Land Use Law

Prof. Daniel R. Mandelker

Cases

Adult Uses:

Borough of Sayreville v. 35 Club, LLC, 33 A.2d 1200 (N.J. 2012)
Muffett v. City of Yakima ex rel. Members of its City Council, 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 99182 (W.D. Wash. 2012)

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, 2012 N.Y. App. Div. Lexis 5368

Legislative v. Administrative:

Waste Connections of Tennessee, Inc. v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, 2013 Tenn. App. LEXIS 212

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

Nonresident Standing:

Moore v. City of Middletown, 2012 Ohio Lexis 2043

Open Meetings Laws:

Bowie v. Board of County Commissioners, 2012 Md. App. LEXIS 6
WSG Holdings, LLC v. Bowie, 2012 Md. LEXIS 838

Planned Unit Developments:

Harper Park Two, LLP v. City of Austin, 2011 Tex. App. Lexis 6655
Moab Local Green Party v. Moab City, 276 P.3d 1230 (Utah App. 2012)

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:

Woodward v. Monona County Board of Supervisors, 2012 Iowa App. Lexis 952

RLUIPA:

Opulent Life Church v. City of Holly Springs, 655 F.3d 279 (5th Cir. 2012)

Sign Regulations:

Wag More Dogs v. Arlington County, 2012 U.S. App. Lexis 10264 (4th Cir. 2012)
Interstate Outdoor Advertising v. Zoning Board of Mt. Laurel, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 2816 (3rd Cir. 2013)

Standing:

Moore v. City of Middletown, 975 N.E.2d 977 (Ohio 2012)
Ray v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 36 A.3d 521 (Md. App. 2012)

Substantive Due Process:

Dunes West Golf Club, LLC v. Town of Mount Pleasant, 2013 S.C. Lexis 2 (S.C. 2013)

Takings:

Mehaffy v. United States, 2012 U.S. App. Lexis 25178 (Fed. Cir. 2012)
Lingle v. Chevron USA, Inc., 544 U.S. 528 (2005) (HTML|DOC|PDF)
Commentary by Edward J. Sullivan
Dunes West Golf Club, LLC v. Town of Mount Pleasant, 737 S.E.2d 601 (S.C. 2013)

Variances:

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

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