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2023 Land Use eConference
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2023 Land Use eConference
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As always, a solid course with good updates and good reminders. Only challenge is the timing just before final legislative action on a number of important issues; tis will usually be an issue though. Case update is always exceptional.
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The 27th 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.
2023 highlights include:
2023 highlights include:
- Two-part case law updates, including key developments on topics such as zoning, platting, “takings,” and vested rights.
- Updates from the 88th Legislative Session and how pending bills will impact land use regulation.
- Affordable Housing: Regulation of Single-Family Lots to Increase and Preserve Affordable Housing
- Partnerships with Public Facility Corporations: A Good Tool for Affordable Housing?
- A look at the impacts water in land use in two sessions Too Little Water: Water Supply Considerations in Land Use and Too Much Water: How Water Shapes Urban Land Use
- A look at how new technologies are reshaping the way we think about land use issues.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 13.00 | 1.50 ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA, PA
- Specialization: Administrative Law | Oil, Gas and Mineral Law | Property Owners Association Law | Real Estate Law
- TX MCLE credit expires: 5/31/2025
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1.
Land Use Case Updates: Part 1 (Jun 2023)
James L. Dougherty Jr.
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Session 1
—32 mins
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Land Use Case Updates: Part 1 (Jun 2023)
A rapid roundup of recent land uses cases, including updates on platting, zoning, takings, vesting and development agreements.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
James L. Dougherty Jr.,
Attorney at Law - Houston, TX
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Enforcement of Development Agreements (Jun 2023)
Arthur J. Anderson
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Session 2
—30 mins
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Enforcement of Development Agreements (Jun 2023)
Can second thoughts get you out of a bad deal?
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Arthur J. Anderson,
Winstead PC - Dallas, TX
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Cruel and Unusual Sentences: Tips for Improving Your Ordinance Drafting (Jun 2023)
Christopher D. Bowers
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Session 3
—35 mins
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Cruel and Unusual Sentences: Tips for Improving Your Ordinance Drafting (Jun 2023)
Drafting ordinances (and other legal documents) can often be a challenge. This session provides guidance on how to improve your drafting skills.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Christopher D. Bowers,
The Suster Law Group, PLLC - Plano, TX
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Adoption of Public Improvement District Policies (Jun 2023)
Rob Killen, Dorothy Palumbo
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Session 4
—47 mins
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Adoption of Public Improvement District Policies (Jun 2023)
Public Improvement Districts have allowed cities and counties to support new development by offering a financing mechanism for public infrastructure and other improvements. This panel discusses policy considerations for potential PIDs, examples of PID creation guidelines and insights into negotiations with developers.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Rob Killen,
Killen, Griffin & Farrimond - San Antonio, TX
Dorothy Palumbo,
Bojorquez Law Firm, PC - Austin, TX
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Win-Win: Roundtable Discussion of Economic Development Success Stories (Jun 2023)
Rob Killen, Sarah Landiak, Tyler Wallach
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Session 5
—39 mins
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Win-Win: Roundtable Discussion of Economic Development Success Stories (Jun 2023)
Panelists discuss the use of various tools, including incentives and special districts, and highlight projects that have been wins for the city and/or county and the development.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Rob Killen,
Killen, Griffin & Farrimond - San Antonio, TX
Sarah Landiak,
Winstead PC - Dallas, TX
Tyler Wallach,
Fort Worth City Attorney's Office - Fort Worth, TX
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Legislative Update (Jun 2023)
Tad Holland Cleaves
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Session 6
—30 mins
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Legislative Update (Jun 2023)
With the 88th Regular Legislative Session still in full swing, this session reviews pending bills and their implications for land use regulation.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Tad Holland Cleaves,
Texas Municipal League - Austin, TX
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Affordable Housing: Land Use Regulation to Increase and Preserve Affordable Housing (Jun 2023)
Jake Wegmann, Awais Azhar, Nicole Joslin, Zachary Krochtengel
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Session 7
—61 mins
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Affordable Housing: Land Use Regulation to Increase and Preserve Affordable Housing (Jun 2023)
Recently a small group of cities and several entire states have done the unthinkable: they've bucked a century of US planning practice and have begun to allow smaller, cheaper housing units to be built on single-family lots. Texas cities are contemplating doing something similar, will housing affordability for residents of such neighborhoods be helped or harmed?
