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Baltimore County Board of Appeals denies special exception for four campsites at 9043 Old Court Road
Summary
The Baltimore County Board of Appeals unanimously denied a petition from Freedom 40 Farms LLC to allow four noncommercial campsites at 9043 Old Court Road (Case No. 24-243-X), citing vague plans, safety and sanitation concerns tied to a narrow unpaved right of way, and enforcement difficulties.
Baltimore County Board of Appeals members on Sept. 18 denied a petition from Freedom 40 Farms LLC to establish four noncommercial campsites at 9043 Old Court Road, saying the application did not meet the petitioner’s burden of proof and raised neighborhood-safety and enforcement concerns.
The board’s deliberation focused on the site plan’s vagueness and conditions along the unpaved right of way that accesses the property. Joseph Evans, a member of the Baltimore County Board of Appeals, said, “I did not think that the petitioner met his burden of proof, frankly,” and noted the petitioner had orally reduced an earlier commercial-campground request to four campsites intended for friends and family.
Why it matters: The board found the property’s access and neighboring circumstances make the request materially different from campsite requests in other parts of the zoning district, and the members said approving the request…
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