Lot Lines: The state of hospitality
J. David Chapman
The hospitality industry is very important to the commercial real estate sector. Whether it is hotels, restaurants, or local attractions, they occupy our buildings, create amenities, and provide “place” that is so vital in our communities. We recognize the risk in leasing to hospitality tenants, but appreciate the wonderful tenant-mix they provide.
I got a firsthand view of the hospitality industry Memorial Day weekend traveling to the Grand Canyon on a family vacation. Starting in Oklahoma, traveling through Texas and New Mexico, and winding up in Arizona, we stayed in four different hotels and ate in numerous restaurants in four states. As the rest of the U.S. recovers from COVID, one thing is obvious – the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants and attractions) is struggling. They were the hardest hit by shutdowns and most have lost efficiencies in process as they reinvent themselves and rehire after mass layoffs.
Lot Lines: Whose rights are those property rights?
J. David Chapman
The National Association of Realtors is one of the largest lobbying organizations in the U.S. One of its most important platforms is preserving citizens’ property rights. On the surface, this is something, it seems, everyone would support. It is not that simple. In fact, it is very complex.
The Constitution protects property rights through the Fifth and 14th Amendments’ Due Process Clauses and, more directly, through the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: “nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.” There are two basic ways government can take property: (1) outright, by condemning the property and taking title; or (2) through regulations that take uses, leaving the title with the owner – so-called regulatory takings.
The Dering Harbor Village Board of Trustees is focusing on clarifying and defining certain regulations.
For the past few meetings, changes have been discussed in the Zoning Code as to Permitted/Prohibited Uses, Driveways and Off-street Parking; Definitions: Lot Lines, Yards and Lot Coverage; and Trees and Vegetation.
At the March 13 board meeting, held via Zoom, the trustees opened a public hearing into the proposed changes. Some of the issues they sought to address include noise from residential parking areas being sited too close to neighbors’ properties. With regard to trees and vegetation, earlier practices had required village residents to get approval from a Trustee to remove trees from their property, if the tree exceeded 9 inches in diameter.
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