This is Your Town Alabama’s 18th year anniversary! The workshop consists of highly informative presentations and problem-solving activities for participants. It also provides a wonderful opportunity to network with other leaders from communities throughout Alabama. You will make contacts with presenters who work throughout Alabama in the planning, design, economic development, and resource preservation fields.
Are you current on your knowledge of zoning laws? Can you confidently solve potential problems and ensure smooth zoning processes? Join us at this seminar where you'll learn to facilitate positive outcomes by understanding key components of the approval process, procedures for challenging a zoning decision, as well as requirements for administrative approach. Recognize constitutional limitations on zoning actions to ensure your actions are within the bounds of the law.
The conference’s theme is “It’s not just land use anymore”, and the sessions will include some non-traditional areas of planning. The conference will present timely planning topics in various areas including redevelopment, transportation, airports, and environmental planning.
Up to 15.75 CMs will be available for AICP members.
A discussion on how our local food systems can promote healthy local economics; how farm to school programs benefit families and the community; how healthy food systems can impact farmers and produce vendors as well as workforce development; farmer/produce vendor and transportation; learn how you are already an active part in this system…plus much more!