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2005

Land Use Planning Law Conference

Austin Mar 10-11, 2005 Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol
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Overview

The Land Use Planning Law Conference addresses how governmental regulation affects real estate and community development.

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Event Schedule

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

  • Day 1 March 10, 2005
  • Day 2 March 11, 2005
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Mar. 10, 2005
    Presiding Officer:
    Kimberley Mickelson, Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn - Arlington Hts, IL
  • 8:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Comprehensive Planning, Policy Issues and the Big Picture
    The relationship of the comprehensive planning process to land use regulatory issues. The role of legislative and advisory boards, commissions and councils within the regulatory process and the review standards employed by each entity. An introductory map and glossary of terms for new players in the field.

    E. Allen Taylor Jr., Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam LLP - Fort Worth, TX

  • 9:15 am
    1.00 hr
    An Overview of Zoning in Texas
    An overview of the law of zoning in Texas and the basics of zoning, including practical pointers for land use attorneys and local government personnel.

    Terrence S. Welch, Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. - Richardson, TX

  • 10:15 am
    0.75 hr
    Platting: What You Need to Know
    A presentation covering all platting basics as well as many interesting twists in this companion area to zoning.

    Reid Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 11:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Legislative Update: An Overview of County Land Use Bills Pending before the 79th Texas Legislature
    A brief look at legislation which has been introduced to date and the factors that may influence possible outcomes.

    Penny Redington, Texas Association of Regional Councils - Austin, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Coming Full Circle
    A discussion of how the common law tort of nuisance has influenced the development of land use law and whether nuisance principles have present and possible future significance for land use law. The presentation will emphasize the importance of nuisance as a land use law “fundamental.”

    Thomas J. Patterson Jr., City Attorneys Office/City Of Fort Worth - Fort Worth, TX

  • Thursday Afternoon, Mar. 10, 2005
    Presiding Officer:
    Reid Wilson, Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX
  • 1:15 pm
    0.75 hr
    Texas Demographics 2005 and Beyond
    There are several key demographic factors that are impacting Texas and the Nation and will affect nearly all persons involved in either the private or public sectors in the coming years. Four factors that will be discussed are: • the rate of growth of the population • the aging of the population • the growth in non-Anglo populations • change in household composition

    Steve H. Murdock, University of Texas at San Antonio - San Antonio, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    2.00 hrs
    Downtown/Reurbanization Panel
    The use of tax increment financing for transit oriented or mixed use development.

    William S. Dahlstrom, Jackson Walker, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    W. Boyd London, First Southwest Company - Dallas, TX
    Paul Nelson Shaw, RTKL Associates, Inc. - Dallas, TX
    Peter G. Smith, Nichols Jackson Dillard Hager - Dallas, TX
    Ed Walts, University of Texas System - Austin, TX

  • 4:15 pm
    0.00 hr
    1.00 hr ethics
    Ethics and Land Use Planning
    An in-depth discussion of ethical issues that confront both governmental and non-governmental lawyers involved in the land-use process.

    David C. Caylor, Irving, TX

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    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Mar. 11, 2005
    Presiding Officer:
    Dorothy Palumbo, City of Highland Village - Highland Village, TX
  • 8:30 am
    1.00 hr
    The Trends - An Introduction to Flexible Zoning Tools and Methods to Resolve Land Use Disputes
    The panel will discuss regulatory options that provide flexibility, facilitate value capture and streamline the development approval process, through the use of form-based or performance zoning standards. Practitioners will also examine the use of alternative dispute resolution measures for the resolution of the disputes that arise under traditional or new regulatory methods.

    Lowell F. Denton, Denton Navarro Rocha & Bernal PC - San Antonio, TX
    Kimberley Mickelson, Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn - Arlington Hts, IL
    Dorothy Palumbo, City of Highland Village - Highland Village, TX
    E Scott Polikov, Gateway Planning Group - Fort Worth, TX

  • 9:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Access Management: Fasten Your Seatbelt for a Bumpy Ride through the Land Development Process
    Overview of various processes and procedures affecting transportation, traffic and access in the land development process.

    Rick Reed, Dubois, Bryant, Camp - Austin, TX
    Heidi Ross, WHM Transportation Engineering - Austin, TX

  • 10:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Drainage Law in Texas: Can Cities and Developers Weather the Storm?
    As less and less developable land exists, drainage and flooding claims by neighboring property owners are on the rise. Cities and developers both play a role in regulating drainage, flooding and development. This presentation explores those roles and further discusses recent Texas Supreme Court cases: Tarrant Regional Water District v Gragg and City of Keller v Wilson.

