38th Environmental Permitting Summer School

This update will cover any changes by the 2024 Legislature to comprehensive planning and DRIs, as well as pending changes in growth management programs and policies; discussion of the future of the regulation of DRIs, as well as large non-DRIs in Dense Urban Land Areas; evaluation of different approval processes for large scale development, including dealing with local government on the myriad of issues each DRI order raises; and examination of pros and cons of rescinding existing DRIs. What are the other viable options for large-scale projects and when to use each – or not? Are regional planning councils going the way of DRI’s? What’s behind the ongoing push for preemption of local government decisions and is it a good or a bad thing? This course is updated every year to discuss new and anticipated legislation, emerging issues and problems and examples of local government innovation. Audience participation is encouraged.