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SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The August meeting of the ALAPA Executive Committee will take place from at 10:30am at the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission offices at 430 South Court Street in Montgomery\, AL.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/executive-committee-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission\, 430 South Court Street\, Montgomery\, AL\, 36104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Katherine Ennis":MAILTO:kennis@carpdc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130727T080000
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SUMMARY:Meeting Management
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nWhat you will learn: \n\nYou’ll get samples of effective commission and board by-laws and learn what they should minimally contain. You’ll learn appropriate rules of procedures\, how to keep your meeting flowing and well-organized in a way that gives your meeting that stamp of professionalism. We’ll discuss recording and documenting meeting activities.\nYou’ll learn some practical and proven means to manage meetings\, how to defuse unruly or disruptive attendees\, and how best to manage large crowds. How to deal with the media on politically charged issues.\nYou’ll learn more about\, and practice some of the latest techniques to resolve conflict amicably.\nYou’ll learn some simple and proven mediation techniques for dealing with contentious disputes – with develops and others.\nWe’ll discuss some of the highlights of recent legislation affecting both commissions and boards.\nYou’ll also hear what changes may be on the horizon for municipal and county planning in Alabama and what they will mean for you as a commission or board member.\nAnd at the end of the day\, you will receive recognition as a “Certified Alabama Planning and Zoning Official” if you have completed the 30 hour course requirements.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.6 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/meeting-management-4/
LOCATION:Sylacauga City Hall\, 301 North Broadway Avenue\, Sylacauga\, AL\, 35150\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130726T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130726T160000
DTSTAMP:20130710T060154Z
CREATED:20130710T060154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130710T060154Z
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SUMMARY:Basic Zoning & Subdivision Regulations
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nYour zoning ordinance is arguably the most important device you have to implement your comprehensive plan. It provides you with the means to define the type and intensity of uses permitted on any piece of property. \nYour city’s subdivision regulations govern the manner in which vacant land is platted into streets\, blocks\, and lots in preparation for development. They are\, therefore\, very important in that they establish the street pattern and the type of improvements that must be made as land is brought into urban use. \nIn the “Basic Zoning and Subdivision Regulations” seminar\, you’ll learn the legal basis in Alabama law for regulating the use of land and its subdivision. The seminar also brings you up-to-date on how Alabama courts in the 1990s have been viewing land use issues. \nYou’ll also review: (1) How the Alabama Code defines your regulatory powers; (2) The form and content of a well-written zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations; (3) Approval processes and efficient methods of administration and enforcement; (4) Dealing with public vs. private conflicts in land use; (5) Challenges and appeals of your zoning and subdivision activities; (6) Many other timely issues \nMajor points will be well-illustrated with case studies and practical examples. \nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/basic-zoning-subdivision-regulations-4/
LOCATION:Sylacauga City Hall\, 301 North Broadway Avenue\, Sylacauga\, AL\, 35150\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130726T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130726T113000
DTSTAMP:20130710T055942Z
CREATED:20130710T055942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130710T055942Z
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SUMMARY:Comprehensive Planning: How to Prepare\, Update\, & Implement Your Plan
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nWhen your city decides to create a planning commission\, enabling legislation in Alabama states that your commission must prepare a master or comprehensive plan. Therefore\, preparing and adopting a master plan is a mandatory requirement\, not an option. When the comprehensive plan is adopted is must serve as the foundation for the city’s planning program and\, as such\, must be continually reviewed and periodically updated. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss ways your city can fulfill these responsibilities. \nYou’ll review: \n\nThe basic surveys and studies which form the foundation of the plan\nSuccessful approaches to involving the community in formulating goals and evaluating alternatives\nThe statutory requirements to adopting and updating the plan\nThe implementation of the plan through regulatory and functional planning\nThe political and institutional implications of the plan as a public statement of the city’s development policies.\n\nThe workshop provides a practical orientation and guide to those citizens who serve as appointed members of local planning commissions or as elected members of the city councils. Other local officials and staff\, engineers\, consultants\, and others will also benefit from a better understanding of the key role comprehensive planning plays in the development of their community. \nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/comprehensive-planning-how-to-prepare-update-implement-your-plan-3/
LOCATION:Sylacauga City Hall\, 301 North Broadway Avenue\, Sylacauga\, AL\, 35150\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130725T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130725T160000
DTSTAMP:20130710T055722Z
CREATED:20130710T055722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130710T055722Z
UID:10000296-1374755400-1374768000@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Powers\, Duties\, & Responsibilities of Planning Commissions and Boards of Adjustment
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis workshop is designed for local officials\, staff\, and others who want a more thorough understanding of the powers\, duties\, and responsibilities of planning commissions and boards of adjustment. \nWhat you will learn: \n\nThe legal authority and responsibility under Alabama law for planning commission and board of adjustment members – what each can do and cannot do.\nWhere the planning commissions’ authority ends and the board of adjustment’s authority begins; the relationship between the city council and the planning commission.\nHow the law says an aggrieved party can appeal a determination by boards of adjustment\, building inspector\, etc.\n\nTopics Include: \n\nHow Chapter 52 of the Code of Alabama assigns responsibility for local planning among four governmental entities\nHow the comprehensive or master plan is implemented in part through various regulatory devices. (The role of the zoning in land use planning.)\nHow the board of adjustment serves as a “safety valve” to minimize hardships\nProper and improper uses of variances\nAdministrative and legal issues in local planning: The test of “hardship\,” “takings\,” and other topics\nSetting basic standards for decision-making.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/powers-duties-responsibilities-of-planning-commissions-and-boards-of-adjustment-3/
