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Zoning BulletinTM <br /> <br />VOLUME 47, NUMBER 8 ° AUGUST 10, 1999 <br /> <br />in this issue: <br /> First Amendment -- Town ordinance prohibits public dancing <br /> without permit .......................................................................... page 2 <br /> Home Occupation City says front-yard anchor illegally <br /> advertises home business ......................................................... page 3 <br /> Conditional Use -- Did town arbitrarily deny permit for family <br /> cemetery? ................................................................................. page 5 <br /> Conditional Use -- Owner says city took property by denying <br /> permit for storage trailer .......................................................... page 6 <br /> Certificate of Occupancy -- Neighbor challenges board's <br /> interpretation of zoning' ordinance ........................................... page 7 <br /> Variance -- Must owner show hardship to remove variance <br /> conditions? ............................................................................... page 8 <br /> <br />~ gI n a scene more than slightly reminiscent of the 1984 Academy <br /> Jt <br /> Award-nominated movie Footloose, in which a small town outlaws <br />dancing, the Town of Pound, Virginia enacted [an ordinance] prohibiting <br />the allowance of dancing in any place open to the general public without <br />first obtaining a permit for the operation of such a place." -- The court's <br />description of a challenged local ordinance. Elam v. Bollb~g, see p. 2. <br /> <br />Publisher: E. Michael Quinlan, 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 /> Editorial Assistant: Amanda M. Telford . <br /> <br />'¥be publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice and assumes no responsibility for the <br />statoments and opinions of the contributing writers or editors. Case law and statutes change without notice from time to <br />limo and are often specific to one jurisdiction only.,';l'he 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 rhised herein to your .particular situation, seek the advice of a competent <br />attorney or other professional. The entire content of this newsletter ~s 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 />V':'e 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 let us know by sending us your complete name and address. <br /> <br />Published <br /> by <br /> 'qV. UINLAN PUBLISHING GROUP Agent for Quinlan Publishing Co. <br /> <br />ZONING BULLETIN ISSN 0514-7905 <br />23 Drydock Ave., Boston, MA 02210-2387 (617) 542-0048 fax: (617) 345-9646 <br />email: info@quinlan.com http://www, quinlan.com Copyright©1999 <br /> <br /> <br />