Basic Training Agenda

8:30 a.m.	Sign-in and Coffee
9:00-10:45	Welcome Roles & Responsibilities of Land Use Commissions This section surveys the very basics on land use commissions, including: the enabling legislation that permits them to exist what kinds of things various land use commission are required to do what the commissions may do, at their discretion how municipal commissions interact with each other The commissions covered include: Planning Zoning Inland Wetlands Conservation Zoning Board of Appeals Instructor: Bruce Hyde, UConn CLEAR, Land Use Academy Director About Bruce Hyde University of Connecticut, Land Use Academy Director, Land Use Educator bruce.hyde@uconn.edu 860-345-5229 Bruce Hyde is an AICP certified planner who has worked in the planning field for over 30 years. He has served in a wide variety of positions including city planner, regional planner, private sector consultant and local planning commissioner.
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-12:30	Legal Requirements in Land Use Decision-making This section provides participants with the keys to understanding the kinds of maps and site plans typically presented to commissions. Instruction includes: topological maps: scale, legends, elevation and slope site plans: scale, determining conformity with zoning regulations hands-on exercises with both topo maps and site plans Instructors: Richard Roberts, Halloran & Sage, LLP, Connecticut Bar Association About Richard Roberts Partner, Halloran & Sage, LLP Member, Planning and Zoning Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association roberts@halloran-sage.com 860-297-4695 Richard Roberts represents municipalities in the full range of their legal needs. He provides legal counsel to them in real estate acquisitions and sales, land use, charter revisions, drafting and review of ordinances, and property tax issues. He also provides legal counsel to individuals, partnerships, limited-liability companies and corporations in real estate acquisitions and sales, financing transactions, general business affairs and contracts and agreements. He represents lending institutions and borrowers in secured, unsecured, asset-based and non-traditional financing transactions as well as in various state and federal regulatory matters, including securities, banking and land use and zoning matters. Mr. Roberts regularly presents seminars to attorneys, bankers, accountants and other professionals on topics that include commercial lending, limited liability companies and other forms of business entities, real estate and land title law. He is a member of the Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys. He has served as Republican Town Chairman in Wethersfield since 1995 and has been a member of the Wethersfield Planning and Zoning Commission since 1991.
12:30-1:15	Lunch
1:15-3:00	Map Reading for Site Plan Review In this section, experienced land use attorneys cover the most important decision-making procedures and obligations. Topics include: legal responsibilities of land use boards timelines and public notice aspects of application processing conflict of interest conducting public hearings making decisions using your town attorney well Instructor: Paula Stahl, UConn CLEAR, Green Valley Institute About Paula Stahl Green Valley Institute University of Connecticut, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture paula.stahl@uconn.edu 860-486-1215 Paula Stahl, a licensed landscape architect (ASLA, LLA) and an AICP certified planner, works as a land use educator with the Green Valley Institute. The Green Valley Institute is a partnership between the University of Connecticut’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Quinebaug-Shetucket National Heritage Corridor, also known as The Last Green Valley. Paula works with municipal officials in the 35 towns in the Heritage Corridor to find ways to protect the region’s cultural and natural resources as its economy grows. With a dual background in Finance (BS, MBA) and Landscape Architecture (BS), she brings a unique perspective to community planning issues through workshops and presentations. Her topics include Economics of Land Use, Growth and Rural Character, Subdivision Design and Building Sustainable Communities. Active in her community, she is Chair of her town’s Planning & Zoning Commission and sits on numerous local boards and committees.
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