Discretionary Land Use Controls: Avoiding Invitations to Abuse of Discretion

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How to Submit Your Example of Abuse of Discretion

If you would like to submit an administrative decision or court case that concerns abuse of discretion in land use decision making, or an article that describes an example of discretion or a cartoon that illustrates that theme or a property rights perspective on land use regulation, for possible inclusion on this web site and/or publication in the book, please fill out the form below. The author will review each submission and contact you to discuss its possible inclusion on the web site or for publication.

About You

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About Your Example of Abuse of Discretion

From the following, please choose the type of abuse of discretion you are submitting. Types of submissions are listed and described below. To select multiple items, hold down the Shift key (PC) or the Cntrl key (Mac) while selecting.

Administrative Decision
- Decision making body/official
- Document(s) evidencing abuse of discretion
- Whether decision appealed or will be appealed

Court Case

State Case:
- Trial Court (include case number)
- Appellate Court (include citation)
- Status of appeal, if any

Federal Case:
- Federal District Court (include citation, or case number if not released for publication)
- Federal Appellate Court (include citation)
- Status of appeal, if any

Article about Abuse of Discretion
- Title of article
- Cite for article

Cartoon
- Source (newspaper, book, etc.) and date
- Author/artist
- Source to contact for copyright permission

Now describe the case you are submitting. Be sure to include the bulleted items above concerning your type of case:

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