§ 3-14. Judicial review - Awards.

(a) Proceedings de novo.

Whenever there is any appeal from the action of the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, either by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, or by any person having or claiming to have any interest in any lot or parcel of ground assessed with benefits, or the whole, or any part of which is taken for the laying out, opening, extending, widening, or straightening of any street, square, lane, or alley, the jury shall award and assess de novo the damages and benefits to be allowed and charged for and to such lot of ground.

(b) Valuation method.

In assessing the value of any lot taken in whole or in part for the public use, the jury shall:

(1) value the fee simple interest of the part taken;

(2) add thereto compensation for such damages, if any, as is done by the taking of the fee simple interest in the part not taken; and

(3) apportion the damages so awarded among the owners of the different estates therein according to the value of their respective interests.