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Non-conforming use designations : “the new black” for bureaucrats?

October 19, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brian T. Hodges Regulation for its own sake only leads to more regulation.  Case in point:  Washington State’s land use scheme.  The state’s Growth Management Act was adopted in 1990 and 1991 to require all local governments to engage in land use planning by requiring them to adopt comprehensive plans and devel ...