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California Allows Housing on Commercial Lands, Limits Required Parking

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In what has become a near-annual ritual, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a large package of bills aimed at addressing the state’s glaring housing shortage. This Update summarizes two key bills in this...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Supreme Court Revisits Question of Act 250 Jurisdiction in “One-Acre Towns”

On February 11, 2022, the Vermont Supreme Court revised its analysis in the Snowstone appeal addressing the question of when development triggers Act 250 jurisdiction in so‑called “one-acre towns.” ...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction to Enjoin Shinnecock Nation’s Project along Sunrise Highway

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Last week, the New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County, denied an application for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the completion, maintenance and operation of two sixty-foot tall electronic billboard-monuments (“Project”)...more

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How Not To Fix A Failure To Refer A Land Use Matter To The Planning Commission

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General Municipal Law §239-m requires that before taking action on a land use application, a municipal agency like a Zoning Board of Appeals or Planning Board must refer the application to a county or regional planning...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Subdivisions May Speed Up in Jurisdictions Near You

As we all know, many areas of Washington are experiencing considerable growth. The Seattle Metro region, in particular, grew approximately 1,100 people per week since 2010. People are moving to our state in droves, and...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Billboards in Unincorporated Areas of California Subject to City, County Regulations

Many of California’s roadways are littered with advertising. A question regarding oversight of roadside billboards, however, has long remained: Does the state have ultimate control or can municipalities weigh in on...more

Jackson Walker

Texas Supreme Court Affirms Property Owners' Rights Within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

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On May 27, 2016, in Town of Lakewood Village v. Bizios, the Texas Supreme Court held that general law municipalities do not have the authority to enforce building codes within their extraterritorial jurisdictions (ETJs). This...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

No Appeal to Housing Court for Major Development Projects Says Top Mass. Court

Appeals of major development projects of 25 or more dwelling units or 25,000 square feet or more of gross floor area cannot go to the Massachusetts Housing Court, as jurisdiction for these projects is exclusively with the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Three-Judge Panel Invalidates State's Efforts to Spay/Neuter Town's Planning and Development Regulation Powers

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Today, a three judge panel of the North Carolina state court declared unconstitutional a State law that blocks a municipality -- one municipality -- from exercising its power to create an extraterritorial planning...more

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