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David Owens

Total posts found: 68

Can Offensive Content on Signs Be Prohibited?

09/06/22

Calculating the Majority Vote Required for Variances and Development Regulation Amendments

12/07/21

What Conditions Can Be Included in Conditional Zoning?

11/11/21

2018 Survey Results Are In

12/21/20

Chapter 160D Effective Date

06/20/20

Plan Consistency Statements

12/03/18

Statutory Requirements for Plan Consistency Statements

06/20/17

What Does the Farm Exemption from Zoning Regulation Include?

02/17/16

Advisory Board Review of Quasi-judicial Decisions

01/12/16

Regulating Land Uses Not Specifically Mentioned in a Zoning Ordinance

11/17/15

Can the City Tell Me What My New House Has to Look Like? Residential Design Standards

08/03/15

The Origins of Chapter 160D: Proposed Reorganization and Modernization of Planning and Development Regulation Statutes

04/08/15

Meet the Granny Pod: Zoning Protection for Temporary Family Health Care Structures

09/10/14

Requirements for Quasi-Judicial Decision Documents

07/08/14

Stay What? Placing Development on Hold While Appeals Are Pending

05/14/14

Incorporation by Reference of Maps and Outside Materials in Local Development Regulations

05/05/14

Can a Property Owner Be Cited for a Zoning Violation by a Tenant?

04/03/14

Mandated Notices in Land Development Regulations

01/28/14

The Who, What, and When of Appeals TO the Board of Adjustment

11/25/13

Choosing the Right Development Review Process: Factors to Consider

10/24/13

Voting Calculations for a Zoning Variance

09/30/13

Do You Have to Swear to Tell the Truth to the Board of Adjustment?

08/13/13

The Zoning Protest Petition is No More: Super-Majority Provision Repealed

07/19/13

BOA/Quasi-Judicial Statute Updated

06/12/13

Rick’s Cafe Experiences Growing Pains

05/16/13

What Do You Mean I Can’t Start Up My Business Again?

04/19/13

Topping Off a Telecommunication Tower

03/18/13

How Much Repair is Too Much Repair?

02/21/13

Can the Board Go Into a Closed Session to Deliberate a Quasi-Judicial Decision?

01/16/13

Which City and County Ordinances Apply in the ETJ?

01/03/13

A Conditional What? Clarifying Some Confusing Zoning Terminology

11/13/12

School Impact Fees and Development Regulations: Another Round

10/16/12

When Can a Biased Elected Official Participate in a Zoning Decision?

09/11/12

Can We Consider Ownership in a Zoning Decision?

08/14/12

Can We Continue this Zoning Hearing?

07/10/12

Can Time Limits be Imposed on Speakers at a Zoning Hearing?

06/13/12

Can a Group Home be Zoned Out of the Neighborhood?

05/15/12

Land Use Regulation of Internet Sweepstakes Cafes

04/17/12

Does the County Have to Comply with City Zoning?

03/14/12

Can I Be Heard? Who Gets to Speak at a Hearing on a Quasi-judicial Matter?

02/15/12

Tolling Ends, But Permit Extension Law Leaves Many Approvals in Place

01/18/12

Can Offensive Commercial Signs Be Prohibited?

11/09/11

Is a Local Government Required to Approve an Amendment to a Previously Approved Project?

10/11/11

What If a Proposed Rezoning Is Inconsistent With Our Plan?

09/13/11

Is the Mayor Doing Her Job or Improperly Receiving Evidence?

08/10/11

Rezoning Conditions Done Right

07/13/11

Can We Add a Condition to this Rezoning?

06/14/11

Legally Binding Written “Determinations” from a Zoning Official

05/10/11

Can a City Really Zone Land Outside the City?

04/12/11

Is This Spot Legal?

03/09/11

Advisory Letters from Zoning Officials Are Not Legally Binding

02/08/11

But I Already Bought the Lot and Had the Plans Made

01/11/11

Club-A-Gone-Gone? The Legal Effect of a Mistakenly Issued Permit

11/23/10

If We Can’t Collect a Fee, Can We Just Say No? Use of Impact Fees and Adequate Public Facility Regulatory Requirements

10/12/10

How Much is Too Much for That Application Fee?

09/14/10

Zoning Religious Land Uses

08/17/10

Can the Town Require This Religious Use to Get a Special Use Permit?

07/06/10

A Topless Bar in Our Fair Town?

06/15/10

Does Zoning Have to Provide a Place for Everything?

05/10/10

Singled Out. A Problem in Enforcement?

04/13/10

Can We Hit the Pause Button on Development Approvals?

03/16/10

Fixing an Error on a Zoning Map

02/09/10

Placing Conditions on a Special Use Permit

01/13/10

Do We Have to Hold Another Hearing on this Zoning Case?

12/22/09

Wouldn’t It Be Nice? Use of Development Agreements to Lock-in Project Details

11/24/09

Can the Opinions of Neighbors be Considered in a Zoning Hearing?

10/29/09

Contents of the Hearing Notice for a Zoning Amendment

09/25/09

New Life for Old Development Approvals

08/28/09

Total posts found: 68