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November 25, 2011 I Volume 5 I No. 22 Zoning Bulletin <br />now believed to operate throughout the city." Once the county Registrar <br />of Voters verifies the number of signatures, if there are "enough to qualify <br />a referendum, the city would have 30 days to either repeal the ordinance, <br />put the referendum on the ballot for the next regularly scheduled munici- <br />pal election or call a special election." <br />Source: Mercury News; www.mercurynews.com <br />MICHIGAN <br />Union Township recently adopted an ordinance regulating garage and <br />yard sales. Residents must now obtain a permit before hosting a yard or <br />garage sale and are limited to three such sales per year. <br />Source: The Morning Sun; www.themorningsun.com <br />MENNESOTA <br />Four homeowners have sued the city of Winona over a rental cap law. Un- <br />der the law, homeowners are prohibited from converting their houses to rent- <br />al units if there, is already a concentration of 30% rentals on that city block. <br />The suing homeowners argue the rental cap law is a violation of the Min- <br />nesota Constitution's equal protection clause because "one person's property <br />rights should not be limited by the previous actions of his or her neighbors." <br />Source: KARE 11; www.karell.com <br />NEW YORK . <br />The Anschutz Exploration Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the <br />town of Dryden (Tompkins County). The lawsuit is in response to the <br />Town's enactment of zoning laws aimed at preventing hydrofracking be- <br />cause of concerns about its negative effect on drinking water and air qual- <br />ity. Reportedly, Anschutz argues in the suit that the subject zoning law is <br />inconsistent with New York's Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Law which, <br />Anschutz argues, overrides local ordinances involving natural -gas drilling <br />except those involving local roads and property taxes. <br />Source: Legislative Gazette; www.legislativegazette.com <br />PENNSYLVANIA_ <br />Reportedly, five environmental advocacy groups Clean Water Action, <br />Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the Sierra Club's Pennsylvania branch, <br />Earthworks, and PennEnvironment—have sent a letter to state senators <br />voicing opposition to language in SB 1100, which would tie receipt of rev- <br />enue from a natural gas impact fee to municipality adoption of a "model" <br />zoning ordinance. The groups also support a greater . setback for private <br />and public drinking water supplies. <br />Source: NPR; h ttp:llstateim pact.npr. org <br />12 © 2011 Thomson Reuters <br />