Last week, in a case with national significance for multifamily housing developers, housing advocates, and local governments, the California Supreme Court upheld the City of San Jose’s inclusionary housing ordinance.
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Amendments to Colorado Urban Renewal Law May Limit Use of Tax-Increment Financing
By Brian J. Connolly on
In May, the Colorado legislature approved a bill amending the state’s Urban Renewal Law, C.R.S. § 31-25-101 et seq., to place new limitations on urban renewal authorities.
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As U.S. Supreme Court Decides One Sign Case, Cert Petition Gets Filed In Another
By Brian J. Connolly on
As the outcome of Reed v. Town of Gilbert hangs in the balance, another case challenging a local sign code has been filed with the Supreme Court. This week, the plaintiff in Central Radio Company, Inc. v. City of Norfolk filed a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Fourth Circuit Court of…
Urban Renewal Authority Voted Down, But Why
By Jim Johnson on
Residents of the northern Douglas County City of Castle Pines North, or Castle Pines as it’s now known, voted on Tuesday to abolish the City’s recently established urban renewal authority. The yes votes on Question 300 outnumbered the no votes by almost 2 to 1. In abolishing the City’s urban renewal authority, residents decided not…
Colorado Supreme Court: Liberal Rules for Petitions and Admission of Evidence in Condemnation Cases.
By Bill Kyriagis on
The Colorado Supreme Court’s October 18, 2010 decision in Bly v. Story clarifies two issues with respect to condemnation proceedings in Colorado. Bly involved a private party’s condemnation of an easement for a private way of necessity over a neighbor’s driveway. The court, construing C.R.S. § 38-1-102(1), held that a metes and bounds legal…