Welcome to the Future!
The Candidate: Ohio Governor candidate Dennis Kucinich (D)
The eminent domain use: The City of Massillon, Ohio should use eminent domain to keep the Affinity Medical Center open
The public uses: a hospital & 800 jobs
The Patch | One Town In Northeast Ohio Could Lose 800 Jobs In March
Background: IN 2011 Florida passed a law provided for local regulation, but not for the duration or frequency of short term rentals.
Local Cities Say No thank you: After 2011, Miami and Miami Beach passed their own restrictions, with penalties of $20,000
Welcome to 2018. SB 1400 vs. HB 773 at the Florida Legislature:
Where: New Orleans, LA
The spot zoning: an ordinance that allows a certain property to pursue unrestricted short-term rentals
What’s the benefit of the spot zoning for short term rentals: Residential property in New Orleans has a 90 day maximum for short term rentals, the spot zoning removes this restriction
The football player: owns the property subject to the spot zoning
How does eminent domain factor into New Orleans City Council? A city council member likened the zoning issue to taking…
Where: New London, CT home to the Kelo v. City of New London of U.S. Supreme Court fame
The ordinance: Section 302.4 of the New London Property Maintenance Code
What garden items are prohibited by Section 302.4?
The offending yard: Has a “maintained” and “contained” bamboo garden for more than 30 years, longer than the ordinance has been in…
Add Monadnock, NH to the lsit of towns opposing eminent domain for pipelines in its area.
How did Monadnock get started on the no eminent domain resolution bandwagon? 2 years ago the town officially voted to oppose a natural gas pipeline
What action is it taking in 2018? a petition warrant article that opposes pipelines and specifically opposes the use of eminent domain for pipelines
Monadnock, NH Ledger Transcript | Town may ban pipeline forever
Where: Arlington, VA
What is the local ordinance? County government sought to require two signatures for a landowner to have a car on their property towed.
Which groups aligned against the local ordiannce to help landowners? The Arlington Chamber of Commerce sought to secure private property rights by ensuring effective parking management
What did the state law do? Retained the property owners ability to remive improperly parked cars on their private property & restricted local regulation…
The City: Adrian Michigan
The proposal: “permit[s] commercial medical marijuana facilities, including growers, processors, provisioning centers, safety compliance facilities and secure transporters”
The 4 reasons commisioners supported marijuana facilities:
What’s the land use proposal causing the gaffaw? Napa County may have a June 5 ballot initiative that would ban personal-use heliports on rural Napa County properties.
What are the private property rights arguments? Limiting the use of property infringes on private property rights
What is the current status of personal heliports in Greater Napa? allows personal-use airports and heliports with a county use permit
Napa Valley Register | Napa County private heliport measure supporters turn in…
The Professional Sports Team: Crew SC, an MLS team in Columbus OH
What is the basis for the eminent domain threat by OH’s Attorney General? “Art Modell Law” which Ohio passed after the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore
What does the Art Modell Law require? A professional sports team that receives taxpayer funds cannot move without approval of the city or without offering the team for sale
Fox 28 | Ohio Attorney General sends letter to Crew SC owner threatening to sue
Wilmington, DE Mayor Mike Purzcki proposed to eliminate blight by:
The opposition killed it by:
What solution did opponents want? Protections in ordinance that limit the ability to take owner occuppied homes and to prohibit takings for minor violations.