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54 Land Use L. & Zoning Dig 1 (2002)

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& Zoning Digest


Commentaries p. 3
Attorneys Joel Russell and Jon
Witten, along with planner Tom
Broadrick, critique provisions of
the Massachusetts land-use and
planning statutes that they believe
need fixing.
Judicial  Decisions p.   9
Zoning ordinance listing
minimum   requirements for a
conditional use permit for
manufactured homes  does not
preclude city from considering
other factors to ensure proposed
use is compatible with
surrounding property, Rolling
Pines Limited Partnership v. City of
Little Rock, 54 ZD 2.
Plan commission denial of plat
application is quasi-judicial in
nature and should be upheld if
there is substantial evidence that
the plat does not meet objective
requirements, Broward County v.
G.B.V. International, Ltd., 54 ZD 12.
City had burden of proving
proper posting of notice of
annexation; absent such proof in
the record, court lacked
jurisdiction to approve the
annexation, Norwood v. Extension
of the Boundaries of the City of Itta
Bena, 54 ZD 20.


Property owners should not have
been allowed to testify concerning
the highest and best use of
condemned  property unless a
foundation was laid establishing
their expertise, City of Hildale v.
Cooke, 54 ZD 44.
Developers who obtained final
subdivision approval requiring
payment  of recreational impact
fee or requiring development of
recreational facilities are exempt
from subsequently enacted fees
under grandfathering language in
ordinance, MBL Associates v. City
of South Burlington, 54 ZD 45.
Town  not entitled to use Act 250
retroactively apply its new zoning
regime to a previously-approved
development plan, In re Kisiel,
54 ZD 46.
The doctrine of diminishing assets
is adopted to extend the
nonconforming mining use to the
entire parcel, City of University
Place v. McGuire, 54 ZD 48.


Vol. 54     No.  1


JANUARY 2002


Cases  1-51
Laws  1001-1015



New   Legislation p.   31
California's Office of Planning
and Research will adopt
guidelines for addressing
environmental justice matters in
municipal general plans,
54 ZD 1002.
Louisiana has enacted the
Community   Development District
Act to establish procedures for the
creation of independent districts
to manage and finance basic
community  development  services,
54 ZD 1004.
Ohio has revised its statute to
require issuance of a permit and
payment  of a review fee for
activities on isolated wetlands not
subject to the federal Water
Pollution Control Act, 54 ZD 1008.
Municipalities in Rhode Island
may  impose limitations on the
number  of building permits or
other land-use approvals,
consistent with the
comprehensive  plan, 54 ZD 1013.
Index p.34
Index to Judicial Decisions, p.34

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