A resident can challenge adverse zoning amendments by demanding that the change be ratified by a referendum if sufficient signatures can be obtained on a petition.
A resident has a remedy if a municipality implements a...more
To the extent that an ordinance in ambiguous, it must be interpreted in favor of the property owner.
I recently overturned an adverse decision against a client by the Webster Township Zoning Board of Appeals. In that...more
The Wastenaw County Circuit Court overturned an adverse decision by the Webster Township Zoning Board of Appeals, determining that seasonal barn weddings are a permitted use in the Agricultural zoning classification.
I...more
The Supreme Court of the United States applied a multi-factor test to rule that a regulation prohibiting construction on an undersized lot contiguous to a second lot under common ownership was not a taking.
In the broadest...more
6/26/2017
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Murr v Wisconsin ,
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