ANGEL ENTERPRISES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, et al. v. T

Daily Record Staff//August 21, 2020//

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Administrative law — Abatement orders — Civil penalties

Angel Enterprises Limited Partnership and its general partner, Morton Bender, appellants, own property in St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland (“the Property”). In early 2009, Robert Graham, the Chief Code Compliance Officer (“CCCO”) for Talbot County, issued two Abatement Orders relating to violations of the Talbot County Code (“TCC”) due to the construction of a road through a heavily wooded area. The Abatement Orders required appellants to, among other things, submit a plan for removal of the illegal roadway and perform “restoration of the affected area to its pre-existing natural habitat.” Appellants appealed the Abatement Orders, and the orders were affirmed by the Talbot County Board of Appeals (“the Board”) on November 4, 2009.

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