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SITE PLANNING BASICS FOR NON-DESIGN PROFESSIONALS Staff and citizen p/anners are often ca//ed upon to review site plans & render opinions about their compliance with /oca/ codes and ordinances,• often with /itt/e ifany design background. This course provides fundamenta/s of site analysis, checklists for subdivision & site plan review, insights into unintended resu/ts, and more! O April 11- St. Paul GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN /s yourjurisdiction facing the 2008 dead/ine set by the Metropolitan Counci/? OR do your /and use p/an and ordinances no longer match the current realities and future goa/s ofyour community? This special program takes you through the basics in the morning inc/uding required and optional a%ments, getting started, the step- by-step p/arming process, meaningful community involvement, research and mapping too/s, and then offers how-to workshops in the afternoon. Choose from Community Design, /mp/ementing Conservation Deve%pment & Open Space Preservation, Preparing & /mplementing A Compelling I/ision and Overcoming Cha//enges in Redeve%pment. O April 18 - St. Paul SPOTLIGHT ON SUBDIVISIONS (half-day--morning) Designed to provide a basic understanding of the issues surrounding review and approval of subdivisions, the program wi// cover creating and enforcing subdivision regu/ations, terms, the e%ments included in a subdivision proposa/. Case studies wi// it/ustrate effective designs taking into account street rights of way, utility easements, grading and drainage, bui/ding pads, lot access, wet/ands, and more. O May 3 - St. Paul SUBDIVISIONS: BEYOND THE BASICS (half-day--afternoon) Added by popular demand, this workshop begins where the morning /eaves off. Become familiar with examples of new subdivision designs around the country and the a%ments that are key to creating sustainab/e NEW! communities. Gain a more detailed understanding of the regu/atory flexibility needed, p/us how to use that knowledge to review and encourage private deve%pers to be creative and sensitive to your community goals. O May 3 - St. Paul HOW TO AVOID DROWNING IN LAKESHORE DEVELOPMENT • This high/y-rated program is designed to he/p participants understand how /and use decisions made by /oca/ off/c/a/s have far-reaching impacts on our water resources particularly lake quality. Presenters discuss the issues created by changing demographic trends, conversion of resorts, variance abuse, etc. and describe effective too/s for addressing the many economic & environmental challenges. O September 20 -Fergus Falls a d H ~ ~ CUSTOMIZED TRAINING Ca// Caro/ Schoeneck at 651-222-7409 x205 Many of these workshops can be brought to your site. You choose the date and location; GTS provides the faculty and materials. Benefits include: • Program is held exclusively for your community (or area of the state) at a lower per-person cost than sending them to the open enrollment presentations. • You are guaranteed a date convenient to your participants. • Workshop topics can be tailored to ensure that your current key community issues are covered. YOUR LINK TO COMPLETE INFORMATION ON GTS SERVICES AND PROGRAM SCHEDULES: www.mn ts,ora Complete Workshops Brochure Available Late ]anuary!