Land Use Law :: Prof. Daniel R. Mandelker :: Washington University in St. Louis

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Adult Use: Independence News v. City of Charlotte, 568 F.3d 148 (4th Cir. 2009)
Comprehensive Plan: Largent v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Paw Paw, 2008 W. Va. LEXIS 106 (W. Va. 2008)
Ethics: Randolph v. City of Brigantine Planning Board, 2009 N.J. Super. LEXIS 35 (N.J. App. Div. 2009)
Exactions
- Ocean Harbor House Homeowner's Ass'n v. Cal. Coastal Comm'n, 2008 Cal. App. LEXIS 770 (Cal. Ct. App., 2008)
- B.A.M. Development v. Salt Lake Country, 196 P.3d 601 (Utah 2008)
Formula Business Ordinance: Island Silver & Spice, Inc., v. Islamorada, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 19143 (11th Cir. 2008)
Historic Preservation
- Appropriateness Review: Gibbons v. Historic Dist. Comm'n, 941 A.2d 917 (Conn. 2008)
- Hanna v. City of Chicago, 2009 Ill. App. Lexis 98 (Ill. App. 2009)
Initiative: Citizens for Planning Responsibility v. County of San Luis Obispo, 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1287 (Cal. Ct. App., 2009)
Moratoria:
- Biggers v. City of Bainbridge Island, 169 P.3d 14 (Wash. 2007)
- Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 122 S.Ct. 1465 (2002) (.HTML | .DOC)
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
Religious Use: Lighthouse Institute for Evangelism, Inc. v. City of Long Branch, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 27390 (3d Cir. 2007)
Ripeness:
- San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City & County of San Francisco, 125 S. Ct. 2491 (2005)
- Ralph Merrill v. Summit County, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16056
RLUIPA: Centro Familiar Cristiano Buenas Nuevas v. City of Yuma, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7225 (D. Ariz. 2009)
Sign Regulation:
- Covenant Media, LLC v. North Charleston, 493 F.3d 421 (4th Cir. 2007)
- Naser Jewelers, Inc. v. City of Concord, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 1052 (1st Cir. 2008)
Spot Zoning: Quoc Tu Pham v. City of Chattanooga 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 445 (Tenn. Ct. App., 2009)
Subdivision Control: Pansy Road, LLC v. Town Plan and Zoning Comm'n of Fairfield, 926 A.2d 1029 (Conn. 2007)
Takings:
- 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
Vested Rights and Exactions: F.D.R. Srour Partnership v. Montgomery County , 944 A.2d 1149 (Md. App. 2008)
Whole Parcel Rule: State ex rel. Shelly Materials, Inc. v. Clark County Bd. of Comm'rs. 875 N.E.2d 59 (Ohio 2007)

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