Land Use Law Center
The Land Use Law Center is dedicated to fostering the development of sustainable communities in New York State. Through its many programs, the Center offers lawyers, land use professionals, citizens and developers assistance that enables them to achieve sustainable development at the local and regional level.
Pace Law students work as Center fellows, conducting research on cutting-edge land use practice topics. More than sixty student papers have been produced under this program, many of which have been published in law reviews and journals. Students contributed significantly to the Center's most encyclopedic publication, Well Grounded: Using Local Land Use Authority to Achieve Smart Growth, published nationally by The Environmental Law Institute.
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Use the links on the left side of this page to navigate through our site. "Center Information" will give you more information about the history of the Center and who we are. The "Land Use Library" is a collection of information ranging from our online database (L.U.C.A.S.), to details on how to order publications, to a zoning tutorial for local officials. Click on "Programs" to learn about the subject areas and the services provided by the Center.
Please visit our new online ordinance database at http://www.landuse.law.pace.edu. It has over 700 separate sample ordinances and other resources for local land use leaders and more are added monthly.
Land Use Law Center
Land Use House (31 Crane House)
Pace Law School
78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
Phone: (914) 422-4452
E-mail: landuse@law.pace.edu