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31 July 2014

Land Use Litigator Video Series: Episode 4 - The Relationship Between "Zoning" And "Planning" (Video Content)

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John Cooke and Mike Thelen get into the details of the relationship between and the distinct concepts of "Zoning" and "Planning".
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Municipalities and counties often carefully plan future land use and development. Businesses looking to expand or relocate in North Carolina need to be aware not just of existing zoning laws, but comprehensive plans for future development.

In this short video, Womble Carlyle Land Use and Zoning attorneys John Cooke and Michael Thelen discuss land use planning. Cooke and Thelen answer such questions as:

  • What is "planning" and how is it different from "zoning"?
  • What is the relationship between governmental planning and zoning laws?
  • What is a comprehensive plan and how is it important in zoning?
  • What are the typical components of a comprehensive plan?
  • If you don't like the interpretation of a zoning law, what can you do?
  • Is the local planning director involved in both planning and zoning?
  • Why should I speak with the planning director?
  • When is a planning director typically not involved?

The video is the fourth in a series of Womble Carlyle Land Use Videos. The series of short videos will address such topics as zoning, the relationship between planning and zoning, municipalities and land use, and the interpretation of zoning laws, particularly as these issues relate to North Carolina landowners and developers.

Click here to watch the first installment, in which Cooke and Thelen examine development agreements; the second video, which examines zoning; and the third video, which deals with quasi-judicial zoning proceedings. For additional information visit http://nclanduse.blogspot.com.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.

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