Search Results Searched for: Resource Type is Student articles Results 1 - 10 of 56 The Official Map as a Municipal Land Use Tool Full Record This paper, by Michael Murphy, first outlines the statutory authority for official maps in New York State. It then focuses on official map case law. The paper includes a survey of Westchester County m... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Local Regulatory Controls of Municipalities in the Great Swamp Full Record This article deals with the various local regulations adopted to protect and preserve The Great Swamp (the largest wetland area in New York State) by the municipalities encompassing it. The article s... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Open Space in New York Full Record Open space includes any area that is characterized by natural scenic beauty or whose condition or quality is such that it will enhance the present or potential value of surrounding developed lands, or... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Overlay Zoning in NYS Full Record Overlay zoning offers more flexibility in land use planning than Eucliclean zoning by allowing a municipality to protect certain areas as well as encouraging or discouraging certain types of developme... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Report on Wildfire Destruction Prevention Methods in Poway, California, by Ben Zicherman Full Record In 2003 a large wild fire set upon the southern Californian city of Poway. As the region is quite fire prone, Poway had already implemented rigorous land use regulation and strict enforcement of thos... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... The Past and Future of Disaster Relief Legislation in the USA Full Record This article focuses on the mitigation of natural disasters through land use regulation. Cerbino also discusses the history of disaster relief legislation, FEMA, the role of the President in regard t... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Municipal Regulation of Aesthetics Full Record This article discusses the methods available for regulating land use on aesthetic grounds in New York State. Although considered a less important use of a state’s police powers than health or safety ... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Coastal Zone Management in New York Full Record Skokol focuses on the diverse coastal environment of New York State. In addition to the fact that the natural processes limit the stability of the shoreline, the growing population along the coast ha... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Affordable Housing Full Record Student article and website resources concerning the affordable housing shortage in New York and throughout the country. The article explains that New York families with median incomes can scarcely a... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... State and Locally Mandated Training Full Record Two bills in the New York State Assembly would require land use training for municipal planning board or commission members and for members of zoning boards of appeal. Some New York towns, such as Gos... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Search time: 0.233 seconds Next 10 Results >>>		Browse Resources Advanced Search About Home User Name Password Sign up for an account.
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