LOCATION:Sylacauga City Hall\, 301 North Broadway Avenue\, Sylacauga\, AL\, 35150\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130725T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130725T113000
DTSTAMP:20130710T055426Z
CREATED:20130710T055426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130710T055426Z
UID:10000295-1374739200-1374751800@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:The Legal Foundation for Planning and Zoning in Alabama
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThe purpose of this workshop is to provide local officials and the citizens who serve on local planning commissions and boards of adjustment with a basic understanding of the constitutional and statutory framework for comprehensive and regulatory planning in Alabama. Although a number of constitutional issues and landmark cases will be included in the material presented\, it should be emphasized that they will be discussed from a laymen’s and not a legalistic point of view. \n Topics include: \n\nThe evolution of legal principles relating to the public regulation of private property.\nThe origins of the current Alabama planning enabling legislation and recent efforts to amend it; the landmark decisions of the US Supreme Court relating to the regulatory and planning powers of local governments.\nThe major constitutional issues being raised in current land use litigation.\nThe procedural and strategic aspects of land use litigation.\nAlternative approaches to the resolution of regulatory issues and developmental conflicts.\nThe discussion of these topics will include reviews and analyses of significant cases through which the Alabama courts have on the one hand established doctrines and precedents\, and on the other hand created confusion.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis currently serves as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its Vice President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/the-legal-foundation-for-planning-and-zoning-in-alabama-3/
LOCATION:Sylacauga City Hall\, 301 North Broadway Avenue\, Sylacauga\, AL\, 35150\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130719T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130719T163000
DTSTAMP:20130731T132129Z
CREATED:20130625T190930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130731T132129Z
UID:10000294-1374222600-1374251400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Planning for Sign Code Success
DESCRIPTION:Summary\n\nLearn the latest technologies\, controls\, impacts and regulatory issues involved with on-premise signs.\nLearn about sign types and design as well as energy efficiency and types of lighting.\nUnderstand the importance of visible and well-designed signage on local small businesses and communities.\nUnderstand the technologies and the regulatory issues involved in electronic message centers.\nDevelop an understanding of the legal and policy concerns involved in municipal sign ordinances\, including hands-on\, “real world” examples.\n\nSeminar Schedule\n\n8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Registration and continental breakfast\n9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Module 1: Intro to Sign Construction & Technologies | Roy Cox and Sandi Singletary\, Trav-Ad Signs\n10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Module 2: Legal Issues in Sign Regulations | David Hickey\, International Sign Association\n11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.: Break\n11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Module 3: Impact of Signs on Economic Development | Richard Bass\, AICP\, Bass & Associates\n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: (Working Lunch) – Module 4: Policy and Process Considerations with Sign Codes | David Hickey\, International Sign Association\n1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Module 5: Finding Common Ground: Electronic Message Center Issues | Bill Smillie\, Watchfire\n2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Module 6: Urban Wayfinding Policy Implications | Ken Stapleton\n3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Break/Tour of Mid South Sign Association Exhibits\n\nCM Credits\n6 CM credits\, including 1.5 Law credits\, have been approved for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, download the registration form and follow the instructions. For more information\, call 901.452.6444 or email karen@midsouthsign.org.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/planning-for-sign-code-success/
LOCATION:Embassy Suites Huntsville\, 800 Monroe Street\, Huntsville\, AL\, 35801\, United States
CATEGORIES:AICP CM Opportunities,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Mid South Sign Association":MAILTO:karen@midsouthsign.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130719T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130719T153000
DTSTAMP:20130422T045403Z
CREATED:20130422T045403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130422T045403Z
UID:10000289-1374222600-1374247800@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:16th Annual Planners' and Zoning Administrators' Conference - Planning is Much More Than Problem-Solving
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nMany of us have waited so long for new investment – and we are looking for ways to attract new development. In fact\, as we continue to emerge from uncertain economic times\, most of us have a stake in resuming construction in our cities and towns. In response\, the instructor asserts that planning should be a key component of the community building and development process\, and that planning is “much more than problem-solving.”  \nYou will take away from this course an overall approach to planning that will enable you to avoid problems rather than just “solve” them as you guide growth and development in your community. You will learn the reasons why\, whether the issue is visioning\, urban design\, sustainability\, or development management\, that planning must get well beyond just trying to deal with community problems. And\, as a bonus\, participants will appreciate how and why those who work in the public sector – and especially planning and zoning officials – should understand and concern themselves with the whole of the community through a continuing exercise in problem-avoidance. \nSpeaker\nDarrell C. Meyer\, FAICP has over 45 years of professional experience\, including 19 years as founding chair of the Graduate Program in Planning of the School of Architecture at Auburn University\, where he is Professor Emeritus. As Director of Planning Services at KPS Group in Birmingham for the past 18 years\, Darrell has been responsible for all planning/urban design projects\, directing and managing Planning and Landscape Architecture staff resources. His expertise includes city planning and urban design\, downtown revitalization and historic preservation\, and campus master planning. Darrell authored the Alabama Planning Handbook\, has organized and produced numerous community planning processes and plan documents. He received a Master of Regional Planning in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from California State University\, Long Beach. \nCAPZO Credits\n0.6 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/16th-annual-planners-and-zoning-administrators-conference-planning-is-much-more-than-problem-solving-5/
