Changing the Plan for Land? Kane County May Adjust Rules for Developers
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By Lisa Smith  lsmith@@dailyherald.com  A new agricultural land-use category could be created to accommodate a proposed 415-acre development in western Kane County under a plan reviewed by the county board's development committee Tuesday.
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By Andy Hyland, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 17--It's time for an update to Platte County's strategic plan, commissioners say.   They voted unanimously Thursday to seek proposals for an update to their "Platte Profile" plan.
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By Lena Warmack, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--Developers with one of Catawba County's largest proposed residential developments are expected to seek rezoning on more than 2,000 acres this spring.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 21--A proposal to offset the future loss of Monterey County farmland to development in the proposed county general plan provoked heated protests Wednesday before county planning commissioners.
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By Elizabeth Ahlin, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 24--COUNCIL BLUFFS -- In an attempt to beat the clock on new Iowa restrictions, the City Council will consider Monday taking as many as 66 properties through eminent domain over the next year.
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By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  Frustrated that a Sunland-Tujunga developer has skirted building regulations with few penalties, City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel said Monday she wants to give municipal agencies more power to stop and punish rulebreakers.
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  May 29--Sacramento County's landmark affordable housing law is under attack, and the real threat isn't the court system, but a new majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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By Ray Gronberg, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.  Sep. 21--DURHAM -- Durham officials may tinker with the county's land-use  map to earmark key tracts of land along Interstate 85 northeast of the city  and along Page Road near Raleigh-Durham International Airport for industrial  development.
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By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 6--CONCORD -- The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night defeated a request by a local businessman to rezone 75 acres to allow a new headquarters and operations center in northwest Cabarrus County.
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By Scott Waltman, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Jan. 31--If Brown County doesn't get a minimum rental price for land it owns near Elm Lake, the property will be sold.   That was the decision of county commissioners Tuesday after roughly an hour of discussion.
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By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--A few years ago when the city started looking at the possibility of annexing portions of the West Park neighborhood, the city had to face the question of how to pay to extend city services into the area.
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By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 9--Pueblo County's 1041 land-use regulations are becoming a "smorgasbord for lawyers," as Commissioner Matt Peulen put it.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 6--DURHAM -- The county commissioners scrapped a plan Monday that would have re-designated 224 acres in eastern Durham for industrial use.
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By Joe Grundle  A permit to raze buildings does not necessarily include trees surrounding them, at least when it concerns shoreland property in Waukesha County.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.