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January 25, 2014 I Volume 8 I Issue 2 <br />Zoning Bulletin <br />(Tex. App. Austin 2011), reh g overruled, (Sept. 28, 2011) and review <br />denied, (Mar. 9, 2012). <br />onin • ews from Around the <br />Nation <br />MICHIGAN <br />Governor Rick Snyder recently signed legislation that stiffens penal- <br />ties for failing to pay fines related to blighted property. The new <br />antiblight laws allow local governments "to add fines, pursue misde- <br />meanor charges, deny zoning authorization, ban building permits, <br />garnish wages and foreclose on properties when owners refuse to pay <br />blight fines." <br />Source: MLive; www.mlive.com <br />NEW YORK <br />The Village of Cold Spring won $75,000 in New York State grant <br />funds to begin revamping its zoning code by, among other measures: <br />increasing the stock of multifamily housing (in part to accommodate a <br />projected 20% increase in population); streamlining the site -plan ap- <br />proval process for certain projects; and rezoning a business corridor to <br />cut dependence on cars. <br />Source: http://philipstown.info <br />PENNSYLVANIA <br />The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declared major provisions of <br />the state's Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, unconstitutional. Among <br />those provisions declared unconstitutional is one that allows gas <br />companies to drill anywhere, overriding local zoning laws. (Look for a <br />summary of this decision in the next issue of this Bulletin.) <br />Source: Pittsburgh Post -Gazette; www.post-gazette.com <br />WASHINGTON <br />The Metropolitan King County Council has unanimously adopted <br />legislation modifying King County building codes and development <br />regulations for the siting of recreational marijuana businesses licensed <br />by Washington State Liquor Control Board. The legislation, which is in <br />effect only in the unincorporated areas within King County, sets the <br />regulations on the production, processing, and sale of marijuana in those <br />communities. <br />Source: Kent Reporter; www.kentreporter.com <br />12 © 2014 Thomson Reuters <br />