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Zoning Bulletin November 25, 2018 I Volume 12 I Issue 22 <br />Township's zoning ordinance and that the Property met the definition of <br />"single[ -]family detached dwelling" under the ordinance, the court con- <br />cluded that the use of the Property for short-term rentals was consistent with <br />the zoning ordinance. <br />See also: Shvekh v. Zoning Hearing Board of Stroud Township, 154 A.3d <br />408 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). <br />See also: Slice of Life, LLC v. Hamilton Township Zoning Hearing Board, <br />180 A.3d 367 (Pa. 2018). <br />See also: Marchenko v. Zoning. Hearing Board of Pocono Township, 147 <br />A.3d 947 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2016). <br />See also: Reihner v. City of Scranton Zoning Hearing Board, 176A.3d <br />396 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). <br />See also: Albert v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of North Abington Tp., 578 Pa. <br />439, 854 A.2d 401 (2004). <br />Case Note; <br />The Commonwealth Court's decision here is an "unreported panel decision," which <br />is "not binding precedent." <br />Zoning News from Around the <br />Nation <br />MAINE <br />Augusta City Councilors recently voted to extend moratoriums that <br />temporarily ban all retail stores selling either recreational marijuana to adults <br />or medical marijuana to card-carrying patients. The City Council also voted <br />to add a new moratorium that temporarily bans medical marijuana caregiv- <br />ers from selling to patients in all residential zoning districts in Augusta. <br />Reportedly, given these moratoriums, "the only marijuana sales that could <br />take place in the city legally under state law would be by caregivers to <br />patients in the city's nonresidential zones." City officials reportedly claim <br />the moratoriums are in place to give them more time to establish related <br />regulations. <br />Source: Press Herald; www.pressherald.com <br />MARYLAND <br />The Montgomery County Council recently passed a zoning text amend- <br />ment aimed at "increasing the amount of affordable housing in the county in <br />exchange for providing developers with extra density for multifamily hous- <br />ing projects." Specifically, under the text amendment, "developers will be <br />rewarded for building housing projects with 15 percent or more of housing <br />units designated as moderately priced," and, in exchange, the developers <br />© 2018 Thomson Reuters 11 <br />