2020

Land Use Fundamentals

Live Webcast Apr 22, 2020
Conference Concluded

Overview

Land Use Fundamentals provides concepts and procedures, plus practical tips to some of the more complex areas of land use law, including zoning, platting, and development incentives available in Texas. It is the ideal introduction for new entrants to the field or a refresher for seasoned practitioners.

Join us the following 2 days for the Land Use Conference which offers in-depth coverage of land use development.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Wednesday Afternoon, Apr. 22, 2020
12:50 pm

Welcoming Remarks
1:00 pm

0.50 hr

Comprehensive Plans

A review of the requirements for and various types of comprehensive plans.

Cathy Cunningham, Thomson Reuters - Grand Prairie, TX

Cathy Cunningham, Thomson Reuters - Grand Prairie, TX
1:30 pm

5-Minute Break
1:35 pm

0.75 hr

Zoning 101

Including a review of zoning legal requirements and procedures; how to make a zoning decision, and how zoning interacts with the comprehensive plan.

Brenda N. McDonald, Messer, Fort & McDonald - Frisco, TX

Brenda N. McDonald, Messer, Fort & McDonald - Frisco, TX
2:20 pm

5-Minute Break
2:25 pm

0.75 hr

Subdivision and Platting: A Land Use Foundation

Regulation of subdivision platting often greatly impacts the use of land and plays an important role in the land development process. Hear a description of key concepts, mechanics, and regulation of platting.

Omar Izfar, Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX

Omar Izfar, Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX
3:10 pm

5-Minute Break
3:15 pm

0.50 hr

The Basics of Right-of-Way

Right-of-Way planning considerations. “There’s more to that right-of-way than that right of way”. Understanding the basics of right-of-way to help local governments in their planning, constructing, maintaining and use of their rights-of-way.

Donna M. Fairweather, City of Galveston - Galveston, TX

Donna M. Fairweather, City of Galveston - Galveston, TX
3:45 pm

5-Minute Break
3:50 pm

0.75 hr

Board of Adjustments

An overview of the role of the ZBA in adjudicating variances, special exceptions, and appeals from administrative decisions. Emphasis placed on the importance of procedural rules, development of the record, and the standards imposed by statute and the courts.

Tad Holland Cleaves, City of Liberty Hill - Liberty Hill, TX

Tad Holland Cleaves, City of Liberty Hill - Liberty Hill, TX
4:35 pm

5-Minute Break
4:40 pm

0.75 hr

Basics of Annexation & Development Agreements

An overview of the basics of annexation and the issues facing Texas municipalities’ abilities to annex in light of the change in law by the 2019 Texas legislature.

Joseph J. Gorfida Jr., Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
Materials By:
Scott N. Houston, Texas Municipal League - Austin, TX

Joseph J. Gorfida Jr., Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
Materials By:
Scott N. Houston, Texas Municipal League - Austin, TX
5:25 pm

Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Tad Holland Cleaves

City of Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill, TX

Cathy Cunningham

Thomson Reuters
Grand Prairie, TX

Donna M. Fairweather

City of Galveston
Galveston, TX

Joseph J. Gorfida Jr.

Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Scott N. Houston

Texas Municipal League
Austin, TX

Omar Izfar

Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C.
Houston, TX

Brenda N. McDonald

Messer, Fort & McDonald
Frisco, TX

Planning Committee

Dorothy Palumbo—Chair

Bojorquez Law Firm, PC
Austin, TX

Patricia A. Adams

Messer, Fort & McDonald
Frisco, TX

Patty Akers

Messer, Fort & McDonald
Austin, TX

Arthur J. Anderson

Winstead PC
Dallas, TX

Alan J. Bojorquez

Bojorquez Law Firm, PC
Austin, TX

Barbara A. Boulware-Wells

The Knight Law Firm, LLP
Austin, TX

Prabha Cinclair

Miklos Cinclair Law, PLLC
Farmers Branch, TX

Tad Holland Cleaves

City of Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill, TX

William S. Dahlstrom

Jackson Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

James L. Dougherty Jr.

