Effective Land Use Decision Making
A Basic Training Session for Land Use Authorities
Topics covered in this training session include:
· Origins of Utah municipal land use powers and process
· Powers and duties of the Land Use Authority
· Land use planning tools, ordinances and hearings
· Conditional uses—“it all depends”
· General overview of meeting procedures
· Ethical standards for service in local government
City/town council members, planning commissioners, members of the appeal authority/BOA and staff. Generally, any person who deals with land use issues in your municipality
This is an introductory training on land use in Utah for local government officials.
The training will be broadcast live from the Utah State University (USU) facility in Taylorsville (920 West Levoy Drive Taylorsville, UT 84123) to other extension sites throughout the state in which participants can interact in real time with the presenters.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from and interact with Utah’s land use experts in your neck of the woods!
Topics covered in this basic training session will include:
1. Statutory Powers and Duties of the Land Use Authority and Appeal Authority (Meg Ryan, ULCT)
2. Review of Land Use Planning Tools, General Plan, and Ordinances (Steve Pastorik, West Valley City, AICP)
3. How to make a Land Use Decision: The Legal Framework (Brent Bateman via video, State Ombudsman)
4.Conditional Use Permits (John Janson, AICP)
5.General Overview of Meeting Procedures and Required Public Hearings and Notice /Rules and Procedures/ State Ethics Review (Johnnie Miller, UCIP)
Broadcast to these USU sites:
• St. George (tbd)- 75 West Tabernacle Street St. George, UT 84770
• Moab- 125 West 200 South Moab, UT 84532
• Vernal- 320 N Aggie Blvd (2000 W) Vernal, UT 84078
• Orem- 1875 South State Street Orem, UT 84097
• Logan- USU Distance Education Building (980 E. 700 N. Logan, UT 84321)
• Price- 451 East 400 North Price, UT 84501
• Tooele- 1020 W. Vine Street Tooele, UT 84074
• Richfield-800 W. 200 S. Richfield, UT 84701
“The Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman has provided funding for this site from the 1% surcharge on all building permits in the State of Utah."
