Although I routinely provide links for upcoming land use law conferences on a page on this site, I don’t regularly promote specific programs. However, this year the American Planning Association has put together a comprehensive program for Minneapolis that lawyers and planners should consider attending. The conference runs April 24-29, 2009.
A day-long workshop focusing on the legal perspective on green communities will be explored in program entitled, “The Quest for Green Communities” scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2009. The workshop description is as follows:
What is green planning? What causes climate change? Planners are focusing on reducing CO2 emissions by reducing vehicle miles traveled through compact, mixed use development. Examine the state of local government practice in how plans and regulatory tools address green planning and how livability goals are accommodated. AICP CM: law: 7.
Speakers:
John Nolan, Counsel, Pace School of Law, White Plains, NY
Patricia Salkin, Associate Dean and Director, Albany Law School, Local Government Center, Albany, NY
John Rahaim, Planning Director, San Francisco
Daniel Hernandez, Co-Director, Jonathan Rose & Company LLP
Taking advantage of weekend registration, attorneys can also attend the Bettman Symposium on Sunday (which has been submitted for 5.5 Minnesota CLE credits).
APA in the Courts (S404)
10:30 – noon
APA advocates strong planning principles in the courtroom in cases of significance to our profession. Hear about recent cases in which APA has filed amicus briefs and how the courts have ruled. Gain insight into the impact of these rulings on planning law nationwide. AICP CM: law: 1.5
Speakers: Lora A. Lucero, AICP, Planner/Land Use Attorney, Office of Lora A. Lucero, Albuquerque; John M. Baker, Attorney, Greene Espel, PLLP, Minneapolis; Christopher J. Dietzen, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Minnesota, St. Paul
Euclid v. Ambler Comes Alive (S424)
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
1926, the U.S. Supreme Court declared zoning constitutional in Euclid v. Ambler. More than 80 years later, the case comes alive in Michael Allan Wolf’s The Zoning of America: Euclid v. Ambler. Listen as the author describes the people and drama behind this seminal case. AICP CM: law:
1.25
Speakers: Lora A. Lucero, AICP, Planner/Land Use Attorney, Office of Lora A. Lucero, Albuquerque; Michael Allan Wolf, Professor and Attorney in Local Government Law, University of Florida, Gainesville
In Accordance with the Plan (S444)
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
The relationship between zoning and the comprehensive plan has been a subject of serious debate from the 1920s to the present. Discuss the role the comprehensive plan has had in the past and what it should have in the future. AICP CM: law: 1.25
Speakers: Lora A. Lucero, AICP, Planner/Land Use Attorney, Office of Lora A. Lucero, Albuquerque; Edward J. Sullivan, Attorney, Garvey, Schubert & Barer, Portland, Ore.;Charles M. Haar, Attorney and Visiting Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University
Religion, Zoning, and the Courts (S455)
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Religious land uses, zoning, and the courts-a volatile mixture. Does the federal law (RLUIPA) help or hinder? Learn about joint research and assessment of RLUIPA from the American Planning Association and the American Bar Association. AICP CM: law: 1.5.
Speakers: Lora A. Lucero, AICP, Planner/Land Use Attorney, Office of Lora A. Lucero, Albuquerque; Michael S. Giaimo, Attorney and Partner, Robinson & Cole LLP, Boston.; Graham S. Billingsley, AICP, Planner and Principal, Billingsley Consultants, Boulder, Colo.; Patricia E. Salkin, Attorney and Associate Dean & Director, Albany Law School, Albany, N.Y; Daniel P. Dalton, Attorney, Tomkiw Dalton PLC, Royal Oak, Mich.
Examples of other law-related sessions offered during the conference include:
The Federal Agenda for Rebuilding America (S661), Sunday
Community Benefits Agreements (S416), Sunday
Strategies to Mitigate Housing Crisis Impacts (S642), Monday
Small Wind Energy Systems Ordinances (S502), Monday
Influencing Climate Change Policy and Planning (S517), Monday
Promoting “Super Green” Development (S570), Tuesday
Anatomy of a RLUIPA Trial (S579), Tuesday
Regulating Digital Sings and Billboards (S606), Tuesday
Smart Growth and Growth Management (S626), Tuesday
Whose Family is It Anyway? (S661), Wednesday
Full conference program, logistics, and registration can be accessed at:
http://www.planning.org/nationalconference/index.htm
