of Appeals
191 Md. 155, 60 A.2d 192 (1948)
- Written by Tanya Munson, JD
Facts
Stulman Building Company, Inc. (Stulman) applied for a building permit to erect 10 apartment buildings on a 15-acre tract in the city of Baltimore (defendant). The proposed apartments were garden, row-style apartment houses. Stulman claimed that none of the buildings were to be sold or separated from the apartment group and that the project was designed as, and would remain, one unit. Because Stulman argued that the project was one unit, there were no lot lines laid out for each building in the development. The city’s zoning ordinance defined a parcel that is occupied by one building as a lot and required that lots were required to abide by certain area and yard provisions. Stulman was granted the permit. Norwood Heights Improvement Association (Norwood) (plaintiff) opposed the development and appealed the zoning board’s decision to grant Stulman’s application in city court. The city court affirmed the zoning board’s approval of the application. Norwood again appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Collins, J.)
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