Syllabus
UPP 553 - LAND USE LAW
Erica Pascal, Instructor
773-525-8940
ericapascal@earthlink.net
Fall Semester, 2013
Readings and assignments will be posted on Blackboard. Check regularly for
announcements.
WEEK
TOPIC
ASSIGNMENT
8/28
Intro: the court system, defining issues
no reading
9/4
Roots of Zoning
Exclude: Nectow, Udell, cases,
Exclude: pp. 64-68
Add: Chicago Zoning Game – info only
Casebook: 1-77
9/11
Zoning Administration I
Exclude: pp 100-126, Plains Grains,
Cuyahoga Falls cases
Casebook: 77-184
9/18
Zoning Administration II
Exclude: Pinecrest case
Add: Community Benefit Agreements
Casebook: 185-269
9/25
Blackboard
Blackboard
First Amendment
Casebook: 422-464
Readings on Blackboard
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Greater Bible Way Church v. Jackson
Westchester Day Schol v. Mamaroneck
Robert Tong v. Chicago Park Dist.- for fun
NY Times Articles - info only
Paper #1 distributed
10/2
Subdivision Regulation
Exclude: In Re Pierce
Casebook: 465-521
10/9
Infrastructure Finance
Paper #1 due
Casebook: 521-563
10/16
Takings I
See http://law.wustl.edu/landuselaw.
10/23
Takings II
Eminent Domain and Economic Development
Add: Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff
Goldstein v. NY Urban Dev. Corp.
Comment on Goldstein
Wayne County v. Hathcock – Mich SCt
Norwood v. Horney – Ohio SCt
Poletown v. City of Detroit – for info only
Susette Kelo Stories – for info only
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAgEgjoycQ4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFdn6BGVl1k
Pfizer deserts its monument to corporate welfare
Paper #2 distributed
Casebook: 311-364
Click on photos
Casebook: 294-311
Casebook: 656-661
Blackboard
10/30
Exclusionary Zoning & Equal Protection
Casebook: 572-632
Exclude: Buckeye case
Add: Fair Housing Act
Blackboard
Affordable Housing Crisis- Developer’s View
Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority – BPI Article
11/6
Other Federal Issues &
Urban Revitalization I
Casebook: 633-698
Exclude: Pleasantdale, Kaur cases
Add: TIF Article
Blackboard
Chicago Affordable Housing Ordinance – info only
TIFs in Cook County – info only
Mulligan v. Panther Valley –info only
Paper #2 due
11/13
Urban Revitalization II
Exclude: Turken , Ellesmere cases
Add: Municipal Legal Authority
Furman Center Paper
Eminent Domain Help for Homeowners
Casebook: 698-769
11/20
From Sprawl to Smart Growth
Exclude: Deer Creek, Del Mar and
Burnham cases
Casebook: 770-867
11/27
Thanksgiving Eve – no class
Blackboard
12/4
Environmental Issues
Exclude: Building Industry Assn
Paper #3 distributed
12/11
NO CLASS
Paper #3 due
Casebook: 868-941
TEXT: Callies, Freilich, and Roberts, Cases and Materials on Land Use, Sixth Ed. (St. Paul;
West Publishing Co. 2008).
GRADING: Grades will be based on 3 short papers dealing with major issues in land use law:
first amendment with emphasis on RLUIPA, fifth amendment with emphasis on eminent domain
for economic development, and some issue relating to the current housing crisis. Each paper will
be worth 30% of your grade. Class preparation and participation will count for the remaining
10%. Each assigmment will require the student to analyze fact situations and to identify and
discuss the legal issues presented. Late work will have at least one grade deducted. Further
instructions for papers are included with each assignment.
Academic integrity will be aligned with the UIC Student Disciplinary Policy
(see www.uic.edu/depts/dos/studentconduct.html)
See the Registrar’s Web site for a list of registration and records policies.