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May 25, 2010 ' Volume 41 No. 10 Zoning Bulletin <br />development"; prohibit "temporary signs on utility poles and trash en- <br />closures"; and remove "the exemption for temporary window signs." <br />Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette; www.tele!ram.com <br />MICHIGAN <br />Lansing City Attorney reportedly plans to soon present a proposed <br />ordinance "to address issues stemming from Michigan's 2008 medical <br />marijuana law." <br />Source: Lansing State Journal; www.lansinestateiournal.com <br />MISSOURI <br />The state House recently based a bill, HB1444 that would change <br />Missouri's open records law to require "cities and counties to give more <br />notice of some public meetings." "The legislation would require public <br />notice four business days before a meeting on tax increases, zoning, spe- <br />cial sales taxes or eminent domain issues." - <br />Source: KOAM-TV; www.koamtv.com <br />NEW YORK <br />Multiple bills are pending in the state assembly, seeking to "crack <br />down on illegal hotels." Residential "single -room occupancy" ("SROs") <br />buildings that are being used as hotels are reportedly "common" on the <br />Upper West Side. One pending bill proposes to change the definition of <br />"permanent" and "transient" occupancy in residential buildings. An- <br />other proposes to require landlords to rent only to "flesh and blood" <br />or "natural persons" tenants —as opposed to renting to companies that <br />convert blocks into hotel rooms. <br />Source: Columbia Spectator: www.columbiasbectator.com <br />WASHINGTON <br />Seattle's City Council is reportedly considering a "package of legis- <br />lation supporting urban agriculture." The proposed legislation includes <br />creation of "zoning that supports city farming." <br />Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer; www2.seattlebi.com <br />ueAonsor <br />ommentstwes!.qmplan@thomsonretilers.com <br />12 . - ©2010 Thomson Reuters <br />160 <br />