Property Owners, Urban Planning & Development, Government Agencies

Oregon Repeals Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map and Mitigation Requirements

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/28/2025

Following outcry from rural Oregon property owners faced with stricter building codes and fewer insurers willing to write fire policies, Governor Tina Kotek has signed two measures to address wildfire risks in the state. One...more

Rebuilding After Wildfires: The Role of the California Coastal Commission

Allen Matkins on 6/19/2025

For property owners in California’s coastal zone hoping to rebuild after the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, including the Pacific Palisades and Malibu, obtaining building permits from their local government may not be...more

NYC City Council Takes Aim at Overabundance of Sidewalk Sheds

Cole Schotz on 6/6/2025

That New York City, in particular Manhattan, is awash in sidewalk sheds is news to no one. This spring, the New York City Council passed several new bills with the intention of curtailing the number of sheds, as more than...more

Drawing the Line Somewhere

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 4/23/2025

What Happens When a Parcel is Split Zoned?- Municipal zoning maps frequently include the entirety of a lot or a tax parcel within a given zoning district. But, sometimes zoning maps do not do this. Sometimes, zoning maps...more

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management (Trump EO Tracker)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/16/2025

Revokes previous federal office space executive orders to enable agencies to select cost-effective facilities. The revoked orders are: The Administrator of General Services is directed to initiate the process to amend the...more

Recent Court Decisions Highlight Zoning Enforcement Challenges

Lowndes on 1/13/2025

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, sitting in its appellate capacity, recently found in two similar cases that Miami-Dade County violated property owners’ due process rights by citing them for code violations using...more