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No, but you may be required to publish a synopsis. There is no requirement to publish meeting minutes in a newspaper. However, some General ...
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No. We receive similar questions like this from clients often. An individual has no property right in a specific zoning ordinance land use classification. This same principle holds true for text in the zoning ordinance itself. In addition, the filing of an application does not then create a property right. Thus, even while an application is pending, a local unit can change it is zoning text. While it may create practical implications, such as the applicant filing suit or being required to amend the current application, courts have been clear that no property right exists. See Moskovic v. City of New Buffalo (Sixth Circuit 2023).
No, but you may be required to publish a synopsis. There is no requirement to publish meeting minutes in a newspaper. However, some General ...
Read MoreThroughout the last year, appellate courts at the state level have issued several decisions that will have a notable impact on townships and...
Read MoreThe Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) was set to go into effect at midnight, February 21. In a last-minute legislative compromise, the House...
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