Making It Through the Land Entitlement Process - Lorman Education Services : Job Details

Making It Through the Land Entitlement Process

Lorman Education Services

Job Location : New York,NY, USA

Posted on : 2025-08-06T01:16:31Z

Job Description :
Gain insights and strategies on how to successfully navigate the land use entitlement process.

This program will provide insights for representatives of the development community and for city attorneys and county counsel. It will provide strategies for successfully navigating the land use entitlement process for all types of development projects, from residential to industrial to commercial. Additionally, it will offer useful information regarding governmental discretion in the enforcement of local zoning authority.

Learning Objectives
  • You will be able to discuss the zoning prerogatives of local government vs. the need for development.
  • You will be able to describe structures of local governance and how they affect land use entitlement.
  • You will be able to explain regulatory controls and how to maneuver them.
  • You will be able to review environmental issues that affect land use entitlements.
Agenda

The Zoning Prerogatives of Local Government vs. the Need for Development

  • The Source and Scope of the Police Power
  • The Balance Between Zoning and Development Needs

The Structures of Local Governance and How They Affect Land Use Entitlement

  • The Role of the Planning Staff
  • Land Use Boards and Commissions
  • Administrative Appeals
  • Political Considerations

Regulatory Controls and How to Maneuver Them

  • Subdivisions
  • Variances
  • Discretionary vs. Ministerial Permits
  • Initiative and Referenda

Environmental Issues That Affect Land Use Entitlements

  • Federal Environmental Statutes
  • Local Environmental Ordinances

Vested Rights and Regulatory Takings

Litigation

  • Exhaustion of Remedies (Raise It or Waive It)
CreditsOnDemand Course

This course was last revised on September 27, 2019.

Call 1-866-###-#### for further credit information.

  • AIA 1.25

To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the credits tab when viewing the course.

  • Those applying for AIA and HRCI must view 100% of the program and answer the questions following the program.

This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

FacultyNewmeyer & Dillion LLP
  • Partner with the law firm of Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
  • Practice covers all phases of the real property entitlement process, from preparing the permit application to achieving final approval
  • Represented both developers and local governments on complex land use issues on a nationwide basis for over 20 years
  • Successfully achieved consensus between project stakeholders and local government on complex and challenging development projects, resulting in permit approvals
  • Written and spoken extensively on the new challenges facing developers and on the persistent tension between environmental and zoning considerations and the need for development
  • J.D. degree, Loyola Law School; M.A. and B.A. degrees, California State University
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  • Course Manuals
  • Executive Reports
  • White Papers and Articles

Additional benefits include:

  • State Specific Credit Tracker
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