ULUI Fall Conference 2024 – Our 25th Annual Event!
TUES-WED OCTOBER 22-23, 2024 AT THE REALTORS AUDITORIUM, SANDY. ADDRESS: 230 West Towne Ridge Parkway, Sandy.
Conference Program Available HERE.
Materials and Streaming Video from the Fall Conference available HERE.
Governor Spencer Cox joined Rep. Stephen Whyte to engage with those attending on his Starter Homes Initiative. Wednesday morning panels included those on the front lines of this effort, both from the Governor’s office and in the building and real estate community, including Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns; John Salevurakis, Utah Foundation; Chris Gamvroulas, Ivory Homes; and Alissa Dailey, Utah Assn. of Realtors.
Wilf Sommerkorn, Brent Bateman and Todd Godfrey lead the engaging Tuesday discussion – Myth Busters – Top Ten (or so) Common Legal Problems in Land Use. They not only know the problems, but have worked through solutions related to sticky issues planners and land use attorneys are confronted with.
Other topics this year:
- Real world example of the approval of 275 starter homes.
- Land use dispute resolution – time for a state-wide appeal authority?
- Recent land use court decisions, pending legislation, and Utah’s legal challenge to federal land management.
- Wellness and positive relationships for land use professionals.
- Impact fees, development exactions, and the US Supreme Court Sheetz decision.
- Financing Infrastructure.
Speakers invited so far include:
- Tamara Aydelotte, Weber County Planning
- Bryan Bayles, Nilson Homes
- Benjamin Becker, Piper Sandler
- Sharon Bolos, Weber County Commissioner
- Nathan Bracken, Smith Hartvigsen
- Wade Budge, Snell & Wilmer
- Nicole Cottle, UTOPIA
- Gary Crane, Morgan City Attorney
- Bren Edwards, Weber County Planning Commission
- Ross Ford, Homebuilders of Utah
- Paxton Guymon, Edge Homes
- Jim Harvey, Weber County Commissioner
- David Hirschi, NCHW Law
- Jodi Hoffman, Hoffman Law
- Michael Hutchings, Snell & Wilmer
- Martha Knudsen, JD, Instructor on Well Being
- Arthur C. (Chris) Nelson, University of Arizona
- Mike Ostermiller, Northern Wasatch Assn of Realtors
- Rick Plehn, Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman
- Prof. David Thomas, BYU Law School Emeritus
- Jared Tingey, Utah League of Cities and Towns
New This Year – Thanks to the generous support of Piper Sandler, we were able to offer a limited number of scholarships and registration incentives to first time attendees, elected officials, and students.
And – for the first time – you could stream all sessions live on Zoom.
And Save the Date for next year – October 21-22, 2025!
MATERIALS AND STREAMING – PAST CONFERENCES:
Spring Conference 2024. The Hows of Housing – Program, Streaming Video, Powerpoints and Materials here.
Fall Conference 2023. Topics include hazardous lands – geologic issues, flood plains and other limitations on safe development. How Utah can plan for growth in light of the major adjustments in the real estate marketplace, the Sackett v. EPA case, featuring Frank Garrison of the Pacific Legal Foundation, which limited the federal role in wetlands regulation; the Hows of Housing Affordability; financing infrastructure; accessory dwelling units; how local fees are to be calculated; status of the home building industry and new challenges with redevelopment of existing uses into new ones. Conference Materials and Streaming Videos here
Spring Conference 2023. Our conference program, speaker bios, streaming and all conference materials are available – click here
Fall Conference 2022. Topics included Water for Development, How Will Utah Not Become California as We Grow, Ethics for Land Use Professionals, Housing Affordability, A Conversation with Bill Fulton, Ivory Innovations in Housing, PID Financing, Public Overparticipation, and the Builder’s Thoughts on Development in 2022. Conference materials and videos are available here.
Fall Conference 2021. Topics include Fifteen Years of the Property Rights Ombudsman, Regional Development Authorities, Ethics, Housing Legislation, Bargaining for Development, Planning Commissions, Pandemic, and Zooming. Conference materials and videos are available here.
Questions? Email info@utahlanduse.org or call 801-859-2255.