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Land Use and Building Regulations

Articles/Memos

Regulatory Takings: Downzoning

NAACP v. City of Kyle: Homebuilders Attack Local Zoning Authority

Chapter 245: Points to Ponder and Potenial Problems for Unprepared Cities

Sexually Oriented Business Update on Off-Premises Regulation

Annexation Development Agreement Memo (H.B.1472)

Railroad Quiet Zones

Variance Issues in Building Permit Error Cases

Fair Housing Law

Grandfathered Development Projects

Papers

Annexation Cheat Sheet

Annexation in Texas - Paper

Annexation: Regulation of Prior Uses

The Basics of Land Use and Development Regulation

Land Use Basics

Land Use Update

Rough Proportionality

A Case Study on Litigation Under the Fair Housing Act

Brownfields Redevelopment

Eminent Domain/Takings Update

Municipal Setting Designations and Redevelopment Strategies

Regulating Street Graphics

Local Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses

Revitilization of Older Communities

Municipal Regulation of Alcohol

 

Example Documents

Annexation Development Agreement Example (H.B. 1472)

Notice of Quiet Zone

Grandfathered Development Projects Sample Ordinance

Annexation Documents

Miscellaneous

Recent Developments in Quasi Vested Rights

Quiet Zones Power Point Handout

Local Regulation of Sex Offenders

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