Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
United States Supreme Court
535 U.S. 302 (2002)
Relevant factsFree
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (defendant) imposed successive moratoria prohibiting development on sensitive Tahoe Basin land for 32 months total while developing a comprehensive land-use plan; landowners (plaintiffs) sued claiming a per se taking, and while the district court agreed, the court of appeals reversed, finding the moratoria's temporary economic impact precluded a categorical taking.
IssueFree
Whether a moratorium on development imposed during the process of devising a comprehensive land-use plan constitutes a per se taking of property requiring compensation under the Takings Clause of the United States Constitution.