Rathkopf's the Law of Zoning and Planning (Table of Contents)

Abstract

This treatise provides detailed coverage of zoning and planning with case law, including constitutional and statutory limitations on government zoning and planning powers, remedies for wrongful land use regulation, rezoning issues, and subdivision restrictions. It discusses tort actions and governmental immunities, especially beneficial in litigation, and provides extensive footnoting for state-specific referencing. It also examines evolving issues such as: floodplain and wetlands regulation, growth management, regulation of hazardous wastes, historic preservation laws, variances, building permits, housing laws, restrictions on manufactured housing, private covenants, regulation of adult entertainment businesses, and regulation of religious land use. Finally, it provides procedural information, detailed index, and a Table of Cases.

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Keywords: zoning, planning, land use, property, real estate, environmental law, procedural due process, subdivision, historic preservation, aesthetic regulation