Government in the Virtual World: A Look at Public Meetings and Hearings
As a follow-up to our recent alerts, the Prince George’s County Council in Maryland held a public hearing Tuesday, April 25, and approved CB-51-2023, An Emergency Act Concerning Landlord Retaliation for Rent Stabilization...more
In Weis Mkts., Inc. v. Lancaster Twp., 248 A.3d 622 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2021), Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court decided that a municipality’s discretion to deny an intermunicipal liquor license transfer application is not unlimited...more
For as long as most of us can remember, real and personal property in Connecticut has been assessed for property tax purposes at 70% of its fair market value. Senate Bill No. 999, which was recently introduced in the...more
On January 23, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held a public hearing on updated proposed rules to implement the city’s automated employment decision tools (AEDT) law (Local Law...more
The District of Columbia Office of Planning (OP) on Sept. 4, 2020, filed a Set Down and Prehearing Report recommending that the Zoning Commission set down Z.C. Case No. 20-02 for a public hearing. Z.C. Case No. 20-02 proposes...more
On March 21, 2020, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order No. 7I (the “Order”); Item No. 19, therein, modifies and/or suspends various procedural and statutory requirements regarding notice, commencement, and the holding of...more
With the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and in an effort to limit public gatherings, a number of Florida counties and municipalities have taken the proactive step of canceling or postponing upcoming...more
When landowners oppose a project that involves the rezoning of a neighboring property, they almost always have the opportunity to air their grievances through a public hearing process. If the rezoning is approved over their...more
In one of its noteworthy zoning decisions of late 2019, the Massachusetts Appeals Court interpreted the “two-year bar” for zoning amendments contained in M.G.L. c. 40A, § 5, sixth par. In Penn v. Town of Barnstable, the...more
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (“AT&T”) proposes to install a 130’ monopole telecommunications tower at 518 Stewart Road South, Mount Holly, VT, Parcel ID: 11A2001.00, on property owned by Raymond C. Tarbell and Linda M....more
An inverse condemnation challenge to a permit denial is not ripe until the government makes a final determination regarding the scope of allowable development on a plaintiff’s property, the California Court of Appeal held in...more
A ratepayer may challenge the method of allocating property-related fees without first participating in the public hearing for, and filing a written protest against, the adoption of such new or increased fees, the California...more
As a resident of Weld County, I can tell you that there are sometimes stark contrasts between Weld and Boulder Counties. Although neighbors, the two counties have very different views – and I do not mean of the mountains. ...more
On December 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) regarding the public approval requirement for tax-exempt private activity bonds....more
The State of California has unveiled new proposed permanent regulations for the licensing of commercial cannabis businesses. One of the most controversial provisions affecting local agencies is California Code of Regulations...more
At its January 10, 2017 meeting, the Town Board of the Town of Huntington held a public hearing to discuss its proposed ban on short-term rentals. Several residents testified at the public hearing in opposition to the ban,...more