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<br />.. <br /> <br />Zoning Bulletin nI <br /> <br />VOLUME 45, NUMBER 6A · JUNE 25, 1997 <br /> <br />in this issue: <br /> <br />Adult Entertainment - Can city make proprietors choose <br />between liquor and entertainment licenses? ............................ page 2 <br />Variance - Housing authority says it can't build on property <br /> <br />without variances ..................................................................... page 3 <br /> <br />Constitutional Claim - Is city's exclusion of multiple-family <br />dwellings unconstitutional? ..................................................... page 5 <br />Constitutional Claim - Owner claims statute discriminates <br />against property owners in heavily populated areas ................ page 5 <br />Nonconforming Use - City says nonconforming use <br />terminated for failure to obtain occupational license .............. page 6 <br />Environmental Issues - Resident claims city ignored <br />neighbor's potential landslide problem ................................... page 7 <br />Rezoning - Owner faces city's road block on rezoning <br /> <br />application.. ............................... ..... ............ ..... ........... .............. page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />"While this aim [to build affordable housing] may represent a desirable <br />public policy - which might support, for example, the condemnation of property <br />for that use - it emphatically may not be promoted on the back of a private <br />landowner by depriving him of the constitutionally protected use of his property." <br />- The District Court of Appeal of Florida, explaining why the city of Key <br />West, Fla., couldn't reject a landowner s plans for her property to promote its <br />public-policy goals. See Debes v. Key West, p. 8 . <br /> <br />Publisher: E. Michael Quinlan, Esq. Managing Editor: Stephanie Federico <br /> <br />Legal Editors: Carol Johnson Perkins, Esq., Michael R. Jung, Esq., <br /> <br />Joanne L. Belasco, Esq. Editors: Elin Dugan, Jennifer Kavanaugh <br /> <br />Editorial Assistants: Konstantine Kyros, Esq., Anil Adyanthaya, Esq., Heather Murray <br /> <br />The entire content of this newsletter is copyrighted by the publisher and may not be copied without prior permission. <br />Contact Copyright Clearance Center (508) 750-8400 for permission to photocopy for internal use. Contact publisher <br />for other reprint requests. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice, and assumes <br />no responsibility for the statements and opinions of the writers or contributing editors. Case law and statutes change <br />without notice from time to time and are often specific to one jurisdiction only. The information herein is not intended <br />to be, nor should it be considered, a substitute for legal or professional advice rendered by a competent attorney or <br />other professional. If you have any questions about the application of issues raised herein to your particular situation, <br />seek the advice of a competent attorney or other professional. <br /> <br />This bulletin is available on microfilm from University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, MI <br /> <br />Published by Quinlan ZONING BU~L~TIN Copyright@1997 <br />:l":I.I:l:Il~ICUI.h',I:l.!~~... Annual subscnptlOn rate: $89 plus S&H. <br />23 Drydock Ave., Boston, MA 02210-2387 <br />e-mail: info@quinlan.com http://www.quinlan.com <br />fax: (617) 345-9646y <br />ISSN 0514-7905 <br />(617) 542-0048 <br /> <br />107 <br />