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Jake Wegmann,
The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX
Awais Azhar,
The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, TX
Nicole Joslin,
Capital A Development - Austin, TX
Zachary Krochtengel,
Armory Square Development - Dallas, TX
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Single Family For Rent Developments (Jun 2023)
William S. Dahlstrom, Luke Franz, Colton Katzen
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Session 8
—46 mins
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Single Family For Rent Developments (Jun 2023)
What they are? Just a “new” type of multi-family development? Why we are seeing them? Single family for rent developments are becoming more popular in satisfying the ever increasing demand and filling the ever decreasing housing supply for “renters-by-choice”, starter homes, attainable housing, and the “missing middle” housing. This session presents the typical regulatory challenges faced by cities and developers and best practices for developing and regulating Single Family-for-Rent developments.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
William S. Dahlstrom,
Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
Luke Franz,
Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
Colton Katzen,
Urban Moment - Austin, TX
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Negotiating for the Public Good (Jun 2023)
J. Grady Randle, Reid Wilson
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Session 9
—63 mins
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Negotiating for the Public Good (Jun 2023)
Like diamonds, cities are forever, your LLC will come and go.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
J. Grady Randle,
Randle Law Office Ltd., L.L.P. - Houston, TX
Reid Wilson,
Wilson, Cribbs + Goren, P.C. - Houston, TX
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Parkland Dedications and More (Jun 2023)
Kimberley Mickelson
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Session 10
—29 mins
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Parkland Dedications and More (Jun 2023)
An overview and update of local practices, landowner reactions, and court decisions for public use exactions, dedications, and fees-in-lieu-of.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Kimberley Mickelson,
City of Houston Legal Department - Houston, TX
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Challenges of Development From a Landowner’s Perspective: Established Municipalities Versus Growing Municipalities (Jun 2023)
Prabha Cinclair, Justin Belmore, John Land, Seth Mearig
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Session 11
—42 mins
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Challenges of Development From a Landowner’s Perspective: Established Municipalities Versus Growing Municipalities (Jun 2023)
Development in growing cities presents issues that can be challenging and vary greatly from development in cities that are established. There are common themes to development in both established and growing cites that are handled in the same manner. The panel, made up of stakeholders and representatives of landowners, discusses these differences and similarities.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Prabha Cinclair,
Cinclair Law - Farmers Branch, TX
Justin Belmore,
Meritage Homes Corporation - Austin, TX
John Land,
North Shore Solutions, LLC - Mount Pleasant, TX
Seth Mearig,
BGE, Inc. - Austin, TX
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Panel from the Fastest Growing Cities: Challenges with the Pace of Development (Jun 2023)
James Earp, David Morgan, Aaron Reed
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Session 12
—45 mins
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Panel from the Fastest Growing Cities: Challenges with the Pace of Development (Jun 2023)
Entitlements, utilities, planning and more, this panel of city leaders shares their experiences addressing the challenges of growth and working to capitalize on opportunities for their communities.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
James Earp,
City of Hutto - Hutto, TX
David Morgan,
City of Georgetown - Georgetown, TX
Aaron Reed,
City of Dripping Springs - Dripping Springs, TX
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Land Use Case Updates: Part 2 (Jun 2023)
James L. Dougherty Jr.
