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Property rights are indeed precious — but they are not absolute. The courts, following a doctrine known as “legislative presumption of validity,” have consistently upheld the right of local governments to regulate land use and development as long as they identify a legitimate public interest and follow due process.
In specific circumstances, governments may severely limit private property owners’ rights to use of their property. For example, they may prohibit development in order to preserve such natural features as wetlands, and may restrict the amount or height of development to protect erodible hillsides or mountain views. Both North and South Carolina, for example, have enacted statewide laws to restrict building
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