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Town of Flower Mound v. Stafford Estates Ltd. Partnership

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 7, 2004No. 02-0369PublishedCited by 116 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hecht

The Town of Flower Mound’s Land Development Code requires that a subdivision developer improve abutting streets that do not meet specified standards, even if the improvements are not necessary to accommodate the impact of the subdivision. Accordingly, the Town conditioned its approval of Stafford Estates Limited Partnership’s development of a residential subdivision on Stafford’s rebuilding an abutting road. Stafford rebuilt the road and then sued the Town to recover the cost. The district court held that the condition imposed on Stafford’s development was a taking without compensation in…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  4. Mayhew v. Town of SunnyvaleTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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