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February 25, 2016 I Volume 10 I Issue 4 Zoning Bulletin <br />Zoning News from Around the <br />Nation <br />NEW YORK <br />Nearly 70 companies —builders, developers, architects, owners, <br />and service providers have signed a letter to the chairman of the <br />New York City Department of City Planning, commending Mayor de <br />Blasio's Zoning for Quality and Affordability ("ZQA") and Manda- <br />tory Inclusionary Housing ("MIH") zoning proposals. The letter <br />reads, in part: "The common sense zoning changes in ZQA will en- <br />able New York City's affordable housing development community to <br />design affordable buildings and units, that better serve the millions of <br />New Yorkers who apply for and depend on New York City's <br />subsidized housing programs." Under the proposals, "[t]he two-part <br />plan would make it mandatory for all new construction to make a <br />quarter to a third of its units affordable, would increase senior hous- <br />ing construction, encourage better quality product in teiuis of shape <br />and size, and make parking optional for new affordable housing units <br />in areas well -served by public transit." Meanwhile, opponents of the <br />plan reportedly say it would "undermine `hard-won neighborhood <br />planning victories and neighborhood character.' " <br />Source: Real Estate Weekly; http://rew-online.com <br />TENNESSEE <br />Anderson County has adopted zoning regulations for pain clinics <br />"in an effort to prevent or reduce prescription drug abuse in the <br />county." "The zoning resolution amendment provides for a definition <br />of pain clinics and identifies the clinics as a permitted use in the C-1, <br />General Commercial zone." The new regulations also place "restric- <br />tions on the location of pain clinics in Anderson County." <br />Source: Oak Ridge Today; ht03://oakridgetoday.com <br />WEST VIRGINIA <br />State lawmakers are considering a law Senate Bill 23—that <br />would exempt drug -and -alcohol rehabilitation centers from county or <br />municipal zoning ordinances. The bill is now on its second reading <br />on the state Senate floor. Opponents of the bill reportedly say that <br />such a law would "open the door for future zoning exemption <br />requests. <br />Source: Herald -Mail Media; www.heraldmailmedia.com <br />12 ©2016 Thomson Reuters <br />