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<br />~ ! I <br />. , <br /> <br />Zoning Bulletin ™ <br /> <br />VOLUl\1E 45, NUMBER SA · AUGUST 25, 1997 <br /> <br />in this issue: <br /> <br />Wetlands - Did state's refusal to certify filling of wetlands <br />deprive owner of practical use of property? ............................ page 2 <br /> <br />Subdivision - Should commission have considered aesthetic <br />. l' d' . I ? 3 <br />Issues not Iste In zomng aws. .............................................. page <br /> <br />Storage - Company seeks permission to store oil in economic <br />development district............................................ ...... ............... page 4 <br /> <br />Ordinance - Town says zoning challenge is irrelevant because <br />landowner sold property.......................................................... page 5 <br /> <br />Conditional Use - Is town's refusal to consider 'subjective' <br />criteria unreasonable? .............................................................. page 6 <br /> <br />Annexation - Did sewer connection agreement allow city to <br />annex landowner's property? ................................................... page 7 <br /> <br />"Whenever during the course of litigation it develops that .., the questions <br />originally in controversy between the parties are no longer at issue, the case <br />should be dismissed, for courts will not entertain an action merely to determine <br />abstract propositions of law." <br />- The Supreme Court of North Carolina, explaining that there was no <br />need to consider the merits of an appeal because the landowner ~ sale of his prop- <br />erty made his takings claim irrelevant. See Messer v. Town of Chapel Hill, p. 5 <br /> <br />Publisher: E. Michael Quinlan, Esq. Managing Editor: Stephanie Federico <br />Editor in Chief: Michael R. Jung, Esq. <br />Legal Editors: Carol Johnson Perkins, Esq., Joanne L. Belasco, Esq., <br />Alfred Gordon, Esq. <br />Editors: Elin Dugan, Jennifer Kavanaugh Editorial Assistant: Anil Adyanthaya, Esq. <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 />1<=iS <br /> <br />Published by Quinlan ZONING BULLETIN Copyright<91997 <br />:/.I:I.I:J:II~ltI".:.~I;hW. 23 Drydock Ave., Boston, MA 02210-2387 <br />ISSN 0514-7905 e-mail: info@quinlan.com http://wvvw.quinlan.com. <br />(617) 542-0048 fax: (617) 345-9646 <br />