Zoning Rules!

Zoning Rules!
Author: William A. Fischel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2015
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9781558442887

"Zoning has for a century enabled cities to chart their own course. It is a useful and popular institution, enabling homeowners to protect their main investment and provide safe neighborhoods. As home values have soared in recent years, however, this protection has accelerated to the degree that new housing development has become unreasonably difficult and costly. The widespread Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome is driven by voters’ excessive concern about their home values and creates barriers to growth that reach beyond individual communities. The barriers contribute to suburban sprawl, entrench income and racial segregation, retard regional immigration to the most productive cities, add to national wealth inequality, and slow the growth of the American economy. Some state, federal, and judicial interventions to control local zoning have done more harm than good. More effective approaches would moderate voters’ demand for local-land use regulation—by, for example, curtailing federal tax subsidies to owner-occupied housing"--Publisher's description.

Zoning Law and Practice

Zoning Law and Practice
Author: Emmett Clinton Yokley
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1978
Genre: Zoning law
ISBN:

Revised volumes by Douglas Scott MacGregor, 2000-

Rivers and harbors projects

Rivers and harbors projects
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 966
Release: 1954
Genre: Beach erosion
ISBN:

Chapter 160D

Chapter 160D
Author: David W. Owens
Publisher: Unc School of Government
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: City planning
ISBN: 9781560119760

"Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes is the first major recodification and modernization of city and county development regulations since 1905. The endeavor was initiated by the Zoning and Land Use Section of the N.C. Bar Association in 2013 and emanated from the section's rewrite of the city and county board of adjustments statute earlier that year. This bill summary and its many footnotes are intended to help citizens and local governments understand and navigate these changes."--Page vii.

The Economics of Zoning Laws

The Economics of Zoning Laws
Author: William A. Fischel
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1987-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780801835629

Land use controls can affect the quality of the environment, the provision of public services, the distribution of income and wealth, the development of natural resources, and the growth of the national economy. The Economics of Zoning Laws is the first book to apply the modern economic theory of property rights to all major aspects of zoning. Zoning laws are neither irrational constrints on otherwise efficient markets nor disinterested attempts to correct market failure. Rather, zoning must be viewed as a collective property right, vested in local governments and administered by politicians who rationally repsond to their constituents and to developers as markets for development rights arise. The Economics of Zoning Laws develops the economic theories of property rights and public choice and applies them to three zoning controversies: the siting of a large industrial plant, the exclusionary zoning of the suburbs, and the constitutional protection of propery owners from excessive regulation. Economic and legal theory, William Fischel contends, suggest that payment of damages under the taking clause of the Constitution may provide the most effective remedy for excessive zoning regulations.

The State Water Plan

The State Water Plan
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Environmental Resources. Bureau of Resources Programming
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1983
Genre: Water resources development
ISBN:

Water Code

Water Code
Author: Texas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1972
Genre: Water
ISBN:

Special Use Permits in North Carolina Zoning

Special Use Permits in North Carolina Zoning
Author: David W. Owens
Publisher: University of North Carolina Inst of
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781560115564

Virtually all North Carolina cities and counties with zoning use special and conditional use permits to provide flexibility in zoning ordinances and to secure detailed reviews of individual applications. This publication first examines the law related to the standards applying to such permits and the process required to make decisions about applications. Based on a comprehensive survey of North Carolina cities and counties, it then discusses how cities and counties have exercised that power.

Introduction to Zoning and Development Regulation

Introduction to Zoning and Development Regulation
Author: David W. Owens
Publisher: Unc School of Government
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781560117445

Zoning is one of the most visible and important functions of local governments. Few issues will pack a hearing room more quickly than a controversial zoning case that may address questions such as: -Should multifamily or commercial development be allowed on this site? -Will this rezoning increase traffic congestion or lead to overcrowded schools? -Is there any way we can protect this historic neighborhood or these natural resources if this development is approved? -Will this zoning decision stifle economic development? -What will this do to my property values? Many critical zoning decisions such as these are made by citizens serving on government panels. These decisions can have a tremendous impact on landowners, their neighbors, and the future quality of an entire community. Introduction to Zoning and Development Regulation provides a clear, understandable explanation of zoning law for citizen board members and the public. It is an introduction for citizens new to these issues or a refresher for those who have been at the zoning business for some time. This is a useful overview of land use law that will be of interest to anyone interested in or affected by local zoning and development regulation. This revised version replaces Introduction to Zoning, Third Edition, 2007, and all previous editions. A free PDF download of the table of contents is available (https://www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/introduction-zoning-and-development-regulation-fourth-edition!/details).

The Zoning of America

The Zoning of America
Author: Michael Allan Wolf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Revisits the landmark case Euclid v. Ambler, in which the Supreme Court surprisingly upheld the constitutionality of local zoning laws protecting residential neighborhoods from real and perceived disturbances, a decision that forever changed the way American cities and their suburbs were organized.