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Rules committee backs changes to appeals process for property development with limited amendment
Summary
The Annapolis Rules and Government Committee voted to recommend favorably, as amended, an ordinance (O 03/2024) intended to limit delay from nuisance appeals but accepted a Board of Appeals amendment to start appeal deadlines from when the record is designated.
The Rules and Government Committee voted to give a favorable recommendation, as amended, to O 03/2024, an ordinance sponsored by Alderman Gay and co-sponsored by other councilmembers that would change the city's appeals process for property development decisions to reduce delay caused by repetitive or nuisance litigation.
The measure aims to curb tactics that can hold projects up, sponsors said. Alderman Shanimire said the ordinance "takes the teeth out of nuisance suits that just add time cost and can kill good projects through pointless litigation." The committee discussed multiple technical edits and two recommendations from the Board of Appeals to adjust timing in the proposed code language.
Why it matters: The ordinance addresses a recurring concern from developers and some council members that protracted appeals and repeated filings can stall housing and infrastructure…
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