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UConn CLEAR: Land Use Academy Basic Training
Date: April 26, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.)
Location: UConn Middlesex County Extension Center, 1066 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT 06438
Cost: $45.00 (includes complimentary breakfast)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 20, 2025
UConn CLEAR’s Land Use Academy is holding an in-person training for land use commisisoners on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at UConn's Middlesex County Extension Center located at 1066 Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT, 06438.
Renata Bertotti, AICP, Assistant Extension Educator in LU Planning and Climate Resilience, UConn Extension will present "Basic Training for New Commissioners." This training is most helpful to newly appointed or elected Land Use Commissioners. It will cover three (3) hours of the required CGS Sec. 8-4c training as required by State Statute (Fair and Affordable Housing hour will NOT be covered).
Topics covered:
- Legal Basis for Land Use Regulation
- Types of Power for Land Use Commissions
- Types of Application: Zone Change and Regulation Amendments v. Special Permit v. Site Plan v. Variances
- Meeting Decorum and Responsibilities/Fundamental Fairness
For more information, contact Renata Bertotti, UConn CLEAR at [email protected], (860) 345-5210.
UConn CLEAR is a partnership of the Departments of Extension and Natural Resources in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and the CT Sea Grant Program.
Event Type:
In-Person Event or Training
Event Category:
General Sustainability Event