Category: Urban Planning Expert Witness
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Urban Planning Expert Allowed to Opine on Municipal Zoning Practices
This case involves the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Defendant, the City of Springfield, prohibited Plaintiffs from operating a home for residents in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Defendant claimed their zoning ordinance prohibited the home from operating in an R-SF Zone because it is a “group home” under…
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Urban Planning Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Sign Regulations
Plaintiffs Cozy Inn, Incorporated and its owner Stephen Howard sued the City of Salina, Kansas for constitutional violations after the City stopped Howard from painting a display on the side of the building that housed his restaurant. The artist Howard hired, Colin Benson, began painting the display on Friday, November 3, 2023. Three days later,…
