Land Use & Zoning
The Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution requires that when government regulation goes too far and deprives a landowner of all economically beneficial use, the landowner may be entitled to:
AA zoning variance
BCompensation as in a regulatory taking✓ Correct
CAn injunction against the regulation
DA tax abatement only
Explanation
Under Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992) and related cases, when government regulation deprives a landowner of all economically beneficial use, it constitutes a regulatory taking requiring just compensation under the Fifth Amendment.
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