Zoning and Land Laws for Civil Engineers and Professional Surveyors
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Agenda
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Log into Webinar: 8:00 – 8:30 am EDT
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Break: 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 4:30 pm EDT
Introduction and Welcome
D. P. Dalton
Understanding Land Use Law
N. Sterett
Comprehensive planning
Zoning
Nuisance
Land use approvals
Variances
Administrative appeals
The Law of Easements
L. Opalewski
Restrictive covenants/deed restrictions vs. easements
Understanding the legal concept of easements
Types of easements
Creating easements
Terminating easements
Boundary Law
D. Dalton
Understanding basic principles of boundary law
Determine the intent of the grantor
Evaluating boundary evidence
Methods for resolving boundary disputes
Understanding Adverse Possession
A. Reuter
Maintaining a claim for adverse possession
Elements of a claim
Statute of limitations
Defending against a claim for adverse possession
Understanding Riparian and Water Rights
A. Nucho
Determining land boundaries near the water line
Determining access rights to surface waters
Determining rights to groundwater
Ethical Issues in Land Transactions and Development
D. P. Dalton
Accommodating the interests of property owners
Enforcing environmental protections
Local control: is it necessary and who benefits
Closing and Review
D. P. Dalton
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Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 CE Hours
Professional Surveyors
6.5 CE Hours (No Ethics)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and offers Michigan professional engineers and professional surveyors 6.5 continuing education hours. Ethics is not included for surveyors. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Michigan.
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Daniel Dalton
Dalton & Tomich, PLCAttorney with Dalton & Tomich, PLC
A founder of Detroit-based Dalton & Tomich, PLC, Mr. Dalton has developed a national reputation as a tenacious and strategic litigator representing clients in the areas of land use and zoning litigation. He has a special focus on religious denominational splits and property disputes, representing religious institutions throughout the country in cases related to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), as well as local churches seeking to separate from their mainline denominations while retaining their property using denominational trust clauses. An accomplished speaker and legal writer, Mr. Dalton is the author of Litigating Religious Land Use Cases. Originally published by the American Bar Association in 2014 and updated for a second edition in 2016, the book is a guide for religious entities and the attorneys that represent them.
Adel Nucho
Dalton & Tomich, PLCAttorney with Dalton & Tomich, PLC
Mr. Nucho is an attorney at Dalton & Tomich’s main Detroit office. His practice focuses on a wide range of litigation matters, as well as various business transactions and disputes. Mr. Nucho has a special interest in surface water rights and boundary lines of waterfront properties, especially because Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes. In his free time, he enjoys going to Stoney Creek Metropark in Shelby Township, Michigan, where he kayaks in and bikes around Stoney Creek Lake.
Larry Opalewski
Partner and Attorney with Dalton & Tomich, PLCMr. Opalewski is a partner at Dalton & Tomich. He focuses his practice on land use and zoning litigation, including riparian rights, as well as constitutional litigation. He has significant experience in all aspects of litigation and has represented individuals, religious institutions, small to mid-size businesses, large businesses, and municipalities. The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) is an area of particular interest. Additionally, Mr. Opalewski has successfully supported developers seeking approval from local planning commissions across the state of Michigan.
Alex R. Reuter
Alex R. Reuter Senior Counsel – Myers & Myers, PLLC
Alex R. Reuter has been litigating real estate, land use, and zoning cases across the state of Michigan for his entire career. He has successfully represented individuals and developers appearing before federal courts, state tribunals, municipalities, and agency boards. Mr. Reuter specializes in representing property owners in all facets of real estate matters, from constitutional and other federal claims to boundary disputes and enforcing easements and associated water rights (riparian rights). Mr. Reuter has helped countless landowners protect their rights under Michigan law and is an expert in both litigation and pre-suit resolution of property disputes. He has been selected as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine from 2019-2020 in the area of litigation. In his spare time, he enjoys boating on Lake Michigan with his family.
Noel W. Sterett
Attorney with Dalton & Tomich, PLCMr. Sterett has helped religious institutions and assemblies navigate land use and zoning laws for over a decade. The core of his practice is devoted to ensuring people are free to serve God and their neighbors in their communities and in the marketplace. He has helped win dozens of religious land use cases in federal courts across the country, enabling his clients to use newly-purchased buildings and land to accomplish their noble missions. In addition to litigating religious land use cases, Mr. Sterett regularly advises religious groups on civil rights matters and how best to secure zoning for religious land uses. He resides in Rockford, Illinois with his wife and five children.