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2021 Land Use eConference
Contains material from May 2021
2021 Land Use eConference
4.36 out of 5 stars
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I think the conference was well done and a number of good speakers on topics fairly new to me. One suggestion in the future would be to start out with one or two presenters discussing the history and evolution of land use law and key unifying themes such as balancing property rights with the public interest
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I love this course. I use it every year to update on land issues. The topics this year were excellent. I look forward to getting back to attending in person.
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Excellent course.
Excellent course, overall.
As always, good course and good materials. Grateful to have two sessions for the case update.
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Comments from the 2021 Land Use Live Webcast
Excellent speakers and moderators.
I was really disappointed how there was so much repeated information between the speakers. You could add some Econ Dev topics to add variety next time, since there's a nexus between it and land use.
Website is excellent. Well organized and designed.
Overall, again a very high quality program with relevant topics and excellent presenters. For webcast, I thought the 10 minute breaks between presentations was good planning.
As usual, an excellent conference on a topic of great importance to Texas cities and counties as well as developers.
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The 25th Annual Land Use Conference offers high-level, detailed coverage of the key issues, strategies, challenges, tools, and opportunities facing municipalities, counties, and developers. It focuses on real-world problems with practical solutions presented by an outstanding faculty, including developers' attorneys, land use planners, local government attorneys, engineers, and state and local regulators.
2021 highlights include:
2021 highlights include:
- Two-part case law updates, including key developments on topics such as zoning, platting, “takings,” and vested rights.
- Hear the Legislative Update on Land Use Issues for Cities & Counties.
- Financing Public Infrastructure via Special Districts: The Domino Effect.
- Insights on the unique aspects of planning and funding land development outside urban areas.
- Hot Topics in Affordable Housing.
- Conducting Land Transactions in the Cloud: Tips for Protecting Confidential Information and Information That May be Subject to the Public Information Act.
- Ethics Issues and the Legislature provides general considerations that every attorney should consider when working with legislators and legislative staff.
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Case Law Updates: Part 1 (May 2021)
James L. Dougherty Jr.
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Session 1
—35 mins
Case Law Updates: Part 1 (May 2021)
Rapid review of recent land-use cases, with updates on short-term rentals, retroactivity/vested rights, ripeness/exhaustion, takings, billboards, historic preservation and more.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
James L. Dougherty Jr.,
Attorney at Law - Houston, TX
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Legislative Update on Land Use Issues for Cities & Counties (May 2021)
Alan J. Bojorquez, Richard A. Crow, Tom Nuckols
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Session 2
—43 mins
Legislative Update on Land Use Issues for Cities & Counties (May 2021)
Hear a moderated panel discussion on pending land use legislation of interest to cities and counties.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Alan J. Bojorquez,
Bojorquez Law Firm, PC - Austin, TX
Richard A. Crow,
Clark Hill Strasburger - Houston, TX
Tom Nuckols,
Travis County Attorney's Office - Austin, TX
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Code Enforcement Today: Addressing Nuisances and Substandard Properties in a Pro-Property Rights State (May 2021)
Janet Marie Spugnardi
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Session 3
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Code Enforcement Today: Addressing Nuisances and Substandard Properties in a Pro-Property Rights State (May 2021)
As cities face increasing pressures from citizens to address nuisance properties, like party houses and short-term rentals, this presentation will discuss the current legal landscape which poses challenges to code enforcement’s efforts. Additionally, this presentation will look at other options to improve quality of life in neighborhoods by addressing secondary effects of nuisance properties and getting back to the basics of substandard building regulations.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Janet Marie Spugnardi,
City of Irving City Attorney's Office - Irving, TX
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The Unique Nature of Land Development in the ETJ (May 2021)
Arthur J. Anderson, Margaret Wallace Brown, Cheryl Williams
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Session 4
—59 mins
The Unique Nature of Land Development in the ETJ (May 2021)
How cities, counties and developers are addressing issues related to development outside of the city limits.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Arthur J. Anderson,
Winstead PC - Dallas, TX
Margaret Wallace Brown,
City of Houston - Houston, TX
Cheryl Williams,
Collin County Commissioners Court - McKinney, TX
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Rice’s Ion Innovation District in Midtown Houston (May 2021)
Ryan LeVasseur
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Session 5
—24 mins
Rice’s Ion Innovation District in Midtown Houston (May 2021)
An overview of Rice University’s investment in developing a mixed-use, inclusive, and integrated district focused on being a hub of new economic opportunities for Houston.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Ryan LeVasseur,
Rice Management Company - Houston, TX
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Financing Public Infrastructure via Special Districts: The Domino Effect. (May 2021)
Julie Houston, Skye Masson
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Session 6
—44 mins
Financing Public Infrastructure via Special Districts: The Domino Effect. (May 2021)
An overview of MUDS, PIDS and other special districts in Texas commonly requested by developers to finance public infrastructure, and a discussion of the City and County considerations when reviewing these applications, including the intersection between review and approval of special districts and other required approvals such as zoning and platting.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Julie Houston,
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Austin, TX
Skye Masson,
City of Georgetown - Georgetown, TX
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Land Development Toolbox for Small Towns (May 2021)
Tad Holland Cleaves
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Session 7
—31 mins
Land Development Toolbox for Small Towns (May 2021)
This topic will address the unique aspects of planning and funding land development outside urban areas, from both developer and municipal perspectives.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Tad Holland Cleaves,
Texas Municipal League - Austin, TX
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Hot Topics in Affordable Housing (May 2021)
Heather K. Way
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Session 8
—29 mins
Hot Topics in Affordable Housing (May 2021)
A quick overview of current issues and innovations in affordable housing in Texas, including public facility corporations, land development code reforms, and community land trusts.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Heather K. Way,
University Of Texas School Of Law - Austin, TX
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Updates on Current Law on Group Homes (May 2021)
William M. McKamie
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Session 9
—29 mins
Updates on Current Law on Group Homes (May 2021)
Updating current law on group homes and residential treatment facilities in residential zoned areas, with emphasis on Fair Housing Act/ADA implications.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
William M. McKamie,
Taylor Olson Adkins Sralla & Elam LLP - San Antonio, TX
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Keynote Address from the Texas Land Commissioner (May 2021)
George P. Bush
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Session 10
—22 mins
Keynote Address from the Texas Land Commissioner (May 2021)
Join us for a keynote address from Land Commissioner, George P. Bush.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
George P. Bush,
Texas Land Commissioner, Texas General Land Office - Austin, TX
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COVID 19 Impacts: How Does/Did Impact Land Use Development (May 2021)
William S. Dahlstrom, Barry Hand
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Session 11
—46 mins
COVID 19 Impacts: How Does/Did Impact Land Use Development (May 2021)
Emerging Trends in Land Use Development from COVID-19: How has it affected development and land use and how have developers, and cities, responded.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
William S. Dahlstrom,
Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
Barry Hand,
Gensler - Dallas, TX
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Case Law Updates: Part 2 (May 2021)
James L. Dougherty Jr.
