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Denial of Zoning Amendment Constituted Reverse Spot Zoning
Petitioner sought a zoning change for a parcel of undeveloped property in southwest Miami-Dade County from AU (agricultural zoning permitting one residence per five acres) to EU-1 (estate zoning permitting one residence per one acre)...

City Zoning Code Does Not Reach Cyberspace: Adult Activities Inside Residence Broadcast Over the Internet Immune from Zoning Regulations
Following a ruling in June holding that the Plaintiffs, Flava Works, had standing to challenge the application of the zoning ordinance of the City of Miami to its virtual adult use, the District Court granted the plaintiffs summary judgment...

Equitable estoppel did not apply in zoning case under facts and zoning action was arbitrary: Sebastian-Voor Properties, LLC, et al. v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, et al. (SC 2/21/2008)
Sebastian-Voor Properties, LLC, et al. v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, et al. ZONING: Land Use Planning PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING OPINION BY SCHRODER; NOBLE NOT SITTING; ABRAMSON CONCURRING IN RESULT ONLY DATE RENDERED: 2/21/2008 2006-SC-000732-DG...

Adjacent Property Owners Are ?Persons Aggrieved? for Purposes of Zoning and Appeals Court Finds that Two Lots in Single Ownership Merged for Purposes of Zoning
Gallo owns two adjacent lots which have been held in common ownership since at least 1945. One lot contains a residence (and is approximately 13,418 square feet) and the second lot has never been developed (and is approximately 12,918 square feet)...

Respondents Lacked Standing to Challenge Determination of Zoning Officer, and Zoning Board of Appeals Lacked Authority to Review Determination
Petitioners RSM proposed to build a residential community on two adjacent parcels, one of which borders Canandaigua Lake...

Zoning commission's authority in reviewing proposed cluster development within context of county's comprehensive zoning plan; spirit of the plan vs. applicable standards: CITIZENS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF JESSAMINE CNTY V. COOPER DEVELOPMENT (COA 10/17/08
CITIZENS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF JESSAMINE COUNTY, LLC V. COOPER DEVELOPMENT, LLC ZONING: Zoning commission's authority in reviewing proposed cluster development within context of county's comprehensive zoning plan; spirit of the plan vs...