Baltimore County passes fiercely debated school capacity bill

Developers who want to build in areas of Baltimore County with oversubscribed schools will need to receive approval by a County Council-approved committee or wait to build until capacity opens up in that district, according to a law passed Monday by the council. The Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, which the council passed 4-2, requires that developers be approved by a special school capacity committee before they can obtain a building permit in areas where nearby schools are 105% or more over their state-allotted capacity.