Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):         11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:             12:45 – 5:00 pm

History of Zoning
J. Clase, B. Henson

   History of American zoning land use controls
   Evolution of zoning ordinances and zoning implementation
   Current status of zoning in Ohio

Comprehensive Planning
J. Clase

   What is the comprehensive planning process?
      • Citizen participation
      • How comprehensive planning is used in zoning
   How to implement comprehensive planning

Zoning Ordinance
J. Clase, B. Henson

   Purpose, scope and structure of zoning ordinances
      • How zoning ordinances evolve over time
   Analyzing the effectiveness of a zoning ordinance
      • Testing codes
      • Implementation and modification process
   How to ensure proper land use controls

Planning and Zoning Commission
J. Clase

   What is the Planning and Zoning Commission?
      • How it operates
      • What type of cases it handles
   Effective ways to present cases
   Proper method for hearing cases
   Evaluation process for zoning controls

Board of Zoning Appeals
J. Clase

   Purpose of the Board of Zoning Appeals and it processes
      • Administrative appeals
      • Conditional use permits
      • Variances

Zoning Enforcement
J. Clase

   Enforcement process
      • How to maneuver through the process
      • How zoning enforcement affects applicants, property owners and government entities
   Zoning inspector
      • Authority, roles and processes
      • What to do in the case of mistakes, misinterpretations or errors

Reviewing Good, Bad and Ugly Case Studies
J. Clase, B. Henson

Credits

Architects
     7.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     7.0 CPD Hours/PDHs

Attorneys
     6.5 CLE Hours

Certified Planners
     7.0 APA CM Hours

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW continuing education hours to Ohio architects and 7.0 CPD hours to Ohio professional engineers. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Ohio.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

The American Planning Association has approved this event for 7.0 certification maintenance hours for planners.

The Ohio Commission on CLE has approved this course for 6.5 CLE hours for attorneys.

This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity for licensing maintenance.

Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Joe Clase, AICP

Plan 4 Land LLC in Delaware County, OH

Mr. Clase holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning and a master’s degree in Public Administration from The Ohio State University’s School of Public Policy and Management. With expansive professional experience, he has been previously employed as a public employee in city, village, township and county governments throughout Delaware and Union counties. As an experienced public official, Mr. Clase established the business in 2013 with the primary mission of helping clients to develop a local quality of life through smart growth and sustainable planning. Today, he has brought together a team of professionals who provide start to finish assistance on client projects. Mr. Clase is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He has also served as a member of regional planning commissions, public works committees, public safety committees, appeals board, zoning commission, health board, transit board, along with various other boards and committees. Since 2013, Plan 4 Land has been focused on providing high-quality, professional land use planning and public policy assistance to local governments, small businesses and land owners. The company uses the expertise of those trained as, or who have served as, local government officials and small business owners, executives and managers to help provide assistance in the fields of conservation, development, policy and zoning. Plan 4 Land strives to blend conservation and development to better the quality of life for its clients. With a focus on conservation development, the firm strives to educate clients on the success of Randall Arendt’s vision for a farm village that provides smart growth opportunities as published in Rural by Design.  

 

Ben Henson

Plan 4 Land, LLC

Plan 4 Land, LLCMr. Henson has served the public in the capacity of regional planner and city planner for nearly a decade. He has worked for small, medium and large communities in Ohio and Connecticut. Mr. Henson joined the Plan 4 Land team in 2017 and looks forward to serving its clients’ land use needs.