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Zoning Bulletin November 25, 2010 'Volume 41 No. 22 <br />the "fixed location" requirement is that it applied to appurtenances— <br />something attached to something else. Here, the court found the sheds <br />were not attached to anything. They rested on skids that sat in a gravel <br />lot. They could be moved at any time. - <br />The court also rejected the Board's argument that the landscaping and <br />the connection to electricity each constituted "permanent improvements. <br />"Bulldozed land is not a permanent improvement," said the court. Also, <br />adding gravel does not convert it to such. Further, "the mere connection <br />of electricity to personal property does not, without more, convert the <br />personal property into an appurtenance or a permanent improvement," <br />said the court. Moreover, here, there was no evidence as to whether the <br />electrical facilities were permanent or temporary. <br />In conclusion, the court found the sheds were "personal property," <br />not "structures" and therefore not "accessory buildings" prohibited by <br />the Ordinance. <br />See also: Perkins v. Owens, 721 N.E.2d 289 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). <br />Zoning News from Around the Nation <br />COLORADO <br />The Telluride Town Council has given preliminary approval to an or- <br />dinance that would tighten regulations on short -term rentals. The pro- <br />posed ordinance would clarify definitions for "short -term rentals" and <br />"long -term rentals." Also, it would require "that anyone renting a prop- <br />erty short -term acquire a business license and collect lodging. taxes." The <br />Telluride Town Council will next consider whether to give final approval <br />to the proposed ordinance. <br />Source: Telluride Daily Planet; www.telluridenews.com <br />ILLINOIS <br />Effective January 1, a new state law allows political signs to stand <br />year -round on private residential property. State lawmakers reportedly <br />said the new law is a necessary response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court <br />decision that "found placing time limits on when political signs would <br />be permitted on private residential property is a violation of individual <br />First Amendment rights." In light of the new law, many communities <br />will be looking to change their ordinances regarding political signs. <br />Source: Highland Park News; www.pioneerlocaLcom <br />KENTUCKY <br />The Metro Council's Planning and Zoning Committee recently ap- <br />proved zoning legislation that governs homeless shelters. The new <br />® 2010 Thomson Reuters - 11 <br />47 <br />