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Private Covenants and Local Zoning: Dual or Dueling Land Use Regulations?

March 11, 2026 by Leonard Bauer
Category: Court Decisions and AGO Opinions , Housing , Land Use Administration , Subdivisions and Planned Developments

Private land use restrictions can pose challenges for local governments when they conflict with local zoning, hinder affordable housing efforts, or reflect discriminatory practices. However, private covenants should not deter local governments from permitting development.

2025 Legislation Addressing Residential Unit Lot Subdivisions and Lot Splitting

June 16, 2025 by Jill Dvorkin
Category: Housing , Subdivisions and Planned Developments , New Legislation and Regulations

Two recent bills impact the local residential land division process—one provides additional guidance regarding local unit lot subdivision regulation and the other will allow administrative residential lot splitting under certain circumstances.

Using Unit Lot Subdivisions to Increase the Local Housing Supply

February 24, 2025 by Jill Dvorkin
Category: Housing , Subdivisions and Planned Developments

A 2023 state law requires unit lot subdivisions be incorporated into local short plat regulations.Cities and counties can increase the local housing by allowing landowners to divide a single parent parcel into unit lots that then can be sold to individual owners.

Faster Plan Review Turnarounds Are Within Your Reach

August 27, 2018 by Rich Conrad
Category: Guest Author , Subdivisions and Planned Developments

Guest author Rich Conrad presents a 4-step approach to plan reviews might be the key to helping you end backlog burdens and produce faster results.

What are “Land Use Control Ordinances” for Purposes of Subdivision Application Vesting?

February 11, 2015 by Bob Meinig
Category: Subdivisions and Planned Developments , Vested Rights

What are "land use control ordinances" in the context of vesting for subdivision and short subdivision applications? The phrase is not defined by statute, but court decisions provide some insight.

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