178 Md. App. 636 - Singley v. Frederick County’s Empirical Analysis
2008
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7 state decisions
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Relies on United Parcel Service, Inc. v. People's Counsel · Bulluck v. Pelham Wood Apartments · Schultz v. Pritts · Bd. of Ed. for Dorchester Co. v. Hubbard · Lussier v. Maryland Racing Commission
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“Statutory construction is an issue of law. Del Marr v. Montgomery County, 397 Md. 308, 315 [ 916 A.2d 1002 ] (2007). When interpreting the meaning of part of a county or local zoning code, we attempt to ascertain the intention of the drafters from the plain meaning of the words of the ordinance and we apply the canons of statutory construction when necessary to elucidate the meaning of the language. The Court of Appeals made clear in Marzullo [v. Kahl, 366 Md. 158, 172 , 783 A.2d 169 (2001)] that, “with regard to some legal issues, a degree of deference should often be accorded the position of the administrative agency. Thus, an administrative agency’s interpretation and application of the statute which the agency administers should ordinarily be given considerable weight by reviewing courts.” [ ] (citing Lussier v. Md. Racing Comm’n, 343 Md. 681, 696-97 [ 684 A.2d 804 ] (1996)); see also Angelini v. Harford County, 144 Md.App. 369, 373 [ 798 A.2d 26 ] (2002). Thus, “the expertise of [an] agency in its own field should be respected.” Mar-zullo, supra, 366 Md. at 172 [ 783 A.2d 169 ]. In the case at bar, the Board’s decision that Sugarloafis proposed use of the Property is a “Commercial Greenhouse and Nursery,” is a mixed question of law and fact that, under the dictates of Marzullo v. Kahl, supra, we review by applying a deferential standard that respects the Board’s expertise in interpreting and applying the Code it administers. Accordingly, the question we must answer on re”
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