Should Zoning Laws Be Responsible For The Cleanup?

In 1969, Massachusetts fashioned the law 40B, famously referred to as the “Anti-Snob Zoning Act”, which allows developers to bypass land use restrictions in towns where less than ten percent of the housing meets the state definition of affordable. There are multiple positions and solutions to friction in Massachusetts largely inspired by controversy surrounding the State's affordable housing law, Massachusetts General Laws chapter 40B between housing advocates and open space advocates. This thesis reviews and critiques the current law, and diagnoses various legislative proposals for the progressive feud.

The City of Tampa, FL, is a growing city that is known for its opportunities and has a diversity of ethnicities. Meaning that people can come from anywhere and live a life they want to. However, the City of Tampa, FL, has violated the citizens of Tampa, by taking away culture and traditions in communities. These owners have put in a great deal of time and hard work keeping their property up, as well as keeping their tradition and culture. It isn't fair that generation of ancestors work hard for their family businesses, churches, homes and schools to be taken away by the Government; therefore, I believe the people should have the opportunity to prove they can afford their property and they should be allowed their culture and traditions.

The Iowa City Zoning Code was designed to be developed together with the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan; the goal is to stimulate the progress of a better quality of life for the population. Moreover, the regulations cover the provisions of the law for land use control in Iowa City. The document regulates the land use authorization for each of the zones and details the specific areas outlined in Iowa City. There are many land use area in the Iowa City Zoning Ordinance, as shown in Map 1 (Appendix C). However, this document will cover the use of residential land and will explain three of them: the Low-Density Single-Family Residential Zone (RS-5), Medium Density Multi-Family Residential Zone (RM-20), and Neighborhood Stabilization Residential

With a growing real estate market, investors can expect a good return on their investment. In addition, the industries within the town bring in new residents and potential business income.

When looking into the history of the building and the surrounding buildings to find out the past they noticed that the property right next door had historical value. This meant it could not be broken down at any point in the future. The land already had specific zoning and ordinances that did not allow them to build the mixed use type of building that they wanted. They then looked to get the zoning changed from a C-2 zoning to a C-3 zoning, which would then allow them to be able to build what they were hoping to build. A C-2 zoning better known as a neighborhood business, permits the uses of C-1 zoning uses, rentals, outdoor advertising, and the building of different forms of shops. The major difference between these zonings is the maximum height limit allowed for the owners of the properties to build. With a C-2 zoning, the maximum height limit for the building is thirty-five feet, or as provided in community standards district. On the other hand, a C-3 zoning allows the height limit to be thirteen times the buildable area (except as otherwise provided in community standards). This distinction in zonings made it imperative for my family to be able to get their zoning change passed for their project. After speaking with the city about this and filing certain motions to change the zoning, the city requested the creation of residential space instead of

Studies have shown an overconcentration of liquor stores, bars and nightclubs in neighborhoods can have adverse impacts, characterized as “public nuisances”, on nearby residential, commercial, industrial and civic areas. The term “public nuisances” acts as an umbrella for a plethora of diverse negative conditions that have may tangible impacts on a community and residents, such as graffiti, loitering, escalated noise levels, litter, and public drinking, among many others. Indeed, what constitutes as public nuisances in the context of alcohol consumption is broad. However, it is tailored to the specific surrounding neighborhood since residents have the best insight into the problems of their neighborhoods and larger community

The rule established in Ryland’s and fletcher is that anything likely to cause mischief, if it escapes refers to “beasts, or water, or filth, or stenches.” In the case of Cambridge Water Co and Eastern Counties Leather, the chemical perchloroethene (for tanning leather) was the culprit of contamination and it was ruled that it was included as something used to cause mischief if it escaped. We can use this ruling to decide that the hydrofluorosilicic acid was likely to cause mischief.

