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36 <br />November 10, 2010 I Volume 4 I No. 21 Zoning Bulletin <br />new developments, and site plan review would have a required com- <br />pletion timeline of 95 days. The Act would also allow towns or cities <br />to become "partnership communities, ". giving them "a broad range of <br />new powers including: Natural Resource Protection Zoning; Develop- <br />ment Agreements, which function as a bona fide local use regulation; <br />broader assessment of Development Impact Fees; and priority for in- <br />frastructure Improvement Funding from the state." <br />Source: GateHouse News Service; www.wickedlocal.com /bolton <br />NEBRASKA <br />The Sioux County Commissioners are reportedly considering zoning <br />regulations that would govern the installation of wind generation sys- <br />tems. The regulations would address both small and commercial wind <br />energy systems. Among other things, restrictions would be placed on <br />size and noise. • <br />Source: The Chadron News; www.thechadronnews.com <br />NEW JERSEY <br />Atlantic City's Mayor Lorenzo Langford has reportedly given his ten- <br />tative endorsement to a Senate Democrat proposal to have a state de- <br />velopment.agency oversee planning and zoning in Atlantic City's casino <br />zone. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority is "funded by <br />Atlantic City's 11 casinos, has 31 employees and a $4.5 million annual <br />operating budget. Separate from its operating budget, it finances housing <br />projects and economic development throughout New Jersey using a 1 25 <br />percent tax on annual gross gaming revenue." Any role the authority <br />would have in the city's zoning and planning process depends on a final <br />vote by the Legislature and approval from Governor Chris Christie. <br />Source: Press of Atlantic City; www.pressofatlanticcity.com <br />PENNSYLVANIA <br />In a November 2 referendum, Luzerne County voters will decide <br />whether to adopt a home -rule charter. "The charter would give voters <br />the power to propose, enact and repeal ordinances." <br />Source: Citizens Voice; www.citizensvoice.com <br />Editorial Questions or Comments: west.quinlan@thomsonreuters.com <br />12 <br />© 2010 Thomson Reuters <br />