Land Use Law

• Adult Uses: Borough of Sayreville v. 35 Club, LLC, 33 A.2d 1200 (N.J. 2012)
• Airport Zoning: DeCook v. Rochester International Airport Zoning Board, 2011 Minn. Lexis 135 (2011)
• Anti-NIMBY: Honchariw v. County of Stanislaus, 132 Cal. Rptr. 874 (Cal. App. 2011)
• Cluster Housing: Pomeranc-Burke, LLC v. Wicomico Environmental Trust, LTD, 14 A.2d 1266 (Md. 2011)
• Conditional Uses: Burns Holdings, LLC v. Teton County Board of Commissioners, 272 P.3d 412 (Idaho 2012)
• Exactions: B.A.M. Development, L.L.C. v. Salt Lake Country, 2012 Utah Lexis 49 (2012)
• Fair Housing Act: Putnam Family Partnership v. City of Yucaipa, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 3264 (9th Cir. 2012)
• Formula Businesses: Mead Square Commons v. Village of Victor, 930 N.Y.S.2d 431 (Sup. Ct. 2011)

Moratoria:

• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 122 S.Ct. 1465 (2002) (.HTML | .DOC)
• Commentary by Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute
• Commentary by Edward J. Sullivan
• Commentary by Peter Salsich
• Commentary by Mike Berger
• Brief for Petitioner
• Reply Brief for Petitioner
• Brief for Respondent
• Amicus Brief (United States for Respondent)
• Oral Argument

Mt. Laurel Doctrine:

• Fair Share Doctrine: In the Matter of Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan, (N.J. App. Div., 10/27/1010)
• Growth Share Rule: In the Matter of the Adoption OF N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97 by the New Jersey Countil on Affordable Housing, 2010 N.J. Super. LEXIS 201 (Oct. 8, 2010)

Open Meetings Laws:

• Bowie v. Board of County Commissioners, 2012 Md. App. LEXIS 6

Planned Unit Developments:

• Harper Park Two, LLP v. City of Austin, 2011 Tex. App. Lexis 6655

Public Use:

• Kelo et. al. v. City of New London et al., 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
• Connecut Supreme Court Opinion at 843 A.2d 500 (2004) (cert. granted)
• Briefs can be found at www.ij.org

Rezoning:

• Phoenix Development Co. v. City of Woodinville, 256 P.3d 1150 (Wash. 2011)

Redevelopment/Discrimination: Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc. v. Township of Mt. Holly, 658 F.3d 375 (5th Cir. 2011)

Ripeness:

• San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City & County of San Francisco, 125 S. Ct. 2491 (2005)
• Alto Eldorado Partnership v. County of Santa Fe, 634 F.3d 1170 (10th Cir. 2011)

RLUIPA:

• Elijah Group, Inc. v. City of Leon Valley, 643 F.3d 419 (5th Cir. 2011)
• Roman Catholic Bishop v. City of Springfield, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 345 (D. Mass. 2011)

Sign Regulation: Interstate Outdoor Adver. v. Zoning Bd. of Cherry Hill, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103462 (D.N.J. 2011)

Standing:

• Ray v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 36 A.3d 521 (Md. App. 2012)

Takings:

• Henry v. Jefferson County Comm'n, 637 F.3d 269 (4th Cir. 2011)
• Guggenheim v. City of Goleta, 2010 U.S. App. Lexis 25981 (9th Cir. 2010)
• Lingle v. Chevron USA, Inc., 544 U.S. 528 (2005) (HTML|DOC|PDF)
• On Cert. from Lingle v. Chevron USA, Inc., 363 F.3d 846 (9th Cir. 2004)
• Commentary by Edward J. Sullivan
• Summaries of Recent Cases

Unrelated Families: McMaster v. Colubmia Board of Zoning Appeals, 2011 S.C. Lexis 394 (S.C. 2011)

Urban Growth Boundaries: 1000 Friends of Oregon v. Land Conservation & Development Commission, 259 P.3d 1021 (Ore. App. 2011)

Variances: Sheppard v. Zoning Board of Appeal of Boston, 2012 Mass. App. LEXIS 97 (Mass. App. 2012)