Zoning Laws, Regulatory Requirements, Local Ordinance

You Can’t Have Two Main Characters

Houston Harbaugh, P.C. on 6/25/2025

In a June 13, 2025 decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that a municipality impermissibly granted conditional use approval to an oil and gas well pad and interconnect facility on tax lots that were already...more

The Road to Compliance: How Town Law 280-a Affects Property Development

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 6/23/2025

Developing land on Long Island can present a number of challenges that all developers should be aware of. From complex zoning ordinances to state environmental regulations, there is no shortage of obstacles that may delay a...more

Massachusetts Releases Emergency Guidelines Concerning MBTA Communities Act Zoning

McCarter & English, LLP on 1/17/2025

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

Approval of Class 32 Exemption Invalid Without Analysis of Project Consistency with Redevelopment Plan

Perkins Coie on 12/31/2024

The Court of Appeal held that before issuing a CEQA Class 32 exemption, the City of Los Angeles was required to assess whether the project was consistent not only with the applicable zoning ordinance but also with the area’s...more

City of Portland to Rewrite its Land Use Ordinances

Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/13/2020

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

Short-Term Rental Update: Short-term rental operator Lyric raises $160m; Fannie Mae-backed mortgages allowed for short-term...

Foster Garvey PC on 5/3/2019

This week’s Short-Term Rental Update features a number of interesting topics, including these highlights...more