Council to rehear curb‑cut petition at public hearing after judicial‑review filing for 8807 Glenarden Parkway

Council members agreed to bring the petitioner in for a public hearing on a curb‑cut and construction proposal for a parcel at or near 8807 Glenarden Parkway after the applicant filed a petition for judicial review alleging insufficient written findings when the permit was denied.

City Attorney Bentley Green explained that the petition for judicial review was filed last fall after the curb‑cut permit was denied and that the petitioner’s attorneys asked for an on‑the‑record opportunity to present and to address unresolved factual or procedural issues. Attorney Green recommended that the council schedule a public hearing so the applicant could present updated plans and answer questions; he said the council could then deliberate in closed session and issue formal findings and an official decision.

Council members asked whether the applicant’s presentation should be open to the public and whether the council could decide in closed session; Attorney Green advised that the council could hear public testimony, allow the applicant to present, then adjourn to closed session to deliberate and direct staff to prepare findings and an opinion for transmittal to the petitioner.

Councilwoman Jones requested that staff and the applicant provide photographs and diagrams of the lots and nearby houses to make the planning impacts clear on the record. The council agreed to schedule the applicant for the next public hearing and to have city attorneys attend. No final decision was made at the work session; rather, the council set the next procedural steps and asked staff to coordinate logistics and ensure a record suitable for any further judicial review.