LOCATION:Auditorium @ Robertsdale Central Annex\, 22251 Palmer Street\, Robertsdale\, AL\, 36567\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130628T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130628T153000
DTSTAMP:20130422T045039Z
CREATED:20130422T045039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130422T045039Z
UID:10000288-1372408200-1372433400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:16th Annual Planners' and Zoning Administrators' Conference - Planning is Much More Than Problem-Solving
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nMany of us have waited so long for new investment – and we are looking for ways to attract new development. In fact\, as we continue to emerge from uncertain economic times\, most of us have a stake in resuming construction in our cities and towns. In response\, the instructor asserts that planning should be a key component of the community building and development process\, and that planning is “much more than problem-solving.”  \nYou will take away from this course an overall approach to planning that will enable you to avoid problems rather than just “solve” them as you guide growth and development in your community. You will learn the reasons why\, whether the issue is visioning\, urban design\, sustainability\, or development management\, that planning must get well beyond just trying to deal with community problems. And\, as a bonus\, participants will appreciate how and why those who work in the public sector – and especially planning and zoning officials – should understand and concern themselves with the whole of the community through a continuing exercise in problem-avoidance. \nSpeaker\nDarrell C. Meyer\, FAICP has over 45 years of professional experience\, including 19 years as founding chair of the Graduate Program in Planning of the School of Architecture at Auburn University\, where he is Professor Emeritus. As Director of Planning Services at KPS Group in Birmingham for the past 18 years\, Darrell has been responsible for all planning/urban design projects\, directing and managing Planning and Landscape Architecture staff resources. His expertise includes city planning and urban design\, downtown revitalization and historic preservation\, and campus master planning. Darrell authored the Alabama Planning Handbook\, has organized and produced numerous community planning processes and plan documents. He received a Master of Regional Planning in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from California State University\, Long Beach. \nCAPZO Credits\n0.6 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/16th-annual-planners-and-zoning-administrators-conference-planning-is-much-more-than-problem-solving-4/
LOCATION:Fultondale Council Chambers\, 1210 Walker Chapel Road\, Fultondale\, AL\, 35068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130626T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130626T163000
DTSTAMP:20130528T210537Z
CREATED:20130528T210511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130528T210537Z
UID:10000293-1372258800-1372264200@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:2013 Planning Law Review (Auburn)
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nIn late June the U.S Supreme Court adjourns for the year. It is time to take stock of the Court’s rulings in this annual legal roundup. Hear about federal district court rulings and significant state court decisions. Whether it is First Amendment issues\, housing challenges\, environmental actions\, or important amicus filings\, the panel of legal experts will being you up to date on critical planning law. \nCM Credits\n1.5 CM credits are available for this event. Approved for Law credits. \nRegistration / More Information\nPlease let us know if you can attend this session so we can prepare an appropriate number of conference visuals and reference materials. Reply by email to jsteinmann@auburnalabama.org or by phone at 334.501.3045.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/2013-planning-law-review-auburn/
LOCATION:City Hall Conference Room @ Auburn City Hall\, 144 Tichenor Avenue\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:AICP CM Opportunities,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="City of Auburn":MAILTO:fcotten@auburnalabama.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130621T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130621T133000
DTSTAMP:20130625T193926Z
CREATED:20130528T204632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130625T193926Z
UID:10000292-1371810600-1371821400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Executive Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The June meeting of the ALAPA Executive Committee will take place from at 10:30am at the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission offices at 430 South Court Street in Montgomery\, AL.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/executive-committee-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission\, 430 South Court Street\, Montgomery\, AL\, 36104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Katherine Ennis":MAILTO:kennis@carpdc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130615T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130615T153000
DTSTAMP:20130422T044202Z
CREATED:20130422T044202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130422T044202Z
UID:10000287-1371285000-1371310200@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:16th Annual Planners' and Zoning Administrators' Conference - Planning is Much More Than Problem-Solving
