Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Congress Stays NPDES Permitting for Forest Roads

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In a move that gives forest landowners a bit of comfort, Congress has stayed NPDES permitting for forest roads until October 1, 2012 throug...
Friday, December 23, 2011

New Legislation May Allow Yankeetown to Keep Its Referedum Requirement

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New comprehensive planning legislation that may interest my readers has been filed. For those who are not as familiar with comprehensive pla...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

In Florida, Exactions Limitations Apply Only to Real Property, Not Personal Property

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In a recent case , the Florida Supreme Court held that the law of exactions--a part of takings law--only applies to the dedication of real p...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

DCA files motion to dismiss Community Planning Act legislation

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I've been following the Yankeetown v. DCA (37 2011 CA 002036) litigation. So far, I've written on Yankeetown's complaint  alleg...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Third Quarter 2011: Recent Florida Environmental and Land Use Case Law

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This post continues my series of case law updates for those interested in recent environmental and land use cases in Florida. Once again, t...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

St. Pete Beach intervenes in Constitutional Challenge to Community Planning Act

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Another city has piled onto Yankeetown's constitutional challenge to the Community Planning Act  (HB 7207, signed into law as ch. 2011-1...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Yankeetown Files Complaint to Declare Community Planning Act Unconstitutional

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Well, that didn't take long. Tiny Yankeetown , with a population of less than a 1,000, has challenged HB 7207, this session's land...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

New Institute in Florida Pledges to Protect Property Rights

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The Pacific Legal Foundation has created the Wade L. Hopping Institute for Private Property Rights . The Institute will fight to protect pr...
Monday, July 18, 2011

A Professional Planner's Take on the Community Planning Act

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The president of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association, Merle Bishop, FAICP, recently responded to an article by St. Pete...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

Resource for Recent Florida Environmental and Land Use Case Law

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For those who are interested in recent environmental and land use case law in Florida, the Environmental and Land Use Section of the Florid...