MSCI 694 - Land Use Control

As required (3) Law School Staff, Butler Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor

This course presents an analysis of the legal principles governing the use and management of land and the fundamental values underlying those principles. While focusing primarily on government regulation of land use, the course also will examine common law rules, which affect the way that land is used. Topics that might be considered include judicial control of land use, zoning and the rights of landowners, zoning and the rights of neighbors, land use planning, public regulation of land development, aesthetic regulation, and the preservation of natural and historic resources. Cross-listed with LAW 425.