Attorney Ira Bloom will present the Annual Legal Update at the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association’s upcoming meeting, Hot Topics in Land Use, Law and Practice 2016 to be held on Friday, June 3, 2016, at the Mark Twain Museum Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The American Planning Association is the world’s largest planning organization that […]
Attorneys Ira Bloom and Peter Gelderman spoke to 100 land use planners on June 12, 2015 at a conference of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association titled “Hot Topics in Land Use Law and Practice”. Mr. Bloom and Mr. Gelderman updated the group on Mackenzie v. Planning & Zoning Commission of Monroe, a […]
Attorney Ira W. Bloom spoke on March 21, 2015 at the Connecticut Bar Association Planning & Zoning Seminar on Connecticut Land Use Law for Municipal Land Use Agencies, Boards, and Commissions. Over 300 attendees gathered at Wesleyan University for this seminar, which is given every two years. Attorney Bloom was one of several prominent land use […]
Attorney Ira W. Bloom spoke on March 21, 2015 at the Connecticut Bar Association Planning & Zoning Seminar on Connecticut Land Use Law for Municipal Land Use Agencies, Boards, and Commissions. Over 300 attendees gathered at Wesleyan University for this seminar, which is given every two years. Attorney Bloom was one of several prominent land use […]
The article assesses after three years the recent changes in the rules governing the filing of administrative appeals such as zoning appeals. As the former chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Planning and Zoning Section, Attorney Bloom played a key role in drafting the new rule.
The Westport office of Berchem Moses had the pleasure of holding a Business After Hours networking event with the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce on October 30, 2014. The After Hours Event allows members of the Chamber of Commerce to meet, exchange ideas and enjoy good company and food.
ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTION AND LAND USE PROCEEDINGS © 2006 By Ira W. Bloom A vehicle which allows individuals or organizations to “intervene” in zoning and other land use proceedings exists by virtue of Connecticut General Statute ’22a-19. Commonly referred to as the “Environmental Intervention” statute, this law allows any person, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or other […]
© 2003 By Ira W. Bloom With the May 21, 2002, Supreme Court decision in Town of Westport v. Connecticut Siting Council i, the Supreme Court has signaled that the Connecticut Siting Council has exclusive jurisdiction over telecommunication towers, including cellular, noncellular, and towers which combine both. For many municipalities and others who advocate local control, […]
