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Drafting Land Use Findings

by Gary A. Kovacic, Esq. & Mary L. McMaster, Esq.

Courts are increasingly scrutinizing written findings in local land use decisions. Attorneys Gary Kovacic and Mary McMaster provide guidelines for planning commissions and boards when drafting land use findings.

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Special Permits: What They Are & How They Are Used

by Neil Lindberg, Esq.

Attorney Neil Lindberg provides an introduction to special or conditional use permits, and the role they play in local zoning ordinances.

Nonconforming Uses & Structures

by Susan G. Connelly, Esq.

Attorney Susan Connelly explains the basic law of nonconforming uses and structures.

Read ULI analyst Ed McMahon's seven part series.

Take a look at this excellent series of articles by Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy.

Our 5-part series on the relationship between staff planners and planning board members.

Joel Russell & Mary Madden of the Form-Based Codes Institute cover the basics of this new approach to zoning.

Planner Gwendolyn Hallsmith offers a progressive take on planning for local economic development in this five-part series starting with Coping With Economic Meltdown.

Also, take a look at our extended reprints from economic development planner Della Rucker's excellent book, The Local Economy Revolution.

Ever wonder how a pro-forma is put together & what it is used for? This four-part article provides an easy to understand introduction.

Issues in Land Use Law & Zoning

Drafting Land Use Findings

Special Permits: What They Are & How They Are Used

Nonconforming Uses & Structures

The Secrets of Successful Communities

Basics of Putting Together a Comprehensive Plan

Planner & Commissioner

An Introduction to Form-Based Codes

Building Your Local Economy

Pro-Forma 101 – Getting Familiar With a Basic Tool of Real Estate Analysis