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Owning Real Property Near Military Bases: Considerations for Buying, Selling, and Developing Land in an AICUZ

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You have found the perfect spot for a new neighborhood, office complex, or retail center—only to discover it's within an Air Installations Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ). Suddenly, noise levels, building heights, and safety...more

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Seattle Passes Bill to Incentivize “Office-to-Residential” Conversions

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The Seattle City Council passed Council Bill 120937 on February 11, 2025, aimed to encourage developers and commercial property owners to convert underutilized commercial properties into residential housing. Set to take...more

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Additional Modifications to Zoning Resolution Under City of Yes for Housing Opportunity

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced in June 2022 the City of Yes zoning initiative, intended to modernize and update the City's Zoning Resolution by promoting environmental sustainability, easing restrictions on small...more

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New York City Council Adopts Significant Zoning Changes Under City of Yes for Housing Opportunity

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New York City’s zoning regulations have undergone sweeping changes with a tripartite initiative known as City of Yes. City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality and City of Yes for Economic Opportunity were approved in late 2023 and...more

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Nonconforming Uses – Don’t Abandon Them

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Legal pre-existing nonconforming uses (aka grandfathered uses) have a tenuous existence in New York.  Although protected by vested property rights in the Constitution, many local zoning ordinances seek to eliminate these...more

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A Primer on Zoning Nonconformities in North Carolina

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Zoning laws, like any other laws, can change from time to time. What happens if your structure, lot, or use is permitted under an existing law, but the law changes in a way that your structure, lot, or use is suddenly no...more

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Can I Park Here? Second Department Takes the Driver’s Seat in Recent Parking Cases

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Last month, the Appellate Division, Second Department, issued two interesting opinions concerning parking. One involved a parking variance and the other involved a restrictive covenant....more

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Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Area Variance Standard; Property Owners May Obtain an Area Variance When Special Circumstances...

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In Pawn 1st v. City of Phoenix, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected a Court of Appeals rule that would have unduly restrained alienation of property in Arizona. The Court of Appeals found that the City of Phoenix Board of...more

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Coming Soon - The City of Santa Barbara’s New Zoning Ordinance

On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, the Santa Barbara City Council will consider a new zoning ordinance for the city. If the council votes to introduce and subsequently adopt the new zoning ordinance (NZO), it will be effective 30...more

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