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August 25, 2018 I Volume 12 I Issue 16 Zoning Bulletin <br />ting a standard for shadow flicker caused when rotating blades cast <br />moving shadows on the ground; mandating an analysis verifying <br />turbines will not interfere with public communication; and establishing <br />setbacks from property lines instead of from existing homes for turbine <br />locations. <br />Source: Herald & Review; https://herald-review com <br />MASSACHUSETTS <br />State Attorney General Maura Healey is allowing municipalities to <br />extend temporary bans on recreational marijuana for another year — <br />through June 2019 "without having to ask their residents about the <br />decision." This extension is reportedly intended to "give communities <br />more time to create [related] zoning rules." <br />Source: WBUR; www.wbur.org <br />TEXAS <br />A Travis County Judge has ruled that the Austin City Council must <br />put a petition ordinance related to CodeNEXT, the city's rewrite of the <br />land development code, on the November ballot. If the ordinance were <br />to pass, it would require voter approval to implement CodeNEXT—if <br />CodeNEXT is ultimately approved by the city council. The City of <br />Austin reportedly has acknowledged the court's order, but questions <br />"whether zoning is an appropriate subject for election." <br />Source: KVUE; wwwkvue.com <br />12 © 2018 Thomson Reuters <br />