If the COVID-19 pandemic was
not already difficult enough on the D.C. real estate development community,
recent proposed legislation by the D.C. Council might make developing
condominiums in the city more challenging.
On September 17, 2020, the D.C. Council’s Committee
Dr. Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, said during his testimony before a Senate subcommittee on
September 16 that wearing face masks may be more effective than a vaccine at
protecting against COVID-19. What is
As
part of the initial flurry of administrative and regulatory changes in response
to the ongoing pandemic, the Zoning Commission (Commission) took emergency
action to approve a text amendment to the Zoning Regulations extending the
validity of approval orders that
As COVID-19-related closures are likely to continue into 2021, the
Zoning Commission (Commission) recently took emergency proposed action to further
clarify the rules and procedures for virtual meetings and hearings. The text
amendment applies to Commission and Board of Zoning
On July 1, 2020, the Board of Zoning Adjustment (Board) reversed a
decision by the Zoning Administrator (ZA) allowing the by-right conversion of
an existing dwelling unit into an eight-unit apartment house in the RA-1 zone.
The crux of
Better air quality or slower adoption of building codes? Like a rebellious teenager, Utah is having an identity crisis over building codes. The answer, of course, is to listen to mom.
According to Ingrid Griffee, executive director of Utah Moms
There is chatter that the Clean Power Plan Final Rule will be released in early August, but also a strong effort to delay implementation until the various legal challenges are resolved. The stay could be imposed either judicially or legislatively.
Both Michigan v. EPA and Obergefell v. Hodges demonstrate a key learning about governance in America—context matters as much as, or perhaps more, than legal authority.
In 1998, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to regulate mercury emissions. EPA apparently
There is a war on building codes across the United States, and Pennsylvania is ground zero.
After years of regular building code updates, a law was passed in 2011 (Act 1) at the urging of the Pennsylvania Builders Association to
The Home and Garden Channel (HGTV) is the top rated cable network on the weekends. At the end of every remodeling show on HGTV is the big reveal, dramatic “before and after” footage of the transformation of the kitchen or bedroom.
