As he has for many years, attorney Mark Branse finalized the organization and curriculum for the 2021 Connecticut Bar Association’s Continuing Education course, “CT Land Use Law for Municipal Land Use Agencies, Boards, Commissions,” that will take place virtually via Zoom on Saturday, March 6. Attorneys Richard Roberts and Michael Zizka will present along with 12 other speakers. Over 450 members of municipal land use agencies, boards, and commissions are already registered.
The full-day course will focus on topics of immediate concern to all municipal land use agencies, boards, commissions, and their staff. The topics reflect both timely and practical situations, confronting participants at every level of the municipal land use process. This course will also provide a broad review of the municipal land use process, including zoning, planning, zoning board of appeals, and wetlands issues.
Mike Zizka’s session on Wetlands Law and Procedure will review procedures of municipal inland wetlands and watercourse agencies, and how wetlands law impacts the zoning and planning process. Rich Roberts’ session on Conflict of Interest and Predisposition will cover statutory provisions on conflict of interest, rules governing predisposition and predetermination, court decisions on conflict of interest, drawing the line between cases where disqualification applies and does not apply, and procedural problems when a question of conflict arises.
Members of municipal land use agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as municipal planners, enforcement officers, and engineers will benefit from attending. The event is sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association Planning and Zoning Section.