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BEYOND THE BASICS <br />Saturday, March 8, Thursday, April 10 <br />or Thursday, April 24, 1997 <br />9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Learn about preparing and using planning tools to deal with a wide variety of development problems, plus an in-depth review of <br /> the planning process -- from proper legal notice to development of sophisticated findings of fact. <br /> <br /> OVERVIEW OF LAND USE TOOLS -- Review the history of land use regulation <br /> <br /> - Source and Limitations of Authority to Plan and Zone <br /> - Fundamental Legal Principles, Balance Between the Police Power and Private <br /> Property Rights <br /> - Comprehensive Plan -- Look at the plan elements in depth <br /> · Design for Community <br /> · Summary of Process <br /> · Review of Elements <br /> - Zoning -- Develop a complete understanding of the tools and standards of zoning · Official Zoning Map <br /> · Zoning Ordinance: Permitted, Accessory Uses, Standards, Variances -- Standards for Approval, <br /> Conditional Use Permits -- Standards for Approval, Interim Use Permits <br /> · Rezonings <br /> - Subdivisions Regulations <br /> - Advanced Zoning Applications -- Explore Innovative ways to guide land use development · Overlay Zoning <br /> · Interim Development Moratoriums <br /> · Performance Zoning <br /> · Zoning for Community Aesthetics, Environmental Protection <br /> -.Community Participation -- Learn how to improve community involvement <br /> · Planning Commission -- Staggered Terms · Visioning <br /> · Task Forces, Planning Committees · Newsletters <br /> · Attitudinal Surveys · Open Houses <br /> · Issues Workshops <br /> <br />SMALL GROUP SESSIONS APPLYING PLANNING AND ZONING PRINCIPLES -- Apply what you have learned through <br />hands-on activities <br /> <br />LEGAL ISSUES, EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES -- Examine the legal issues in depth <br /> - What Are Takings? - Applying the Principles <br /> - Living With the 60-Day Limit <br /> <br />SMALL GROUP SESSION -- Apply what you have learned through hands-on activities <br /> - Hands-on simulations of actual planning and zoning dilemmas <br /> - Hot issues -- Answers to your specific questions <br /> <br />A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF MINNESOTA'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROGRAM -- Learn about your roles and responsibilities. <br />- EAW, ElS, AUAR <br /> <br />PRACTICAL ADVICE -- Discover effective shortcuts plus ways to avoid planning and enforcement pitfalls <br /> - Procedures Manual - Advice for Handling Controversial Hearings <br /> - Prototypical Planning Report -Working Relationships <br /> - Sample Findings of Fact - How to Handle Conflicts <br />QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION <br />CORE FACULTY <br />Karen Cole, Attorney, Popham, Haik, Schobrich <br />John Shardlow, President, Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban, Inc.; planning consultant <br /> <br />LOCATIONS <br /> Saturday, March 8 and Thrursday, April 10, 1997 -- Earle Brown Center -- U of M St. Paul Campus <br /> 1890 Buford Ave. · St. Paul, MN 55108 · (612) 624-3275 <br /> Thursday, April 24, 1997 -- St. Cloud Civic Center, 10 4th Ave. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301 ° (320) 255-7272 <br />FEE <br />$99 per person or $85 per person for 3 or more people from the same jurisdiction. This course has been approved for 6.5 hours <br />of continuing Real Estate Education Credit. <br /> <br /> <br />