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Commonwealth Court Remands Injection Well Case to Plum Borough ZHB

In Plum Borough v. Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Plum, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court addressed several important issues in the realm of land use law, including the natural expansion doctrine and the need for zoning hearing boards to issue findings of fact in support of their decisions.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Navigating Fla.'s Live Local Act of 2024: A Guide for Developers on Recent Amendments and Strategic Steps Forward

The Live Local Act seeks to increase the availability of affordable housing opportunities, particularly for those who wish to reside within the communities they serve.
4 minute read

The Recorder

The Constant Battle to Reform California Rent Control

"With the threat of SB 446 presently nullified, the big challenger to the long-standing Costa-Hawkins Act is the Justice for Renters Act initiative," writes Whitney Hodges of Sheppard Mullin.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

De Minimis Doctrine and Use Variances: A Deviation From Zoning Regulations and Caselaw

Soland v. East Bradford Township Zoning Hearing Board held that a use variance can be de minimis, where such doctrine previously only applied to dimensional variances.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Devil Is in the Details (and the Deemed Approval Deadlines)

To avoid luxurious lolling by local governments, the Legislature included mandatory deadlines in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. Section 10101 et seq. (MPC), which governs municipal regulation of zoning, subdivision and land development within the commonwealth. The MPC sets forth strict requirements for when and how municipalities make decisions on land use applications, in addition to how they communicate those decisions to the applicant.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Public, Private, Non-Profit Organizations: Three Pillars of Communities

A discussion of the successful collaborations between private enterprises, local non-profits and government agencies and how these three pillars can work to create flourishing communities. In addition to exploring successful NY-based collaborations including The Central Park Conservancy, the Friends of the High Line, the article also cites failed collaborations and their potentially harmful aftermath.
13 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Worth Well Over $100M': Ex-Justice Nahmias Set to Argue for 200-Year-Old Wetland Grant

The Georgia Court of Appeals is set to wade into what has become a hot topic of late.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Vaughan McLean, Formerly Vaughan Baio, Appoints New Leader, While Pursuing Further Growth

Tracey McLean, based in Syracuse, New York, joins Joseph Vaughan at the helm of the firm, which has also been adding personnel in New Jersey and Florida as well as Philadelphia.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Akerman Scoops Up Former Miami-Dade Attorney to Chair Land Use Practice

Dennis Kerbel had been the chief of the Miami-Dade County Attorney's Office's zoning, land use and environment section since 2015.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Panel Gives Town's Cannabis Objectors Another Day in Court

"What they're telling us now is it's not impossible for New Jerseyans to comply with both the Controlled Substances Act and CREAMMA. Nearly every act that an individual or a cannabis business might undertake pursuant to CREAMMA will still subject them to exposure under federal law. And that's kind of where the court hangs its hat," said Ryan Magee of McCarter & English.
5 minute read

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