Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Construction Law

Industry and Developers Affected by Changes to South Carolina’s General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction...

by James Potter | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 5/10/2013

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) has been delegated authority by the EPA to regulate stormwater discharges due to construction activities. An earlier 2006 General Permit is expiring...more

Towards Not Reinventing The CEQA Wheel: Resources Agency Adopts New CEQA Guidelines For Streamlined Review of Urban Infill...

by Arthur F. Coon, Matthew Henderson | Miller Starr Regalia on 5/9/2013

Repetitive CEQA review and analysis is expensive, unnecessary, unproductive, and inimical to the goals of certainty and finality in the environmental review process. In 2011, to address these concerns in the infill...more

New Laws in Virginia For The Construction and Development Industries

by Chandra Lantz on 5/9/2013

Virginia has several new laws coming on-line beginning July 1, 2013 that will impact the construction and development industries. Tighter restrictions on mechanic's liens, new eminent domain payment standards, transportation...more

Light at the End of the Tunnel - Consultation on Reform of Rights to Light in England and Wales

by Sebastian A. Charles, Steven D. Cox | K&L Gates LLP on 5/8/2013

The private right to light is an arcane area of law and which many developers would agree is long overdue for reform. Development schemes can be thwarted by private landowners even after the proposal has passed through the...more

Prevailing Wages: Beware of Fee Waivers Even When They are Not Waived

by R. Michael Joyce | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 5/7/2013

In a surprising determination by the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"), a development was found to be a "public work" under Labor Code Section 1771 when a developer, in compliance with a fee ordinance, constructed...more

New Jersey Takes Emergency Action To Speed Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy

by Barbara Casey, Ronald Varnum, Harry Weiss | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/7/2013

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took emergency action to reduce approval backlogs and to make it easier for those seeking to rebuild in wake of Hurricane Sandy to obtain regulatory approvals by...more

Rogers Towers: City Approves Partial Mobility Fee Waiver

by Wyman Duggan | Rogers Towers on 5/3/2013

The City of Jacksonville has enacted Ordinance 2013-94-E, granting a partial waiver of mobility fees for 18 months. The ordinance applies to both residential (single family and multifamily; existing lots and new development)...more

Earth Matters - April 2013: Recent Decision Highlights Distinction Between Compliance With Multiple Environmental Programs

by Kimberly Barnashuk, Adam Walters | Phillips Lytle LLP on 4/26/2013

A recent New York Court of Appeals decision, Bronx Committee for Toxic Free Schools v. New York City School Construction Authority, 20 N.Y.3d 148 (2012), highlighted the interplay between the compliance process for the State...more

Weekly Law Resume - April 19, 2013: It’s All In the Complaint: Triggering Equitable Indemnity Rights Against Public Entities

by Joseph Aguilar | Low, Ball & Lynch on 4/22/2013

Centex Homes, et al. v. The Superior Court of San Diego County Court of Appeal, Fourth District (March 25, 2013) Government Code section 901 provides that a cause of action for equitable indemnity or partial...more

TRANSACTIONAL: Bankruptcy: Contractor Insolvency Issues in Large Project Transactions

by King & Spalding on 4/19/2013

An issue that is often overlooked, but should be considered in the context of large project transactions, is the potential insolvency of contractors and subcontractors. A bankruptcy proceeding involving a key contractor can...more

Community Infrastructure Levy: More Changes Proposed

by Sebastian A. Charles, Rebecca Daniels | K&L Gates LLP on 4/18/2013

The Government is consulting on further changes to the CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) regime. CIL allows local authorities to raise funds from developers undertaking new building projects in their area. The funds are put...more

Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities

by Brad Gilmour, Cassia Prentice | Bennett Jones LLP on 4/18/2013

On April 12, 2013, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency released its Draft Regulations Amending the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (the Amended Regulations). According to the Regulatory Impact Analysis...more

Senator Charles McIlhinney Plans to Introduce Bill to Reform Pennsylvania’s Building Code Adoption Process

by Shari Shapiro | Cozen O'Connor on 4/17/2013

Pennsylvania State Senator Charles McIlhinney (R-10) circulated a memo on March 20, 2013 seeking co-sponsors on a bill to amend Pennsylvania’s Construction Code Act (PCCA). McIlhinney’s proposed bill is designed to address...more

Miami-Dade County Road Impact Fees To Increase 30% On April 22, 2013

by Brian Adler, Eric Singer | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/16/2013

Miami-Dade County imposes road impact fees on new developments in both unincorporated and incorporated areas of the County, subject to any applicable exemptions or credits, which may reduce or eliminate the fee due. Road...more

Federal Aviation Administration To Propose Height Regulations

by Javier Avino | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/12/2013

As development in Miami’s core returns, many developers are concerned with what appears to be a review by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) height regulations, which could impose restrictions to the maximum allowable...more

EPA Revises Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Construction and Development

by Gregory Braker, Thomas Lingan, Megan Roberts-Satinsky, Margaret Strand, M. Rosewin Sweeney | Venable LLP on 4/11/2013

On April 1, 2013, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category (the Proposed Rule)...more

Certain Residential Developments Exempt from CEQA Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information

by William R. Devine | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/9/2013

The recent California appellate court decision in Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin, Cal: Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate Dist., 3rd Div. 2013, upheld a City's affirmation that residential developments are exempt...more

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Zoning, Planning & Land Use › Construction Law

Industry and Developers Affected by Changes to South Carolina’s General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction...

Towards Not Reinventing The CEQA Wheel: Resources Agency Adopts New CEQA Guidelines For Streamlined Review of Urban Infill...

New Laws in Virginia For The Construction and Development Industries

Light at the End of the Tunnel - Consultation on Reform of Rights to Light in England and Wales

Prevailing Wages: Beware of Fee Waivers Even When They are Not Waived

New Jersey Takes Emergency Action To Speed Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy

Rogers Towers: City Approves Partial Mobility Fee Waiver

Earth Matters - April 2013: Recent Decision Highlights Distinction Between Compliance With Multiple Environmental Programs

Weekly Law Resume - April 19, 2013: It’s All In the Complaint: Triggering Equitable Indemnity Rights Against Public Entities

TRANSACTIONAL: Bankruptcy: Contractor Insolvency Issues in Large Project Transactions

Community Infrastructure Levy: More Changes Proposed

Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities

Senator Charles McIlhinney Plans to Introduce Bill to Reform Pennsylvania’s Building Code Adoption Process

Miami-Dade County Road Impact Fees To Increase 30% On April 22, 2013

Federal Aviation Administration To Propose Height Regulations

EPA Revises Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Construction and Development

Certain Residential Developments Exempt from CEQA Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information

Changes in TPDES General Construction Permit Require Endangered Species Act Consideration

Swimming Pool Violations Resulting In Big Fines For Hotels

Court Addresses California's Changed Eminent Domain Prejudgment Possession Rules

Bill Introduced to Restore Cities' Ability to Require Affordable Housing

EPA Proposed Rule Withdraws Construction Stormwater Pollutant Numeric Limits

Simplifying the Mechanic's Lien Agent Process: N.C.'s New Online Clearinghouse

Al Dotson Is The Champion Of Public-Private Partnerships

Infrastructure Ontario Requests for Proposals

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