Advanced Overview & Course Descriptions
In response to feedback from both professional planners and land use commissioners, we are offering an all-day advanced course that will cover the following three topics in-depth. This training will include plenty of time for audience participation, questions, observations, etc.
4.75 AICP CM credits approved including 1.5 law credits
The Advanced Land Use Academy is a one-day educational event. It includes the three courses below.
Bias, Pre-disposition (predetermination) and Conflicts
This section will cover the following:
- How bias and conflicts are defined
- Ex-Parte communications
- Appearance and representation by Commission members
- Financial or other interests
- Relatives
- Conduct during the meeting
- Recusal
Conditions & Modification
This section will cover the following:
- Limits on use of conditions
- Variances
- Special Permits/Exceptions
- Off-site improvements
- Construction of public improvements
- Bonds
- Parking (reductions, waivers, shared)
- Open space requirements
- Payments in lieu
Running a Meeting and Making a Decision
This section will cover the following:
- Pre-application meetings
- Keeping control of the meeting (who speaks, when, hostile crowd control, etc.)
- Voting by commissioner who misses a meeting
- Seating alternates
- Running a public hearing
- Evaluation of evidence
- 22a-19 Environmental interventions
- Standards and criteria
- Proper motions
- Findings
- Keeping the record
- What to do with reports (IWWC, traffic, CTDEP, neighboring towns, RPAs, consultants, etc.)
