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Zoning Bulletin January -December Volume 4 I Index 2010 <br />Designated "green communities" must adopt zoning bylaws encour- <br />aging renewable energy projects (MA) June 25 12 <br />Planning board denies Iandowner's special permit application under <br />wetlands ordinance (NH) May 25 4 <br />Rezoning from critical environment to planned development as leg- <br />islative act vs. administrative act (UT) Mar. 25 12 <br />Sierra Club pressing legislatures to act on numerous pending bills <br />related to shale gas drilling (PA) Oct. 10 12 <br />Towns considering regulating wood -burning furnaces (CT) Oct. 10 <br />11 <br />Township regulates ` construction of alternative energy systems, <br />wood -fired burners, wind turbines, solar panels (PA) Aug. 25 12 <br />While variance applications were pending, amendments to statute <br />were enacted, requiring mitigation plans before variance ap- <br />proval (MD) Sept. 10 2 <br />EQUAL PROTECTION <br />City allegedly "singled him out" for enforcement of "junk -dealer or- <br />dinance" (7th Cir.) Mar. 10 2 <br />EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES <br />Adjoining landowner appeals grant of variances but does not fur- <br />ther appeal dismissal of that action (CT) Sept. 10 5 <br />FAIR HOUSING <br />City zoning laws changing to allow group homes in residential areas <br />(AL) Oct. 10 11 <br />Legislation abolishing state COAH and moving responsibilities to <br />state planning commission (NJ) Mar. 10 12 <br />Legislation proposed to change FHA and COAH (NJ) Feb. 25 11 <br />FEES <br />Citizens group contends county shoreline regulations violate state <br />statutory prohibition on direct fees on development (WA) June <br />25 6 <br />City imposes sewer impact fees and water capital -recovery fees (AL) <br />Oct. 10 7 <br />Developer seeks return of performance bond impact fee, citing <br />town's improper accounting of fund (NH) July 25 2 <br />Home builders association alleges city violated state statutory law <br />calculating development impact fees (AZ) Jan. 10 7 <br />Town seeks award of attorney fees related to successfully defending <br />violation of excavation statute (NH) Mar. 25 9 <br />FINES <br />City rejects ordinance allowing fines for violations of zoning regula- <br />tions (CT) Dec. 10 11 <br />FIRST AMENDMENT <br />© 2011 Thomson Reuters <br />