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Baltimore County Board of Appeals upholds ALJ and grants extension for Evans Funeral Chapel special exception
Summary
The Baltimore County Board of Appeals on deliberation in April 2025 unanimously agreed to uphold an administrative law judge's decision and to grant a petition for an extension of a special‑exception approval for 19A Newport Drive LLC (Evans Funeral Chapel) for property at 11543 Philadelphia Road (Case No. 24-076-SPH).
The Baltimore County Board of Appeals on deliberation in April 2025 unanimously agreed to uphold an administrative law judge's decision and to grant a petition for an extension of a special‑exception approval for 19A Newport Drive LLC (Evans Funeral Chapel) for property at 11543 Philadelphia Road (Case No. 24-076-SPH).
Board Chair Shron Bernardi opened the deliberation and identified the primary questions: whether the protesters' res judicata argument barred the petition, whether the matter required a de novo hearing, whether the petition was timely, and whether an extension under the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations (BCZR) §502.3 was reasonable.
Bernardi said, “From my analysis, it appeared that all the dates were prior to the May 16 deadline. And so I don't see that there was an issue in the timeliness of the filing of the petition.” The board agreed that the…
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