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December 25, 2014 I Volume 8 Issue 24 Zoning Bulletin <br />party discussed the effect of former KCC 17.455.060 being repealed. Because the court <br />interpreted that ordinance as being consistent with the common law, the court found it <br />did not need to address that issue. <br />Zoning News from Around the Nation <br />OHIO <br />In a court case challenging Broadview Height's ban on oil and gas drilling <br />within city limits, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has <br />recently filed a motion, siding with two oil and gas companies. ODNR and the <br />gas companies claim local governments have no authority to limit any activi- <br />ties relating to oil and gas. Broadview (and other cities) say the statute on <br />which their opponents rely conflicts with the Ohio Constitution. A ruling by <br />the Ohio Supreme Court was soon expected in the case. <br />Source: Midwest Energy News; www. nridwestener gynews. corer <br />TENNESSEE <br />The Cleveland Municipal Planning Commission has adopted new zoning <br />regulations that will give developers "up to three years after receiving final ap- <br />proval of a plan to start a project and not be required to comply with new <br />ordinances." The vote reportedly brings the city zoning regulations in like with <br />a new state law that changes how and when development projects are vested. <br />Prior to the new legislation, projects were not vested until a substantial financial <br />investment had been made in the project. If new regulations were passed be- <br />tween the time the plan was approved and construction, then the project would <br />have had to change to comply with the new requirements. <br />Source: Cleveland Daily Banner; www.clevelandbanner.conr <br />WASHINGTON <br />In Seattle, the mayor's office recently proposed new zoning, packaging and <br />testing legislation for medical marijuana dispensaries. Reportedly, under the <br />mayor's proposal, dispensaries would be prohibited within 500 feet of child <br />care centers, schools, parks, and similar facilities, and dispensaries with <br />storefronts would be prohibited within 1,000 feet from each other to avoid <br />clustering. The ordinance would also require' criminal background checks for <br />operators and testing marijuana for THC levels, molds, pesticides, and other <br />impurities. <br />Source: Puget Sound Business Journal; www.bizjournals.coin <br />12 © 2014 Thomson Reuters <br />