Reviewing the Last Part of the Course

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Reviewing the Last Part of the Course

• Land Use Regulation Power of the Law and its
  Limits

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Big Picture

• Property is about relationships, not things.
• Trespasser v. TenCom
• FSA v. JointTen
• Govt regulation v. private agreement (express or
  implied)

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Brute Force Only

• Trespass
• Physical invasion requirement limits

• Nuisance
• Substantial impairment and equitable balancing
  limits

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Big Hammer Euclidean Zoning

• Does Power Exist?
• Authority?
• Statute?
• Comprehensive plan issue
• Ordinance?
• Variances?

• Limits
• Spot zoning v. Comprehensive plan
• Gallo
• Constitution.
• Vagueness?
• Issaqhah Stoyanoff
• EQP? Euclid
• Taking? Euclid

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Still a Big Hammer NonEuclidean Zoning

• Does Power Exist?
• Authority?
• Statute?
• Ordinance?
• Variance or nonconforming use violates ordinance
  but excused. Velatie, Rancourt, Cousins,
  Klawuhn.
• CUP/SUP zoning ordinance itself and/or act of
  locality allows for odd use (cell tower in
  neighborhood). Villareal

• Limits
• Constitution.
• Vagueness?
• EQP?
• DP? Union College
• Taking
• Vested Rights/Takings
• Valatie

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What do you do if you need a smaller hammer?

• RC, express easements
• Also may be implied by law
• Servitudes
• Implied easements

• See tomorrow

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Plats Subdivisions

• Power
• Mercer Rev. Stat. 5j. See Kaufman

• Limits
• Constitution
• Vagueness?
• Kaufman
• Takings
• Dudek etc.

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Limits of Local Power

• Regional Planning
• Authority?
• Does localitys action comply with statute?
  Lesher

• Limits
• Constitution. Norbeck
• Hold zones as takings. Miller

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CERCLA

• Federal statute imposes liability for certain
  owners of property burdened by hazardous
  substances

• A special, important issue