Publications

The School of Government offers the following publications relating to land use, planning and development. Please see the Land Use Planning and Development section of the School's online shopping cart for more related titles, prices, and ordering information. Some publications are online and available for free downloads (listed under "Online Publications" below). Others are available only in hard copy. All hard copy publications can be ordered online using the links above.

Books

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• NEW!  Land Use Law in North Carolina, Second Edition 
• Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, Seventh Edition
• Coates’ Canons Local Government Law Blog Compilation, January-June 2011
• Housing Codes for Repair and Maintenance: Using the General Police Power and Minimum Housing Statutes to Prevent Dwelling Deterioration 
• Coates' Canons Local Government Law Blog Compilation, 2009-2010
• Inclusionary Zoning: A Guide to Ordinances and the Law

Online Publications

• Development Approval Extension Extended (September 2010)
• Development Moratoria: The Law and Practice in North Carolina (December 2009, view-only PDF available, and hard copy format available for purchase.)
• Use of Development Agreements to Manage Large-Scale Development: The Law and Practice in North Carolina (October 2009, view-only PDF available, and hard copy format available for purchase. Electronic version includes thee adopted development agreements.)
• Economic Development Handbook (2009)
• Zoning Amendments in North Carolina (February 2008)
• An Overview of Zoning Districts, Design Standards, and Traditional Neighborhood Design in North Carolina Zoning Ordinances (October 2007)
• Special Use Permits in North Carolina Zoning (April 2007)
• An Inventory of Local Government Land Use Ordinances in North Carolina (May 2006)
• The North Carolina Experience with Municipal Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction (January 2006)
• A Survey of Experience with Zoning Variances (February 2004)
• Planning- and Development-Related Legislation Adopted by the 2004 General Assembly, Planning and Zoning Law Bulletin No. 16, November 2004
• Smart Growth Efforts Around the Nation, Popular Government, Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 2000
• A Smart Growth Toolbox for Local Governments, Popular Government,Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 2000
• The Environmental Consequences of Growth, Popular Government, Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 2000
• The Evolution of State Initiatives in North Carolina, Popular Government, Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 2000
• Growing Pains: A Tale of Two Cities and a Farm in Between, Popular Government, Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 2000
• Growing Smart about Transportation, Popular Government, Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 2000
• Private Land Trusts: Partners for Community Conservation, Popular Government, Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 2000
• Recent Developments Regarding Local Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses, Planning and Zoning Law Bulletin No. 10, August 1998
• Local Government Power to Impose Fees on Tax-Exempt Property, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 82, February 1998
• Regulating Sexually Oriented Businesses (1997)
• Land-Use Regulation of Religious Uses, Planning and Zoning Law Bulletin No. 8, October 1997
• Are "Green River" Ordinances Constitutional under the First Amendment? Local Government Law Bulletin No. 78, June 1997
• Local Government Participation in the Permitting of Sanitary Landfills, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 77, February 1997
• Telling the Neighbors What You Think: City of Ladue v. Gilleo, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 61, August 1994

• Zoning Hearings: Knowing Which Rules to Apply, Popular Government, Vol. 58, No. 4, Spring 1993
• Amortization: An Old Land-Use Controversy Heats Up, Popular Government, Vol. 57, No. 2, Fall 1991
• Land Use and Development Moratoria, Popular Government, Vol. 56, No. 2, Fall 1990
• Bias and Conflicts of Interest in Land-Use Management Decisions, Popular Government, Vol. 55, No. 3, Winter 1990
• Two Major Zoning Decisions: Chrismon v. Guilford County and Hall v. City of Durham, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 34, November 1988
• "Taking" Found for Beach Access Dedication Requirement: Nolan v. California Coastal Commission, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 30, August 1987
• Temporary Damages for a Regulatory "Taking": First English Evangelical
  Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 29, July 1987

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