Land Use / Zoning / Local Government

Local governments adopt zoning ordinances to maintain standards and control over development projects. Understanding how land use and zoning laws affect your property can sometimes require experienced legal counsel.

The attorneys at Worrell, Durrett, Jaynes & Gavrell, P.C. have consulted with clients concerning how zoning codes impact their proposed or ongoing uses on their property, engaging in representation before city and county governmental bodies when appropriate, and taking the matter to court when required. We have pled client’s cases for variances and special use permits, challenged local governments' determinations of violations when they were made in error, and represented local citizens seeking to oppose poorly planned or excessive proposed developments or special uses in their neighborhoods. The firm also provides advice to private clients seeking land use approvals, clients either concerned with or seeking to engage zoning enforcement mechanisms, and clients contemplating land use litigation.

Some services the firm has provided for its clients include:

• • Representation at administrative hearings
  • Consultations and representation concerning zoning variances
  • Consultations and representation concerning special use permitting
  • Eminent domain issues
  • Inverse condemnation / regulatory taking issues
  • Easement and Boundary disputes

If you need advice or need to respond to threatened local government action or are confronted with the prospect of inappropriate development being proposed for your neighborhood, Worrell, Durrett, Jaynes & Gavrell, P.C. may be able to assist you. Contact us to set up a time for a consultation today.