Land Use and Building Regulations
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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
- Tree Preservation in the ETJ
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
- Billboards - Effects on Drivers
