Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council
ELR Citation: ELR 21104 No(s). 91-453 (U.S. Jun 29, 1992)
The Court rules that a South Carolina beachfront regulation that prohibits construction seaward of a setback line cannot be sustained without paying just compensation for a developer's lost use of two vacant beachfront lots. The developer bought the lots, located on a South Carolina barrier island, ...