Powers, Duties, & Responsibilities of Planning Commissions and Boards of Adjustment
Alexander City - City Hall 4 Court Square, Alexander City, AL, United StatesWhat you will learn:
- The legal authority and responsibility under Alabama law for planning commission and board of adjustment members - what each can do and cannot do.
- Where the planning commissions' authority ends and the board of adjustment's authority begins; the relationship between the city council and the planning commission.
- How the law says an aggrieved party can appeal a determination by boards of adjustment, building inspector, etc.
Comprehensive Planning: How to Prepare, Update, & Implement Your Plan
Alexander City - City Hall 4 Court Square, Alexander City, AL, United StatesWhen 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.
Design: Philosophy and Theory into Practice
Dudley Hall, Room B-6 361 Graves Drive, Auburn, AL, United StatesThis is the final lecture in the 2013 APLA Spring Lecture Series.
APA National Conference
Unnamed Venue ALThe 2013 APA National Conference will be held in Chicago, IL from April 13-17.
Spring Newsletter Submittal Deadline
Unnamed Venue ALThe 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.
Central Section Social
Hassinger Daniels Mansion Bed and Breakfast 2028 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesThe April Central Section Social will be held on Thursday, April 18 at Hassinger Daniels Mansion Bed and Breakfast.
16th Annual Planners’ and Zoning Administrators’ Conference – Planning is Much More Than Problem-Solving
Council Chambers @ Madison Municipal Complex 100 Hughes Road, Madison, AL, United StatesYou 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.