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Sep

A couple of years ago, I posted a comment on an interesting sign case involving a spray-painted message on the front of a home in the town of Cary, North Carolina. You can find that post here. The town lost in front of the trial court, which concluded that the sign ordinance violated the First …

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Sep

Tennessee is experiencing significant growth, and is expected to continue to grow. This growth should lead to more commercial, industrial and residential development. Given our history as a rural and (at one point) frontier state, many developers may encounter a truly unexpected site condition: grave sites. The presence of a burial ground will impact the …

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Dec

McBride v. Farragut Board of Zoning Appeals, (Tenn App November 29, 2012) The petitioning homeowner, lived in a residence constructed in 1971 with a raised concrete deck on the rear of her home. In 2011, she submitted an application to erect columns and a roof over the existing deck. The local zoning ordinance permitted patios …

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Aug

Loessel v City of Frankenmuth, 692 F. 3d 452 (6th Cir. 2012) This is an interesting case where a city with a historic town center attempted to keep Wal-Mart from opening a store in its downtown area. The owners of the property contracted with Wal-Mart to sell the property for the use as a store, …