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nMany of us have waited so long for new investment – and we are looking for ways to attract new development. In fact\, as we continue to emerge from uncertain economic times\, most of us have a stake in resuming construction in our cities and towns. In response\, the instructor asserts that planning should be a key component of the community building and development process\, and that planning is “much more than problem-solving.”  \nYou will take away from this course an overall approach to planning that will enable you to avoid problems rather than just “solve” them as you guide growth and development in your community. You will learn the reasons why\, whether the issue is visioning\, urban design\, sustainability\, or development management\, that planning must get well beyond just trying to deal with community problems. And\, as a bonus\, participants will appreciate how and why those who work in the public sector – and especially planning and zoning officials – should understand and concern themselves with the whole of the community through a continuing exercise in problem-avoidance. \nSpeaker\nDarrell C. Meyer\, FAICP has over 45 years of professional experience\, including 19 years as founding chair of the Graduate Program in Planning of the School of Architecture at Auburn University\, where he is Professor Emeritus. As Director of Planning Services at KPS Group in Birmingham for the past 18 years\, Darrell has been responsible for all planning/urban design projects\, directing and managing Planning and Landscape Architecture staff resources. His expertise includes city planning and urban design\, downtown revitalization and historic preservation\, and campus master planning. Darrell authored the Alabama Planning Handbook\, has organized and produced numerous community planning processes and plan documents. He received a Master of Regional Planning in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from California State University\, Long Beach. \nCAPZO Credits\n0.6 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/16th-annual-planners-and-zoning-administrators-conference-planning-is-much-more-than-problem-solving-3/
LOCATION:Council Chambers @ Tallassee City Hall\, 3 Freeman Avenue\, Tallassee\, AL\, 36078\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130605
DTSTAMP:20130306T202354Z
CREATED:20130306T202354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130306T202354Z
UID:10000274-1370217600-1370390399@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Certified Stormwater Inspector Training
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nDesigned specifically for MS4 personnel and permittees and Industrial stormwater permittees this two-day course offers a 5-year Inspector Certification for only $799 plus $25 registration fee. This course focuses on permit compliance as the key to restore and maintain the waters of the United States. Testing will be conducted throughout the sessions.  The course will be conducted in Birmingham. \nRegistration/More Information\nStormwater Inspector Training Registration Form
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/certified-stormwater-inspector-training/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, AL
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="National Stormwater Center":MAILTO:info@npdes.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130530T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130530T143000
DTSTAMP:20130528T205423Z
CREATED:20130528T203718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130528T205423Z
UID:10000291-1369918800-1369924200@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Regional Transportation Planning on the California/Baja California Border
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis webinar\, which is being co-sponsored by the APA Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division and Latinos and Planning Division\, is one in a series that will provide training to AICP members on best practices in cross-border regional planning along the U.S. / Mexico border. This first webinar will focus on cross-border regional transportation planning along the California / Baja California border. Speakers will include senior staff members from the following state and regional planning agencies: San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG); Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC); Secretaria de Infraestructura y Desarrollo Urbano del Estado (SIDUE)- Baja California’s state infrastructure and transportation agency; Instituto Metropolitana de Planeación de (IMPLAN) -regional / municipal planning agency for Tijuana; and Instituto Municipal de Investigación y Planeación Urbana de Mexicali (IMIP) – regional / municipal planning agency for Mexicali.  \nSpecific topics to be covered include:  \n\nRoles of and relationships among regional\, state\, and federal transportation planning agencies on the U.S. side of border;\nRoles of and relationships among regional\, state\, and federal transportation planning agencies on Mexican side of border;\nThe overall framework and structure for cross-border planning in San Diego / Tijuana region and Imperial County / Mexicali region;\nOverview of SANDAG Borders Committee and other collaboration mechanisms for interregional planning and project development in San Diego / Tijuana cross-border region (e.g.\, binational stakeholder group meetings\, annual roundtables\, etc.)\nOverview of collaboration mechanisms for interregional planning and project development in Imperial County / Mexicali cross-border region;\nSpecific examples of past and current transportation plans and projects in San Diego / Tijuana region and Imperial County / Mexicali region. \n\nAICP members will learn about the challenging transportation issues facing these cross-border regions (for example\, the San Ysidro / Tijuana port of entry is the busiest land border crossing in the world) and how they are being successfully addressed through unique public agency collaboration mechanisms. They will also learn about efforts to integrate these transportation planning activities into broader comprehensive planning efforts\, such as the “Otay Mesa / Mesa de Otay Cross-border Strategic Planning Program” that was conducted jointly by SANDAG and IMPLAN Tijuana\, which included cross-border public participation activities and led to a jointly adopted strategic plan that addressed environmental\, economic\, and social issues for a rapidly growing portion of the cross-border region. Speakers will share “lessons learned” and emerging issues that are now being addressed through these collaborative planning efforts. \nCM Credits\n1.5 CM credits are available for this event.  \nRegistration / More Information\nPlease let us know if you can attend this session. Reply by email to jsteinmann@auburnalabama.org or by phone at 334.501.3045.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/2885/
LOCATION:City Hall Conference Room @ Auburn City Hall\, 144 Tichenor Avenue\, Auburn\, AL\, 36830\, United States
CATEGORIES:AICP CM Opportunities,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="City of Auburn":MAILTO:fcotten@auburnalabama.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130524T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130524T153000
DTSTAMP:20130422T043822Z
CREATED:20130422T043549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130422T043822Z
UID:10000286-1369384200-1369409400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:16th Annual Planners' and Zoning Administrators' Conference - Planning is Much More Than Problem-Solving
