The Land Use Calendar will primarily cover appeals from decisions of local review boards such as zoning boards, appeals relating to development applications, and appeals from the enactment or amendment of zoning ordinances....more
When commencing an action or proceeding challenging a land use approval, it is critical that the plaintiff/petitioner identify all parties having an interest in both the approval itself and the real property to which it...more
Judicial Council amends prior emergency rule to adjust land use litigation deadlines - Bullet Allen Matkins – May 29 - On May 29, 2020, the California Judicial Council amended its Emergency Rule 9 to provide fixed...more
Deciding that the “primary and predominant” purpose of a behavioral skills program was the treatment of serious mental illness and not the teaching of “core life skills,” the Land Court rejected arguments that the program...more
Whether in CEQA or Efforts to Halt Climate Change, Will the State Wrest Control of Land Use Decisions Away From Locals? - Introduction - The consequences of climate change are broadcast regularly: wildfires, sea-level...more
Before we blog our way into 2017, we wanted to take a moment to review the topics that we blogged about in 2016 and to remind our readers that the land use practice group at Farrell Fritz is a diverse group of attorneys,...more
Expert appraisers have testified that the proposed development will not adversely affect values of properties adjacent to this new development. Nevertheless, the testimony does not seem right to you. You remember the Great...more
What type of land use proceeding is this? Finding the correct answer to this question is critical to knowing your client’s rights and avoiding legal error. Like different sports, there are distinct types of land use...more
A ruling this month by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) in Campbell v. City of South Portland, 2015 ME 125, could have fatal implications for some land use appeals. In Campbell, the building inspector issued a...more
It's the first day of autumn. We at the North Carolina Land Use Litigator thought we'd take this chance to look at the world of real estate and land use a little differently....more
Today's topic is the North Carolina Court of Appeals' decision in Mount Ulla Historical Preservation Society, Inc. v. Rowan County, 11 CVS 2793 (February 18, 2014). The full opinion can be accessed below....more
The lessons taught by the Fifth District Court of Appeal in its recently-published decision in Protect Agricultural Land v. Stanislaus County Local Agency Formation Commission (City of Ceres, RPI), ___ Cal.App.4th ___, 2014...more
In This Presentation: - Purchasing/Financing Partially Approved Land Development Projects ..Information Gathering/Due Diligence ..Determining the Status of the Approval Process ..Expiration of Approvals,...more
Spring is here, and it seems the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government have all been busy trying to “clean up” CEQA and related areas of the law in one way or another. Recent items of interest include: ...more