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AICP-Cases
Planning Cases
| Case | year & description |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon | 1922, first decision to consider land use regulation a taking |
| Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. | 1926, US Supreme Court constitutionality of zoning |
| Berman v. Parker | 1954, US Supreme Court upheld the right of Washington, DC Redevelopment Land Agency to condemn properties that are unsightly, but non-deteriorated, if required to achieve the objectives of the area redevelopment plan |
| Golden v. Planning Board of Ramapo | 1972, NY high court allows the use of performance criteria as a means of slowing community growth |
| South Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel II | 1983, NJ Supreme Court ruled that all municipalities in the state must build their "fair share" of affordable housing |
| First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles | 1987, US Supreme Court finds that temporary takings require compensation |
| Nollan v. California Coastal Commission | 1987, established rational nexus, US Supreme Court finds that land use restrictions must be tied directly to a specific public purpose to be valid |
| Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council | 1992, US Supreme Court limits local and state governments' ability to restrict private property w/o compensation. takings occur in 2 circumstances: permanent physical invasion of privacy" and "owner denied all economically viable use of land" |
| Dolan v. City of Tigard | 1994, established rough proportionality, US Supreme Court |
| Kelo v. New London | 2005, US Supreme Court allows condemnation (with just compensation) for economic development purposes (via a private to private transfer) |
| Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas | 1974, US Supreme Court upheld that a zoning ordinance could limit the number of unrelated individual living in a SF dwelling |
| Moore v. City of East Cleveland | 1977, US Supreme Court deemed an ordinance that limited which family members could reside together to be unconstitutional |
| Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Dev. Corp. | 1977, court upheld a zoning ordinance that prohibited MF housing in a SF neighborhood, saying that there was not proof that "discriminator purpose was a motivating factor in the Village's decision" |
| City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. | 1985, denial of permit for group home for mentally disabled was based on irrational prejudice against them and was invalid under the Equal Protections Clause. Did not consider intellectually disabled a suspect or quasi-suspect class |
| Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City | 1978, designation as a landmark does not constitute a taking and therefore compensation is not required |
| City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. | 1986, zoning regulations that control the areas where adult movie theaters are located do not violate the first amendment |
| Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego | 1981, noncommercial advertising was regulated more stringently than commercial advertising. US Supreme Court deemed this unconstitutional |
| Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency | 2002, moratorium doesn't constitute a taking |
| United States v. Gettysburg Electric Railway Company | 1896, first significant legal case concerning historic preservation. US Supreme Court ruled that historic preservation is a valid public purpose for takings. |
| Presbytery of Seattle v. King County | 1990, Washington Supreme Court determined that land use regulation on part of a parcel (wetland) does not constitute a taking on the entire parcel. Dismissed because a permit was not applied for and therefor all administrative remedies were not exhausted |
| Agins v. City of Tiburon | 1980, zoning ordinance is not a regulatory taking as it substantially advanced the legitimate governmental goal of discouraging premature and unnecessary conversion of open space to urban areas |
| South Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel I | 1975, NJ Supreme Ct held that zoning must promote general welfare and must porvide for the opportunity to accommodate affordable housing |