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High Court Gives New Life to L.A. Adult Business Zoning
High Court Gives New Life to L.A. Adult Business Zoning

Jun 1, 2002

Kenneth Jost, Legal Digest, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

WASHINGTON _ A U.S. Supreme Court decision tentatively upholding a Los Angeles zoning ordinance banning multiple adult businesses at the same location left lawyers for both sides predicting victory at an eventual trial.
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Unpermitted Activity Doesn't Alter Baseline for Review, Court Rules
Unpermitted Activity Doesn't Alter Baseline for Review, Court Rules

Jun 1, 2002

California Environmental Quality Act, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Sacramento County, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

Sacramento County properly used 1997 conditions as the baseline for the environmental review of an airport project, even though the general aviation airport had been operating and growing without county permits since the early 1970s, the Third District Court of Appeal has ruled.
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City Barred From Adding Conditions To Mobile Home Park Conversion
City Barred From Adding Conditions To Mobile Home Park Conversion

Jun 1, 2002

CP&DR Staff, Housing, Legal Digest, Riverside County, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

The City of Palm Springs added improper conditions to a subdivision map approval when it considered a property owner's proposal to subdivide a mobile home park so that the park could be converted to resident-owned, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled.
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Complete Text, Nevada County Property Owner Reimbursement Process Initiative
Complete Text, Nevada County Property Owner Reimbursement Process Initiative

Jun 1, 2002

other, Vol. 17 No. 06 Jun 2002

the full text of the Nevada County 2002 "Property Owner Reimbursement Process Initiative" is contained in this article. For context on the article, make sure to see Paul Shigley's featured article in this same June 2002 edition of CP&DR, entitled "Local Takings Initiative Heads to Ballot."
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