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The Firm's expertise encompasses, but is not limited to, the following areas:

Land Use Law

  • Rezoning, zoning variances and use permits
  • Land use approvals and development permits
  • Easements, dedications, abandonments, and rights of way
  • Restrictive covenants (CC&R's)
  • Drafting, interpreting and amending zoning regulations
  • Representation concerning roadway and other public improvements
  • Compliance with development requirements for the disabled
  • Representation concerning business identification sign regulations

Zoning

  • Rezoning and General Plan Amendments
  • Zoning adjustments:  variances, use permits
  • Zoning interpretations
  • Modification of zoning stipulations
  • Zoning approval for signage, including Comprehensive Sign Plans
  • Historic preservation processing
  • Zoning violation defense
  • Zoning legislation:  Drafting, review and processing of development regulations, including zoning codes
  • Nonconforming (grandfathered) uses

Project Approval

  • Preliminary and final site plan processing
  • Building permit processing
  • Building code waivers and interpretation
  • Right-of-way:  dedication, exactions, improvement districts, payback agreements, abandonment and access, and roadway configurations
  • Development agreements
  • Subdivision processing
  • Consultation on LEED Certification

Comprehensive and Specific Plans

  • Drafting of text
  • Text Amendments
  • Map Amendments

In addition to what Lazarus & Associates, P.C. can offer you, we have formed a strategic alliance with Lewis and Roca LLP that can assist you further with your land acquisition and development needs, issues concerning distressed real estate acquisitions and management, construction needs, financing projects, leasing issues and partnership structuring.

Lewis and Roca LLP has extensive experience in the following areas:

 

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