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The Hotel Room That Saved Some Trees
The Hotel Room That Saved Some Trees

Feb 7, 2010

seattle, smart growth, transfer of development rights, Washington

Last Wednesday afternoon, I arrived in Seattle and checked into a room on the 16th floor of the Hyatt At Olive 8 hotel and began preparing to moderate a panel the next day on transferrable development rights programs. The hotel was brand-new and less than a block from the convention center. It was comfortable and cool, the first LEED certified hotel in Seattle. Little did I realize that the very room I was staying in existed because of the King County transfer of development rights program I was there to discuss.

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Property Rights Case Law Evolves With 9th Circuit Decision
Property Rights Case Law Evolves With 9th Circuit Decision

Oct 1, 2008

CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Takings, Vol. 23 No. 10 Oct 2008, Washington

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals continued to flesh out its property rights jurisprudence with a decision from Spokane, Washington — this time by siding with property owners seeking to protect their own rights by enforcing historic preservation regulations.
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