Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1887

2.09 Appeal to Courts

[(j) Appeal from Board to Court.] (a) Review

[Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by any
decision of the board of zoning appeals, or any taxpayer, or any
officer, department, board or bureau of the municipality, may appeal
to a court of record on the ground that such decision is illegal in
whole or in part.]

Any person or persons, or any taxpayer, or any officer, depart-
ment, board, bureau of the jurisdiction, jointly or severally ag-
grieved by any decision of the Board of Appeals, or by a reclassi-
fication by the local legislative body, may appeal the same to the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City. COURT. Such appeal shall be taken
according to the Maryland Rules as set forth in Chapter 1100 Sub-
title B.

[(l) Hearing; additional testimony.] (b) Testimony Upon Hear-
ing.

The court may hear the appeal on the record or if, in the opinion
of the court, additional testimony is required for the proper disposi-
tion of the case, the court may permit either or both sides to
present additional testimony.

[(m) (C) Case Heard Without Jury.]

[The court shall hear the case without the intervention of a
jury.]

[(n)] (c) (D) Decision of Court; Cost of Testimony.

The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify
or remand for further consideration, any decision of the board of
appeals. When a case is remanded for further consideration, the
testimony, if any, taken in court shall be made available to the
board. The costs of preparing such testimony shall be made a part
of the costs of the case.

[(o)] (d) (E) Appeal to Court of Appeals.

An appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals from any
decision of the said court of record reviewing the decisions of the
board of zoning appeals.

[8.]

2.10 Enforcement and Remedies

The [local legislative body] Mayor and City Council may provide
by ordinance for the enforcement of this article and of any ordi-
nance or regulation made thereunder. A violation of this article or
of such ordinance or regulation is hereby declared to be a mis-
demeanor, and [such local legislative body] the Mayor and City
Council may provide for the punishment thereof by fine or im-
prisonment or both. It is also empowered to provide civil penalties
for such violation.

In case any building, sign, or structure is erected, constructed,
reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any
building, sign, structure, or land is used in violation of this article
or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority con-