Attorney at Law
Houston, TX

Christy Drake-Adams

Texas Municipal League
Austin, TX

Joseph J. Gorfida Jr.

Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

David Hartman

Smith, Robertson, Elliott, & Douglas, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Omar Izfar

Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C.
Houston, TX

Rob Killen

Kaufman & Killen, Inc.
San Antonio, TX

Tommy Ludwig

City of Waxahachie
Waxahachie, TX

Charlie F. McNabb

City of Georgetown
Georgetown, TX

John Mark McPherson

McPherson LawFirm, PC
Dallas, TX

Melinda Ramos

City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX

Hon. Penny Redington

Austin, TX

April Rogers

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Peter G. Smith

Nichols, Jackson, Dillard, Hager & Smith L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

E. Allen Taylor Jr.

Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.
Fort Worth, TX

Misty M. Ventura

Shupe Ventura, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Ed Walts

The University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Terrence S. Welch

Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P.
Richardson, TX

Credit Info

Live Webcast

MCLE Credit

Texas – 4.00 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law-Commercial, Farm and Ranch, Residential, and Property Owners Association

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 4.00 hrs

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – 5.00 hrs

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Other States – 4.00 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 5.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

TX Appraiser (ACE) – 4.00 hrs

UT Law CLE will report your ACE credits to TALCB within 10 days of the conference, using the activity code listed. For more information, visit: https://www.talcb.texas.gov/

TX Professional Engineer – 4.00 hrs

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type in the webcast, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/pecep.htm

TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 4.00 hrs

To request continuing education elective credit for real estate related courses approved by the State Bar of Texas for minimum continuing legal education participatory credit, a license holder is required to file an Individual Credit Request for State Bar Course.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/CE_CLE-1%2004.10.23.pdf
Use this link to obtain the TREC MCE form for self-reporting your TREC credit. To obtain your Certificate of Attendance you will need to claim credit in your UTCLE account and once claimed you will be able to download a Certificate of Attendance to include with your credit request form.

Key Dates

Live Webcast – Apr 22, 2020

Conference Concluded

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Live Webcast

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$150.00

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$135.00

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$120.00

Our Sponsors

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Jackson Walker

Jackson Walker
jw.com

For more than 130 years, Jackson Walker has played a vital role in the growth and development of Texas business. Today, the firm has more than 400 attorneys in seven Texas offices and represents Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, major financial institutions, insurance companies, and a wide range of public companies and private businesses around the globe. Our clients know they can count on us to deliver personalized service, legal experience, and added value. The firm is ranked nationally in 27 practice areas in the U.S. News “Best Law Firms” rankings, has nine Chambers-ranked practices, and was recognized in the BTI Client Service A-Team list since 2014. Meet Jackson Walker at jw.com.
Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.

Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.
www.toase.com

The law firm of Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla, & Elam, L.L.P. is located in Fort Worth, Texas. We provide a broad range of legal services to municipalities and other governmental entities throughout Texas.

We currently serve as city attorney and special counsel to over 37 cities throughout the state, providing general civil representation and advice in areas including planning and zoning, subdivision development, economic development, police liability, municipal prosecution, general litigation and appeals, public construction, real estate, code enforcement, eminent domain, and employment law.

The attorneys in our firm possess high academic credentials, communicate effectively, and demonstrate the strictest personal and professional ethics as well as the utmost concern for our clients. Our attorneys collectively have over 250 years of combined experience representing municipalities. We have represented our clients at every level of the United States and Texas state court systems.

Land Use Fundamentals

Overview

Event Schedule

Wednesday Afternoon, Apr. 22, 2020

Conference Faculty

Planning Committee

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Our Sponsors

Jackson Walker

Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P.

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