Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Developments of Regional Impact to Surface in 2014 Legislative Session

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Bruce Ritchie recently wrote a good summary in the Florida Current of a bill concerning Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs). Here's a...
Monday, December 23, 2013

Florida's New Environmental Resource Permit Rules

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As you may have heard, Florida environmental resource permit (ERP) process has been overhauled and streamlined with the Statewide Environmen...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The Aftermath of Koontz - An Update and Review of New Scholarship

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What's going on with Koontz , you might be wondering?  Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist. , 133 S. Ct. 2586 (2013). For readers...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

To Review Comprehensive Plan Consistency, Go With What The Development Order Says, Not What the Developer (Or Government) Says

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My posting has been sparse lately, and there are a number of cases that deserve some attention. First up is  U.S. Sugar Corp. v. 1000 Frie...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

New Florida Rule to Eliminate Water Management District Fees for Some Forestry-Related Activities

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In good news for Florida's timberlands owners, the Florida Forestry Association reports: The $250 fee for receiving a permit from the...
Monday, August 19, 2013

Quick Update: Will Congress Act to Fix the Forest Roads Quagmire through the Farm Bill?

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I've had some questions lately about the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Decker v. NEDC , 568 U.S. _ (2013). As I...
Friday, August 16, 2013

What Effect has the Community Planning Act had on Growth Management in Florida?

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Robert Rhodes has a thoughtful piece in the Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use Section Reporter, entitled "The 2011 Communit...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Upcoming Presentation about Sustainability and Property Rights

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On Friday, September 13th at 9 am, come out to the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association's (APA) annual conference. I...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Sackett v. EPA: One Year Later

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Now that the Pacific Legal Foundation has won another big property rights victory with the Koontz  decision , it seems appropriate to retur...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Early Roundup of Koontz Commentary

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Earlier today, I wrote about the win for landowners in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist. , No. 11-447 (June 25, 2013). On reading ...