Meck, Stuart – Early Planning and Zoning Law in the U.S.
Meck, Stuart – Early Planning and Zoning Law in the U.S.
Meck, Stuart – Early Planning and Zoning Law in the U.S.
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<strong>Early</strong> Cases<br />
• Welch v. Swasey, 214 U.S. 91(1909)<br />
<strong>–</strong> Court susta<strong>in</strong>ed build<strong>in</strong>g height regulations for<br />
<strong>the</strong> City of Boston that differed between two<br />
areas, one of which, <strong>the</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess or commercial<br />
part, had a limitation of 125 feet, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r,<br />
used for residential purposes, with a permitted<br />
height of build<strong>in</strong>gs from 80 to 100 feet<br />
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