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Rezoning By Amendment As An Administrative Or Quasi-Judicial Act: The "New Look" In Michigan Zoning, Roger A. Cunningham
Rezoning By Amendment As An Administrative Or Quasi-Judicial Act: The "New Look" In Michigan Zoning, Roger A. Cunningham
Michigan Law Review
The traditional view in zoning law has been that the enactment of an original zoning ordinance and any amendments thereto by a local governing body is a "legislative" act, as contrasted with the granting of a "special exception" or a "variance" by the zoning board of appeals (or board of adjustment), which is an "administrative" or "quasi-judicial" act. Recently, however, the Oregon and Washington supreme courts have challenged this view, concluding that, under some circumstances at least, the enactment of a zoning amendment should be considered an "administrative" or "quasi-judicial" act, and thus subject to more extensive judicial review. Although …
Growth Restriction V. The Right To Travel: The Petaluma Plan, Dowell R. Fontenot
Growth Restriction V. The Right To Travel: The Petaluma Plan, Dowell R. Fontenot
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Law—Zoning For Single-"Family" Dwellings Is Not Denial Of Equal Protection To Unrelated Persons—Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), Albert G. Marquis
Constitutional Law—Zoning For Single-"Family" Dwellings Is Not Denial Of Equal Protection To Unrelated Persons—Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974), Albert G. Marquis
Washington Law Review
Six unrelated persons resided in a single dwelling in Belle Terre, New York, in violation of the Village's zoning ordinance. The village is zoned exclusively for one-family dwellings; "family" is defined by the ordinance as: One or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit [or] a number of persons but not exceeding two (2) living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption, or marriage shall be deemed to constitute a family. The lessors of the residence were served with notice that failure of …
Mobile Home Park Practices: The Legal Relationship Between Mobile Home Park Owners And Tenants Who Own Mobile Homes, Robert S. Hightower
Mobile Home Park Practices: The Legal Relationship Between Mobile Home Park Owners And Tenants Who Own Mobile Homes, Robert S. Hightower
Florida State University Law Review
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General Welfare And "No-Growth" Zoning Plans: Consideration Of Regional Needs By Local Authorities, Howard Allen Weiner
General Welfare And "No-Growth" Zoning Plans: Consideration Of Regional Needs By Local Authorities, Howard Allen Weiner
Case Western Reserve Law Review
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