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Zoning Bulletin April 10, 2011 1 Volume 5 1 No. 7 <br />that obviously possessed economic value." The court also found that <br />Henry did not suffer economic harm "approaching constitutional magni- <br />tude": he ultimately sold the parcels for a total of over $100,000. More- <br />over, all of Henry's investment -backed expectation claims were based on <br />his having an entitlement to those claims, which he did not. In any case, <br />he received "significant return" on his investments when he sold the <br />land. Finally, found the court, the character of the PZC's action —which <br />was based on density and other traditional zoning concerns —"did noth- <br />ing like" directly appropriating private property or ousting Henry from <br />his domain. <br />See also: Jefferson Orchards, Inc. v. Jefferson County Zoning Bd. of Ap- <br />peals, 225 W Va. 416, 693 S.E.2d 781 (2010). <br />See also: Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 544 U.S. S28, 125 S. Ct. 2074, <br />161 L. Ed. 2d 876, 35 Envtl. L. Rep. 20106 (2005). <br />See also: Penn Cent. Transp. Co. v. City of New York, 438 U.S. 104, 98 <br />S. Ct. 2646, 57 L. Ed. 2d 631, 11 Env't. Rep. Cas. (BNA) 1801, 8 Envtl. <br />L. Rep. 20528 (1978). <br />Case Note: Henry had also claimed that the CUP process vio- <br />lated his substantive and procedural due process rights. The court <br />disagreed. <br />Zoning News from Around the Nation <br />ILLINOIS <br />The state senate is considering Senate Bill 167, which would allow <br />communities without a zoning ordinance to restrict wind turbine devel- <br />opment within 1.5 miles of the town. Currently, the law allows commu- <br />nities to ban such development surrounding its "zoning jurisdiction." <br />Source: Quincy Herald -Whig; www.whig.com <br />The state house recently passed a measure "to expedite township raz- <br />ing of nuisance properties." The bill would allow townships "to deal <br />with nuisance properties if a county has not acted within 60 days." The <br />bill still must pass in the senate. <br />Source: Peoria Journal Star; www.pistar.com <br />MARYLAND <br />The Maryland General Assembly is considering House Bill 948, <br />which would "empower local jurisdictions and the state to plan for and <br />© 2011 Thomson Reuters 11 <br />