Tuesday evening the Boulder City Council unanimously approved the $9.5 million purchase of the 615-acre parcel located at 4536 N. 95th St. (pictured below) to add to the city’s 45,000-acre open space network. The parcel is the fourth most expensive open-space parcel purchased by the city, will be one of the largest, and will become
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Denver City Council Passes Pair of Development Moratoria
As Denver’s housing market continues to thrive, so, too, do the development-related concerns of existing residents. The rapid pace of development in many City-close neighborhoods has at times pitted residents desiring attractive, pedestrian-oriented communities against developers responding to high demand for urban housing options. On Monday, August 22, 2016, the Denver City Council passed a pair of City-wide development moratoria aimed at addressing parking and architectural issues. CB16-0498 concerns use of the City’s small zone lot parking exemption. CB-16-0541 places a one-year moratorium on use of the Zoning Code’s Garden Court Building Form. Both bills passed with a unanimous vote of Councilmembers present and took effect August 25, 2016. …
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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…
U.S. Supreme Court Fair Housing Act Case Settles, Disparate Impact Stays Put For Now
By Brian J. Connolly on
For the second time in two years, a negotiated settlement will prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from deciding the validity of disparate impact claims under the Federal Fair Housing Act. The governing body of Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, voted November 13 to approve an out-of-court settlement in the case of Township of Mount Holly …
The Medical Marijuana Business Down the Street Stinks
By Bill Kyriagis on
Medical marijuana businesses, including grow operations and dispensaries, can now be found in many communities throughout Colorado. The establishment and proliferation of such businesses has presented a number of issues for their neighbors.
One issue: marijuana stinks. It has a very strong odor, even before it is smoked.
Odor emanating from medical marijuana businesses has…