NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot

NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot

Posted by: Patricia Salkin | June 30, 2023 NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot Petitioners brought an Article 78 proceeding to annul the determination of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation issuing a negative declaration pursuant to SEQRA with respect to a construction project and to annual the determination of the City of Buffalo that the project was consistent with the City’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program and the City’s zoning ordinance. However, the petitioner did not move for preliminary injunctive relief to enjoin the construction from continuing pending the…
NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot

MI Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court’s Decision That Property Owners Lacked Standing to Challenge a Township’s Amendment to its Zoning Ordinance.

This post originally appeared on the Dalton Tomich blog and is reposted with permission from Dan Dalton, Esq, – https://daltontomich.com/the-importance-of-zoning-notice-requirements-under-michigan-law/ in Montrief v. Macon Township Board of Trustees, the plaintiffs-landowners filed suit against the Township alleging an amended zoning ordinance was invalid and unenforceable based on a failure to comply with certain notice requirements. Under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, an enforcing authority, which in most cases is the local government, must provide notice with respect to certain actions taken in zoning matters. Generally, among the most common actions requiring notice are the following: Authorities must provide notice for public…
NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses First Amendment Challenges to Adult-Entertainment Ordinance

This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq. In 2003, the City of Augusta, Georgia enacted an adult-entertainment ordinance with the stated purpose of combating negative secondary effects associated with adult-oriented businesses. The owners and operators of two longstanding nude-dancing clubs in downtown Augusta, the Discotheque Lounge and Joker’s Lounge, sued the City and others claiming that the ordinance and related regulations violated the First Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment to the City on some claims and held that the plaintiffs lacked standing on other claims, and this appeal followed. On appeal, Plaintiffs first argued that the 2003…
Injury Lawyers Toronto |  Sokoloff Lawyers

Injury Lawyers Toronto | Sokoloff Lawyers

Sokoloff Lawyers are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we handle your personal information to protect your privacy. Privacy Legislation:Since January 1, 2004, all Canadian organizations engaged in commercial activities have been required to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information incorporated by reference into PIPEDA . These obligations extend to lawyers and law firms, including Sokoloff Lawyers. As a services firm, we have professional and ethical obligations to keep confidential the information we receive in the context of…
Lok – Fall 2022 – MJEAL

Lok – Fall 2022 – MJEAL

SEC Focus on Climate Change Risk and Disclosure Kathleen Lok As environmental concerns continue to research, investors and companies have continued to contend with how to report the impact of climate related risks on their business. Currently, the SEC does not require any specific environmental risk reporting, and instead bases disclosures on materiality.[1] This lack of a standardized framework gives companies much discretion to decide what environmental and climate-related information they choose to report, which is often done through voluntary sustainability reports.[2] A 2022 survey by Deloitte showed that more than two-thirds of public companies with over $500 million in…
AZ Appeals Courtroom Finds Real Subject of Materials Truth Existed as to Validity of 93 Signatures on Referendum Petition

AZ Appeals Courtroom Finds Real Subject of Materials Truth Existed as to Validity of 93 Signatures on Referendum Petition

This publish was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq. Electors filed a grievance for injunctive reduction in opposition to group organizations and numerous county officers difficult the validity of group organizations’ referendum petition, which sought to incorporate poll query as as to whether a portion of land ought to have been rezoned for the aim of creating a medical marijuana cultivation facility , as permitted by the county board of supervisors. Following a bench trial and supplemental movement for abstract judgment, the Superior Courtroom, Graham County, denied electors’ request for injunctive reduction. On attraction, Jones first argued the trial courtroom dominated…
thirty sixth Annual Land Use Legislation Convention Hosted by Touro Legislation Heart – in February 2023

thirty sixth Annual Land Use Legislation Convention Hosted by Touro Legislation Heart – in February 2023

FOUR VIRTUAL SESSIONS:Tuesday, February 7 and Wednesday, February 8, 2023Tuesday, February 14 and Wednesday, February 15, 2023 This Annual Land Use Institute program is designed for attorneys, skilled planners, and authorities officers concerned in land use planning, zoning, allowing, property improvement, conservation and environmental safety, and associated litigation. It not solely addresses and analyzes the state-of-the-art efforts by the federal government to handle land use and improvement, but in addition presents the important thing points confronted by property homeowners and builders in acquiring vital governmental approvals. This program excellent options: • Preeminent school of practitioners and teachers who present a…