fall planning & zoning training 2024.
presentationsWhy Become A Pro-Housing Community?
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Presented by Matt Horn, MRB Group With shortages driving up the cost of housing, the economic impacts are affecting every community. To encourage local governments to address this issue, Governor Hochul created the Pro-Housing Community Program in 2023. Its incentives are powerful; only communities that participate will be allowed to compete for some of the State's most significant funding opportunities. This session will discuss the program requirements, and the benefits of joing New York's growing list of Pro Housing communities. Planning Boards 101
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Presented by John Steinmetz, Bergmann Associates This will be a highly interactive 1-hour session designed to assist planning board members conduct development reviews that foster the vision and values of your town, village, or city. We will utilize break-out groups and case studies to identify site plan techniques and special permit conditions that may be beneficial on future applications. Topics to be included are building and site design techniques, traffic circulation considerations, signage, and utilizing the State Environmental Quality Review process to improve your level of effectiveness. The Basics of Referrals
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Presented by Andrew Reilly, Wendel Companies Review the County specific protocols for how they review referrals. Discussion on the NYS enabling legislation and why these municipal referrals are completed, and the results of a recommendation against a project. Walk through a sample process and where to find your referral form, who to send it to, when your County Planning Board meets to review them, etc. The Importance of Zoning Boards
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Presented by Brian Kulpa, Imagine Solutions Upholding the municipalities' identity and development pattern in the wake of new emerging land use types and the dawn of new retail, production and housing typologies is the very serious endeavor, which each municipal zoning board is vexed with in today's economy. We will explore those changes and how traditional zoning is being challenged regularly. |
