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�►, WEISS SEROTA HELFMAN COLE & BIERMAN AT CROSSROAOffl rimier . CVr NX0Nr & vv [MY County, without challenge. • Updated regulations of signs following Reed for Parkland, Weston, Lauderdale -by -the -Sea, New Port Richey and Pinecrest. Sexually Oriented Businesses • Updated and revised regulations of sexually oriented businesses in City of Dania Beach, changed the zoning districts in which they are located, established an amortization requirement for nonconforming locations, and assisted the City and its insurer in successfully enforcing the amortization requirement against the three existing, nonconforming locations. • Updated and revised regulations of sexually oriented businesses in the City of Hallandale Beach, and worked with Litigation Group to defended two challenges related to the prior regulations. • Updated and revised regulations of sexually oriented businesses for Villages of Wellington and Islamorada, and the Cities of Miramar, Sunrise, and Boca Raton, without challenge. • Revised regulations and advised on defense of challenge in Lauderhill. Places of Worship • Updated and revised regulations of places of public assembly, and working with the Litigation Group and the Town's insurer to defend Town of Surfside from challenge to the application of those regulations. • Updated and revised regulations of places of public assembly in Cities of Cooper City, Sunrise, Miramar, Dania Beach, and Weston, without challenge. Advising the City of Lauderhill with code revisions in response to a Department of Justice investigation related to regulation of religious uses. Drafted procedures for reasonable accommodation and zoning relief for several municipalities. • Drafted amicus brief for American Planning Association on Religious Freedom Restoration Act challenge in California. Zoning Districts and Supplemental Regulations • Drafted and advised on the implementation of targeted moratoria for various purposes in the Cities of Homestead, Hollywood and Hallandale Beach, without challenge. • Drafted vacation rental regulations for several municipalities before preemption, and have defended challenges and advised several municipalities on the ability to amend grandfathered regulations or adopt new regulations compliant with state law. • Drafted regulations of medical marijuana uses for several municipalities and was the appointee of the Florida Municipal Attorneys' Association to statewide working group of local government and public safety interests. • Developed Planned Unit Development regulations for the Cities of Homestead and Sunrise, and created a form -based overlay with Dover Kohl & Partners for the Planned Area Development District in City of Coral Gables. • Developed commercial design guidelines and special zoning districts for neighborhood plans in the City of Homestead. • Developed specialty business zoning districts and regulations for hotels in the Cities of Dania Beach, Sunrise and Miramar. • Advised on Joint Land Use Study, developed updated aircraft compatibility regulations and developed vested rights process for City of Homestead in relation to Air Reserve Base. • Advised on changes to and implementation of regulations of agricultural uses in the City of Parkland, represented the City staff in related code enforcement matters, and worked with City's insurer to defend a challenge to the application of its regulations to an agricultural use. • Developed quasi-judicial hearing procedures for our municipalities, and routinely administer, interpret and advise on quasi-judicial hearing procedure. • Represented municipal staff or governing bodies in numerous contested quasi-judicial hearings in cities including Parkland, Weston, Hallandale Beach, Miramar, Deerfield Beach, Sunrise and North Bay Village. • Advised our municipalities and defended challenges to quasi-judicial