Law Homework Help

1.You are a planner in the Everytown Planning Department, and things are getting a little crazy in Everytown! A very fancy, very well-known developer has expressed interest in developing a mixed-use project in Everytown, and the Everytown City Council is getting pretty excited about this possibility. The Mayor has asked the Planning Department to advise her on what legal tools Everytown could use to encourage the developer to come to use an underutilized formerly industrial site in Everytown that is owned by the City and is adjacent to commercial development. Everytown also wants to make sure it gets in on the benefit of the deal. Draft a memo to the mayor telling her what legal tools are available and how they could be used to facilitate the deal. (10 points)

2.As you’ve probably heard, the “rent’s too [expletive] high.” Considering all of the tools and limitations we have discussed in class, name and discuss at least three key considerations that local governments should review in creating a strategy for creating more affordable housing in any given area. (10 points)

3.You have been reassigned to the Planning Counter in Everytown. Someone comes to the counter and tells you that she is considering purchasing a parcel and would like to know if she can build an apartment building. What threshold issues would you advise her to consider? Identify at least three threshold issues, the significance of each, and what reasonable next steps could be to run that research to ground. (10 points)

4.What was the most surprising thing you learned in class? Why did it surprise you? How can you use this thing to facilitate better planning and public policy in the future? (5 points)