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Zoning Bulletin March 25, 2011 Volume 5 ( No. 6 <br />[t]own powerless to enforce MDOT-mandated highway safety stan- <br />dards affecting its residents." <br />Case Note: The town also alleged other violations of town ordi- <br />nances made by Barnett. The trial court found all of the alleged vio- <br />lations were committed by Barnett. The appellate court affirmed. <br />Zoning News from Around the Nation <br />COLORADO <br />Recently, the Denver City Council preliminarily approved new licens- <br />ing procedures and requirements for medical -marijuana centers and <br />grow facilities. Under the new rules, grow facilities that had "set up in <br />areas where zoning laws later changed ... will face a public hearing with- <br />in two years to determine whether they can stay." The new rules would <br />also restrict new dispensaries from operating within 1,000 feet of drug <br />and alcohol treatment centers. <br />Source: Denver Post; 2011 WLNR 2989953 <br />ILLINOIS <br />Reportedly, DuPage County is "expected to drop a controversial pro- <br />posal to ban new places of assembly in unincorporated residential ar- <br />eas." Alternatively, the county board may propose zoning law amend- <br />ments "that would address parking, traffic and density issues caused by <br />`massive religious facilities"' and would possibly reduce the county's al- <br />lowable floor area ratio. <br />Source: Daily Herald; 2011 WLNR 3703834 <br />MASSACHUSETTS <br />Regis College has reportedly asked the state appeals court to reverse <br />a land court judge's decision regarding the college's proposed construc- <br />tion of a 362-unit luxury retirement community on its Weston campus. <br />Residents of the retirement community would "have an individualized <br />learning plan and be required to take at least two courses a semester." <br />The land court judge ruled that the development was "primarily a hous- <br />ing program, and therefore not exempt from local zoning laws." The <br />college is attempting to "bypass local zoning under a state law known <br />as the Dover Amendment, which grants zoning exemptions for educa- <br />tional facilities." <br />Source: Boston Globe; www.boston.com <br />© 2011 Thomson Reuters 11 <br />