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<br />Course LU501—Land Use Basics: Grasping the Ground Rules <br /> <br />Cities must consider many perspectives and priorities when making land use decisions, and <br />costly conflicts can occur when cities don’t follow the ground rules. In this course, you will <br />reflect on land use challenges that your city has faced and the consequences that can result when <br />a city oversteps its authority. You’ll consider typical land use situations where you’ll be asked to <br />identify what role the city is playing and determine what information can be considered when <br />making land use decisions. Recognizing your city's role and how much authority it has can help <br />your city avoid expensive lawsuits, minimize controversy, and make land use decisions less <br />confusing. <br /> <br />Course objectives: <br /> <br />Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: <br />• Appreciate the tensions in land use regulation and the consequences of overstepping the <br />city’s authority. <br />• Identify what role the city is playing for each land use decision that it makes. <br />• Determine what authority the city has in land use situations and what information the city <br />may consider when making a decision. <br /> <br />Course LU502—Creating the Ground Rules: Developing Land Use Plans and Laws <br /> <br />Cities have broad powers to set a community vision and create land use regulations to achieve it. <br />However, cities have different needs and approach planning and land use regulation in different <br />ways. The approach any city takes toward land use planning and regulation is ultimately a policy <br />choice for each city to make. In this course, you will learn about a five-step model to guide your <br />city’s approach to land use planning and how to engage the public throughout the community <br />planning process. You'll also complete activities that will help you develop goals, strategies, and <br />regulations to effectively carry out your community’s vision for the future. Proactive planning <br />and regularly updating laws can minimize controversy and help cities make legally defensible <br />land use decisions. <br /> <br />Course objectives: <br /> <br />After completing this course, participants will be familiar with how to: <br />• Use a five-step model to guide community planning efforts. <br />• Employ various methods to broadly involve the community in defining a vision and goals <br />for the future. <br />• Develop effective strategies for meeting planning goals. <br />• Create land use regulations that effectively carry out the community’s vision. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />