LAND USE, ZONING AND CONCURRENCY LAW - Rogers Towers Attorneys

STRATEGIC LAND USE GUIDANCE AND REPRESENTATION

UNLOCKING DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

Our attorneys provide representation to landowners, developers, businesses, lenders, buyers, and investors in all aspects of development and governmental entitlements.

We work directly with our clients and outside experts as needed — engineers, planners, architects, etc. — to better understand our clients’ opportunities and needs. We help clients develop a practical strategy for addressing regulatory requirements and for obtaining the permits, authorizations, and approvals necessary to effectuate their precise business goals.

Our lawyers regularly appear before appointed and elected bodies on behalf of our clients. And, when necessary, they also represent clients in litigation and special magistrate proceedings challenging governmental actions.

Common issues in this area include:

Land use planning
Zoning
Growth management
Concurrency / mobility
Entitlements
Protection of private property rights

Sign regulations
Land use litigation
Bert J. Harris, Jr. Private Property Rights challenges
Federal & state takings claims
Florida land use and environmental dispute resolution procedures
Developments of regional impacts & other large scale developments

Beyond assisting clients with their planning, zoning, permitting, platting, and development needs, the Rogers Towers Government and Regulatory Group also provides zealous representation in appellate and administrative litigation proceedings related to those activities.

Our goal is to serve as a singular, comprehensive source for all of our clients’ needs related to land use law, litigation and counsel.

Land Use Litigation

The Rogers Towers Government and Regulatory Group represents years of experience in this highly nuanced area of law. Our record of success includes:

Appeals from and challenges to local government decisions before the Florida circuit courts, initiated by petitions for certiorari to those courts
Administrative hearings regarding local governmental decisions and environmental permits before the Division of Administrative Hearings
Challenges to local ordinances and regulatory takings on Constitutional grounds in the Florida circuit courts
Litigation of civil rights violations that affect land use interests pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983
In any of these proceedings, the Land Use Practice Group is able to represent clients as either plaintiff/petitioner or respondent/defendant.
When necessary, this practice group can also connect and collaborate with the Rogers Towers Commercial Litigation and Appellate Attorneys departments to ensure our clients receive the most effective and comprehensive representation possible.