In 2010, Helen Holden Slottje, a lawyer in upstate New York pioneered a legal strategy to keep fracking out of communities
using local zoning laws.
In a test case pitting community rights against the oil and gas industry, the Court ruled that the towns of Dryden and Middlefield can
use local zoning laws to ban heavy industry, including oil and gas operations, within municipal borders.
Not exact matches
Because when the
locals use zoning laws to bully a commune, or the feds conduct a drug bust, or Democratic Party divisions get Richard Nixon elected, it's just like Nazi Germany, you know?
The Delaware Riverkeeper, Maya K. van Rossum, told lawmakers at the news conference how her group and several municipalities had
used the environmental clause in Pennsylvania's Constitution to challenge a pro-fracking
law that would have pre-empted
local zoning and imposed a gag order on health professionals.
The board will consider the
zone change application for the Hills at Southampton, a proposed mixed -
used planned development district in East Quogue, and a
local law to change the
zoning district there for the Hills.
The town's
zoning and planning boards along with the town board vote on land
use in the town but are guided by state and
local laws on their decisions.
Local Legislation Be sure to look into
zoning laws locally for anything that might impact your ability to
use signage, your hours of operation and your ability to keep pets at the store — and do it before you even look at that lease!
Most leases stipulate that the tenant may not
use or occupy the premises in violation of the building's Certificate of Occupancy or
local zoning or environmental
laws.
Local zoning laws were a problem too, as the cars couldn't be placed on neither residential nor commercial areas, but the couple finally found a mixed -
use commercial neighbourhood near a nature reserve where their home could finally be situated.
Hi Mills — We
used a
local architect who was familiar with
zoning and building
laws.
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Zoning issues and land
use can be complex, involving various
local, state and federal
laws.
Our practice at Taylor Legal focuses on land
use and
zoning, small business and corporate
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On numerous occasions, our lawyers have served as
local counsel to out - of - town developers and
law firms representing outside interests in
local zoning and land
use matters.
Understanding municipal
law and land -
use planning is also critical for First Nations located in urban or suburban areas, where
local government
zoning can impact the management of reserve or treaty settlement lands.
The attorneys who collaborate have considerable experience in
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Law ™, the webinar covered the Religious Land
Use & Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and how it has changed the landscape of
local zoning decisions and disputes involving religious exercise.
The solution is simple: make the language as broad as possible, requiring that the tenant comply with all federal, provincial and
local laws and licensing, as it relates to the physical
use of the property (
zoning, noise), as well as the tenant's business.