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American Law Institute Model Land Development Code records

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
ALI.04.008
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Extent:
2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Model Land Development Code Records, American Law Institute Archives, ALI.04.008, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.
Date:
1960-1974 and undated (inclusive)
Creator:
American Law Institute
Abstract:
In 1964, the American Law Institute (ALI) secured funding to examine and codify the law relating to land use and development. The resulting document was the Model Land Development Code, adopted by the ALI in May 1975. The collection, 1960-1974 and undated, includes preliminary studies, drafts, memoranda, correspondence, and related material concerning the drafting and adoption of the Model Land Development Code.

In 1964, the American Law Institute (ALI) secured funding to examine and codify the law relating to land use and development. The resulting document was the Model Land Development Code, adopted by the ALI in May 1975. It contained 10 Articles. Allison Dunham served as Chief Reporter on the project.

The Model Land Development Code Records, 1960-1974 and undated, include preliminary studies, drafts, memoranda, correspondence, and related records concerning the drafting and adoption of the Model Land Development Code, a project that examined and codified the law relating to land use and development. The Model Land Development Code was promulgated in 1975.

Throughout this collection, researchers should note the following abbreviations when examining the collection: "PD" stands for Preliminary Draft "TD" stands for Tentative Draft "CD" stands for Council Draft

First shipment received from the American Law Institute in 1995.

An item-level container list is available offline in spreadsheet form.

Preliminary container list prepared by Melissa Backes, 1995-2005.

Reprocessed by Chris Defeliciantonio, September 2007.

Encoded by Jordon Steele, May 2008.

Subject

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Finding Aid Author
Jordon Steele
Finding Aid Date
2008
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None.

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Collection Inventory

1960 Proposal for an institute project: a model state code of land use planning., 1960 June 3.
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1960 Report on possible work by the ALI on land-use planning and controls. Reporter: Charles M. Haar., 1960.
Box 1 Box Folder 2

