If you’ve ever wondered what frightens lawyers and keeps them up at night I can describe it in three words: statutes of limitations.
A “statute of limitation” is a fancy way of describing a deadline to file a
NC Legal Landscapes
A Blog About North Carolina Land Use and Zoning Law
NC Legal Landscapes, published by Fox Rothschild LLP, focuses on legal issues related to land use, zoning, and development in North Carolina. The blog covers topics such as zoning litigation, land use permits, conditional use permits, and the impact of local government decisions on property development. It also addresses legislative changes affecting public hearings, virtual meeting protocols, and the regulatory environment for industries like solar energy and industrial projects. The blog provides insights into the procedural and substantive challenges faced by developers, local governments, and communities in navigating land use law and policy.
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Regulating Billboards at the Tipping Point
By Tom Terrell
As a general proposition, I support billboards. As a general proposition. Billboards help ME when I need to find an interstate exit with my favorite fast food and a bathroom. Billboards help me find hotels when traveling long distances.…
It’s Hard to Shoe a Running Horse
By Tom Terrell
“It’s hard to shoe a running horse.” That’s not my quote. It was a comment from the bench by Judge Abraham Penn Jones responding to the Town of Hillsborough’s attempt to bypass a direct court order to issue a…
Board of Adjustment 33 Hour Marathon
By Tom Terrell
After six nights and 33 hours of testimony and deliberation, the Harnett County Board of Adjustment reached a decision this week regarding a Conditional Use Permit for a regional landfill. It was a marathon. I know, because I was…
Wind Turbines, Nimbyism, Fish and Chips
By Tom Terrell
I love it when I’m right. I admit that I don’t bat 1.000, but good hits are nice. In today’s NY Times Roger Cohen (Britain Goes Nimby) writes that 82% of Brits favor wind power, yet in every community…
Billboards, Vested Rights and Screwy Ordinance Interpretations
By Tom Terrell
The N.C. Supreme Court recently decided a land use case (not a common occurrence) with facts that are, actually, fun to describe. Let’s review the facts and the holding, and stay tuned for some color(ful) commentary from Morris Communications…
Land Use, Jules Verne and Marty McFly
By Tom Terrell
In the final scene of the movie Back to the Future III, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) stands on the train tracks as Doc Brown and his wife Clara arrive on a locomotive from 1884 fitted with folding wings…
Solar Farms – In the News Again
By Tom Terrell
My June 9 post on solar farms (“Destroying the Environment to Save It”) discussed the world’s largest solar farm – a 3,600 acre project in the Mojave Desert. Little did I suspect that two weeks later the place I live –…
APFOs – They’re Back
By Tom Terrell
Just when we thought the N.C. Court of Appeals had fully resolved all matters related to APFOs (“Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances”) the N.C. Supreme Court has decided to review the issue by granting certiorari in two cases: Lanvale v.
Annexation – Some New and Different Perspectives
By Tom Terrell
If you follow North Carolina local government and land use issues you no doubt have been following the topic du jour, annexation reform. But the depth of media coverage has been frustratingly shallow, and 95% of what you’ve read…