After the North Carolina General Assembly overrode Governor Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382, which became Session Law 2024-57 (the “New Law”), we published a client alert describing the state-wide effect of the New Law....more
1/17/2025
/ Administrative Authority ,
Community Development ,
Congressional Override ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Land Developers ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
Traditionally, “down-zoning” referred to changes in zoning that reduced the intensity of land use – such as a switch from commercial to residential zoning. As with any general district zoning effort, historically in North...more
On April 8, 2016, we posted a blog regarding the case of Quality Built Homes, Inc. v. Town of Carthage, ___N.C. App. ___, 766 S.E. 2d 897 (2015)(unpublished). In this case, the Court of Appeals had held that the Town of...more
8/26/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Building Permits ,
Construction Industry ,
Due Process ,
Equal Protection ,
Estoppel ,
Impact Fees ,
Municipalities ,
NC Supreme Court ,
Real Estate Development ,
Statute of Limitations
Expert appraisers have testified that the proposed development will not adversely affect values of properties adjacent to this new development. Nevertheless, the testimony does not seem right to you. You remember the Great...more
If you turn a water faucet handle, you expect that clean water to pour forth. If you flush a toilet, you expect waste to disappear. If these are your expectations, you are likely a business customer of a local government....more
Lady Macbeth tells her troubled husband, “What is done is done” and later says to herself “and cannot be undone.” This is the outcome in Hillcrest Property, LLP v. Pasco County, 754 F. 3d 1279 (11th Cir 2014) and apparently...more