Law of the Land

A blog on land use law and zoning

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Jun 16
NJ Appeals Court Upholds Zoning Board’s Determination that Nonconforming Use of Body Piercing was Abandoned : This case involved a lessee’s desire to operate a body piercing business along with a tattoo parlor in “Zone A,” the amusement section of the Boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey....
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Jun 16
RI Supreme Court Holds Zoning Board Violated Open Meetings Act by Failing to Provide Adequate Notice to the Public : In November of 2008, the City of Newport received a letter from Congregation Jeshuat Israel requesting an extension the time to make improvements to its property that had previously been approved on t...
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Jun 16
Fed. Dist. Court in Texas Upholds Ordinance Regulating Classifications of Gentlemen’s Clubs : In 2003, the City of San Antonio enacted an ordinance regulating gentlemen’s club and in 2005 the City adopted another ordinance prohibiting nude and topless dancing in public places and requiring per...
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Jun 16
DE Supreme Court Reverses Adjustment Board’s Denial of Special Use Exception to Erect a Cell Tower : Cingular (which became AT&T during the pendency of this litigation) applied to the board of adjustment for a special use exception to construct a 100-foot cell tower....
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Jun 16
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that Failure to Give Notice of Amendments to Zoning Laws to Landowners Did Not Violate Procedural Due Process : This case involves the City of Middletown, New York’s 2009 amendment to zoning laws that prohibited nonconforming uses of non-owner-occupied multiple dwellings in various zoning districts....
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Jun 16
CA District Court of Appeals Upholds Local Zoning Ordinance Regulating Medical Marijuana Dispensary and Finds Owner Had No Vested Right to Use : This case deals with a city’s attempts to prevent the operation of a medical marijuana dispensary within its limits....
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Jun 16
Missouri Appeals Court Holds Conditions on Special Use Permit for Pawn Shop Must Relate to the Proposed Use and May Not Be Imposed to Eliminate a Nonconforming Use : Curry Investments sought a special use permit to establish a pawn shop on their property....
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Jun 16
VA Sup. Court Overturns Circuit Court’s Decision to Grant Variances in Historical District : James and Christine Garner (Garner) purchased a lot at 122 Prince Street in an historic district in Alexandria, VA....
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Jun 16
NY Appellate Court Upholds Area Variances for Pizza Parlor : Manhasset Pizza, LLC (Manhasset Pizza) desired  to convert a vacant storefront into a 45-seat full service dine-in restaurant on Plandome Road in the Town of North Hempstead....
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Jun 12
New Hampshire Supreme Court Finds Registration Sign for Resort is a Directional Sign and Entitled to Sign Exemption Under Local Ordinance : River Run Company, Inc., owner of the Attitash Mountain Village resort in Bartlett, New Hampshire, applied in September 2009 for a permit to place a sign along a local highway to advertise suites at t...
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