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Session 12
—33 mins
Case Law Updates: Part 2 (May 2021)
Rapid review of recent land-use cases, with updates on short-term rentals, retroactivity/vested rights, ripeness/exhaustion, takings, billboards, historic preservation and more.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
James L. Dougherty Jr.,
Attorney at Law - Houston, TX
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Sign Regulation after Reagan v. City of Austin: Changes to the Sign Landscape (May 2021)
Laura Mueller
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Session 13
—28 mins
Sign Regulation after Reagan v. City of Austin: Changes to the Sign Landscape (May 2021)
The question of constitutional limitations on sign regulation has continued to increase since Reed v. Town of Gilbert, including the issue of off-premise v. on-premise signage delineated in Reagan v. City of Austin. Practical applications surrounding different types of regulations including commercial v. non-commercial, size, location, and sign type will be reviewed in this session.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Laura Mueller,
City of Dripping Springs - Dripping Springs, TX
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Short Term Rentals (May 2021)
Anna Lamberti Holmes
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Session 14
—33 mins
Short Term Rentals (May 2021)
A review of short term rental case law and update on short term rental discussions in Dallas.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Anna Lamberti Holmes,
The City of Dallas - Office of the City Attorney - Dallas, TX
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Municipal Regulation of Governmental Uses (May 2021)
Tommy Ludwig, Terrence S. Welch
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Session 15
—44 mins
Municipal Regulation of Governmental Uses (May 2021)
This topic addresses the extent to which municipalities may regulate uses of property by the federal government, the State of Texas, counties and school districts, including charter schools. Besides a legal overview, the presentation will include practical advice on how cities may regulate (or attempt to regulate!) other governmental uses of property within a city.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Tommy Ludwig,
City of Waxahachie - Waxahachie, TX
Terrence S. Welch,
Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. - Richardson, TX
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Conducting Land Transactions in the Cloud: Tips for Protecting Confidential Information and Information That May be Subject to the Public Information Act (May 2021)
Prabha Cinclair, Elizabeth Rogers
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Session 16
—46 mins
Conducting Land Transactions in the Cloud: Tips for Protecting Confidential Information and Information That May be Subject to the Public Information Act (May 2021)
In the area of land use, there are plenty of documents that are shared by attorneys, municipal governments and consultants through DropBox, Google Drive and other Cloud based systems. Since early 2019, Texas attorneys must comply with the ethical duty of the technology competence which means that, in addition to the duty of confidentiality and the attorney client privilege, we must meet a higher standard for protecting client data. This session will discuss tools and best practices for satisfying this higher standard such as controlling access and adding security controls to protect the material from being accessed by invalid users. Further, review practical and effective safeguards to prevent wire transfer fraud in the context of large amounts of money being wire transferred in real estate transactions.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Prabha Cinclair,
Miklos Cinclair Law, PLLC - Farmers Branch, TX
Elizabeth Rogers,
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP - Austin, TX
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Shot Clocks, Building Materials, and the Death of Annexation (May 2021)
Kimberley Mickelson
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Session 17
—45 mins
Shot Clocks, Building Materials, and the Death of Annexation (May 2021)
This session will review several bills from the 86th Legislature affecting land development and planning, updates from the 87th Legislature, and how cities have adapted; the third amendment to the Annexation Act in as many sessions, the imposition of approval “shot clock” on applications other than subdivision plats, and preemption of regulations on building material.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Kimberley Mickelson,
City of Houston Legal Department - Houston, TX
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Religious Institutions: Special Use/Special Protection (May 2021)
Reid C. Wilson
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Session 18
—42 mins
Religious Institutions: Special Use/Special Protection (May 2021)
Federal protection under RLUIPA and Texas protection under TRFRA are now over 20 years old, so a review of these special land use protections of religious use is timely.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Reid C. Wilson,
Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX
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Ethics Issues and the Legislature (May 2021)
Jon Heining
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Session 19
—57 mins
Ethics Issues and the Legislature (May 2021)
Every attorney should know the answer to the question, "Who do I work for?" In his presentation, Jon Heining will explore how difficult it is for legislative attorneys to answer this question. In addition, Jon will discuss some general considerations that every attorney should consider when working with legislators and legislative staff.
Originally presented: Apr 2021 Land Use Conference
Jon Heining,
Texas Legislative Council - Austin, TX