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Zoning BulletinTM <br /> <br />VOLUME 46, NUMBER 12A ° DECEMBER 24, 1998 <br /> <br />in this issue: <br /> First Amendment -- Owner challenges ordinance requiring <br /> special use permit for churches ................................................ page 2 <br /> Taking -- Advertiser claims city took its property by phasing <br /> out nonconforming billboards .................................................. page 3 <br /> Moratorium -- Service provider challenges town's moratorium <br /> on communications facilities ................................................... page 4 <br /> Conditional Use . AT&T wants to build telecom tower on <br /> property conditionally zoned commercial ............................... page 6 <br /> Amortization -- City adopts two-year amortization period for <br /> concrete plant ........................................................................... page 7 <br /> Special Permit m Must board issue permit because its denial <br /> didn't specify reasons? ............................................................. page 8 <br /> <br />g g']~T o reasonable person would seriously suggest that the <br /> owner of the Empire State Building could be required ... <br />to remove the building from the land, or even to rebuild it to its <br />current specifications, at the conclusion of a thirty- or fifty-year <br />period mandated pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code as repre- <br />senting the useful life of buildings for tax depreciation purposes, <br />without [paying] just compensation."--The court explaining that <br />providing an amortization period to phase out nonconforming struc- <br />tures didn't mean there was no taking. Adams Outdoor Advertising <br />v. City of East Lansing, see p. 3. <br /> <br /> Publisher: E. Michael 0uinlan, Esq. Managing Editor: Stephanie Federico <br />Editor in Chief: Michael R. Jung, Esq. Legal Editors: Carol Johnson Perkins, Esq., <br />Joanne L. Belasco, Esq., Alfred Gordon, Esq., Maya D. Bazar, Esq. <br /> Editors: L. Hunter Boyle, Mary Moylan, Emily S. Henderson <br /> <br />T.b.e publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice and assumes no responsibility for the <br />statements and opinions of the contributing writers or editors. Case law 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 or other professional. If you have any <br />questions about the application of issues raised herein to your particular situation, seek the advice of a competent <br />attorney or other professional. The entire content of this newsletter is copyrighted by the publisher and 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 />We respect your privacy. If you do not want your name used for future offerings of related products or for products from <br />third parties, please/et us know by sending us your complete name and address. <br /> <br />Published by <br />QUINLAN P LIS G C0,ZO'NING BULLETINt_, Ave., Copyright©1998MA <br /> 23 ~,rydock Boston, 02210-2387 <br />ISSN 0514-7905 email: info@quinlar~.com http://www, quinlan.com <br />(61 7) 542-0048 fax: (61 7) 345-9646 <br /> <br /> <br />