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Florida’s New “Prompt Processing” Requirement for Construction Contract Change Orders on Public Works Projects

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Effective July 1, 2025, Chapter 2025-140, Laws of Florida, titled an “Act Relating to Construction Regulations,” enacted House Bill 683. This bill makes several changes to Florida’s construction laws, including requirements...more

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Orange County Upholds Rural Boundary and Vision 2050 Plans Despite SB180 Concerns

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Orange County has voted not to repeal ordinances related to the County’s Rural Boundary/Rural Area, Lake Pickett Study Area, and Vision 2050/Orange Code. Despite concerns surrounding SB180, the Orange County Board of...more

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Arlington Missing Middle Ordinance is Void Again — For Now

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In another twist to Arlington’s Missing Middle saga, on July 8, 2025, the Virginia Court of Appeals set aside its ruling from two weeks earlier reinstating Arlington County’s Expanded Housing Option (EHO) ordinance and...more

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Prince William County Approves New Voluntary Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance

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On June 4, 2025, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved a new Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance that becomes effective on Dec. 1, 2025. The ordinance, adopted under the authority of Virginia Code...more

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Orange County BCC Adopted Vision 2050 and Orange Code on June 3, 2025

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Vision 2050 is a county-wide amendment to the state-mandated Comprehensive Plan. It was first transmitted to the state for comments by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on July 25, 2023. It was adopted on June 3 by a...more

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Cozen Cities - April 2, 2025

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CHICAGO—City Begins Converting Loop Office Buildings to Housing -Chicago’s La Salle Corridor Revitalization Initiative kicked off last week, beginning with the transformation of a historic 14-story Loop office building into...more

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Denver Adopts Modifications to Rezoning Approval Criteria and Public Notification Requirements

The Denver City Council (“City Council”) recently adopted the Advancing Equity in Rezoning Text Amendment (“Text Amendment”), which modifies the rezoning approval criteria and public notification and engagement requirements...more

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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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Cozen Cities - January 22, 2025

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CHICAGO — Data Shows City’s Labor Market Stabilizing - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said the latest jobs report suggests the labor market is stabilizing at full employment and is not a sign of an...more

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New Year Resolutions Triggered by Senate Bill 382

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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

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Massachusetts Releases Emergency Guidelines Concerning MBTA Communities Act Zoning

Massachusetts’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) issued emergency guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of the MBTA Communities Act, following on the heels of the Massachusetts Supreme...more

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New State Law Regarding Unsolicited Proposals Prompts Changes in Local Government Codes

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On June 12, 2024, the City of Miami Gardens passed an ordinance that updates its municipal code to reflect new processes for unsolicited proposals and Public-Private Partnerships (“P3”) now allowed by statute. As we have...more

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Prince George’s County Council Passes 2-Year Revision Extension for Zoning Ordinance

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In March, the Prince George’s County Council acted on zoning legislation that will influence the County’s development trajectory for years to come. ...more

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Court Invalidates Ordinance Reducing Floor Area Ratio on Residential Lots

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The Housing Crisis Act of 2019, which enacted Government Code section 66300, generally precludes a city from reducing the intensity of land use on a parcel where housing is allowed below what was allowed on January 1, 2018. ...more

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Florida's New Live Local Act Offers Land Use and Tax Benefits

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 102 on March 28, 2023, with an effective date of July 1, 2023. Commonly referred to as the Live Local Act (the Act), it has significant land use, zoning and tax benefits...more

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San Francisco Election Results: Which Land Use-Related Ballot Propositions Passed?

In early June, we reported on the key land use-related ballot propositions San Francisco voters faced during the June 7, 2022 special election. Now that the dust has settled after the election, voters came very close to...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Real Estate Alphabet Soup: Z Is for Zoning

In my last post, “Real Estate Alphabet Soup: Y Is for Yard”, I continued my primer on the “alphabet soup” of real estate. This post continues to stir the “alphabet soup” and completes the recipe with the final ingredient, the...more

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New Class Of Certificate Of Occupancy Coming Soon To NYC

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At the end of last year, the New York City Council voted to approve Intro. 2033, legislation which will create a new class of certificate of occupancy: the Interim Certificate of Occupancy (“ICO”). The Department of Buildings...more

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NY Court of Appeals Decides Who Gets Access to Required “Open Space”

This past week, in a 4 to 3 decision, New York’s highest court – the Court of Appeals – decided an important New York City land use question regarding how “open space” is accessed by residents on a zoning lot with multiple...more

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Regional Stay at Home Order Implemented in California

Late last week, in an effort to control the increase of COVID-19 cases and stabilize the overwhelming hospital systems, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new Regional Stay At Home Order (December Order) based on...more

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Orange County Updates School Impact Fee Rates

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On December 1, 2020, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance updating the County’s school impact fees for residential development....more

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Seminole County Planning & Zoning Commission Tables Hearing on Mobility Fee Ordinance

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On August 5, 2020, the Seminole County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to table the public hearing on the Mobility Fee Ordinance to its next regularly-scheduled meeting. If adopted, the new mobility fee...more

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Seminole County Considering Higher Mobility Fees Based on New Study

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Seminole County has commissioned a study to replace the county's road impact fee with a mobility fee. If adopted, the new mobility fee program would result in a substantial increase in impact fees for most developments....more

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California’s Stay-at-Home Orders: Implications for Environmental Contractors

Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors. Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more

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