Court of Special Appeals of Maryland November 3, 1978, 225, September Term, 1978 (Clise v. Phillips Coal, Inc.)

Couch, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This appeal comes to this Court following the action of the Circuit Court for Allegany County in reversing the decision

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of the Zoning Board of Appeals for Allegany County which had denied appellee’s application for a conditional use in an “A” district, namely an extractive type industry, commonly referred to as “strip mining”.