AICP Exam Prep – Law Latest Update Graded A

AICP Exam Prep – Law Latest Update Graded A Welch v. Swasey; 214 U.S. 91 (1909) -Answer The Court established the right of municipalities to regulate building height. Eubank v. City of Richmond; U.S. Supreme Court (1912) -Answer The Court first approved the use of setback regulations, although it overturned the setbacks in this case. Hadacheck v. Sebastian; U.S. Supreme Court (1915) -Answer The Court first approved the regulation of the location of land uses. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.; U.S. Supreme Court (1926) -Answer The Court found that as long as the community believed that there was a threat of a nuisance, the zoning ordinance should be upheld. The court first upheld modern zoning as a proper use of police power. Alfred Bettman filed an influential brief with the court. Nectow v. City of Cambridge; U.S. Supreme Court (1928) -Answer The Court used a rational basis test to strike down a zoning ordinance because it had no valid public purpose (e.g., to promote the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the public). Golden v. Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo; New York State Court of Appeals (1972) - Answer The court upheld a growth management system that awarded points to development proposals based on the availability of public utilities, drainage facilities, parks, road access, and firehouses. A proposal would only be approved upon reaching a certain point level. Developers could increase their point total by providing the involved facilities themselves. Construction Industry of Sonoma County v. City of Petaluma; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (1975) -Answer the Court upheld quotas on the annual number of building permits issued. Associated Home Builders of Greater East Bay v. City of Livermore; California Supreme Court (1976) -Answer The Court upheld temporary moratoriums on building permits