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Understanding Infrastructure Development Districts in Tennessee

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Infrastructure Development Districts (IDDs) are a pivotal tool for managing growth and development in Tennessee. As Tennessee’s population grows, the need for efficient infrastructure becomes paramount. ...more

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Navigating Historical Preservation Laws: A Guide for New Jersey Businesses

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In a state with as rich a history as New Jersey, new business projects can quickly be sidetracked or delayed by rules meant to encourage historical preservation. New businesses must plan for potential delays when developing...more

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SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Case Concerning the Scope of Constitutional Challenges to Land Use Permit Conditions

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The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California, a case that concerns whether land use permit conditions in the form of monetary exactions created by legislation are...more

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“Grandfathering” By Issuance of Building Permits

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Last month, in Cuffaro v Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Bellport (Index # 620453/2021), the Suffolk Supreme Court reinforced the existing and binding case law that a municipality’s issuance of a building permit to...more

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Municipal Development Agreement: Found To Be Illegal Contract Zoning

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In the Matter of Giora Neeman v Town of Warwick, __AD3d__, 2020 NY Slip Op 03112, the Second Department recently declared that a development agreement entered into between the respondent/defendant Black Bear Family...more

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Third Department Decides Novel Question of Law Relating to Zone Change Protest Petitions Under Town Law § 265

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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

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City of Portland to Rewrite its Land Use Ordinances

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For the first time in over 50 years, the City of Portland is rewriting its Land Use Code, which is found in Chapter 14 of the City’s Code of Ordinances. The effort involves several substantive policy changes aimed at making...more

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Walls and Fences Are Not The Same

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This blog post is about walls and fences (but probably not the ones you may be thinking about). The walls of concern to this blog post are located in the Town of Geneva, in a part of the state known as the Finger Lakes...more

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Supreme Court, Suffolk County Upholds ZBA Determination Authorizing a Change In Nonconforming Use

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The Supreme Court, Suffolk County recently upheld a determination of the Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals (“ZBA”) perhaps ending a lengthy and controversial review of the development of a day camp on residentially...more

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SEQRA/Nature Trail: New York Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Proposed Sewage Easement

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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York (“Court”) in a June 7th opinion addressed a property owner’s request to annul a Town’s determination to acquire an easement to install a sewer line along a nature trail....more

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Wastewater Plant Construction/Calion Lake: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Challenge to Condemnation

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The Arkansas Court of Appeals in a February 20th opinion addressed issues arising out of the construction of a wastewater plant (“Plant”) by the City of Calion, Arkansas, (“City”) on Calion Lake (“Lake”). See James Randall...more

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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

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