1965 Preliminary Draft no. 1. Part 2-land development plans; part 3-regulation of land development., 1965 February 15.
Box 1 Box Folder 3
1965 PD no. 1. Part 2-land development plans; part 3-regulation of land development., 1965 February 15.
Box 1 Box Folder 3
1965 PD no. 2. Part 2-land development plans; part 3-regulation of land development., 1965 June 15.
Box 1 Box Folder 4
1965 PD no. 3, appendices. Part 2-general gant of power to plan and control land development, part 3-zoning or general control of development; part 4-land development plan, part 5-special development permission., 1965 October 13.
Box 1 Box Folder 5
1966 PD no. 4, part 1. Part 1-general provisions; part 2-control of land development and existing uses; part 3-acquisition of land for development (not yet drafted)., 1966 July 8.
Box 1 Box Folder 6
1966 PD no. 4, part 2. Part 4-enforcement of development controls; part 5-payment of compensation (not yet drafted); part 6-land development plan; part 7-state and regional planning (not yet drafted); part 8-administrative procedure; part 9-judicial review; part 10-title or encumbrance aspects of development control; part 11-financial provisions., 1966 July 11.
Box 1 Box Folder 7
1966 PD no. 5. Part 1-general provisions; part 2-regulation; part 3-public acquisition of land for development (not yet drafted); part 4-enforcement of development control; part 5-payment of compensation at request of owner; part 6-land development plan (not yet drafted); part 7-state and regional planning; part 8-administrative procedure., 1966 October 21.
Box 1 Box Folder 8
1967 PD no. 6. Articles 1-10; introductory comment; appendix A-a standard state zoning enabling act; appendix B-a standard city planning enabling act., 1967 April 7.
Box 1 Box Folder 9
1967 PD no. 7. Articles 1-12; appendix A; appendix B., 1967 October 3.
Box 1 Box Folder 10
1969 PD no. 8. Article 1-general provisions; article 2-local land development plans; article 3-regulation of development; article 9-judicial review of local government action; article 11-public records of plans, controls, and orders., 1969 October 9.
Box 1 Box Folder 11
1969 PD no. 9. Article 7-state land development planning; article 8-state land development policies., 1969 December 15.
Box 1 Box Folder 12
1970 PD no. 10. Article 7-state land development planning; article 8-state land development regulation; article 9-judicial review., 1970 July 28.
Box 1 Box Folder 13
1971 'PD no. 11. Article 8-state land development regulation (part 4 only); article 9-judicial review (parts 1-2); article 10-enforcement of local land development regulations (parts 1-3); article 11-public records of development permissions (parts 1-3)., 1971 January 12.
Box 1 Box Folder 14
1971 PD no. 12. Article 4-compensable regulations; article 5-termination of existing land uses., 1971 September 1.
Box 1 Box Folder 15
1972 PD no. 13. Article 4-land acquisition; article 6-disposition of land; article 12-financial provisions and conditions to capital grants; article 13-covenants; article 14-nuisance; article 15-transitional provisions., 1972 March 24.
Box 1 Box Folder 16
1972 PD no. 14. Article 4-land acquisition; article 2-power to regulate development; article 6-disposition of land., 1972 August 21.
Box 1 Box Folder 17
1968 Council Draft no. 1 Article 1-general provisions; article 2-land development plans; article 3-regulation of development and of pre-existing uses and structures; article 7-state and regional planning agency; article 8-local administration.existing uses and structures; article 7-state and regional planning agency; article 8-local administration., 1968 March 4.
Box 1 Box Folder 18
1969 CD no. 2. Article 1-general provisions; article 3-regulation of development., 1969 January 20.
Box 2 Box Folder 1
1969 CD no. 3. Article 1-general provisions; article 2-local land development plans; article 3-regulation of development; article 4-judicial review of local government action., 1969 November 21.
Box 2 Box Folder 2
1970 CD no. 4. Article 1-general provisions; article 2-power to regulate development; article 3-land development plans and powers of planning governments., 1970 February 18.
Box 2 Box Folder 3
1970 CD no. 5. Article 7-state land development planning; article 8-state land development regulation., 1970 November 12.
Box 2 Box Folder 4
1971 CD no. 6. Article 8-state land development regulation; article 9-judicial review., 1971 March 1.
Box 2 Box Folder 5
1971 CD no. 7. Article 11-public records of development regulations; article 5-termination of existing land uses; article 10-enforcement of local land development regulations., 1971 November 17.
Box 2 Box Folder 6
1972 CD no. 8. Article 5-discontinuance of existing land rules; article 10-enforcement of local land development regulations; article 11-public records of development regulations., 1972 February 24.
Box 2 Box Folder 7
1972 CD no. 9. Article 4-land acquisition; article 12-financial provisions and conditions to capital grants., 1972 November 14.
Box 2 Box Folder 8
1974 CD no. 10. For proposed official draft no. 1-articles 1-5, 7; for Tentative Draft no. 6-article 5 (part 4) -6; appendix-articles 8-12, and transitional material., 1974 January 28.
Box 2 Box Folder 9
1974 CD no. 11. For proposed official draft no. 2-articles 6, 8-12., 1974 November 20.
Box 2 Box Folder 10
1968 TD no. 1. Article 1-general provisions; article 2-land development plans; article 3-regulation of development and of pre-existing uses and structures; article 7-state and regional planning agency; article 8-local administration., 1968 April 24.
Box 2 Box Folder 11
1972 TD no. 4. April 25, 1972. Article 5-discontinuance of existing land uses; article 10-enforcement of local land development regulations; article 11-public record of development regulation., 1972 April 25.
Box 2 Box Folder 12
1973 TD no. 5. Article 4-land acquisition; article 12-financial provisions., 1973 March 30.
Box 2 Box Folder 13
1973 Advisers' proposed official draft no. 1., 1973 October 1.
Box 2 Box Folder 14

Standards for judicial (and administrative) review: presumptions, § 3-301. Alternatives A, B, C and D.
Box 2 Box Folder 15
1960 Correspondence re possible ALI action in the field of land-use planning and controls., 1960.
Box 2 Box Folder 16
1965 Memorandum on the model state planning code and municipal home rule. By Frank I. Michelman., 1965 November 23.
Box 2 Box Folder 17
1967 Memorandum re: PD no. 6. From Allison Dunham., 1967 April 1.
Box 2 Box Folder 18
1967 Role of the state in national land development. By B. Kelly., 1967 April 7.
Box 2 Box Folder 19
1968 Memorandum to the advisors re: land development code, article 5, payment of compensation at request of owner., 1968 September 11.
Box 2 Box Folder 20
1968 Article 9 [alternative A], 1968 September 30.
Box 2 Box Folder 21
1968 Article 9 [alternative B], 1968 September 5.
Box 2 Box Folder 21
1968 Addendum for article 3. Advisory committee meeting., 1968 October 3-5.
Box 2 Box Folder 22

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