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nMany of us have waited so long for new investment – and we are looking for ways to attract new development. In fact\, as we continue to emerge from uncertain economic times\, most of us have a stake in resuming construction in our cities and towns. In response\, the instructor asserts that planning should be a key component of the community building and development process\, and that planning is “much more than problem-solving.”  \nYou will take away from this course an overall approach to planning that will enable you to avoid problems rather than just “solve” them as you guide growth and development in your community. You will learn the reasons why\, whether the issue is visioning\, urban design\, sustainability\, or development management\, that planning must get well beyond just trying to deal with community problems. And\, as a bonus\, participants will appreciate how and why those who work in the public sector – and especially planning and zoning officials – should understand and concern themselves with the whole of the community through a continuing exercise in problem-avoidance. \nSpeaker\nDarrell C. Meyer\, FAICP has over 45 years of professional experience\, including 19 years as founding chair of the Graduate Program in Planning of the School of Architecture at Auburn University\, where he is Professor Emeritus. As Director of Planning Services at KPS Group in Birmingham for the past 18 years\, Darrell has been responsible for all planning/urban design projects\, directing and managing Planning and Landscape Architecture staff resources. His expertise includes city planning and urban design\, downtown revitalization and historic preservation\, and campus master planning. Darrell authored the Alabama Planning Handbook\, has organized and produced numerous community planning processes and plan documents. He received a Master of Regional Planning in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from California State University\, Long Beach. \nCAPZO Credits\n0.6 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/16th-annual-planners-and-zoning-administrators-conference-planning-is-much-more-than-problem-solving-2/
LOCATION:Council Chambers @ Rainbow City Municipal Building\, 3700 Rainbow Drive\, Rainbow City\, AL\, 35906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130522T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130522T130000
DTSTAMP:20130506T210231Z
CREATED:20130506T210231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130506T210231Z
UID:10000290-1369222200-1369227600@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:America's Infrastructure Report Card
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nPart of the Think Forward Brown Bag Series. \nThe 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure released on March 19th by the American Society of Civil Engineers will be presented. The overall score for 2013 is a “D”\, covering 16 categories of critical infrastructure.  \nReview of: \n\nCategories\, grades\, cost to repair\nFailure to Act reports\nMobile app\nEnvision\, the infrastructure rating tool\n\nSpeaker Information \nMs. Shelia Montgomery-Mills is a two time graduate of UAB holding a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. Shelia holds a professional licensure as an engineer in the state of Alabama. Her 21 year career in the project management field began as a civil engineer at the City of Birmingham and later as a senior project manager at a sitework construction firm\, CA Murren & Sons. After 7 years in construction\, Shelia began working independently as a project facilitator with project owners\, contractors and engineers.  \nIn the fall of 2010\, with her diverse portfolio of experience\, Shelia established Civil Construction Solutions\, LLC (CCS) offering professional project and construction management services as well as financial and organizational expertise. CCS fills the unique needs of businesses and owners; for businesses whose workload is growing but who do not wish to hire additional staff or for owners who wish to have expert third party representation on their construction projects. CCS is a HUB Zone\, woman owned business located in downtown Birmingham.  \nGiving back to the community is very important to Shelia. Currently\, she is the President of the Birmingham Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)\, serves on several Branch committees\, and represents Alabama at the ASCE Washington DC Legislative Fly-in. Shelia is also a member of the Magic City Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials. Creating sustainable communities drew Shelia to become Envision SP and LEED BD&C credentialed. \nCM Credits\nCM credit approval is pending. \nRegistration / More Information\nRSVP to cedwards@rpcgb.org if you plan to attend. \n 
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/americas-infrastructure-report-card/
LOCATION:Juster Conference Room @ RPCGB\, 2 North 20th Street\, Suite 310\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:AICP CM Opportunities,Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Cissy Crowe":MAILTO:cedwards@rpcgb.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130518T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130518T150000
DTSTAMP:20130408T053354Z
CREATED:20130408T053354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130408T053354Z
UID:10000282-1368865800-1368889200@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Meeting Management
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nWhat you will learn: \n\nYou’ll get samples of effective commission and board by-laws and learn what they should minimally contain. You’ll learn appropriate rules of procedures\, how to keep your meeting flowing and well-organized in a way that gives your meeting that stamp of professionalism. We’ll discuss recording and documenting meeting activities.\nYou’ll learn some practical and proven means to manage meetings\, how to defuse unruly or disruptive attendees\, and how best to manage large crowds. How to deal with the media on politically charged issues.\nYou’ll learn more about\, and practice some of the latest techniques to resolve conflict amicably.\nYou’ll learn some simple and proven mediation techniques for dealing with contentious disputes – with develops and others.\nWe’ll discuss some of the highlights of recent legislation affecting both commissions and boards.\nYou’ll also hear what changes may be on the horizon for municipal and county planning in Alabama and what they will mean for you as a commission or board member.\nAnd at the end of the day\, you will receive recognition as a “Certified Alabama Planning and Zoning Official” if you have completed the 30 hour course requirements.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.6 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/meeting-management-3/
LOCATION:Fultondale Council Chambers\, 1210 Walker Chapel Road\, Fultondale\, AL\, 35068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130517T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130517T193000
DTSTAMP:20130408T052920Z
CREATED:20130408T052920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130408T052920Z
UID:10000281-1368806400-1368819000@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Basic Zoning & Subdivision Regulations