    L. Stanton Lowry, Boyle & Lowry LLP - Irving, TX

  • 10:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Use of Impact Fees and Pro Rata Fees in Texas: A Comparison
    Advantages and disadvantages of using impact fees and “pro rata” or “escrow” fees to recoup costs of capital improvements in Texas. New statutory and constitutional challenges to development fees will also be discussed.

    Terry D. Morgan, Terry Morgan & Assoc. PC - Dallas, TX
    Dan Sefko, City Of Italy - Italy, TX

  • 11:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Federal and State Environmental Issues
    Strategies to avoid common (and uncommon) pitfalls.

    Craig M. Douglas, Smith Robertson Elliott Glen Klein & Bel - Austin, TX

  • 11:45 am
    0.75 hr
    Creating Community-Wide Open Space Networks through Conservation Subdivision Design

    Randall Arendt, Narragansett, RI

  • Friday Afternoon, Mar. 11, 2005
    Presiding Officer:
    Richard R. Lillie, American Planning Association - Austin
  • 1:15 pm
    1.00 hr
    Development Agreements
    Legal parameters, typical components, and helpful negotiation techniques will be discussed.

    Alan J. Bojorquez, Bovey, Akers & Bojorquez, LLP - Austin, TX
    David Hartman, Smith Robertson Elliott Glen Klein & Bel - Austin, TX
    R. Alan Haywood, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody - Austin, TX

  • 2:15 pm
    0.50 hr
    Takings and Land Use Challenges: A Primer
    Overview of the types of claims that may be brought to challenge the planning, zoning and land development regulations and decisions of local governments, as well as the defenses available to local governments to avoid or mitigate such claims.

    Robert F. Brown, Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. - Richardson, TX

  • 2:45 pm
    1.00 hr
    Litigating the Land Use Case
    Presenting the plaintiff’s side on inverse condemnation and land use litigation.

    Arthur J. Anderson, Dallas, TX
    Lowell F. Denton, Denton Navarro Rocha & Bernal PC - San Antonio, TX

  • Day 1 March 10, 2005
  • Day 2 March 11, 2005
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Conference Faculty

Arthur J. Anderson

Dallas, TX

Randall Arendt

Narragansett, RI

Alan J. Bojorquez

Bovey, Akers & Bojorquez, LLP
Austin, TX

Robert F. Brown

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

David C. Caylor

Irving, TX

William S. Dahlstrom

Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Lowell F. Denton

Denton Navarro Rocha & Bernal PC
San Antonio, TX

Craig M. Douglas

Smith Robertson Elliott Glen Klein & Bel
Austin, TX

David Hartman

Smith Robertson Elliott Glen Klein & Bel
Austin, TX

R. Alan Haywood

Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Austin, TX

W. Boyd London

First Southwest Company
Dallas, TX

L. Stanton Lowry

Boyle & Lowry LLP
Irving, TX

Kimberley Mickelson

Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn
Arlington Hts, IL

Terry D. Morgan

Terry Morgan & Assoc. PC
Dallas, TX

Steve H. Murdock

University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Dorothy Palumbo

City of Highland Village
Highland Village, TX

Thomas J. Patterson Jr.

City Attorneys Office/City Of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX

E Scott Polikov

Gateway Planning Group
Fort Worth, TX

Penny Redington

Texas Association of Regional Councils
Austin, TX

Rick Reed

Dubois, Bryant, Camp
Austin, TX

Heidi Ross

WHM Transportation Engineering
Austin, TX

Dan Sefko

City Of Italy
Italy, TX

Paul Nelson Shaw

RTKL Associates, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Peter G. Smith

Nichols Jackson Dillard Hager
Dallas, TX

E. Allen Taylor Jr.

Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam LLP
Fort Worth, TX

Ed Walts

University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Terrence S. Welch

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

Reid Wilson

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

Planning Committee

Alan J. Bojorquez

Bovey, Akers & Bojorquez, LLP
Austin, TX

Robert F. Brown

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

William S. Dahlstrom

Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

David Hartman

Smith Robertson Elliott Glen Klein & Bel
Austin, TX

Richard R. Lillie

American Planning Association
Austin

Kimberley Mickelson

Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn
Arlington Hts, IL

James M. Nias

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Dorothy Palumbo

City of Highland Village
Highland Village, TX

John B. Ritts

Office of the Attorney General
Austin, TX

Ed Walts

University of Texas System
Austin, TX

Terrence S. Welch

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

Reid Wilson

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

Credit Info

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MCLE Credit
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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 Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. 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.

Key Dates

Austin – Mar 10-11, 2005 – Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol
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Last day for $395.00 Regular pricing: Mar 2, 2005

$445.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Mar 4, 2005

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Mar 7, 2005

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701 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
512-478-1111
1-888-627-8349 (reservations)
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