(a) Any person aggrieved by the issuance, denial, renewal, amendment, suspension, or revocation of a permit, license, or certificate under this Chapter may appeal to the County Board of Appeals within 10 days after the permit, license, or certificate is issued, denied, renewed, amended, suspended, or revoked. After notice and hearing, the Board may affirm, modify, or reverse the action taken.
(b) If a party is aggrieved by a final decision of the Board under this Chapter, the party may seek judicial review of the decision in the Circuit Court under the applicable Maryland Rules of Procedure governing judicial review of administrative agency decisions. A party aggrieved by the decision of the Circuit Court may appeal that decision to the Court of Special Appeals.
(c) Unless the court reviewing the Board’s decision orders a stay, the decision remains in effect until a final decision of the court. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1; 2011 L.M.C., ch. 17, § 1.)
Editor’s note—2011 L.M.C., ch. 17, §§ 2 and 3, state:
Sec. 2. Transition. This Act does not apply to any appeal to the Board of Appeals that was filed before this Act took effect.
Sec. 3. Regulations. Regulations 6-06AM and 7-06AM remain in effect, notwithstanding any amendment to the County Code in Section 1 of this Act, except for any provision of the National Fire Code that authorizes or refers to an appeal to the Board of Appeals.