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nYour zoning ordinance is arguably the most important device you have to implement your comprehensive plan. It provides you with the means to define the type and intensity of uses permitted on any piece of property. \nYour city’s subdivision regulations govern the manner in which vacant land is platted into streets\, blocks\, and lots in preparation for development. They are\, therefore\, very important in that they establish the street pattern and the type of improvements that must be made as land is brought into urban use. \nIn the “Basic Zoning and Subdivision Regulations” seminar\, you’ll learn the legal basis in Alabama law for regulating the use of land and its subdivision. The seminar also brings you up-to-date on how Alabama courts in the 1990s have been viewing land use issues. \nYou’ll also review: (1) How the Alabama Code defines your regulatory powers; (2) The form and content of a well-written zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations; (3) Approval processes and efficient methods of administration and enforcement; (4) Dealing with public vs. private conflicts in land use; (5) Challenges and appeals of your zoning and subdivision activities; (6) Many other timely issues \nMajor points will be well-illustrated with case studies and practical examples. \nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/basic-zoning-subdivision-regulations-3/
LOCATION:Fultondale Council Chambers\, 1210 Walker Chapel Road\, Fultondale\, AL\, 35068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130504
DTSTAMP:20130331T063741Z
CREATED:20130315T192815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130331T063741Z
UID:10000275-1367366400-1367625599@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:ALAPA Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/alapa-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, AL
CATEGORIES:AICP CM Opportunities,Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130427T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130427T160000
DTSTAMP:20130408T052958Z
CREATED:20130408T052627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130408T052958Z
UID:10000280-1367065800-1367078400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Comprehensive Planning: How to Prepare\, Update\, & Implement Your Plan
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nWhen your city decides to create a planning commission\, enabling legislation in Alabama states that your commission must prepare a master or comprehensive plan. Therefore\, preparing and adopting a master plan is a mandatory requirement\, not an option. When the comprehensive plan is adopted is must serve as the foundation for the city’s planning program and\, as such\, must be continually reviewed and periodically updated. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss ways your city can fulfill these responsibilities. \nYou’ll review: \n\nThe basic surveys and studies which form the foundation of the plan\nSuccessful approaches to involving the community in formulating goals and evaluating alternatives\nThe statutory requirements to adopting and updating the plan\nThe implementation of the plan through regulatory and functional planning\nThe political and institutional implications of the plan as a public statement of the city’s development policies.\n\nThe workshop provides a practical orientation and guide to those citizens who serve as appointed members of local planning commissions or as elected members of the city councils. Other local officials and staff\, engineers\, consultants\, and others will also benefit from a better understanding of the key role comprehensive planning plays in the development of their community. \nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/comprehensive-planning-how-to-prepare-update-implement-your-plan-2/
LOCATION:Fultondale Council Chambers\, 1210 Walker Chapel Road\, Fultondale\, AL\, 35068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130427T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130427T120000
DTSTAMP:20130408T053022Z
CREATED:20130408T052303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130408T053022Z
UID:10000279-1367051400-1367064000@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Powers\, Duties\, & Responsibilities of Planning Commissions and Boards of Adjustment
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis workshop is designed for local officials\, staff\, and others who want a more thorough understanding of the powers\, duties\, and responsibilities of planning commissions and boards of adjustment. \nWhat you will learn: \n\nThe legal authority and responsibility under Alabama law for planning commission and board of adjustment members – what each can do and cannot do.\nWhere the planning commissions’ authority ends and the board of adjustment’s authority begins; the relationship between the city council and the planning commission.\nHow the law says an aggrieved party can appeal a determination by boards of adjustment\, building inspector\, etc.\n\nTopics Include: \n\nHow Chapter 52 of the Code of Alabama assigns responsibility for local planning among four governmental entities\nHow the comprehensive or master plan is implemented in part through various regulatory devices. (The role of the zoning in land use planning.)\nHow the board of adjustment serves as a “safety valve” to minimize hardships\nProper and improper uses of variances\nAdministrative and legal issues in local planning: The test of “hardship\,” “takings\,” and other topics\nSetting basic standards for decision-making.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/powers-duties-responsibilities-of-planning-commissions-and-boards-of-adjustment-2/
LOCATION:Fultondale Council Chambers\, 1210 Walker Chapel Road\, Fultondale\, AL\, 35068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130426T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130426T193000
DTSTAMP:20130408T051705Z
CREATED:20130408T051704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130408T051705Z
UID:10000278-1366992000-1367004600@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:The Legal Foundation for Planning and Zoning in Alabama
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThe purpose of this workshop is to provide local officials and the citizens who serve on local planning commissions and boards of adjustment with a basic understanding of the constitutional and statutory framework for comprehensive and regulatory planning in Alabama. Although a number of constitutional issues and landmark cases will be included in the material presented\, it should be emphasized that they will be discussed from a laymen’s and not a legalistic point of view. \n Topics include: \n\nThe evolution of legal principles relating to the public regulation of private property.\nThe origins of the current Alabama planning enabling legislation and recent efforts to amend it; the landmark decisions of the US Supreme Court relating to the regulatory and planning powers of local governments.\nThe major constitutional issues being raised in current land use litigation.\nThe procedural and strategic aspects of land use litigation.\nAlternative approaches to the resolution of regulatory issues and developmental conflicts.\nThe discussion of these topics will include reviews and analyses of significant cases through which the Alabama courts have on the one hand established doctrines and precedents\, and on the other hand created confusion.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis recently retired as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/the-legal-foundation-for-planning-and-zoning-in-alabama-2/
