Land Use Law

Legal Practice Areas

Michel & Associates, P.C.’s land use law practice group addresses the complicated legal interrelationship between real property rights and land usage restrictions. The firms land use practice includes zoning law, noise control, planning & permitting, water and soil conditions, construction & design, Brownfields, coastal development & permitting, CEQA & NEPA compliance and defense, contaminated sites and Superfund (CERCLA), and administrative hearings. 

Our land use clients include municipalities, landowners, real estate developers, natural resource management advocacy groups, and others affected by land use issues. We represent our clients before planning commissions, city councils, county boards, the California Coastal Commission, and before other local, state and federal administrative, legislative and judicial authorities.

Michel & Associates’ lawyers’ land use experience is comprehensive.  Thus, we advise clients on noise complaints by neighboring sites, litigate and advise on regulatory infractions and orders, counsel on how to provide employee training for handling hazardous waste, and advise on corporate formation, insurance, and liability issues related to contaminated or sensitive sites.  

Unique Issues for Shooting Ranges

Our land use attorneys have extensive experience in advising shooting range operators on unique land use issues faced by shooting ranges and clubs. Michel & Associates is one of the largest firearms law firms in the country, and this cross-over experience benefits our clients greatly. We advise clients on FFL issues, signage, waivers, range safety rules and training courses. We also advise on regulatory compliance, lead management, noise control, conditional use permits, zoning issues and range design. We direct and coordinate projects involving a host of consultants and experts in various fields (ESP/BMP, range design and safety, environmental, regulatory oversight, lead reclamation, hazmat training, acoustical engineering), to ensure regulatory compliance and liability mitigation.  

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