Recently added articles from Land Use Law Report:

The Pennsylvania Courts are known for a landowner-friendly attitude.(Brief article)

Apr 26, 2006

The Connecticut Supreme Court's ruling in Maritime Ventures, LLC v. Norwalk (see story, p. 59) is philosophically consistent with the court's position in Kelo v. New London.(Slants & Trends)(Brief article)

Apr 26, 2006

Dogs as an accessory use.(antisocial dogs)(Brief article)

Apr 26, 2006

Board should have granted variance for house on undersized lot.

Apr 26, 2006 ... A township's zoning hearing board improperly rejected a landowner's request for variances needed to build a house on a nonconforming, undersized lot, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled (Ruddy v. Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board, No. 1377 CD 2005, April 6, 2006). ...

Agency not required to integrate unblighted property into plan.

Apr 26, 2006

City may deny cell tower permit on aesthetic grounds.

Apr 26, 2006

Purchasers could not continue nonconforming use.

Apr 26, 2006

Town may limit number of dogs on property as accessory use.

Apr 26, 2006

The Maryland Legislature passed unanimously a bill (HB 1232) allowing a dozen incorporated municipalities in southern Montgomery County to set dimensional standards for single-family houses, including height, bulk, massing, design and lot coverage, that are more stringent than those provided under the county code.(Briefly Noted)

Apr 26, 2006

Jane Jacobs, author of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," died April 25 in Toronto.(Briefly Noted)

Apr 26, 2006

The fish and wildlife service announced April 13 that it is removing the Arizona population of the pygmy owl from the endangered species list.(Briefly Noted)

Apr 26, 2006

A Wisconsin legislator is trying once again to repeal the state's Smart Growth law.(Briefly Noted)

Apr 26, 2006

A 'beautiful McDonald's?(construction contracts)(Brief article)

Apr 26, 2006

Existing-home sales rose 0.3 percent in March, on the heels of a 5.2 percent gain in February, the National Association of Realtors reported April 25.(Briefly Noted)

Apr 26, 2006

The builder confidence index fell to 50 in April, the National Association of Home Builders reported April 17.(Briefly Noted)

Apr 26, 2006

No variance for too-high roof, Texas court declares.

Apr 26, 2006

Reconcilable differences?(Slants & Trends)

Apr 12, 2006

A New York landowner's lawyers.(Slants & Trends)

Apr 12, 2006

The 3rd U.S. Circuit.(Slants & Trends)

Apr 12, 2006

Speaking of irrationality.(Slants & Trends)(Brief article)

Apr 12, 2006