LOCATION:Fultondale Council Chambers\, 1210 Walker Chapel Road\, Fultondale\, AL\, 35068\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130426T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130426T153000
DTSTAMP:20130422T043801Z
CREATED:20130422T043207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130422T043801Z
UID:10000285-1366965000-1366990200@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:16th Annual Planners' and Zoning Administrators' Conference - Planning is Much More Than Problem-Solving
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nMany of us have waited so long for new investment – and we are looking for ways to attract new development. In fact\, as we continue to emerge from uncertain economic times\, most of us have a stake in resuming construction in our cities and towns. In response\, the instructor asserts that planning should be a key component of the community building and development process\, and that planning is “much more than problem-solving.”  \nYou will take away from this course an overall approach to planning that will enable you to avoid problems rather than just “solve” them as you guide growth and development in your community. You will learn the reasons why\, whether the issue is visioning\, urban design\, sustainability\, or development management\, that planning must get well beyond just trying to deal with community problems. And\, as a bonus\, participants will appreciate how and why those who work in the public sector – and especially planning and zoning officials – should understand and concern themselves with the whole of the community through a continuing exercise in problem-avoidance. \nSpeaker\nDarrell C. Meyer\, FAICP has over 45 years of professional experience\, including 19 years as founding chair of the Graduate Program in Planning of the School of Architecture at Auburn University\, where he is Professor Emeritus. As Director of Planning Services at KPS Group in Birmingham for the past 18 years\, Darrell has been responsible for all planning/urban design projects\, directing and managing Planning and Landscape Architecture staff resources. His expertise includes city planning and urban design\, downtown revitalization and historic preservation\, and campus master planning. Darrell authored the Alabama Planning Handbook\, has organized and produced numerous community planning processes and plan documents. He received a Master of Regional Planning in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from California State University\, Long Beach. \nCAPZO Credits\n0.6 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/16th-annual-planners-and-zoning-administrators-conference-planning-is-much-more-than-problem-solving/
LOCATION:Council Chambers @ Madison Municipal Complex\, 100 Hughes Road\, Madison\, AL\, 35758\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130418T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130418T193000
DTSTAMP:20130408T025048Z
CREATED:20130408T025048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130408T025048Z
UID:10000277-1366306200-1366313400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Central Section Social
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nShelia Chaffin\, one of our very own for those who might not know her\, has offered to host the social this month at the Hassinger Daniels Mansion Bed and Breakfast. The Bed and Breakfast is owned by Shelia and her husband on Highland Avenue in the 5 Points neighborhood of Birmingham. There will be a brief discussion by Sheila and Kathy Puckett\, with the City of Birmingham\, on the renovation of the property and surrounding neighborhood revitalization. \nFor More Information\nContact Brandon Bias\, Central Section Representative\, at central@alabamaplanning.org.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/central-section-social/
LOCATION:Hassinger Daniels Mansion Bed and Breakfast\, 2028 Highland Avenue South\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Brandon Bias":MAILTO:central@alabamaplanning.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130416T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130416T170000
DTSTAMP:20130416T162122Z
CREATED:20130416T161943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130416T162122Z
UID:10000284-1366099200-1366131600@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Spring Newsletter Submittal Deadline
DESCRIPTION:The Spring newsletter submittal deadline is April 19.  If you have questions or would like to submit a story\, please contact Tim Brown at twbrown@dothan.org.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/spring-newsletter-submittal-deadline/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, AL
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130418
DTSTAMP:20130315T194604Z
CREATED:20130315T194604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130315T194604Z
UID:10000276-1365811200-1366243199@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:APA National Conference
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/apa-national-conference/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, AL
CATEGORIES:AICP CM Opportunities,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130408T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130408T170000
DTSTAMP:20130408T054833Z
CREATED:20130408T054833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130408T054833Z
UID:10000283-1365435000-1365440400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Design: Philosophy and Theory into Practice
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThis is the final lecture in the 2013 APLA Spring Lecture Series. \nSpeaker\nKathryn Moore is the immediate past president of the Landscape Institute and the UK representative to the International Federation of Landscape Architects. She has published extensively on design quality\, theory\, education and practice. \nMore Information\nFor more information\, visit the CADC’s website.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/design-philosophy-and-theory-into-practice/
LOCATION:Dudley Hall\, Room B-6\, 361 Graves Drive\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130112T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130112T160000
DTSTAMP:20121025T152743Z
CREATED:20121003T040432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20121025T152743Z
UID:10000273-1357993800-1358006400@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Comprehensive Planning: How to Prepare\, Update\, & Implement Your Plan
