The Supreme Court Increases Its Involvement in Local Land Use: The Continuing Sheetz Saga.

The article explores the expanded involvement of the U.S. Supreme Court in land use permitting, taking into account the precedential history of the case Sheetz v. Cnty. of El Dorado. Topics discussed include Takings clause under the Fifth Amendment, application of legislatively mandated development fee classifications typical of police power land use programs, constitutional due process and equal protection in imposing rural impact fee, and the unconstitutional conditions doctrine.