ZONING & PLANNING - MARYLAND

Floyd v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

Court of Appeals of Maryland - April 1, 2019 - A.3d - 2019 WL 1434574

City residents brought action challenging comprehensive rezoning ordinances.

The Circuit Court dismissed action. Residents appealed.

The Court of Appeals held that residents failed to allege facts sufficient to establish taxpayer standing.

City residents failed to allege facts sufficient to establish taxpayer standing to maintain challenge to comprehensive rezoning ordinances and zoning map; residents did not allege, with any explanation or particularity, the pecuniary losses or tax increases expected or how new zoning map potentially would result in such harm, residents failed to show connection between rezoning and any alleged pecuniary loss or tax increase, and residents failed to seek remedy that would have alleviated any alleged tax burden or pecuniary loss that would result if zoning map remained in place.



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