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Session 13
—30 mins
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Land Use Case Updates: Part 2 (Jun 2023)
A rapid roundup of recent land uses cases, including updates on platting, zoning, takings, vesting and development agreements.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
James L. Dougherty Jr.,
Attorney at Law - Houston, TX
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Partnerships with Public Facility Corporations: A Good Tool for Affordable Housing? (Jun 2023)
Skye Masson, Cynthia L. Bast, Heather K. Way
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Session 14
—59 mins
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Partnerships with Public Facility Corporations: A Good Tool for Affordable Housing? (Jun 2023)
Private partnerships with public facility corporations—and the generous tax breaks they provide—can be a tool for generating affordable housing in Texas. But these partnerships also present numerous pitfalls. This panel explores these pitfalls and how they can be addressed, what local jurisdictions should look out for, and the latest developments at the state capitol to reform this tool.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Skye Masson,
City of Georgetown - Georgetown, TX
Cynthia L. Bast,
Locke Lord LLP - Austin, TX
Heather K. Way,
The University Of Texas School Of Law - Austin, TX
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When Does an Emergency Police Power Constitute an Unconstitutional Taking of Property? (Jun 2023)
Robert F. Brown
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Session 15
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When Does an Emergency Police Power Constitute an Unconstitutional Taking of Property? (Jun 2023)
Over 40 years ago, the Texas Supreme Court articulated the “Doctrine of Necessity” as a defense to takings claims that arise from the government’s response to emergency situations like natural disasters, and for police tactics that destroy or damage property to apprehend suspected criminals. What are the parameters of this defense? When the state acts pursuant to its police power, rather than the power of eminent domain, can those actions constitute a taking? When does a tort rise to a level to be considered a taking? This presentation explores these concepts.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Robert F. Brown,
Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. - Richardson, TX
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Hot Topics (Jun 2023)
Terrence S. Welch
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Session 16
—29 mins
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Hot Topics (Jun 2023)
This presentation addresses the evolving nature of short-term rentals, from property rentals to pool, tennis court and kitchen rentals; poker clubs and the fight in Dallas; and ongoing issues with ETJ. Is it worth it to keep it or should a city release all of its ETJ? These and other cutting edge topics will be addressed.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Terrence S. Welch,
Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P. - Richardson, TX
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General Utilities Updates in Land Use (Jun 2023)
Cody Faulk
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Session 17
—30 mins
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General Utilities Updates in Land Use (Jun 2023)
Discussion of relevant changes in legislation, policy, and regulation of utilities in Texas and how it affects the use and development of land throughout the state.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Cody Faulk,
Spencer Fane - Austin, TX
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18.
Ethics Commission Form 1295 Certificate of Interested Parties in light of Legacy Hutto, LLC v. City of Hutto, Texas & City of Hutto v. Wolverine Interests, LLC: A Lesson and Shift in Texas Local Government Contracting. (Jun 2023)
George E Hyde
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Session 18
—27 mins
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Ethics Commission Form 1295 Certificate of Interested Parties in light of Legacy Hutto, LLC v. City of Hutto, Texas & City of Hutto v. Wolverine Interests, LLC: A Lesson and Shift in Texas Local Government Contracting. (Jun 2023)
Texas common law on government contracting places burdens on those contracting to know what laws apply and to follow them “at their peril”. what happens when one doesn’t? Come find out!
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
George E Hyde,
Hyde Kelley LLP - Austin, TX
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Too Little Water: Water Supply Considerations in Land Use (Jun 2023)
Robert E. Mace, L'Oreal W. Stepney
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Session 19
—44 mins
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Too Little Water: Water Supply Considerations in Land Use (Jun 2023)
A survey of water supply and demand conditions in Texas, including implications for water-short areas and TWDB financing to increase supplies.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Robert E. Mace,
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University - San Marcos, TX
L'Oreal W. Stepney,
Texas Water Development Board - Austin, TX
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Too Much Water: How Water Shapes Urban Land Use (Jun 2023)
Jim Blackburn
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Session 20
—37 mins
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Too Much Water: How Water Shapes Urban Land Use (Jun 2023)
Climate change has and will continue to increase short-term rainfall events generating all types of legal issues from flood plain mapping and regulation to internal drainage design of chemical plants and landfills as well as foreseeability issues in common law damages litigation. Design of the future must make room for the water and so will the legal system as flooding becomes a more dominant force in shaping urban form in the 21st century.
Originally presented: Apr 2023 Land Use Conference
Jim Blackburn,
Rice University - SSPEED Center - Houston, TX