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September 25, 2012 I Volume 6 I Issue 18 <br />Zoning Bulletin <br />Because accessory uses were permitted only when "in compliance with <br />the standards applicable to the permitted use to which they are acces- <br />sory," the sale of gasoline was an impermissible use under the <br />Ordinance, held the court. <br />See also: Independent Oil and Gas Ass 'n of Pennsylvania v. Board <br />of Assessment Appeals of Fayette County, 572 Pa. 240, 814 A.2d 180, <br />184, 158 O.G.R. 1019 (2002). <br />oning News from Around the Nation <br />NATIONWIDE <br />Funded by a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, <br />researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago plan to study links <br />between zoning laws and increases in physical activity. The university <br />has said that the study "is one of the first to look at the relationships be- <br />tween land use as dictated by zoning laws and its influence on physical <br />activity among adults." According to the university, researchers have <br />found communities in 36 states that are using zoning laws to make <br />changes intended to increase activity and exercise. <br />Source: St. Louis Post -Dispatch; www.stltoday.com <br />ARIZONA <br />State and county prosecutors are challenging Arizona's medical <br />marijuana program. They are reportedly asking a court to rule that the <br />voter -approved law is illegal on grounds that it conflicts with federal <br />drug law. The case pending in Maricopa County Superior Court <br />involves a company applying to operate a medical marijuana dispen- <br />sary in.,Sun City. White Mountain Health Center Inc. sued when county <br />officials would not provide zoning clearances needed under the medical <br />marijuana law. Prosecutors are not asking the court to dismiss White <br />Mountain's lawsuit on grounds that Arizona's law is illegal. <br />Source: The Republic; www.therepublic.com <br />PENNSYLVANIA <br />The City of Philadelphia recently switched over to a new zoning <br />code, "culminating a four-year effort to simplify the development pro- <br />cess and upgrade the city's housing stock for modern tastes." A new <br />384-page manual now replaces the previous zoning regulations that <br />had been in use since 1962. <br />Source: Philadelphia Inquirer; http://articles.philly.com <br />12 © 2012 Thomson Reuters <br />