It is well settled that the courts of the Commonwealth of PA have held that when commercial uses are proposed to be located in residential neighborhoods, they are nuisances per se or actionable nuisances-in-fact. Indeed, the courts have declared that such commercial intrusions into residential neighborhoods are actionable as nuisances per se prior to their impact to prevent such intrusions. (emphasis added) In the case of Diehl v. Lockard, 254 Pa. Super. 111, 385 A.2d 550 (1978), even a single Pizza Hut restaurant proposed for a residential area was found to constitute a nuisance per se which could be precluded prior to construction.

Currently, the way that we use the stormwater runoff is one of the most important issues that was raised, and that was wanting to be discussed. However, green infrastructure is a entire field of thinking for the conveyance of stormwater, and there are many different types of green infrastructure. Due to the variety of different green infrastructure types, the cost of the instastructure will vary, especially when comparing them to the beginning of construction than what typical grey stormwater management costs The main cost savings of green infrastructure are the long term benefits, from the reduction of flooding, and pollution in the water table, to the beautification or our communities. This has been shown in many different cities and urban landscapes, in New York City they calculated that the cost per gallon of storm sewer reduction for the Grey infrastructure was more expensive costing $0.62 per gallon while it only costed. $0.45 per gallon for Green infrastructure. This means that cities are going to be able to save money while reducing the amount of stormwater that enters the storm sewers.

By lowering the property values of the buildings it could cause new businesses want to move into the new building. The Mayor could also give discounts to their taxes.

Identify the town and state in which you currently live (permanent address). Provide an overview of zoning for this location, i.e., is it all residential zoning or a mix of residential, business and/or industrial?

Your Planning Commission (PC) publicly hears rezoning proposals, considering their long-term effects. Your property is surrounded by Agricultural Zones with Multiple Family Housing across the street. Rezoning to a General Business District would create an unconnected zone called a “spot zone.” This is the allowance of a more “intensive” use of land than your neighbors. While your karate studio may not be bothersome, a zoning change is permanent, meaning your site could become far more intensive in the future and may disrupt your neighbors. It is unlikely the township will favor this option. You could possibly sue. The courts utilize a comprehensive plan, which Lake Township lacks, to judge the legality of the “spot zone.” However, rezoning is still inadvisable since the new zone will compound problems by making your residence a “non-conforming” use. Your house would be “grandfathered in,” meaning you could continue using it, but a non-conforming use cannot expand, change, or significantly improve. . Perhaps the best argument is, a likelier and less intensive route

From the letter sent to us by the client, we know both sides of the village use the water from the river to “bathe, do laundry, cook and clean.” Thus, we must create a passage that does not impede the local people from these activities. Business and farmers are also dependent on the river for commerce and keeping social relations, so they ideally would want a design that requires low or easy maintenance, materials that last well after the completion of the build. As students of Mines, we must consider the environmental costs and incur no damage to the village and its surrounding areas. We must also consider the financial aspect of the project and ensure that we do no exceed the budget limit of $20,000. All in all, the people of Los Encuentros need create a safe passage connecting the north and south side of the village during high flow season with continued access to river water, capable of being used by pedestrians and transportation such as cars, motorcycles, horses, and ox-carts, and a sustainable design under $20,000 in

local zoning ordinances and regulations are important considerations when choosing your business location and several critical business decisions such as purchasing property or making improvements to your existing property and they also have so it is important to understand the laws before you commit to anything.

When deciding where to put a new restaurant, you'll find that different options have different benefits and costs. If you were to choose an expensive site downtown, the opportunity cost would be an inexpensive house in a quiet neighborhood. A benefit of being downtown would be that a lot more people would probably come into the restaurant and spend money than in a quiet neighborhood. Buying an expensive lot downtown would also leave you in debt most likely, and a lot of the funds earned for a while would go toward paying that debt off. You would pay off the debt eventually, but it may take a long time depending on how the restaurant goes. Once the debt was paid off though, it would make a lot more money than a restaurant in a quiet neighborhood.