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In land use, a setback is the minimum distance which a building or other structure must be set back from a street or road, a river or other stream, ...
Midtown Manhattan in 1932 showing the results of the 1916 Zoning Resolution: many skyscrapers with setbacks. Graph of the 1916 New York City zoning ordinance with an example elevation for an 80-foot street in a 2½-times height district. The 1916 Zoning Resolution in New York City was the first citywide zoning code in the United States.
The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act (SZEA) is a federal planning document first drafted and published through the United States Commerce Department in 1922, [50] which gave states a model under which they could enact their own zoning enabling laws. The genesis for this act is the initiative of Herbert Hoover while he was Secretary of ...
The Permian is the U.S.’ busiest oilfield is situated in the southeast corner of New Mexico, in Eddy and Lea counties, and West Texas. It’s where New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is ...
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), Pub. L. 106–274 (text), codified as 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc et seq., is a United States federal law that protects individuals, houses of worship, and other religious institutions from discrimination in zoning and landmarking laws. [1]
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) is a United States federal law that governs the way in which the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management are managed. The law was enacted in 1976 by the 94th Congress and is found in the United States Code under Title 43 .
The owner of a derelict former shoe factory which was devastated by fire has spoken of his frustration at the setbacks that have befallen the site. The former Van-Dal factory in Dibden Road ...
The government has unveiled proposals to find land for solar farms, plant trees and improve habitats for birds, insects and fish, in another blow to farmers amid an inheritance tax row.