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Bill would require courts to invite governing bodies to weigh in on some land‑use orders
Summary
Sen. Forrest Mandeville told the House Judiciary Committee his bill would ask courts to invite similarly situated governing bodies to file amicus briefs before issuing certain land‑use orders, aiming to reduce disruptive statewide effects from isolated district decisions.
Sen. Forrest Mandeville told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 239 would ask district courts, before issuing orders that interpret land‑use code, to invite other governing bodies that administer the same code to submit amicus briefs and provide “sufficient time” to respond.
Mandeville said the measure grew from challenges after out‑of‑district decisions — he cited the Horse Creek Hills case — produced statewide ripples in how counties interpret…
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