Research Guides: Urban Studies and Planning Resources: Planning Resources

Planning Resources

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Reed v. Town of Gilbert, AZ
An ordinance restricting the size, number, duration, and location of temporary directional signs DOES violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
Nectow v. City of Cambridge
The inclusion of private land in a residential district under a zoning ordinance, with resulting inhibition of its use for business and industrial buildings to the serious damage of the owner, violates the Fourteenth Amendment if the health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the part of the city affected will not be promoted thereby.
Kelo v. New London (2005)
A city DOES NOT violate the Fifth Amendment's takings clause if the city takes private property and sells it for private development, with the hopes the development will help the city's bad economy.
Berman v. Parker (1954)
The seizing of Berman and the other appellants' property for the purpose of beautification and redevelopment of the community DOES NOT violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Village of Belle Terre, NY v. Boraas (1974)
An ordinance restricting land use to “one-family” dwellings DOES NOT violate the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Company (1926)
The village of Euclid's zoning ordinance DOES NOT violate Ambler Realty's rights to liberty and property under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Penn Central Transportation Company v. New York City (1978)
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Law of 1965 empowering the city to designate certain structures and neighborhoods as "landmarks" or "landmark sites" and restrictions imposed therewith DOES NOT constitute a "taking" in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.