November 5, 2022 - Halsey City Hall - 100 Halsey Street

9:00-4:00 registration starts at 8:30 - lunch included

Instructors:

John Morgan and Walt Wendolowski

This training for local government officials will help communities perform land use planning functions in a knowledgeable, competent, and legal manner resulting in good and effective decisions. Participants will learn:

• History of planning in Oregon; develop a good understanding of planning including the role of the state and the role of local governments.

• Fundamental principles of long-range and current planning; learn about the various elements of planning, why they exist, and how they relate to each other.

• The Comprehensive Plan, zoning and subdivision ordinance, and how they work.

• Types of planning applications; knowing a zone change from a variance.

• How decisions are made; the role of the staff, planning commission, and elected officials; and just what is quasi-judicial anyway?

• How decisions are made, what's important, what's not.

• Applications; paperwork, process, protocol, and avoiding pandemonium

• Procedures, decorum, and protocol for public hearings and working with citizens.

• Creating an effective and respected planning process resulting in legally and politically sound decisions - hint: it ain't easy; learn the relevant legal framework for planning and decisions making.

• Latest laws and rules impacting housing and development.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Planning Commissioners

• City Councilors & County Commissioners

• Planning Directors and staff

• City Recorders

• Others involved in any aspect of a community's planning process.