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Zoning BulletinTM <br /> <br />VOLUME 47, NUMBER 12 ° DECEMBER 10, 1999 <br /> <br />in thi,q issue: <br /> <br /> Zoning Change -- Without a hearing, city passes, an ordinance <br /> that makes changes in urban renewal area ............................... page 2 <br /> Rezoning -- Can state highway commission claiming illegal <br /> spot zoning deny application for billboard? ............................ page 3 <br /> Lot size -- Was four-sided, unsymmetrical lot irregularly <br /> shaped? ....................................................................... : ...... , ...... ,. page 5 <br /> Special Use Permit -- Neighbor claims telephone tower is a' <br /> building in violation of the local zoning ordinance ...:: ..... ;..~... page 6 <br /> Taking -- Property owner alleges denial of rezoning application <br /> <br /> Appeal -- Zoning commission does not issue definitive order ... page 7 <br /> <br />he imposition of a rUle requiring a new hearing each time <br />substantive changes were proposed would bring meaningful <br /> <br />legislation to a screech/ng halt. Only 'those changes to an ordinance so <br />substantial as to change its basic character are regarded as sufficiently <br />material to require that the public hearing process be repeated ... The <br />changes .in the present case do not rise to the level requking another <br />hearing. After the change, the project is still a hotel with a parking garage <br />on the same five-acre tract." Boitnott v. May6r and .Ci.ty. Council of <br />Baltimore, see page 2. : <br /> <br /> Publisher: E. Michael Quinlan, Esq. Managing Editor.: Patricia'J.' Lloyd, Esq. <br />Editor in Chief: Alexander D. Ruskell, Esq. Editors: Maya D. Bazar, Esq., <br />David D. Han, Esq., Mary Moylan, Carol Johnson Perkins, Esq., Kristen M. Rountree <br /> Editorial Assistant: Amanda M. Telford - <br /> <br />The publisher Is not engaged In rendering legal or other profeSsional advice and .assumes .ho responsibility for the <br />statements and opinions of the contributing writers or editors. Case lew and statutes change without notice from time to <br />time and are often specific to one jurisdiction only. The information herein is not intended to be, nor should it be considered, <br />a substitute for legal or professional advice rendered by a competent attorney .o.r other professional. If you have any <br />questions about the application of issues raised herein to your particmar s~tuation, seek ~e advice of a competent <br />attorney or other professional. The entire content of this newsletter is copyrighted by the publisher an(] may not be copied <br />without prior permission. Contact Copyright Clearance Center (978) 750-8400 for permission to photocopy for internal <br />use. Contact publisher for other reprint requests. · <br /> <br />We respect your privacy. If you do not want yo'ur name used for future offerings of related products or for products from <br />third parties, please let us know by sending us your complete name and address. <br /> <br />Published <br /> by <br /> t/ /UiNLAN PUBLISHING GR01JP Agent for Quinlan Publishing Co. <br />ZONING BULLETIN ISSN 0514-7905 <br />23 Drydock Ave., Boston, MA 02210-2387 (617) 542-0048 fax: (617) 345-9646 <br />emaiI: info@quinlan.com http://www.quinlan.com Copyright~1999 <br /> <br /> <br />