DESCRIPTION:Summary\n When your city decides to create a planning commission\, enabling legislation in Alabama states that your commission must prepare a master or comprehensive plan. Therefore\, preparing and adopting a master plan is a mandatory requirement\, not an option. When the comprehensive plan is adopted is must serve as the foundation for the city’s planning program and\, as such\, must be continually reviewed and periodically updated. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss ways your city can fulfill these responsibilities. \nYou’ll review: \n\nThe basic surveys and studies which form the foundation of the plan\nSuccessful approaches to involving the community in formulating goals and evaluating alternatives\nThe statutory requirements to adopting and updating the plan\nThe implementation of the plan through regulatory and functional planning\nThe political and institutional implications of the plan as a public statement of the city’s development policies.\n\nThe workshop provides a practical orientation and guide to those citizens who serve as appointed members of local planning commissions or as elected members of the city councils. Other local officials and staff\, engineers\, consultants\, and others will also benefit from a better understanding of the key role comprehensive planning plays in the development of their community. \nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis currently serves as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its Vice President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/comprehensive-planning-how-to-prepare-update-implement-your-plan/
LOCATION:Alexander City – City Hall\, 4 Court Square\, Alexander City\, AL\, 35010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130112T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130112T120000
DTSTAMP:20121025T152751Z
CREATED:20121003T035235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20121025T152751Z
UID:10000272-1357979400-1357992000@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:Powers\, Duties\, & Responsibilities of Planning Commissions and Boards of Adjustment
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nWhat you will learn: \n\nThe legal authority and responsibility under Alabama law for planning commission and board of adjustment members – what each can do and cannot do.\nWhere the planning commissions’ authority ends and the board of adjustment’s authority begins; the relationship between the city council and the planning commission.\nHow the law says an aggrieved party can appeal a determination by boards of adjustment\, building inspector\, etc.\n\nTopics Include: \n\nHow Chapter 52 of the Code of Alabama assigns responsibility for local planning among four governmental entities\nHow the comprehensive or master plan is implemented in part through various regulatory devices. (The role of the zoning in land use planning.)\nHow the board of adjustment serves as a “safety valve” to minimize hardships\nProper and improper uses of variances\nAdministrative and legal issues in local planning: The test of “hardship\,” “takings\,” and other topics\nSetting basic standards for decision-making.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis currently serves as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its Vice President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/powers-duties-responsibilities-of-planning-commissions-and-boards-of-adjustment/
LOCATION:Alexander City – City Hall\, 4 Court Square\, Alexander City\, AL\, 35010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20130111T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20130111T193000
DTSTAMP:20121025T152758Z
CREATED:20121003T034817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20121025T152758Z
UID:10000271-1357920000-1357932600@alabamaplanning.org
SUMMARY:The Legal Foundation for Planning and Zoning in Alabama
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nThe purpose of this workshop is to provide local officials and the citizens who serve on local planning commissions and boards of adjustment with a basic understanding of the constitutional and statutory framework for comprehensive and regulatory planning in Alabama. Although a number of constitutional issues and landmark cases will be included in the material presented\, it should be emphasized that they will be discussed from a laymen’s and not a legalistic point of view. \n Topics include: \n\nThe evolution of legal principles relating to the public regulation of private property.\nThe origins of the current Alabama planning enabling legislation and recent efforts to amend it; the landmark decisions of the US Supreme Court relating to the regulatory and planning powers of local governments.\nThe major constitutional issues being raised in current land use litigation.\nThe procedural and strategic aspects of land use litigation.\nAlternative approaches to the resolution of regulatory issues and developmental conflicts.\nThe discussion of these topics will include reviews and analyses of significant cases through which the Alabama courts have on the one hand established doctrines and precedents\, and on the other hand created confusion.\n\nSpeaker\nKatherine Ennis currently serves as the Director of Planning & Inspections for the City of Northport\, Alabama\, where she oversees the administration of the City’s zoning ordinance\, subdivision regulations\, comprehensive plan and building code standards. Katherine has over 28 years of experience in municipal\, county\, and regional planning. In addition to her work with Northport\, Katherine is an elected official sitting on the City Council of the City of Helena\, Alabama. She has also served on Helena’s planning commission\, design review board and chaired their greenway committee. Katherine is a member of the Auburn University Planning Advisory Council\, has served nine years in various positions on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association\, currently as its Vice President\, and sits on the Board of Directors of Your Town Alabama. Originally from Louisville\, Kentucky\, Katherine moved to Alabama in 1980. She is a Graduate of Auburn University with Masters Degrees in both Community Planning and Public Administration and holds an undergraduate degree in Marketing. Katherine began her career in public service in 1982 with the City of Auburn where she worked for 18 years in the planning department. In 2000 she joined the staff of Shelby County’s Planning Department as the Senior Planner in charge of land development. In 2002 she took a position with Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission as Senior Planner\, serving the three counties and ten cities in that region. In 2006 Katherine assumed her current position with the City of Northport.  \nCAPZO Credits\n0.35 credits are available for this event. \nRegistration / More Information\nTo register\, visit the Alabama Planning Institute’s website or call 1-800-825-5862\, ext. 4862. \nThis course is part of a six-course series that can be taken for CAPZO certification.
URL:https://alabamaplanning.org/event/the-legal-foundation-for-planning-and-zoning-in-alabama/
LOCATION:Alexander City – City Hall\, 4 Court Square\, Alexander City\, AL\, 35010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Alabama Planning Institute":MAILTO:wjdixon@una.edu
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