Archive for the ‘Flood Control’ Category

NY Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Petition to Nullify Approval by the New York City Council of a Coastal Flood Protection Project Affecting East River Park

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on December 1, 2021

FL Administrative Court Rules Building Official Lacked Authority to Make a Determination as to Vested Rights on Land in FEMA Flood Zone

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on June 23, 2019

NJ Appeals Court Holds Owner was Not Required to Seek Approval from City Planning Zoning Board Before Elevating Townhouse Following Hurricane Sandy

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on June 6, 2019

MA Supreme Court Holds that in Determining Whether Lots Were “Subject To Flooding,” Board Could Consider Lots’ Overlap with Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Flood Zones and Testimony of Witnesses

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on April 15, 2014

South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds City’s Refusal to Grant Rezoning Upstream of Floodplain

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on September 21, 2013

LA Appeals Court Upholds Denial of Subdivision Application by RV Park due to Flood Concerns

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on September 28, 2012

NY Appellate Court Explains Evidentiary Burdens Required for Type 1 Actions under SEQRA Where Town Adopts New Zoning Laws to Ensure Participation in National Flood Insurance Program

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on April 8, 2012

NY Appellate Court Finds Improvements to Property Following Flood Were Substantial, Triggering Compliance with Local Flood Plain Law

Posted by: Patricia Salkin on March 13, 2011