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64 <br />September 10, 2010 I Volume 4 I No. 17 <br />WEST@ <br />Zoning Bulletin <br />Time of Taking Effect —While variance <br />applications were pending, amendments to <br />statute were enacted, requiring mitigation <br />plans before variance approval <br />Protestor contends amendments apply retrospectively and <br />void now- granted variances <br />Citation: Mchale v. DCW Dutchship Island, LLC, 2010 WL 2853350 <br />(Md. 2010) <br />MARYLAND (07/22/10) —This case addressed the issue of wheth- <br />er an amendment to the state code applied retrospectively to a vari- <br />ance application. <br />The Background/Facts: DCW Dutchship Island, LLC ( "DCW ") <br />owned a 1.92 -acre island (the "Island ") located in the county. The en- <br />tire Island lay within 'either the buffer or expanded buffer of the coun- <br />ty's "Critical Area." The critical area was governed by the state's Criti- <br />cal Area Law. The Critical Area Law established a resource protection <br />program for the Chesapeake and the Atlantic Coastal Bays and their <br />tributaries. (See Maryland Natural Resources Article, §§ 8 -1801 to <br />naive information concerning <br />t necesssanly prepared by' person <br />- s not engaged in rendering legal <br />admce of an a t me <br />competent attorney <br />-; Zonmg Bulletin is published -and cop by Thomsori Reuter 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box , <br />64526 5t Paul MN 55164 -0526 For subscription i nfrm <br />oation: call (800)229 -2084, or Write <br />Credit Order Proce 620OppermadDr PO Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 55164 - 9753. <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes to, Zoriing Bulletin, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. <br />Paul, MN 55164-0526. <br />610 Opperman Drive • P.O. Box 64526 • St. Paul, MN 55164 <br />1- 800 - 229 -2084 • email: west. customerservice @thomsonreuters.com • west.thomson.com /quinlan <br />ISSN 0514 -7905 • © 2010 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />QuinIanTM is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />© 2010 Thomson Reuters <br />