HUMA 1301

LOSING GROUND PART I DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What are vested rights otherwise known as grandfathering?

2. Where did the vested rights law originate? Why? What has been the consequences?

3. What are some of the environmental ordinances that developers can

ignore if the City approves their claim vested rights?

4. What are the arguments developers state to justify their actions?

5. What tactics have developers used to avoid obeying environmental

ordinances?

6. What documents have developers used to claim vested rights?

LOSING GROUND: PART 2

DIG UP AN OLD PLAN, GET VESTED!

Terms:

Saving & Loans Crisis

Resolution Trust Corporation

City Water Board

ETJ zone

mitigation

1. In a couple of sentences, describe the problem discussed in this article

2. What type of vesting tool did the developers of Indian Springs now known as Bulverde Village use to get their project exempted?

3. Explain how the developers manipulated this tool for their own

purposes.

4. How has the State Legislature amended the original Vested Rights

Statute of 1987.

5. What measures is the City taking to limit vested rights claims?

Priced Out of Protection

Terms:

Aquifer Protection Initiative

Land speculation

1. Explain the meaning of the well-known expression “Location,

location, location. What does this have to do with the land buy-out

program and vested rights? In other words, how has this hampered the

program?

2. Where are the most vulnerable properties subject to water

contamination?

PART 4

CITY GETTING TOUGHER BUT NEW VESTED RIGHTS FIGHT LOOMS

1. Discuss how some developers manipulate the Vested Rights Statute for their own purposes. Use the Vickers project on the Southside as an example.

2. Currently, who are the arbiters of the law?

3. What is a consent agreement. How is it used?

4. What is the purpose of the Vested Rights Task Force? What issues

about vested rights does it hope to resolve?

5. According to the article, what is the future of vested rights in San

Antonio?