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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.

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Introduction to Zoning (Third Edition, 2007)

Online Publications

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
Regulating Sexually Oriented Businesses (1997)
Land-Use Regulation of Religious Uses, Planning and Zoning Law Bulletin No. 8, October 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

Print Publications

Books:

Introduction to Zoning (2007)
Land Use Law in North Carolina (2006)
Planning Legislation in North Carolina (2002)
Organizing for Local Governmental Planning in North Carolina (1989)
The Zoning Board of Adjustment in North Carolina (1984)
Legal Aspects of Building Code Enforcement in North Carolina (1987)

Articles and Bulletins:

Board of Adjustment Workshop, August 2000: Course Materials and Videotapes (SP, set of four tapes)
North Carolina’s Conservation Tax-Credit Program, Popular Government, Vol. 62, No. 4,Summer 1997
Using Impact Fees for Public Schools: The Orange County Experiment, School Law Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 2, Spring 1994
Supreme Court Establishes Rule on “Total Taking”: Perspectives on the Lucas Case, Planning and Zoning Law Bulletin No. 3, September 1992
Mediating Land-Use Disputes, Popular Government, Vol. 56, No. 3, Winter 1991
Federal and State Programs to Control Signs and Outdoor Advertising, Popular Government, Vol. 52, No. 4, Spring 1987
Questions I’m Most Often Asked: What is “Spot Zoning”?, Popular Government, Vol. 50, No. 4, Spring 1985
Land Use Planning in Rural Areas, Popular Government, Vol. 46, No. 1, Summer 1980
Off-street Parking in North Carolina Municipalities, Popular Government, Vol. 46, No. 1, Summer 1980
Administering Subdivision Ordinances, Popular Government, Vol. 45, No. 1, Summer 1979

Related Materials

Annexation Law in North Carolina: Volume Three—Involuntary Annexation (2007)
Annexation Law in North Carolina: Volume Two—Voluntary Annexation (2004)
Annexation Law in North Carolina: Volume One—General Topics, Second ed. (2007)
Cleanup Law of North Carolina (2003)
Open Meetings and Local Governments in North Carolina: Some Questions and Answers (2002)
Guidebook for North Carolina Property Mappers (2001)
Economic Development Law for North Carolina Local Governments (2000)
Local Government Property Transactions in North Carolina (2000)
Local Government Power to Impose Fees on Tax-Exempt Property, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 82, February 1998
Public Records Law for North Carolina Local Governments (1997)
Public Records Law for North Carolina Local Governments: 1997-2003 Supplement
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
Private Initiatives in Land Conservation, Popular Government, Vol. 58, No. 3, Winter 1993

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